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CURRENT STUDENT PERSPECTIVES

When evaluating an MBA program, some of the most valuable insight you can gain may come from the perspective of a current student.

Whether you are at the beginning of your Olin research and want to get general advice regarding our platforms and how they may fit into your short- and long-term goals OR you were recently admitted and want to find out about the best places to live, the hip neighborhoods around campus, or specific information regarding various clubs and organizations at Olin, our current students are here to help.

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	Name/Email	Profiles
Class of 2013
	William Thomas	I graduated from the University of Utah with a dual degree in Philosophy and Psychology (Neuroscience emphasis). After college, I simultaneously worked as the manager of a large restaurant while tutoring...(read more)
	Holly Hurley Feather	I am a first-year MBA student at Olin with a concentration in brand management. Prior to beginning my MBA, I worked as a Strength and Conditioning Specialist and Triathlon Coach at a facility specializing in rehabilitation and elite athletics in Boston, MA...(read more)
	Aseem Singla	I am a first-year MBA-2013 student, specializing in Corporate Finance and Strategy. I come from India and before converging to Olin, I worked at ERICSSON for three years in project management and customer contracting after my under-grad in engineering...(read more)
	Adam Loomans	I am a proud member of Olin’s MBA Class of 2013. Prior to arriving at Olin, I worked as a corporate attorney at Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. As a member of the Mergers & Acquisitions Team, I primarily performed due diligence and researched issues...(read more)
	Nithin Ramachandran	Hailing from a small coastal town called Trivandrum in India, Olin has been one of the stops I decided to make in years of travelling. After completing my undergraduate studies in Chemical Engineering from the National Institute of technology in India, I moved to a role in consulting...(read more)
	Stephanie Labedz	I received my bachelor’s degree in education from the University of Missouri in 2008. Prior to joining the Class of 2013 at Olin, I taught 8th grade science with Teach for America in Charlotte, North Carolina. After my two year commitment ended, I found my way back to St. Louis where I worked for a non-profit...(read more)
	Kevin Arkell	I am a member of the Olin MBA Class of 2013 and am concentrating in Marketing and Brand Management. Prior to joining the Olin community, I worked for four years in custom market research for both primary market research firms and a large marketing services agency...(read more)
	Allison Smith	I am a first-year MBA student at Olin with a concentration in Marketing. I graduated from the University of Michigan with bachelor's degree in Communication Studies and a minor in Global Media Studies. Prior to beginning the MBA program, I worked as an Associate Account Manager...(read more)
	Jesse Favre	I am a St. Louis native, happy to be home again. I graduated from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign with a double major in Gender and Women's Studies and Comparative and World Literature. Following graduation, I worked in non-profit reproductive healthcare...(read more)
	Mara Petrovsky	I’m a first-year MBA candidate at Olin working towards a concentration in human resources, focusing in leadership development. I graduated from the University of Arizona in Tucson, AZ in 2009 with degrees in Political Science and Latin American Studies...(read more)
Class of 2012
	Jacob Galant	After finishing a BA in Supply Chain Management from Michigan State University, I worked in Business/IT Consulting at Accenture for 5 years, with significant project stints at Merck, Duke Energy, Travelers Insurance, and some other Client Confidential firms...(read more)
	Samin Bayat	I come from Tehran, Iran. I graduated from the Iran University of Science and Technology with an industrial engineering degree and began working in a small engineering services and consulting firm. I started my professional career as an assistant manager...(read more)
	Kirtana Srinivasan	I received my Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering from Anna University, India in 2006. Prior to starting my studies at the Olin Business School in pursuit of my MBA, I spent a year living in Singapore. I excelled in my job as a Global Workforce manager at Cognizant Technology Solutions...(read more)
	Amanda Zaydman	I am a Class of 2012 MBA student concentrating in Marketing. I graduated cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in fine art from Washington University in 2007 and worked in the non-profit sector, in work focused on fundraising, marketing, and volunteer management for the United Way...(read more)
	Zachary Auger	I graduated from Brown University in Providence, RI in 2007 with a degree in Electrical Engineering. I worked for three years at a small firm called Bay Computer Associates, located in Cranston, RI. There I designed hardware for medical, measurement, and consumer devices...(read more)
	Fang Rong	I am an MBA student at Olin pursuing the finance and strategy concentrations. Prior to starting the MBA degree, I worked at TDK, a Japanese component manufacturing company, under its Corporate Planning department, where I was fortunate enough to be able to refine my analytical skills...(read more)
	Ohki Shuichiro	I majored in financial engineering and received B.S and M.S. degrees in Administration Engineering from Keio University in Japan. I worked for Mizuho Trust & Banking from April 2003 until entering the Washington University MBA program...(read more)
	Steve Fiamingo	I joined the full-time MBA Class of 2012 at Olin after spending the prior 6 years in the Transaction Services Group (M&A Consulting) at KPMG LLP. I left KPMG as a Director where I was working with private equity firms providing financial and operational due diligence on potential acquisition targets...(read more)
	Jounghyun Choi	I am an MBA student at Olin. Before beginning my studies at Olin, I worked as a manager in the corporate planning division of Hanwha Corporation in Seoul, South Korea, and was responsible for crafting annual business plans, forecasting profits, and evaluating division performance...(read more)
	Oyinade Ogunbekun	I am an MBA student at Olin with a concentration in finance and general management. Prior to beginning my MBA, I worked as a Consultant with National Strategies, LLC (NSI); a strategy consulting firm in Washington, DC...(read more)
	Gen Gillespie	I am a Kansas native. I did my undergraduate studies at Princeton University in History, Politics and East Asian Studies. After graduation, I moved to New York City and worked as a Legal Analyst (a hybrid paralegal and financial consulting position) at a boutique litigation firm called Kobre & Kim LLP...(read more)