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MIT Sloan Career Stories

Career Stories: Eliza Weaver, MBA ’26 – From Product Manager to Startup Co-Founder: Building Community Through Running

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 …

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Career Stories: Haamid Adam, MBA ’26 – Building Beyond the Brief

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 …

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Career Stories: Naji Gehchan, EMBA 2022 – Turning Encounters into Opportunities, Navigating Career Transitions, and Making an Impact

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 …

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Career Stories: George Wu, MFin ’25 – Part 2: The MIT Sloan Formula: CDO, Networking, Club Leadership

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 …

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Career Stories: George Wu, MFin ’25 – Part 1: Breaking into Quant Trading: Insights, Skills and Interview Tips

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, …

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Career Stories – Daniela Gorza, MBA ’23 – From the Dolomites to AI Innovation: Daniela’s Global Journey

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 …

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Career Stories – Karishma Sewaramani, MBA ’24 – From Oncologist to Product Manager: Creating Your Own Path

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 …

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Career Successes: Cristobal Errazuriz, MBA ’24

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 …

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Career Stories: Javier Bello Medina, MBA ’24 – Part 2: Resources and Guidance to Pivot into Product Management

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 …

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Career Stories: Javier Bello Medina, MBA ’24 – Part 1: Lessons Learned in Pivoting into Product Management

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 …

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