By Eliza Weaver, MBA ’26
When I arrived at MIT Sloan last August, “start a running-tech company” wasn’t on my roadmap. I’d spent my career building B2B software at Workday—first as a software engineer, then as a product manager—after earning …
MIT Sloan Career Stories
By Haamid Adam, MBA ’26
These are the principles I’ve come to believe in after bridging technical operations in Taiwan, Japan, and Korea. What follows is a set of lessons, part observation, part conviction, for folks starting their MBA journey …
Congratulations on your new role as Chief Medical & Development Officer at Kyverna Therapeutics! After 16 years in leadership roles at Eli Lilly, what motivated your transition to Kyverna, and how has the shift been for you?
I’ve always been …
See Part 1, where I share more tips.
1. What resources did you find most helpful at Sloan during your recruiting journey?
The Career Development Office: Like a Sherpa, But in a Suit
The Career Development Office (CDO) is the …
Master’s Graduation Class: Feb 2025
Undergraduate School and Major: BA in Economics, Trinity College Cambridge
Incoming Job Title: Quant Trading Analyst, DRW
1. Can you share your understanding of what quant trading involves and how it differs from other areas, …
Q: Before diving into your global career journey, can you share a bit about your early experiences that set you on the path to project finance and eventually founding your own company?
A: I grew up in Feltre, a small …
By Karishma Sewaramani, MBA ’24
Transitioning from a career as a practicing Oncologist in India to being a Senior Product Manager at Onc.AI has been a remarkable journey. I discovered that it’s not always necessary to follow the conventional career …
Congratulations to Cristobal Errazuriz, MBA 2024, on securing a full-time position as an Investment Associate at Actis, a leading global investor in sustainable infrastructure! Cristobal brings five years of robust experience in the financial industry, most recently in investment banking …
By Javier Bello Medina, MBA ’24
See Part 1 for my key lessons learned navigating a career pivot into product management.
I decided I want to pursue PM! What do I do now?
The below items are ideal to do …
By Javier Bello Medina, MBA ’24
Pivoting into Product Management
Ever had that “I want to do that!” moment, only to read a job description and think, “Do I need a time machine to go back and switch majors, or …
