Our Real Humans: Alumni series features graduates from top business schools and their journeys to joining the Consulting, Financial, Tech, Healthcare/Pharmaceutical, Retail/Consumer Goods, Automotive, Manufacturing, or Aerospace industries.
Learn about alumni MBA experiences and discover how business school prepared them for their careers at leading firms.
Consulting
Recent graduates discuss how the MBA prepared them for careers in management consulting.
- Real Humans of Accenture: Mogbekeloluwa Koye-Ladele, INSEAD ’18, Strategy Consultant
- Real Humans of Bain & Co.: Peter Akinleye, Cornell Johnson ’19, Consultant
- Real Humans of Bain: Rachel Neiger, LBS ’17, Case Team Leader
- Real Humans of BCG: Brierley Penn, LBS ’19, Consultant
- Real Humans of BCG: Lauren Rodgers, Northwestern Kellogg ’19, Consultant
- Real Humans of BCG: Madeleine Macks, Wharton ’18, Consultant
- Real Humans of BCG: Reid Velo, NYU Stern ’19, Consultant
- Real Humans of BCG: Vinnie Sood, Wharton ’16, Project Leader
- Real Humans of Deloitte: Abhinoor Dhull, Wharton ’19, Senior Consultant
- Real Humans of Deloitte: Sydnor Gammon, Duke Fuqua ’15, Manager of Healthcare Strategy
- Real Humans of Deloitte: Vinithra Raveendran, Cornell Johnson ’19, Senior Consultant
- Real Humans of McKinsey: Allison Howard, Northwestern Kellogg ’19, Associate
- Real Humans of McKinsey: Cayley Heller, NYU Stern ’19, Associate
- Real Humans of McKinsey: Jenna Benefield, Wharton ’18, Associate
- Real Humans of McKinsey: Jun Guang Da Qu, Stanford GSB ’19, Associate
- Real Humans of McKinsey: Nathan Stevens, Michigan Ross ’19, Associate
Financial Services
Business school alumni explain their paths into financial services, including investment banking.
- Real Humans of Citi: Nicholas Deakin, LBS ’17, VP of Investment Banking
- Real Humans of Morgan Stanley: Josh Feit, Cornell Johnson ’19, Investment Banking Associate
Technology
Silicon Valley and beyond, MBA alumni talk about their ventures into the tech industry.
- Real Humans of Adobe: Adrienne Tsai, Northwestern Kellogg ’18, Product Marketing Manager
- Real Humans of Amazon: Michael Larrenaga, Booth ’15, Manager of Vendor Management
- Real Humans of Amazon: Roshni Naidu, Wharton ’18, Senior Technical Product Manager
- Real Humans of Amazon: Serhat Pakyuz, LBS ’17, Senior Program Manager – Air Strategy
- Real Humans of Amazon: Tolu Alabi, Stanford GSB ’17, Senior Technical Product Manager
- Real Humans of Amazon: Varun Haralalka, Michigan Ross ’19, Sr. Instock Manager
- Real Humans of Amazon: Ygal Haenel, INSEAD ’19, Senior Financial Analyst
- Real Humans of Apple: Andrew Kwan, NYU Stern ’19, Supply Demand Planner
- Real Humans of Apple: Kristin Glaspie, Wharton ’18, Supply Demand Management
- Real Humans of Apple: Rahul Jolly, INSEAD ’18, Channel Insights Manager
- Real Humans of Apple: Richie Huang, Northwestern Kellogg ’19, Operations Program Manager
- Real Humans of Facebook: Bankole Makanju, HBS ’17, Product Manager
- Real Humans of Facebook: Jenina Soto, Wharton ’17, GMS Business Planning & Operations Associate
- Real Humans of Facebook: Sean Liu, HBS ’14, Director of Product Management at Oculus
- Real Humans of Google: Andrew Dunckelman, HBS ’14, Head of Impact and Insights
- Real Humans of Google: Chris Eck, Duke Fuqua ’14, Senior Account Executive
- Real Humans of Google: Juan Vasquez, Booth ’19, Android Partner Engineering Strategy and Operations
- Real Humans of Google: Rakshit Dhalla, Michigan Ross ’19, Strategy and Operations Manager
- Real Humans of Google: Sam Breslow, NYU Stern ’19, Technical Account Manager for Cloud Professional Services
- Real Humans of Google: Senyo S. Abotsi, Wharton ’19, Product Specialist
- Real Humans of Google: Shammi Quddus, Stanford GSB ’18, Product Manager
- Real Humans of Microsoft: Devna Shukla, NYU Stern ’19, Business Development Manager of Monetization
- Real Humans of Microsoft: Jamell Culler, Michigan Ross ’19, Azure IoT Product Marketing Manager
- Real Humans of Microsoft: Steven Lipner, Wharton ’18, Account Executive for Commercial Enterprise
Consumer Goods/Retail
Alumni discuss the role that their MBA experience played in their journey toward the world of retail & consumer goods.
- Real Humans of Walmart: Griffin Dowdy, CBS ’18, Senior Manager of Strategy & Programs
- Real Humans of Nike: Margaret Souther, Wharton ’20, Manager of Global Member Growth, Lifecycle Strategy
- Real Humans of General Mills: Matt Lieberman, Chicago Booth ‘18, Associate Brand Manager
- Real Humans of AB InBev: Alex Roussel, London Business School ‘20, Global People Manager
- Real Humans of Procter & Gamble: Steve Van Vechten, Cornell Johnson MBA ‘20, Senior Brand Manager, Bounty
- Real Humans of Gatorade: Ryan O’Byrne, Northwestern Kellogg ‘19, Associate Marketing Manager
- Real Humans of Daily Harvest: Bianca Deslouches, Kellogg ‘19, Innovation Strategy
- Real Humans of Nike North America: Cheryl Davenport, Stanford GSB ‘15, Head of Strategy
- Real Humans of PepsiCo: Tiffaine Stephens, NYU Stern ‘20, Associate Marketing Manager
- Real Humans of 3M: Bridget Nyland, Harvard ‘19, Strategist
- Real Humans of AmBev: Marcelo Goncalez, Cornell ‘18, Plant General Manager
Manufacturing/Automotive/Aerospace
Business school graduates talk us through their experience within the manufacturing, automotive, or aerospace industry.
- Real Humans of Tesla: Jia Huang, Cornell Johnson MBA ‘20, Business Operations & Finance Associate
- Real Humans of Ford: Matt Simpson, Harvard ‘17, General Manager, Exports
- Real Humans of Nissan Motor Corporation: Ruiyi Chen, Duke Fuqua ’19, Product Strategist
- Real Humans of Ford: Julia Hawley, MIT Sloan ‘17, Global Strategy Manager
Healthcare/Pharmaceuticals
Recent alumni tell us the stories of how their MBA helped them enter the world of healthcare and pharmaceuticals.
- Real Humans of GSK: Carrie Salmon, NYU Stern ‘19, Associate Brand Manager, Sensodyne Franchise
- Real Humans of Johnson & Johnson: Grace Babula, Northwestern Kellogg ‘19, MedTech Marketing
- Real Humans of Johnson & Johnson: Joe Velli, NYU Stern ‘19, Associate Brand Manager, Listerine
- Real Humans of Novartis: Gauri Korday, LBS ‘20, Associate, Finance Development Program
- Real Humans of Amgen: Angelinda Chen, Wharton ‘18, Global Marketing Manager, Oncology Pipeline
- Real Humans of Johnson & Johnson: Heather Dyer, Harvard ‘17, Senior Product Manager, Robotics & Digital Solutions
- Real Humans of Novartis: Fernanda Carranza, Cornell Johnson ‘19, Finance Development Program Associate
- Real Humans of Amgen: Katherine Shen, Harvard ‘20, Sr. Oncology Specialist
- Real Humans of Novartis: Chris Fan, NYU Stern ‘20, Finance Development Program (FDP) Associate
- Real Humans of Merck: Drew Soloski, Wharton ’16, Project Manager, Global Project and Alliance Management – Oncology & Vaccines (Late Stage)
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