Career Conversations

Yale School of Management students sit down with alumni for a series of candid conversations about career paths, industries, opportunities for business school graduates, and discussions on career topics including work-life balance and creating a meaningful impact in business and society. This series is produced by and recorded at the Yale School of Management.

Ed Woodcock ’04, McKinsey & Company 07/03/2025

Ed Woodcock ’04, McKinsey & Company A conversation with Ed Woodcock, a senior expert at McKinsey & Company. Ed spent over 20 years at McKinsey, specializing in the transformation of corporate business functions such as finance and human resources. His expertise spans shared services strategy, enterprise cost reduction, and function benchmarking; he has worked with Fortune 500 companies, nonprofits, and public-sector organizations. In addition to his client work, he serves as a McKinsey recruiting lead at Yale SOM, providing valuable resources to students exploring consulting careers. Ed is interviewed by Megan Grossman ’25 of the Consulting Club. /episode/index/show/yalesom/id/37272145

Rahul Bhide ’22, Impact Engine 06/20/2025

Rahul Bhide ’22, Impact Engine A conversation with Rahul Bhide, a vice president at impact-oriented venture capital and private equity firm Impact Engine. Rahul specializes in economic opportunity investment sourcing, diligence, and support. Before joining Impact Engine, he worked on the strategy and impact team at the philanthropic organization Omidyar Network India. He’s spent time in the United States fintech industry and started his career as a strategy consultant at Bain. Rahul is interviewed by Cléa Wang ’26 of the Impact Investing Club. /episode/index/show/yalesom/id/37090050

Logan Disch ’21, Google 06/14/2024

Logan Disch ’21, Google A conversation with Logan Dish, a strategy and analytics associate at Google. At Google, Logan works on the Planning, Analytics, and Insights Team in PeopleOps and is doing a product management apprenticeship with Google Maps. Logan joined Google in July 2021 after completing an MBA internship there the summer prior. Before SOM, he worked for five years as a senior analyst at Analysis Group in Washington DC, working to create financial and economic models to value technology products and patents in litigation. Logan is interviewed by Jackie Peszynski ’24 of Yale SOM’s Data Analytics Club. /episode/index/show/yalesom/id/31745747

Parag Jalan ’18, Teach for India 06/07/2024

Parag Jalan ’18, Teach for India A conversation with Parag Jalan, director of Government Relations at Teach for India. Parag is a social sector leader with 12 plus years of experience in public health, education, and philanthropy across multiple countries in the Global South. Parag is an ex-McKinsey consultant who has worked with BlackRock, Clinton Health Access Initiative, and One Acre Fund. Parag is interviewed by Pooja Rai ’24 of Yale SOM’s Consulting Club. /episode/index/show/yalesom/id/31650817

Nate Heller ’09, MoPhones 05/31/2024

Nate Heller ’09, MoPhones A conversation with Nate Heller, a Yale SOM alum with over two decades of experience in international social enterprise and development, including stints with the Peace Corps and the UN. Nate has spent 12 years building innovative distribution and finance channels for poor consumers in West Africa. Nate co-founded PEG Africa, a distributed renewables FinTech that revolutionized access to clean energy, touching the lives of over a million people. His recent venture, MoPhones, aims to make high-quality mobile phones accessible. Nate is interviewed by Jivika Mangwani ’25 of Yale SOM’s Net Impact club. /episode/index/show/yalesom/id/31553672

Will Brackenheimer ’08, Guggenheim Partners 05/24/2024

Will Brackenheimer ’08, Guggenheim Partners A conversation with Will Brackenheimer, a managing director at Guggenheim Partners. His uniquely diverse leadership experiences include transaction execution, client management, recruiting, training, and staffing to help Guggenheim’s middle market investment banking effort in Chicago. Will is interviewed by Aytaj Damirchibayli ’24 of Yale SOM’s Finance Club. /episode/index/show/yalesom/id/31458497

Jessica Gallegos ’16, Google 05/17/2024

Jessica Gallegos ’16, Google A conversation with Jessica Gallegos, a product manager at Google. Jessica works on Google Research’s Generative AI or Perception team, a future-oriented team that develops technologies to help machines perceive images, sounds, and other sensory data to understand the world. Jessica joined Google in 2015 and has worked on a variety of topics related to responsible technology, including solutions to mitigate issues like online misinformation, user safety and mental health concerns, and bias in AI. Prior to pursuing her MBA at Yale, Jessica worked at the World Bank and a variety of other places that allowed her to make a positive social impact. Jessica is interviewed by Krupa Kadiwala ’24 of Yale SOM’s Technology Club. /episode/index/show/yalesom/id/31352897

Tom Ascheim ’90, Pith & Pixie Dust 05/10/2024

Tom Ascheim ’90, Pith & Pixie Dust A conversation with Tom Ascheim, a longtime media executive. Tom recently co-founded the consulting firm Pith & Pixie Dust with fellow executive Tricia Melton. Prior to launching the firm in 2023, he served as president of global kids, young adults, and classics at Warner Brothers, where he led the global strategy for prominent brands like Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Turner Classic Movies, and Boomerang, in addition to three animation studios and the Harry Potter franchise. Before Warner Brothers, Tom was president of the cable network ABC Family, now Freeform, which he led through its major transformation and rebranding in 2016. Tom is interviewed by Patrick Cressler ’25 of Yale SOM’s Media, Entertainment & Sports Association. /episode/index/show/yalesom/id/31229337

Lynn Eisenhart ’06, Gates Foundation 09/26/2023

Lynn Eisenhart ’06, Gates Foundation A conversation with Lynn Eisenhart, deputy director of the Gates Foundation’s $2.5 billion Strategic Investment Fund. Over the past decade at the Gates Foundation, Lynn has also served as a financial services program officer and advisor to Melinda Gates. Before Gates, she served as the vice president and group product manager at Washington Mutual and the senior manager of corporate strategy at T-Mobile. Lynn is interviewed by Neha Jain ’24. /episode/index/show/yalesom/id/28144799

Andrew Golden '89, Princeton University Investment Company 09/19/2023

Andrew Golden '89, Princeton University Investment Company A conversation with Andy Golden, president of the Princeton University Investment Company, known as Princo. Andy became the third president of Princo in January 1995. During his tenure, Princo’s endowment market value has grown from under $4 billion to nearly $40 billion. He previously worked as a senior associate in the Investments Office at Yale University. Andy is interviewed by Sharan Subramanian ’24. /episode/index/show/yalesom/id/28082076

Josh Wright ’98, Ideas42 09/12/2023

Josh Wright ’98, Ideas42 A conversation with Josh Wright ’98, the executive director of Ideas42, a nonprofit with the mission of using behavioral science to design scalable solutions to some of society’s most difficult problems. As part of his current role, he helped establish and staff the federal social and behavioral science team during the Obama administration. Prior to Ideas42, he led the Office of Financial Education and Access at the United States Department of the Treasury. Josh is interviewed by Sharan Subramanian ’24. /episode/index/show/yalesom/id/28010079

Alia Aziz ’14, UBS Asset Management 09/05/2023

Alia Aziz ’14, UBS Asset Management A conversation with Alia Aziz ’14, a director at UBS Asset Management. Alia is an investment analyst on the U.S. large and mid-cap growth equity strategies team, as well as on the digital transformation equity strategy team, with coverage primarily on consumer sectors. Alia was the founding analyst at Spyglass Capital Management, a concentrated U.S. mid-cap long-only growth fund that launched in 2015. She started her career as the sole analyst at Edgewood Management, a concentrated U.S. large cap long-only growth fund. Alia is interviewed by Sharan Subramanian ’24. /episode/index/show/yalesom/id/27945735

Graham Browne ’15, Forte Prep 08/29/2023

Graham Browne ’15, Forte Prep A conversation with Graham Browne, founder and executive director of Forte Preparatory Academy Charter School in Queens, New York. Prior to attending SOM, Graham was a consultant at the Bridgespan Group. Graham was interviewed by Omolegho Udugbezi ’23. /episode/index/show/yalesom/id/27881052

Guy Guyadeen ’11, Google 06/06/2022

Guy Guyadeen ’11, Google Guy Guyadeen got a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and computer science from UC Berkeley in 2001 and an MBA from the Yale School of Management in 2011. After graduating from Yale, Guy worked in investment banking at JP Morgan and in product management at various tech companies, including Google, Tapcart, and the video-streaming platform Quibi. Currently, he is a senior product manager at Google on the Android team and a part-time lecturer at UCLA. Guy was interviewed by Lisa Sternik ’22. /episode/index/show/yalesom/id/22928024

Bridgette Farrer Muir ’15, Arrange 05/20/2022

Bridgette Farrer Muir ’15, Arrange Bridgette Farrer Muir ’15 is the Founder & CEO of Arrange, a consumer platform built on top of a previously overlooked medium: the calendar. Prior to founding Arrange, Bridgette was a VP and founding team member at Common, where she joined as the second hire. During her five-year tenure, Common grew from an idea to the nation’s leading designer and operator of coliving apartments, with 3,500 units under management and 200 team members across 8 markets nationally. /episode/index/show/yalesom/id/22928012

Sue AnderBois ’13, The Nature Conservancy 05/03/2022

Sue AnderBois ’13, The Nature Conservancy Sue AnderBois ’13 is a program manager at the Nature Conservancy in Providence, Rhode Island. She is also running to be the next city councilwoman for Ward 3 in Providence, Rhode Island. Prior to joining The Conservancy, Sue earned her MBA at Yale SOM. She has worked in a variety of energy and social impact roles for the State of Rhode Island. She received her BA in Environmental Studies from Dartmouth College, where she won a Dean’s Award for service to the community. /episode/index/show/yalesom/id/22762601

Billy Marks ’18, Sparrey Consulting Group 04/25/2022

Billy Marks ’18, Sparrey Consulting Group Billy Marks ’18 is a Leadership and Career Coach at The Sparrey Consulting Group. Prior to joining Sparrey, Billy earned his MBA at Yale SOM. He previously worked as a Senior Program Manager at J.P. Morgan, where he was also a Global Lead of the LGBTQ+ employee resource group. He received his A.B. from Harvard University, cum laude, where he majored in Language & Culture and Economic Development. Billy is interviewed by Omolegho Udugbezi. /episode/index/show/yalesom/id/22729202

Paras Malik ’10, Boston Consulting Group 04/08/2022

Paras Malik ’10, Boston Consulting Group Paras Malik ’10 is a core member of Boston Consulting Group’s Financial Institutions and Technology Advantage practice areas. She leads the Agile for Control Functions topic for BCG in North America and has broad digital transformation experience across geographies. She is interviewed by Evan Ding ’22. /episode/index/show/yalesom/id/22495664

Fed Panfilov ’17, Strategic Advisory at Riot Games 03/24/2022

Fed Panfilov ’17, Strategic Advisory at Riot Games Fed Panfilov ’17 is the strategic advisory lead for technology at Riot Games. Before joining Riot Games and graduating from Yale SOM with his MBA, he worked as a Project Manager at Oliver Wyman and received his MA in Economics from the University of Edinburgh. In this episode, Fed discusses what a role in strategic advisory looks like, how to use your MBA to pivot into tech, and of course, some of his favorite gaming experiences. He is interviewed by Omolegho Udugbezi ’23. /episode/index/show/yalesom/id/22500884

Logan Yonavjak ’16, Finance & Natural Capital 02/22/2022

Logan Yonavjak ’16, Finance & Natural Capital Logan Yonavjak ’14 is a financial services professional, entrepreneur, author, and angel investor. She's incredibly passionate about building businesses and guiding capital in ways that replenish, restore, and sustain our social, environmental, and economic systems to advance a more holistic future for all. Throughout her career, she has worked as a consultant to a variety of clients, primarily focused on conserving and restoring ecological systems. Most recently, she co-founded a sell-side advisory firm focused on food & agriculture called Provenance Capital Group. She has also held positions with Morgan Stanley, the Yale Investments Office, and CREO Syndicate. In this episode, Logan discusses ESG factors in investing, women in finance, working in the Yale investments office, and the experience of co-founding her own firm focused on investing in regenerative natural resources. She is interviewed by Jenn Burkha ’21. /episode/index/show/yalesom/id/22209710

Tony Lynn ’14, Global Program Lead at Meta 02/08/2022

Tony Lynn ’14, Global Program Lead at Meta Tony Lynn ’14 is a Global Program Lead at Meta, leading strategy development, operations, and execution for Instagram's SMB Advertiser Growth Sales Programs. In the episode, Tony discusses what it is like to work at a highly cross-functional and flat organization like Meta, the importance of cultivating your network both during and after business school, and how to best position yourself to pivot into tech. He is interviewed by Omolegho Udugbezi ’23. /episode/index/show/yalesom/id/22022390

IDEO Internship: Yousef Aly ’22 10/06/2021

IDEO Internship: Yousef Aly ’22 Yousef Aly is a second-year MBA student at Yale SOM. Prior to SOM, he was a management consultant focused on the payments and fintech space. This past summer he was a Business Design intern at IDEO in their San Francisco office. /episode/index/show/yalesom/id/20732678

Paramount Pictures Internship: Ikya Kandula ’22 09/21/2021

Paramount Pictures Internship: Ikya Kandula ’22 Ikya Kandula ’22 spent her summer as an intern at Paramount Pictures in Los Angeles. This episode is part of a special mini-series of “Career Conversations” focused on MBA summer internships where we ask rising second-year MBA students to check in from their experiences, where they are applying the lessons of their first year at Yale SOM. She is interviewed by Amy Kundrat ’21. /episode/index/show/yalesom/id/20548943

NASA Internship: Sam MacAvoy ‘22 09/01/2021

NASA Internship: Sam MacAvoy ‘22 Sam MacAvoy ’22 spent his summer as an intern at NASA and the Ames Research Center. He is also an active duty member of the U.S. Navy. This episode is part of a special mini-series of “Career Conversations” focused on MBA summer internships where we ask rising second-year MBA students to check in from their experiences, where they are applying the lessons of their first year at Yale SOM. He is interviewed by Amy Kundrat ’21. /episode/index/show/yalesom/id/20340068

Camino de Paz, Assistant Dean of Global Network Programs at Yale SOM 08/10/2021

Camino de Paz, Assistant Dean of Global Network Programs at Yale SOM Camino de Paz is Yale SOM's Assistant Dean of Global Network Programs. She brings 20 years of experience and a passion for global collaboration to her role working with students across all of SOM's programs. /episode/index/show/yalesom/id/20085368

Natasha Nair ’21 06/29/2021

Natasha Nair ’21 Natasha Nair ’21 was born in Nigeria to Indian parents and grew up in South Africa. She has lived and worked across seven cities in four countries over the past five years, gaining a unique ability to imagine the world from multiple perspectives. At SOM, she was active in the Design + Innovation Club. Prior to SOM, she received a B.A in Business Science, specializing in Finance and Economics, from the University of Cape Town, and an MBA from IE Business School. /episode/index/show/yalesom/id/19475321

Responsible Investing: Sarah Wilson ’15, Managing Director on the Responsible Investing team at Nuveen 06/22/2021

Responsible Investing: Sarah Wilson ’15, Managing Director on the Responsible Investing team at Nuveen Sarah Wilson ’15 is a Managing Director on the Responsible Investing team at Nuveen, a TIAA Company. She integrates environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors into investment decisions for the firm's $970+ billion assets under management, with a focus on fixed income. She holds an MBA and a Master of Environmental Management from Yale University. Sarah is interviewed by Jenn Burkha ’21. /episode/index/show/yalesom/id/19475405

Andrew Jacobs ’22 06/18/2021

Andrew Jacobs ’22 Andrew Seth Jacobs ’22, a rising second year in the full-time MBA program, came to SOM after a career in nonprofit fundraising. He serves as Co-President of the Consulting Club, and Co-Leader of Out of Office, SOM’s LGBTQ+ affinity group. He is interviewed by Amy Kundrat ’21. /episode/index/show/yalesom/id/19475309

Emily Averna ’22 06/14/2021

Emily Averna ’22 Emily Averna ’22: ”I am looking to pivot from the nonprofit sector to corporate sustainability efforts. Before coming to Yale SOM I was fortunate to spend eight years working on sustainable development at a nonprofit organization. Through that work, I caught glimpses of the power and potential of the private sector–both big companies and small businesses–to be engines of inclusive, green growth.” /episode/index/show/yalesom/id/19475369

Corporate Strategy: Reeve Harde ’20, Global Strategy at Samsung Electronics 05/13/2021

Corporate Strategy: Reeve Harde ’20, Global Strategy at Samsung Electronics Reeve Harde ’21 works in the global strategy group at Samsung Electronics in Seoul, Korea. Prior to SOM, Reeve worked at Deloitte M&A as an Advisory Manager performing buy-side due diligence. During his time at Yale SOM, Reeve was the Student Government president, an SOM admissions guide, and a member of the Media & Entertainment Club, Technology Club, Private Equity & Venture Capital Club, Ski & Snowboard Club, and the Hockey Club. Reeve Harde is interviewed by Emily Kling ’21 and Amy Kundrat ’21. /episode/index/show/yalesom/id/19092659

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