Michael Pitre, MBA '10, receives rave reviews from national publications such as the New York Times.

Michael Pitre's first novel, Fives and Twenty Fives, receives rave reviews all around.

Michael Pitre graduated from Loyola University’s Master of Business Administration program in May of 2010. While enrolled in the program, he was writing his novel: “Fives and Twenty Fives” and beginning his career in the surety industry.

Pitre joined the Marines in 2002, where he was deployed to Iraq two times, reaching the rank of captain before leaving the service in 2010.

His great reviews included the New York Times, Publisher’s Weekly, and Kirkus Reviews. You can read more about his life and novel at nola.com.