Pivoting: From Big TimeBasketball to Big Tech

Alexandra Osborn-Jones played in many varsity basketball games in her 2010-14 Yale career, starting in many of them.

She made a good number of shots during the games, from the field and from the three-point range, and provided solid defense by blocking and stealing.

All of this skilled gameplay took place while she worked towards a degree in the history of medicine, although hoping to become a pro basketball star.

However, the cumulative physical and mental effects of injuries she experienced on the court caused her to seek a different career rather than playing ball professionally. Unsure what to pursue with a humanities degree, she scanned job boards after graduation, applying for and landing a consulting position with a private equity company.

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