About Jesús: Growing up in Puebla, Mexico, Jesús learned early on the value of resilience and determination through experiences like winning a regional charrería competition despite initial setbacks. After earning a degree in Economics from ITAM, he built a successful career in Investment Banking and Corporate Development, working with government…
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About Candace: Candace Graham is from England, UK, where she studied Theology at Cambridge University. After graduating she moved to London and started working in Entertainment, specifically in the production department on high budget TV dramas. She spent time at NBCUniversal Studios before becoming freelance crew for several years, spending…
“…AMAZING.” Meet David Kirlew ’27, Moog Aircraft Group, Electrical Engineering Manager “…BEST-DECISION-I-MADE-IN-MY-LIFE.” Meet Barbara Alves ’26, Google, Product Partnerships Manager “…EYE-OPENING.” Meet Alannah Paren ’26, AutoCamp, CRM Manager…
About Mark: Mark is a Southern California native, growing up in the Inland Empire before moving to Los Angeles to attend UCLA where he majored in Economics and minored in Entrepreneurship. After graduation, he worked for a startup real estate development company as a development analyst, hunting down development sites…
About Alyssa: Born and raised in New Jersey, Alyssa spent time living in NYC, Florida, and North Carolina before coming to Anderson. With a Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology from Rutgers University, Alyssa worked across functions from front-end development to product management, to technical sales and marketing, most recently, at…
About Levy: Levy grew up in Bandung, Indonesia, and spent a year as an exchange student in Charleston, WV during high school. He then studied electrical engineering at Universitas Indonesia in Jakarta, where he played collegiate flag football, captained trivia quiz teams, and graduated as valedictorian. After college, Levy spent…
About Danielle: Born and raised in New York, Danielle moved to LA to attend UCLA Anderson School of Management earlier this year. Before starting in the Full-Time MBA Program, Danielle went to Skidmore College where she studied English & Business, enabling her to bring together her love of communication and…
About Emily: Born and raised in Taipei, Taiwan, Emily developed a global perspective while studying Finance and Marketing at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. There, she embraced cultural diversity, co-founded the university’s first Taiwanese Students Association, and began learning Cantonese. After graduation, Emily launched her career as…
About Hannah: As a military brat, Hannah grew up along the eastern seaboard and in a small town in Oregon before finding her home in Los Angeles, California, where she studied Communication and Entertainment at the University of Southern California. After graduating, she stayed in Los Angeles and worked across…
About JP: JP grew up in Boston, MA, where he spent summers on the coast and winters in the mountains. With a stronger love for the beach than the snow, he moved west for college where he attended Stanford University. At Stanford, he was an engineering major and an All-American…
About Brianna: A Southern California native, Brianna grew up in Ventura County, CA before attending the University of Arizona where she majored in Political Science (Law & Public Policy) with a minor in Business Administration. An Education Policy class uncovered her passion for education equity so she joined Teach for…
About Yadira: Yadira Rodriguez grew up in San Francisco, CA, and her love for the West Coast led her to attend Whittier College, where she majored in business administration with a concentration in marketing. After graduating, she launched her career in consumer-packaged goods (CPG) at OLLY, a vitamin and supplement…