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Real Humans of Amazon: Vienna Chen, Wharton MBA ’20, Senior Product Manager Technical
What do you when you want to move from finance to tech? Pursue an MBA, of course! In this edition of Real Humans: Alumni, Vienna Chen, a senior product manager technical at Amazon Web Services, talks about how the Wharton MBA program prepared her for her career change. Vienna Chen,... Read more »
Real Humans of Microsoft: Ruchi Nanda, CBS MBA ’19, U.S. Capital Markets Sr. Industry Advisor
In this edition of Real Humans: Alumni, Ruchi Nanda, CBS MBA ’19, talks about how Columbia Business School, New York City and more supported her career progress in technology to land a role at Microsoft. Ruchi Nanda, CBS MBA ’19, U.S. Capital Markets Sr. Industry Advisor at Microsoft Age: 31... Read more »
Real Humans of Amazon: Chidinma ‘Chi’ Esinaulo, Kellogg 1Y MBA ’21, Sr. Product Manager
In this edition of Real Humans: Alumni, Chidinma ‘Chi’ Esinaulo, Northwestern Kellogg 1Y MBA ’21, shares the motivation behind her goals and how her desire for meaningful impact led her to Amazon. Chi also talks about how the team structure and more at Kellogg prepared her for her role as... Read more »
Real Humans of Deloitte: Graham Wookey, Stanford GSB MBA ’19, Management Consultant
Stanford GSB invites business leaders to “Change lives. Change organizations. Change the world.” And Graham Wookey, Stanford GSB MBA ’19, is trying to do just that at Deloitte. His consulting efforts support the energy transition and decarbonization, while serving startups and large companies in cleantech and energy. Read on for... Read more »
Real Humans of McKinsey: Corey Bourbonais, Michigan Ross MBA ’21, Associate
In this edition of Real Humans: Alumni, McKinsey Associate Corey Bourbonais talks about how her MBA education at Michigan Ross prepared her for the dynamic lifestyle of consulting. Read on for her insights into the leading business school and her advice for MBA candidates. Corey Bourbonais, Michigan Ross MBA ’21,... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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.... 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... Read more »