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Constanza Oliveira e Sousa

You’ve accepted a position at Education First, but your background is in engineering. What happened? It’s true, I don’t have an education background. By training, I’m an electrical engineer, and I did my MS... View Details

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Jamira Cotton

Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? My undergraduate education in engineering shaped my ability to think analytically about solving rigorous problems. Additionally, while serving clients at McKinsey I constantly learned to... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Entrepreneurship

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Rawiah Abdallah

Why was getting a business education important to you? Getting a business education among people with diverse backgrounds exposes you to many... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Other Financial Services

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Andrew Pratt

Andrew Pratt (MBA 2015) wants to ensure that the United States remains competitive in science and technology, both in business and education. View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government; Technology

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Ann Chao

different countries and industries to learn with and learn from. As a Social Studies/East Asian Studies concentrator with a strong interest in disability rights and education as well as entertainment and performing arts, I still felt... View Details

Keywords: Entertainment / Media

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Oliver Bladek

Why was getting a business education important to you? In my undergraduate studies, I had received a business degree where I learned the basics of View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Consulting

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Tim Nicolette

Inspire, a consortium of strategy consulting firms who organized a team of pre-MBA consultants who volunteered five to ten hours a week to educational nonprofits. After a year, Inspire asked me to serve as its executive director. In that... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit; Nonprofit / Government

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Kwame Owusu-Kesse

Why was earning an MBA at HBS important to you? To achieve success as a business leader and agent of empowerment, I knew I had to learn valuable new skills. My experiences as a junior banker, young entrepreneur, and novice service... View Details

Keywords: Other Financial Services; Nonprofit / Government

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Fola Folowosele

Internationale de Football Association (thanks to an executive education student) during which we learned about the company's business model and operations. My two years at HBS helped me cross off potential... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Consumer Products

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Philipp Schäelli

education. Yes throughout my two years I learned a lot about finance, operations, as well as the global economy but the education goes far beyond that. Through the case method you not only get to learn about more than 500 different... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital / Private Equity; Financial Services

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Ralph Johnson

impetus for going to business school. What are some of the most important aspects of your HBS experience? My internship, definitely, because it enabled me to pursue two other passions: politics and education. Through the Mayor’s Office... View Details

Keywords: Consulting

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Fereshteh Zeineddin

for your current role & your long term career? My education at HBS taught me skills, models and frameworks to tackle everyday business problems; however, the most important lesson that I learned is that... View Details

Keywords: Retail

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Cherian Kurien

support, opportunity and most importantly courage to take that leap of faith and do what I really want to do. What are you most looking forward to in your career? Harvard Business School strives to educate... View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products; Retail

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John Rogers

Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? As a non-business person by prior education and work experience and as someone with a specific career interest, I wanted to join a program that would significantly stretch my understanding... View Details

Keywords: Other Financial Services; Manufacturing

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Bryan Guerra

Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? Prior to business school at HBS, the majority of my educational experience had taken place largely within a lecture-based setting. While this approach had... View Details

Keywords: Retail; Technology; Consumer Products

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Jackie Burgos

and held meetings not once, but twice a week. Preparing for career options In her junior year of college, Jackie visited the Harvard Business School (HBS) campus through the Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT) program, and was... View Details

Keywords: Entertainment / Media; Other Financial Services; Services

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Lisa Cousins

of attending HBS. My parents don't have university degrees, and they wanted to ensure my brothers and I could achieve what we wanted in life without financial or educational limitations. They always emphasized the importance of school,... View Details

Keywords: Services; Entertainment / Media

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Rocio Parra

Why was getting a business education important to you? As a consultant, I had the opportunity to work in a variety of industries from pharmaceuticals and medical devices to government and consumer packaged... View Details