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YEAR IN 2021 REVIEW
Dear Friends, For many, 2021 was a pivotal year for careers. It offered each of us an opportunity to reflect on our roles, values and goals. It spurred organizations to re-examine workspaces, management and talent strategies, and culture. In the CDO, we found renewed energy to reimagine careers. We saw an opportunity for further innovation in 2021. As the world pivoted from virtual to hybrid engagement, we experimented with combining these modalities to create more inclusive experiences. We adjusted our strategic focus to prioritize empathy, reconnection, and strengthening our talent community. Throughout the year, we inspired by the work and research of our faculty, centers, initiatives; and MIT Sloan’s mission: to develop innovative leaders who improve the world. We were motivated by our employer partners, with whom we worked to support more inclusive workplaces. And, of course, we were energized by our students and alumni, whose creative ideas helped us experiment with innovative ways to support the career journey. If you have taken a moment over the last year to reimagine the career journey, we invite you to join us on ours.
Susan Brennan Assistant Dean, MIT Sloan Career Development Office
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CONTENTS 2 3
From the CDO Assistant Dean Our Career Philosophy
Employment Highlights and Career Journeys: 4 Master of Business Administration (MBA) 5 Master of Finance (MFin) 6 Master of Business Analytics (MBAn) 7 Summer Internships (MBA + MFin) 8 Sloan Fellows MBA (SFMBA) 9 Executive MBA (EMBA)
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Recruiting Highlights Career + Community: Collaborations Alumni Highlights MIT Sloan Industry Advisors MBA Core Fellows Our Strengths From the CDO Team
OUR CAREER PHILOSOPHY Career is an adventure, and like any great adventure, there are challenges for the hero to overcome. We serve as guides for our students as they move through each stage of the journey: from discovering their unique talents and potential for impact, to identifying pathways for opportunity and connection, and leveraging successful strategies that will help them move forward, wherever they want their career journey to take them. Unlike many career teams, we design resources and opportunities for students across the MIT Sloan portfolio, from early-stage professionals engaging in their first job search to mid-career professionals and executives evaluating advancement opportunities. Alumni are an important part of the MIT Sloan talent community. We offer coaching to support career development and transitions; and facilitate opportunities for them to re-engage with the MIT Sloan talent community by sharing their journeys and insights with current students.
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EMPLOYMENT HIGHLIGHTS: MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINSTRATION
MBA CLASS OF 2021 JOB OFFERS
95.9%
Received full-time offers within three months of graduation
SALARY SUMMARY
SIGNING BONUS
$148,075 Mean Base Salary
$30K Median Signing Bonus
$150,000 Median Base Salary
72.1% of students accepting an offer and providing usable salary data reported receiving a signing bonus.
TOP INDUSTRIES Consulting
28.3%
Technology
25.0%
Finance
21.4%
Pharma/ Health/Biotech
9.8%
Click to view the full MBA Employment Report.
MBA Career Story: Belen Vincente Blazquez, MBA ‘21
Belen Vicente Blazquez talks about the importance of networking and how it led to a career transition from consulting to biotech.
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EMPLOYMENT HIGHLIGHTS: MASTER OF FINANCE
MASTER OF FINANCE CLASS OF 2021 JOB OFFERS 100%
Received full-time offers within three months of graduation
SALARY SUMMARY
SIGNING BONUS
$107,784 Mean Base Salary
$15K Median Signing Bonus
$102,500 Median Base Salary
76.0% of students who provided compensation information reported signing/starting bonus data.
TOP FINANCE FUNCTIONS 26.5% 20.6%
19.1% 10.3%
Quantitative Quantitative IBD/Transactions Fundamental Research/Data Trading Advisory Research Science Research/Sales
Click to view the full MFin Employment Report.
MFin Career Story: David Ma, MFin ‘21 David Ma discusses how his time at MIT Sloan led him to land a full-time offer at Goldman. He describes the impact that CDO resources, club involvement, courses, and connecting with classmates had on the recruiting process.
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EMPLOYMENT HIGHLIGHTS: MASTER OF BUSINESS ANALYTICS
MASTER OF BUSINESS ANALYTICS CLASS OF 2021 JOB OFFERS
JOB OFFERS 100%
of job-seeking MBAn Class of 2021s accepted an offer within 6 months of graduation
SALARY SUMMARY
SIGNING BONUS
$127,750 Average Base Salary
$20,439 Average Guaranteed Bonus Compensation
TOP INDUSTRIES Other 7.1%
[Automotive, Government, Media/ Entertainment, and Nonprofit]
Technology 41.1% Click to view the full MBAn Employment Report.
Retail/CPG 5.4% Pharma/Health/Biotech 5.4% Finance 10.7%
Consulting 30.4% 2021 Analytics Capstone Companies
MBAn ANALYTICS CAPSTONE The Analytics Capstone Project is a core component of the MBAn program that gives students real-world experience solving data challenges from organizations around the world.
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of accepted offers came from Analytics Capstone companies
Accenture Assurance IQ BMW Group CloudZero Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages Columbia Threadneedle Investments (CTI) Comcast Corvus Insurance CVS Health General Motors GroupM HANDLE Global Hartford HealthCare
Invitae Lincoln Laboratory LogMeIn MBTA McKinsey & Company MFS Investments Massachusetts General Hospital Neon Pagamentos SA Pfizer Stake Takeda Thermo Fisher Scientific Unilever Wayfair
SUMMER INTERNSHIP HIGHLIGHTS: MBA + MFIN
100%
of MBA and Master of Finance students seeking an internship for Summer 2021 completed an internship
MBA CLASS OF 2022
MFin CLASS OF FEBRUARY 2022
387 Students Completed Internships
100 Students Completed Internships
Top MBA Internship Employers
Top MFin Internship Employers
Amazon, Apple, Bain, Bank of America, BCG, Capital One, Cisco, Danaher Corp., DraftKings, Evercore, EY-Parthenon, Facebook, Google, Goldman Sachs, IBM, JP Morgan Chase, Kearney, McKinsey, Microsoft, Morgan Stanley, Nike, Strategy&
BlackRock, China International Capital Corporation, Citi, CITIC Securities, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, Google, HSBC, JP Morgan Chase & Co., Morgan Stanley, UBS
MIT SLOAN OPPORTUNITY STIMULUS (SOS) FUND For MBA and Master of Finance students seeking a customized internship, the Alumnisupported Immediate Needs and Emerging Opportunities Fund provided financial assistance for 48 students who created startups or accepted unpaid opportunities doing impactful work at their organizations of choice.
Entrepreneurial Ventures and Startups Includes: Student-Founded Startups, Startup Organizations
30% 70%
Established Organizations/ Companies Includes: United Nations, New York City Economic Development Corporation, and the European Capital Markets Institute.
37%
26%
13%
9%
4%
4%
4%
2%
Tech (Software, AI)
Finance
CPG/Retail
AgriTech
Education
Pharma/ Health/Bio
Govt/ Non-Profit
Manufacturing
“The SOS Fund enabled me and my co-founders to focus on our startup this summer. Thanks to the fund’s support, we were able to make great progress and really experience what it would be like to work on our venture full-time. Thank you for this important opportunity!” Samara Oster, MBA ‘22 Co-Founder of Meli, a better-for-you quinoa beer 2021 Year in Review | 7
EXECUTIVE CAREER JOURNEY: SLOAN FELLOWS MBA CURATING MID-CAREER REFLECTION FOR SLOAN FELLOWS MBA SFMBAs embarked on a curated career experience, working with CDO Career Coaches to reflect on strengths, values and their vision for the future. Through Career Foundations, Career Core, and Career Bootcamp, Sloan Fellows prepare a portfolio and test their career aspirations with an expanded MIT network.
New Initiatives Three-Day Career Accelerator Series Industry-based Career Coaching Job Search/Accountability Groups
Mid-Career Strategies and Insights “Start your self-discovery early. The sooner you get clear on who you are, your goals, your strengths - and also, your blind spots - and you really understand yourself and career goals, the better positioned you will be.”
View the full interview on Your CDO. “There are several avenues I looked to for networking: the CDO and the MIT Sloan alumni network. MIT Sloan’s Industry Advisors program helped me find alums in particular industries, and they have been great at staying in contact.”
Read the full interview on Your CDO.
Disrupting the Startup World: An SFMBA Success Story Sloan Fellows MBA graduates Jon Acquaviva, SFMBA ‘21 and Shinji Angata SFMBA ‘21 launch an enterprise recognized in the 2021 list of most disruptive MBA start-ups.
Read the article on Poets & Quants
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EXECUTIVE CAREER JOURNEY: EXECUTIVE MBA A NEW EXECUTIVE CAREER JOURNEY In 2021, the Executive Career Development Team created and launched the Executive Career Journey, a new curriculum to support executive professionals with a strategy for moving their careers forward with intention, momentum, and focus. The curriculum includes seven steps with corresponding learning modules that guide students from reflection to action - and success after landing in a new role. Know Yourself
Understand the Market
Create Alignment
Engage Your Network
Interview with Intention
Close the Deal
PostLanding Coaching for Success
EMBAs Helping EMBAs: Career Conversations In May, EMBA candidates and alumni participated in EMBAs Helping EMBAs: Career Conversations, a virtual career networking event to support connections between current students and alumni, and provide an opportunity for EMBAs to share their knowledge and help others. EMBA alumni offered their insights into industries and how they navigated a career path that has led them to their companies. Featured speaker Kristin Riley, EMBA ’20, discusses the importance of networking in the linked video.
Making Headlines: EMBA Best & Brightest Kevin D. Johnson, EMBA ’21, featured in Poets & Quants Best and Brightest, is the President and CEO of Johnson Media Inc., and founder of KINETIC, an organization that helps entrepreneurs learn about the funding process. He was elected to the MIT Sloan Senate and advised startups at the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship.
Read the full story on Poets & Quants 2021 Year in Review | 9
RECRUITING HIGHLIGHTS RECRUITING SNAPSHOT
4200+
1200+
250+
New Job Postings
New Companies in Career Central
Company Events
In 2021, 400+ companies hired MIT Sloan students for internships and full-time roles.
Company presentations, workshops, and coffee chats
View our Employment Reports to see hiring companies by program.
FEATURED NEW HIRING COMPANIES Sloanies join organizations with potential for impact. In 2021, we welcomed many new companies to the MIT Sloan hiring ecosystem. These are just a few of our new partners: A24 CHANEL Houston Rockets
Indeed King Arthur Baking Lucid Motors
Marathon Capital Netflix Pocket Gems
Roku Unqork YETI
GROWING OUR ALUMNI + COMPANY CONNECTIONS Alumni company relationships are a high priority for the CDO’s Employer Relations & Recruiting Team, and Susan Todd is a dedicated resource to alumni looking to recruit candidates from MIT Sloan.
POST A JOB FOR SLOANIES
This fall, we highlighted new job postings from our alumni to raise awareness and foster employment connections between alumni and students. Agero Apple Inc. Badwa Capital Bay State Milling Bayer Business Consulting Eden Capital Instacart 10 | 2021 Year in Review
Lending Club Markforged Massachusetts General Hospital Meru Health Mitsubishi Electric Partners Group Raytheon Technologies
Snap, Inc. Stout Takeda Pharmaceuticals Tradeweb Wafra Inc.
RECRUITING HIGHLIGHTS CAREER FAIRS, INDUSTRY EVENTS & NETWORKING NIGHTS SPRING 2021 • Healthcare Career Fair • Startup Spotlight Networking Event • MIT Sloan Career Fair • Spring Global Career Fair FALL 2021 • Master of Finance Networking Night • Virtual Networking Night • Fall Global Career Fair (Partner-School Event) • Product Management Networking Night • Fintech Networking Night
275+ Companies Participated
FEATURED INDUSTRY EVENTS STARTUP SPOTLIGHT Our virtual Startup Spotlight facilitated connections between students on entrepreneurial career paths and startup companies with opportunities. Following introductory pitches, each startup hosted smaller, interactive break-out session to discuss potential areas of opportunity with students.
VOICES OF THE MARKET PANEL This event connected students with industry professionals in top financial firms around the world: New York, Boston, San Francisco, London and Hong Kong. Panelists from Bank of America, Capula Global, Cervin Ventures, Morgan Stanley Asia, PanAgora, Point 72, and QuantBot shared their perspectives on opportunities in finance, including investment management, trading, and data analysis.
NEW YORK FINANCE DAY In 2021, New York Finance Day combined virtual events and an in-person networking event to give students an opportunity to connect with leading finance firms. Over 30 students attended virtual events with Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Evercore, Moelis, and Centerview Partners; and 25 students traveled to New York to attend an in-person networking event hosted by JP Morgan at their NYC office. 2021 Year in Review | 11
CAREER + COMMUNITY: COLLABORATIONS
DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION ROUND TABLE with the Employer Advisory Council
In January 2021, our Employer Relations and Recruiting team kicked off the year with a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Roundtable in partnership with our Employer Advisory Council. Council members and recruiting partners from Google, Amazon, Fidelity and Wayfair met with students to discuss their organization’s efforts to promote, support, and move towards a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive workforce. The session also featured an opportunity to join smaller breakout sessions to dive deeper into select topics with each company. Special thanks to our partners for this event:
CAREER + IDENTITY SERIES In the spring, the CDO organized the first Career + Identity series. Students participated in this four-part workshop series to share how identity impacts career exploration and the job search, and to discuss important topics including: • • •
How to evaluate a company’s DEI commitment How to spot racial gaslighting How to identify allies in the recruiting process and supportive organizations
HACKATHON FOR INCLUSION: IDENTIFYING INCLUSIVE EMPLOYERS WITH SHARED VALUES Sponsor: MIT Sloan Career Development Office The CDO manages relationships with hundreds of companies that want to improve diversity in their organizations. Students similarly identify DE&I as an important factor to consider when evaluating their potential employers. However, it can be difficult to identify which companies are truly committed. In 2021, we sponsored a hackathon project to ideate on ways to identify inclusive employers through data, and how to assist students in finding employers that share their values.
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CAREER + COMMUNITY: COLLABORATIONS
ALUMNI AFFINITY COUNCIL CAREER SERIES MIT Sloan alumni are active contributors to the career community. In 2021, the MIT Sloan Affinity Council’s Career Series featured events for Big Tech and Entrepreneurship, led by alumni from the Classes of 2014 through 2019. After a busy year supporting networking and career connections, the Affinity Group Alumni Council, the Office of External Relations, and the Career Development Office connected with students and alumni for a year-end mixer celebrating activity from the 2021 year. A special thank you to the MIT Sloan Affinity Group Alumni Council for all they do to support Sloanies.
ACCELERATING NETWORKING In December, we partnered with Tarek Makawi, MBA ’23 and Nahel Rifai Burneo, MBA ’23, two enterprising students who designed a system to efficiently match their classmates for our very first Sloanies Speed Networking event. Students joined us in the InnovationHQ Hacker Reactor space to share their career interests and build community.
CELEBRATING DIFFERENT THINKERS AND INNOVATION We reconnected with our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion artwork in 2021, highlighting select pieces in a series of posts on the CDO’s LinkedIn Group. In so many ways, 2021 proved when we collaborate, we find better ways forward. This post had the most fans: At MIT Sloan, innovation is more than a buzzword. It’s how we work, and at the heart of it is thinking differently. Whether improving a process or inventing something new, teams that consider as many viewpoints as possible come up with ingenious solutions that just work better. They bring more ideas, they challenge assumptions, they combine two ideas into something completely new. Thinking differently - it’s not just a value, it’s a competitive advantage. We celebrate teams with different thinkers for the innovation they bring to the world! 2021 Year in Review | 13
ALUMNI HIGHLIGHTS In 2021, we shared our first report on alumni outcomes 5 and 10 years after graduation, as part of the National Alumni Career Mobility Survey. Data is based on a 20% response rate from a sample set of alumni/nae. Our next report will be released in 2022.
INDUSTRIES where alumni survey respondents are working 24.2%
Finance
13.0%
9.9%
9.9%
8.7%
8.1%
Information
Manufacturing
Professional/ Scientific/ Technical
Healthcare
Management of Companies/ Enterprises
TOP ROLES/FUNCTIONS of alumni survey respondents
15.0%
13.8%
10.6%
General Management
Finance
Consulting
8.1%
6.9%
5.0%
Business Development
Project Management
Operations/ Production
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
INCOME INSIGHTS for Class of 2010 survey respondents
31.5%
$500,000+
of survey respondents have founded a company or non-profit in the last 5 years
$400,000-499,999 $300,000-399,999
Click to view the full Alumni Career Survey Report
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10%
20%
30%
ALUMNI HIGHLIGHTS WELCOMING OUR FIRST CDO EXECUTIVE-IN-RESIDENCE
Vijay D'Silva CDO Executivein-Residence
Vijay D’Silva (SM ’92) is the MIT Sloan CDO’s first-ever Executive in Residence. Vijay brings a broad perspective to trends and opportunities in finance, technology and consulting. He lends specialized knowledge on industry verticals and functions, for students who seek to shape their programs and careers, or pursue entrepreneurship. In his first year, Vijay has worked closely with MIT Sloan’s executive-level MBA students, leading strategic career conversations, creating access to opportunities, and providing support. This spring, Vijay is also co-delivering a Seminar in Leadership to the Sloan Fellows MBAs.
Vijay is a Senior Partner Emeritus at McKinsey & Company, where he rotated through key roles, including as leader of McKinsey’s Digital, Banking & Securities, Global Payments, and Risk Management practices. He served on McKinsey’s Partner and Senior Partner election committees, and founded and oversaw the McKinsey Talent Network. He has over 25 years of experience counseling CEOs of banks, fintechs, technology, and industrial firms. He is currently on the board of FIS, a leading provider of technology solutions for merchants, banks and capital markets firms globally. He also is a trustee of Catholic Charities of New York, and is on the MIT Executive Board.
CAREER INSPIRATION FROM ALUMNI MIT Sloan graduates are a valued source of leadership and advice within the career community. This year, we reached out to alumni/nae for guidance on how to connect talents, experiences, and values to identify potential pathways for career success and fulfillment. Below are two of our favorite features:
Finding Your Differentiating Factor with Ellen Rice Chever, MBA’16
CAREER STORIES: ELLEN RICE CHEVER MBA 2016
Ellen Rice Chever offers advice for connecting with your unique self in the job search and how she found her path.
Your Unique Self = Your Best Asset with Sam Épée-Bounya, MBA ’03
CAREER STORIES: SAM ÉPÉE-BOUNYA MBA 2003
Sam Épée-Bounya shares how values, authenticity, and resilience were keys to a successful career and a life with impact.
More career stories on Your CDO. 2021 Year in Review | 15
MIT SLOAN INDUSTRY ADVISORS MIT SLOAN INDUSTRY ADVISORS Since the launch of the MIT Sloan Industry Advisors Program in 2019, our alumni Industry Advisors are some of the most active participants in the career community at MIT Sloan, providing in-depth industry expertise and guidance to students exploring specialized career paths in emerging fields and industries.
FROM THE ADVISORS: Vin Sharma: “The conversations I value focus on how individuals can build their skillsets and find opportunities in unexpected places. For me, planning pilots and reflecting on lessons learned make for the best career plan."
Stacie Sherwood: "I bring direct and honest dialogue about how people can pivot or grow in their journey, especially if their path is non-linear; for example, transitioning from military to civilian, changing industries, and changing functions.“
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Industries Represented
AI/Machine Learning Biotech/Medical Devices CPG Digital Health/Health Tech E-commerce Energy Entertainment Media/Sports FinTech Investment Banking
Investment Banking Investment Management IoT/Mobility Tech Marketing Tech Mobile/Communications Real Estate Tech SaaS Social Impact Investing/ESG VC
See the entire team of MIT Sloan Industry Advisors on Your CDO or visit the Industry and Affinity Communities on Your CDO to see featured advisors by industry.
2021 INDUSTRY ADVISING ACTIVITY
MSMS
130 Industry Advisor Sessions MBA/ LGO
MFin EMBA
SFMBA
100 Students Participated Programs Participating 16 | 2021 Year in Review
2021 MIT SLOAN INDUSTRY ADVISORS
Deepak Arora SFMBA ’20 Strategy, Digital Transformation, Analytics
Dev Bala EMBA ‘20 Product Management, Technology
Isma Benattia MBA '18 Strategy and Operations, Research & Development
Elaine Bortman MBA ’91 Management Consulting, Law
David Chan MBA ‘98 Media/ Entertainment/Sports
Paul Cheng MBA ‘98 IoT, Mobility Tech
Martin Cuyegkeng MBA ’09 Consumer Electronics, Computer/Mobile Software, Digital Services
Kristen Robinson Darcy EMBA ‘13 Finance, Operations
Ariel Dos Santos MBA ’10 Retail Tech
Alin S. Dragos SFMBA ’17 Product Management
Sam Epee-Bounya MBA ’03 Mutual Funds/ Investment Management
Cleidy Liborio Fernandes EMBA ’22 General Management / People Management / Maritime Transportation
Hartmut Junghahn SF ’03 Consumer Packaged Goods
Evan Kantor MBA ’13 Clean Energy, Entrepreneurship, Supply Chain, Software Product Management, Process Improvement
Juliette Kopecky MBA ’10 Marketing
Sree Koratala EMBA ‘19 Mobile/ Communications
Yu-Ting Kuo SM ’94 Artificial Intelligence/ Machine Learning
Bruce Lawler SM ’92 Artificial Intelligence/ Machine Learning, Iot/Mobility Tech
Scott Lescher MBA ’07 Operations and Supply Chain Management, E-Commerce, Retail
Jane Levy MBA ’97 Venture Capital, Digital Health/ Health Tech
Kosta Ligris EMBA ’18 Real Estate Tech, FinTech
Millie Liu MFin ‘12 Venture Capital, Entrepreneurship/ Enterprise deep tech
Pilar Carvajo Lucena MBA ’17 Finance, Strategy, Fundraising, Impact Investing/ Social Impact
York Lo EMBA ’18 Funds/Investment Alternative Investments/ESG/DEI
Andrew Mairena MBA ’19 Tech/AI
Preetish Nijhawan MBA ’98 Venture Capital
Daniel Phung MBA ’06 FinTech, E-Commerce, Media, Digital Marketing, Sales
Dmitri Rabin MBA ’04 Investment Management, Fixed Income, Securitization
Itai Ram MBA ’09 Product Management/ Consumer Tech
Patrick Rivelli, SM ’91 Biotech/ Medical Devices
James Saliba MFin ‘10, MBA '13 Consulting, Finance
David Segrera MBA ‘11 AI/Machine Learning, Digital Health, IoT/Mobility Tech
Vin Sharma MBA ’07 Pharmaceuticals/ Biotechnology
Perry Solomon MBA ‘98 Media, Entertainment, Sports, E-Commerce, Saas
Barry Stein EMBA ‘17 Digital Health/ Health Tech
Lenora Suki MBA ‘97 Social Impact Investing/ESG
Kara Valikai MBA ’13 Retail, Sustainability
Michael Volpe MBA ’03 Marketing Tech/Saas
Matt Weiman EMBA ‘17 Finance, Operations
Marian Hodges MBA ‘01 Entrepreneurship/ Data Platform/ Digital Transformation
Stacie Sherwood EMBA ‘13 Business Management and Strategic Support Fx, Hardware Engineering, Tech
Gil Simon MBA ‘03 Hedge Funds/ Alternative Strategies
Surya Kant Tiwari MBA ‘19 Retail Tech/E-Commerce
To recommend an alumni/nae for this program, please email Shauna LaFauci Barry.
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MBA CORE FELLOWS
MBA Core Fellows, a collaboration with the MBA Program Office and the MIT Leadership Center, pairs experienced student leaders with first-semester students for advice and recruiting mentorship.
First-year MBAs shared appreciation for their Core Fellows during the annual survey that evaluates the impact of the program:
Mentoring
“Our Core Fellow helped us adjust to campus life, shared tips, looked out for us, and helped us succeed. Really impressed with our Core Fellows’ commitment to our team.”
Encouraging
“Our Core Fellow has been SO AWESOME, he's so accessible and involved in our day to day, we absolutely LOVE him!”
Supporting
“My team’s Core Fellow has been keeping in touch with us and helping us as we need it! She is phenomenal and amazing! Best Core Fellow out there!”
Connecting
“Our Core Fellow checks in to see how our team is working together, gathers us for social events, and offers himself as an available resource.”
MBA Core Fellows are leaders in the MIT Sloan community and the Core Fellows program offers a unique opportunity to reflect on their own first-year student experience and practice new leaderships skills they are developing at MIT Sloan.
Pooja Shah MBA Core Fellow
“The Core Fellow experience is a great opportunity to be a leader in the Sloan community while being introspective about yourself and your leadership style.”
Michael Hutchinson MBA Core Fellow
“As a Core Fellow, I learned how to adjust my leadership style in order to lead others in a way that works best for them. I highly recommend the Core Fellow experience, not only as a chance to connect more with Sloanies, but an opportunity to learn more about yourself and grow.”
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2021 MBA CORE FELLOWS
Danielle Ager
Josh Cohen
Shilpa Apte
Olu Adabonyan
Alex Berry
Jack Bowers
Patrick Campbell
Jon Conway
Ben Crawford
Daniel Victoria Dionicio
James Elgin
David Fagbola
Sophie Weiwei Gao
Lena Hairadin
Christina Hu
Michael Hutchinson
Tunji Idowu
Monchen Kao
Kara Hedges
Jerry Hong
Haley Ketterer
Valerie Kutsch
Melinda Lee
Dana Hwu
Jennifer Liu
Sally Liu
Mariann Lysholm
Chris Puryanto
Sophie Qian
Sushmitha Ravikumar
Megan Tschirch
Luis Vinke
Carolina Santiago Morales
Nnamdi Nwabudike
Chidi Okolo
Hrishi Paranjape
Evan Rosenfield
Austin Roth
Souvik Roy
Pooja Shah
Caitlin Shufelt
John Merkovsky
Learn more about the Core Fellows Program. John Vroom
Samantha Wang
Jenny Xu
Zheng Yang
Eliane Zumtaugwald
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STRENGTHS FOR 2021 OUR STRENGTHS DRIVE COLLABORATIVE INNOVATION As an organization that leverages the CliftonStrengths assessment to catalyze highly effective teamwork in our office, we are please to share that 167 students joined us in completing the assessment this year and are prepared to bring their strengths to their careers and their next organizations. While we use and appreciate all our strengths, when reflecting on those of particular value in 2021, we found that Significance, Developer, and Consistency helped us identify new ways to connect our students, alumni, and recruiters, and to build clear pathways for engagement and support during a career journey that, due to the pandemic, offered some challenging terrain. Below we share the theme definitions and how we used the strengths this year:
CliftonStrengths Definitions1 Significance: People exceptionally talented in the Significance theme want to make a big impact. They are independent and prioritize projects based on how much influence they will have on their organization or people around them.
Significance inspired us to make a difference by creating new spaces to support members of the MIT Sloan community, including adding a Veterans community on Your CDO, and prioritizing DEI initiatives and inclusivity in our daily work to make a lasting impact at MIT Sloan and beyond.
Developer: People exceptionally talented in the Developer theme recognize and cultivate the potential in others. They spot the signs of each small improvement and derive satisfaction from evidence of progress.
Developer drove us to make continual enhancements to advising, networking, and recruiting options to support students’ success as they explored and evaluated career paths in a hybrid recruiting environment.
Consistency: People exceptionally talented in the Consistency theme are keenly aware of the need to treat people the same. They crave stable routines and clear rules that everyone needs to follow.
Consistency provided structure and order as we transitioned from a virtual career experience to a hybridized one. It highlighted the importance of providing clear pathways to advising and resources, as well as new opportunities for connection and support.
1 Source:
https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/253715/34-cliftonstrengths-themes.aspx
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FROM THE CDO TEAM As we reflect on what we achieved and the guideposts that kept us on track, the artwork by Gapingvoid brings us back to an important shared value that is part of many MIT success stories. Diversity of thought and perspective is the engine that drives innovation at MIT. When we are tackling out-of-this-world complex problems, we bring together as many perspectives as possible. By listening to and learning from each other’s unique viewpoints, we uncover a universe of new pathways and connections. Our shared energy sparks ideas and solutions we would never have imagined without each other. In the CDO, we are grateful to have a constellation of partners in this work.
To our students, alumni, employers, and colleagues: thank you for sharing your perspectives, and for joining us in building a future that works better for everyone. The MIT Sloan CDO 2021
Sarah Ahmed
Laurie Cameron
Henry Hannon
Carla Akalarian
Danielle Canas
Mark Hardie
Colin Moor
James Morrison
Rachel Seavey
Mike Stevens
Krys Ardayfio
Julie Bae
Mark Cohen
Anne Costa
Heather Holland
Tashika Morton
Sabine Tessono
Emily James
Shauna LaFauci Barry
Steven Branch
Lisa Cummings
Vijay D’Silva
Rose Keating
Anna Kerchner
Susan Brennan
Bryn Panee Burkhart
Sumayya Essack
Gayle Grader
Grace Kimball
Alyssa McMahon
Mark Newhall Kristen Niarchos Stefanie Pluschkell Nicola Pugilese
Kerri Tierney
Susan Todd
Lew Weinstein
Tracy Wishon
Rick Ruvkun
Wendi Zhang
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