Alexandra Markovich
Real Humans of McKinsey: Symone Williams, Cornell Johnson MBA ’19, Engagement Manager
In this edition of Real Humans: Alumni, Symone Williams, Cornell Johnson MBA ’19, illuminates how business school prepared her for an exciting and fast-paced career in consulting. Read on for her story about joining McKinsey & Company and her advice for current MBA students. Symone Williams, Cornell Johnson MBA ’19, Engagement Manager at McKinsey Age: 30 Hometown: Boston, MA Undergraduate Institution and Major: Columbia University, Barnard College (Urban studies major, Women studies minor) Graduate Business School, Graduation Year and Concentration (if applicable): Cornell Johnson, 2019 Pre-MBA Work Experience (years, industry): Teach for America (Education/Human capital management, 3 years) Bridgewater Associates (1-year, Human... Read more »
Real Humans of McKinsey & Company: Dushyanth Nutulapati, Michigan Ross MBA ’21, Associate
From Ann Arbor, Michigan, to Dallas, Texas, Dushyanth Nutulapati walks us through his journey from MBA student at Michigan Ross to associate at McKinsey & Co. in this edition of Real Humans: Alumni. Read on to learn more about Dushyanth’s fascinating story and his advice to current MBA students. Dushyanth Nutulapati, Michigan Ross MBA ’21, Associate at McKinsey & Co. Age: 30 Hometown: Hyderabad, India Undergraduate Institution and Major: Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT-B), Electrical Engineering (B.Tech and M.Tech) Graduate Business School, Graduation Year and Concentration (if applicable): Ross School of Business, 2021, Marketing and Data Analytics Pre-MBA Work Experience... Read more »
Real Humans of McKinsey: Joel Thompson, NYU Stern MBA ’21, Associate
Joel Thompson was a young professional that had acquired a ton of experience in the world of entrepreneurship. But, after running or starting a few companies, he was ready to challenge himself and learn something new. In this edition of Real Humans: Alumni, he talks about how NYU’s Stern School of Business helped broaden his horizons and reinforced the value of an open mind to help him land at McKinsey. Read on to learn more about his business school experiences and his advice for current MBA students. Joel Thompson, NYU Stern MBA ’21, Associate at McKinsey & Company Age: 33... Read more »
Real Humans of Google: Rafael Ferreira, CBS MSFE ’19, Software Engineer
Columbia Business School offers more than a leading MBA program, as Rafael Ferreira, CBS MSFE ’19, highlights in this Real Humans: Alumni. Rafael digs into the benefits of studying at CBS and how his Master of Science in Financial Economics helped him land a role at Google. Read on for his story. Rafael Ferreira, CBS MSFE ’19, Software Engineer at Google Age: 27 Hometown: Rio de Janeiro Undergraduate Institution and Major: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Graduate Business School, Graduation Year and Concentration (if applicable): Columbia Business School, 2019, Master of Science in Financial Economics (MSFE) Pre-MBA Work Experience (years,... Read more »
Real Humans of Google: Daphne Amir, Cornell Johnson MBA ’21, Technical Account Manager
For Daphne Amir, earning an MBA at Cornell Johnson was the perfect launchpad to a new career in tech with Google. In this edition of Real Humans: Alumni, she shares her insights into the leading business school, how the program supported her career and more about joining the tech giant. Daphne Amir, Cornell Johnson MBA ’21, Technical Account Manager at Google Cloud Age: 32 Hometown: Palo Alto, CA Undergraduate Institution and Major: Tufts University, Public Health & American Studies Graduate Business School, Graduation Year and Concentration (if applicable): Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management, 2021, Technology Pre-MBA Work Experience (years, industry): 6 Years,... Read more »
Real Humans of Circle: Kidae Hong, NYU Stern MBA ’21, CEO and Co-Founder
Kidae Hong, NYU Stern MBA ’21, returns to talk about his entrepreneurial venture, Circle, and how Stern empowered his vision in this edition of Real Humans: Alumni. Read on for his insights into entrepreneurship, making the most of business school and more. Kidae Hong, NYU Stern MBA’21, CEO and Co-Founder at Circle Age: 36 Employer & Title: Circle CEO and Co-Founder Hometown: Seoul, South Korea Undergraduate Institution and Major: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Industrial Engineering Graduate Business School, Graduation Year and Concentration (if applicable): NYU Stern School of Business, MBA Class of 2021 Pre-MBA Work Experience (years, industry): Four... Read more »
Real Humans of McKinsey & Company: Mansoor Safi, Northwestern Kellogg MBA ’21, Associate
Many factors can combine to make the perfect place–location, values, fit, ROI, culture and more. In this edition of Real Humans: Alumni, Mansoor Safi, Northwestern Kellogg MBA ’21, digs into the culture and other features that drew him to join Kellogg and then McKinsey on his professional path. Read on for Mansoor’s story and his advice to current MBA students. Mansoor Safi, Northwestern Kellogg MBA ’21, Associate at McKinsey & Company Age: 29 Hometown: Hanover Park, IL Undergraduate Institution and Major: Duke University, B.S. in Biology Graduate Business School, Graduation Year and Concentration (if applicable): Kellogg School of Management ‘21 Pre-MBA Work... Read more »
Real Humans of BCG: Sarah Doyle, Cornell Johnson MBA ’20, Consultant
Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has more than 90 offices in over 50 countries across the Americas, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa; in this edition of Real Humans: Alumni, we hear from Sarah Doyle, Cornell Johnson MBA ’20, who pursued a summer internship with BCG in the D.C. area and loved it so much, she went back full-time. Read about Sarah’s business school journey and her career advice for prospective MBAs below. Sarah Doyle, Cornell MBA ’20, Consultant at BCG Age: 33 Hometown: Harwich, Massachusetts Undergraduate Institution and Major: Johns Hopkins University — International Studies and French Literature Graduate Business School, Graduation... Read more »
Real Humans of Google: Chris Ouayoro, USC Marshall MBA ’20, Sr. Financial Analyst
In this edition of Real Humans: Alumni, Chris Ouayoro, USC Marshall MBA ’20, provides insights into the work culture at Google, how the MBA readied him to contribute to the tech giant, and much more about his journey to becoming a senior financial analyst there. Chris Ouayoro, USC Marshall MBA ’20, Senior Financial Analyst at Google Age: 28 Hometown: Fairfax, Virginia Undergraduate Institution and Major: University of Miami, Economics Graduate Business School, Graduation Year and Concentration: USC Marshall School of Business, 2020 Pre-MBA Work Experience: Financial Analyst, 3 years (Advertising and Healthcare Tech) Post-MBA Work Experience: Senior Financial Analyst, 2 years (Tech)... Read more »
Real Humans of BCG: Simon Pannatier, INSEAD MBA ’20, Consultant
Once you make it through the admissions process, there can be many exciting peaks — seeing “accepted” in the application portal, leaving a job you’ve outgrown, heading off to a new location and new community to begin the next chapter of your life! The first day of business school is full of promise and hope and determination — the last thing on anyone’s mind when matriculating in 2019 was graduating into a pandemic in 2020. Amidst a cold market, Simon Pannatier, INSEAD MBA ’20, landed a coveted position at BCG. In this edition of Real Humans: Alumni, read about Simon’s... Read more »
Real Humans of Microsoft: Marcus Morrissette, Cambridge Judge MBA ’17, Customer Success Manager
Microsoft’s Office 365 is used by an estimated 1 million companies worldwide. As of early 2022, Microsoft Teams had 145 million active users each day. These software are just a part of Microsoft’s Modern Workplace, which is a bundle of services to promote communication, smooth operations, and encourage collaboration within organizations. Marcus Morrissette, Cambridge Judge MBA ’17, draws on his MBA experience everyday in his role as a customer success manager for Microsoft’s Modern Workplace. In this edition of Real Humans: Alumni, Marcus explains how the Cambridge Judge MBA program developed his skill set and how Microsoft found the perfect role... Read more »
Real Humans of Google: Karin Bailey, CMU Tepper MBA ’17, Solutions Consultant
Karin Bailey, Carnegie Mellon Tepper MBA ’17, had reached a pivotal point in her career in manufacturing, and she needed to decide to go all-in or switch things up. In this edition of Real Humans: Alumni, Karin talks about how business school empowered many changes, including a switch to tech and full-time job at Google. Karin Bailey, CMU Tepper MBA ’17, Solutions Consultant at Google Age: 35 Hometown: York, Pennsylvania Undergraduate Institution and Major: University of Pittsburgh, B.S. Industrial Engineering Graduate Business School, Graduation Year and Concentration: Carnegie Mellon University, Tepper School of Business, 2017 Pre-MBA Work Experience: 5.5 years,... Read more »
Real Humans of Microsoft: Casey Murphy, HBS MBA ’21, Business Planner
Casey Murphy, HBS MBA ’21, made his way through several pre-conceived notions–what others thought about business school, what others thought about his chances to get in, and even what he initially thought about a particular program–to find the yellow brick road to his dream role. At Harvard Business School, he not only learned the business skills to become a business planner for Microsoft’s Azure division, but also refined his vision and sense of values when it comes to work. Find out more about his journey and what business school can offer below in this Real Humans: Alumni. Casey Murphy, HBS... Read more »
Real Humans of Microsoft: Jessica Goldberg, Booth MBA ’19 Product Marketing Manager
Chances are, your first interaction with Microsoft was at a desk, on a computer with a monitor that probably seems comically large now, your leg room narrowed by a tower to power up as well as to store data. That tower now functions in the “cloud”–that mystical platform for data storing and sharing that transcends borders and makes global business seamless. Jessica Goldberg, Chicago Booth MBA ’19, serves as a product marketing manager for Microsoft’s cloud platform, Azure. She identifies key cloud trends, seeks to understand the customer, and contributes to Azure strategy projects. In this Real Humans: Alumni, Jessica... Read more »
Real Human of Apple: Najma Yakob, NYU Stern MBA ’21, Environmental Program Manager
As this generation faces a climate crisis, Najma Yakob is on the offensive, helping tech giant Apple in their mission to become carbon neutral by 2030. In this edition of Real Humans: Alumni, Najma, NYU Stern MBA ’21, talks about how the NYU Stern MBA program empowered her transition to tech, the community she found in business school and more about becoming an environmental program manager at Apple. Najma Yakob, NYU Stern MBA ’21, Program Manager at Apple Age: 29 Hometown: Minneapolis, Minnesota Undergraduate Institution and Major: Brown University — Economics and Sociology Graduate Business School, Graduation Year and Concentration: NYU Stern,... Read more »
Real Humans of Google: Akshay Sriprasad, Columbia Business School MBA ’20, Product Management
Akshay Sriprasad is on a mission. Multiple missions, in fact. He believes technology can save the world–and you will, too, after reading his story. For Akshay, business leaders have a responsibility to solve the world’s greatest problems and an MBA from Columbia Business School added some fuel to this work. In this Real Humans: Alumni, Akshay talks about the importance of a life/work balance, how CBS supported his dreams and why he has pursued product management at Google, along with a lot more. Akshay Sriprasad, Columbia MBA ’20, Product Management at Google Age: 33 Hometown: Chandler, Arizona Undergraduate Institution and Major: The University... Read more »
Real Humans of Bank of America: Brendan Crowley, Wharton MBA ’20, Investment Banking Associate
The MBA is a popular bridge to careers in finance and Brendan Crowley, Wharton MBA ’20, sheds light on how Wharton was uniquely supportive in changing his career trajectory. In this edition of Real Humans: Alumni, Brendan explains how the Wharton MBA helped him pursue a role at Bank of America (BofA), the second-largest banking institution in the U.S., offers insights into his internship there and gives advice for current MBA students. Brendan Crowley, Wharton MBA ’20, Mergers & Acquisitions at Bank of America Age: 34 Hometown: Wooster, Ohio Undergraduate Institution and Major: Ohio Northern University, English Graduate Business School,... Read more »
Real Humans of Apollo: Maria Fernanda Yglesias, Northwestern Kellogg MBA ’21, Healthcare Credit Associate
Founded in 1990, Apollo is one of the largest asset managers serving many of the world’s most prominent investors. Having worked in banking previously, joining the company was an easy decision for Maria Fernanda Yglesias, Northwestern Kellogg MBA ’21, when she was offered a full-time position. In this edition of Real Humans: Alumni, Maria talks about how the MBA program at the Kellogg School of Management prepared her for the role at Apollo. Maria Fernanda Yglesias, Northwestern Kellogg MBA ’21, Global Corporate Credit Associate, Healthcare, at Apollo Age: 30 Hometown: San Jose, Costa Rica Undergraduate Institution and Major: Bocconi University, Economics Graduate... Read more »
Real Humans of Apple: Ruth Adu-Daako, Stanford MBA/MS, Closed-Loop Program Manager
In this edition of Real Humans: Alumni, we hear from Ruth Adu-Daako, Stanford MBA ’18/MS ’19, who explains how her degrees prepared her for her role at Apple. She also offers insights into her non-Apple internships and how those experiences now inform her work as a closed-loop program manager. Ruth Adu-Daako, Stanford MBA ’18/MS ’19, Closed-Loop Program Manager at Apple Age: 30 Hometown: Kumasi, Ghana Undergraduate Institution and Major: The University of Cape Coast, Bachelor of Commerce Graduate Business School, Graduation Year and Concentration: Stanford Graduate School of Business, MBA 2018; Stanford School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences, MS Environment and... Read more »
Real Humans of J.P. Morgan: Brian Guo, Cornell Johnson MBA’ 19, Investment Banking
Given Cornell Johnson’s strong job placement in the finance industry, Brian Guo, Johnson MBA ’19, found it to be a natural stepping stone from asset management to investment banking at J.P. Morgan. In this edition of Real Humans: Alumni, Brian talks about his experiences at Cornell Johnson, how the MBA prepared him for investment banking and his advice for current MBA students. Brian Guo, Cornell MBA ’19, Investment Banking Associate at J.P. Morgan Age: 31 Hometown: Whippany, New Jersey Undergraduate Institution and Major: The College of New Jersey, Finance Graduate Business School, Graduation Year and Concentration: Cornell Johnson MBA 2019, Investment Banking... Read more »
