MIT Sloan Career Stories

The MBA experience at MIT Sloan stands out for its distinct culture of exploration and collaboration, surrounded by an ecosystem designed to support transformative growth. In this series, MBA Career Peers share insights from their recruiting experiences to help others …

Breaking into investment banking without prior experience can be daunting, but it’s absolutely possible. Here’s how I navigated the process and landed multiple offers.

Coming from a non-IB background, last year was my first time going through investment banking recruiting …

About Nisha, MBA Feb ’26:

Quant Industry & Recruiting

1. For MFins in the career exploration stage, when deciding between quant and non-quant roles, how did you determine which path to take?

I came into MIT with an inclination toward …

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 …

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 …