Career Conversations

Yale School of Management

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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.

14 DE JUN.

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. Read an unedited transcript of this episode.

49min
7 DE JUN.

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. Read an unedited transcript of this episode.

40min
31 DE MAI.

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. Read an unedited transcript of this episode.

33min
24 DE MAI.

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. Read an unedited transcript of this episode.

50min
17 DE MAI.

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. Read an unedited transcript of this episode.

40min
10 DE MAI.

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. Read an unedited transcript of this episode.

50min
26/09/2023

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.

39min
19/09/2023

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.

48min

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Welcome to Career Conversations, a new podcast series by the Yale School of Management. In this new series, SOM 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.

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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.

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Yale School of Management
Anos de atividade

2019 - 2024
Episódios

69
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Career Conversations