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When Leslie Voegtlin was laid off from her job in information technology due to outsourcing, she decided to boost her career with a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) degree to go with her...
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Developing Skills for Professional Success
(BA/M.S. FIN ’18)At Stuart School of Business, Veronika Shestakova was both a top student—she was tapped for membership in Beta Gamma Sigma, the international business honor society—and active outside the classroom...
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Seeing the Positive Impacts of Policy Research
(M.P.A. ’16)After completing her Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.) degree at Stuart School of Business, Yinman Zhong applied what she had learned to secure a highly sought research position at the China...
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M.P.A. Adds Up to Career as Budget Analyst
(M.P.A. ’16)In his position at the City of Chicago’s Office of Budget and Management, Scott Greene oversees the operating budgets for the Department of Streets and Sanitation and Department of Transportation, as...
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Real-World Policy Projects Spark Career Plans
(M.P.A. ’17)“The academic experience at IIT Stuart School of Business laid the foundation for my future career plans and inspired me to pursue a doctoral program,” says Xi Chen, who is a Ph.D. student in public...
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A New Job and an Expanding Range of Clients
(M.P.A. ’20)With nearly a decade of professional experience in corporate accounting and finance, including at a global law firm and a top advertising agency, Felicia James chose the Master of Public...
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Capstone Project Is a Solid Investment
(M.B.A./M.S. FIN ’19)With his sights set on a career in private equity, Trevor Wheeler chose to pursue dual degrees—a Master of Business Administration and Master of Science in Finance. “The great reputation was the #1...
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Focusing on Sustainability at Navy Pier
(M.B.A. ’15)As someone with a lifelong interest in environmental issues, Savitha Chelladurai decided a few years ago to pursue a career path in which she could make a larger contribution to improving the...
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Learn in Class and Apply It in Your Internship
(BA/M.S. FIN '19)Ahsan Lodhika’s interest in business was sparked in high school, first when he took an accounting class and then as he dove into finance through activities with the school’s business club. When it...
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Analyzing Customer Data to See What Works, What Doesn’t
(M.S. Marketing Analytics 2nd Year)With a summer internship at BMW Technology Corporation that turned into a part-time job the following semester, Stuart School of Business graduate student Karan Tupe is taking what he learns in his...