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Darden MBA Student, Computer Science Alum Found Tech Company to Manage ‘Big Data’

Published on May 21, 2013 in Career and Student Profile or Feature. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , .

Entrepreneur Kyle Redinger (MBA ’13) managed three start-ups while he was a student at the Darden School: VividCortext, SuperFit Games and CrossFit Charlottesville. Although he eventually sold SuperFit Games to a group of investors in Richmond, Kyle remained heavily involved in the day-to-day operations of the other two ventures during his past two years at Darden.

VividCortext, a company dedicated to introducing technical intelligence to manage complex information systems, helps customers measure, analyze and understand system behavior at a very deep level by focusing on tools for MySQL. To date, Kyle and his business partner Baron Schwartz have raised approximately $700,000 in seed funding. Read the full article on Kyle Redinger and VividCortext.

Darden provides over $1 million in entrepreneurship scholarships awarded annually, hosts competitions that award more than $90,000 annually and offers more than 25 academic courses in entrepreneurship and innovation. Learn more about entrepreneurship at Darden by visiting the Center of Entrepreneurial Leadership and i.Lab Incubator websites.

Recruiting Around the World

Published on May 16, 2013 in Career. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , .

Did you know that over 25% of the Darden Class of 2012 pursued career opportunities in the Northeast and over 10% on the West Coast? During the MBA program, Darden students enjoy the benefits of living and learning in Charlottesville, Virginia (top-ranked in lifestyle, health and business rankings), but pursue career paths in a wide range of industries and job functions around the United States and abroad.

Below you will find a list of companies that hired Darden graduates from the Class of 2012. You can also view the list of hiring companies by region or learn more about Darden’s recruiting opportunities around the world.

Consulting

A.T. Kearney, Inc.
Accenture
Advisory Board Company, The
Agilex Technologies, Inc.
Alvarez & Marsal
Bain & Company, Inc.
Booz & Co.
Boston Consulting Group, Inc., The (BCG)
Campbell Alliance
Corporate Executive Board
Deloitte Consulting
Fidelity Business Consulting
IBM
L.E.K. Consulting
McKinsey & Co.
PwC
Roland Berger Strategy Consultants
The Parthenon Group
Thomson Reuters
Zolfo Cooper
ZS Associates

Consumer Products

Altria (Formerly Philip Morris USA)
Campbell Soup Company
Clorox Company, The
Coca-Cola Company, The
Colgate-Palmolive Company
Del Monte Foods
General Mills, Inc.
Georgia-Pacific
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc.
Heinz
PepsiCo
Procter & Gamble
Tesco
Total Wine & More
Under Armour

Energy

Chevron

Financial  Services: Hedge/Mutual Fund

Providence Investment Management

Financial  Services: Investment Banking

Banco de Credito
Banco General
Barclays Capital
Citi
Credit Suisse
Deutsche Bank
Eastdil Secured
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Harris Williams & Co.
Houlihan Lokey
HSBC Securities
J.P. Morgan
Jefferies & Company
Moelis & Company
Morgan Stanley
Raymond James Financial, Inc.
RBC Capital Markets
Signal Hill Capital Group LLC
Stifel Nicolaus Weisel
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey
UBS
Wells Fargo Securities

Financial  Services: Investment Mangement

BlackRock
Fidelity Investments
Marsh & McLennan Companies
Partners Group
Sands Capital Management
SKY Harbor Capital Management, LLC
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.
Vanguard

Financial  Services: Venture Capital/Private Equity

New Capital Partners

 

 Financial Services

American Express Co.
Bank of America
Capital One Financial Corporation
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Ernst & Young LLP
Lazard
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
Progressive Insurance

Government

National Park Service (U.S. Department of the Interior)

Manufacturing

3M
Alcoa Inc.
Cargill, Inc.
Celanese
Crane Co.
Current Power Solutions Inc.
Danaher Corporation
Delphi Automotive LLP
DuPont
Ford Motor Company
General Electric
Masco Corporation
MeadWestvaco (MWV)
Mississippi Lime Company
Thermaco, Inc.

Media/Entertainment

Atlantic Media Company
NBC Universal ,LLC
Time Inc.

Not-for-Profit

University of Virginia Health System

Pharmaceutical/Biotech/Healthcare

Celgene
CVS Caremark
GlaxoSmithKline
Medtronic
Merck & Co. Inc.
Pfizer Inc. (Consumer Healthcare)

Real Estate

Hines Interests Limited Partnership
Starwood Capital Group

Retail

CarMax
Coach
Home Depot, The
Target Corporation
Walgreens

Technology/Telecommunications

Amazon.com, Inc.
Apple
AppNexus
AT&T Corporation
Freedom Meditech
Google
HubSpot
Intel Corporation
Microsoft Corp.
NextLabs Inc
Samsung Electronics, Korea
Samsung Global Strategy Group
Skif-Cargo Logistic
Symantec
TE Connectivity
Tencent
ThermoFisher Scientific
Trip Advisor

Transportation

American Airlines, Inc.
Delta Air Lines
United Airlines
UPS (United Parcel Service)

 

 

Advice to MBA Students Interested in Tech Careers

Published on May 8, 2013 in Video. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , .

In 2012, 12.5% of Darden graduates received job offers for a position in the technology industry. These graduates earned an average base salary of $108,081 and worked for companies such as Apple, Google, Microsoft and Amazon.

In the video below, Paco Contreras (MBA ‘03 ), director of product marketing at Microsoft Corporation, gives advice to students who are interested in pursuing a career in technology:

Advice to MBA Students Interested in Tech Careers

Interested in technology at Darden? Visit our Academic Specialty Areas webpage and click on the “Technology” tab to learn more about technology-related opportunities and to access a list of Darden Alumni Ambassadors who currently work in the technology industry.

You can also learn more about the job search process for students interested in careers in technology by watching MBA Career Search at Darden: Technology & West Coast Recruiting.

You’re Invited: Darden Reception in Shanghai, China

Published on April 23, 2013 in Admissions and Events. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , .

On Friday, 10 May 2013, the Darden School will be hosting a networking reception in Shanghai, China. During the event, you will have the opportunity to learn more about the three formats of the Darden MBA program (MBA, MBA for Executives and Global MBA for Executives), as well as time to personally speak with alumni about their experiences at Darden and beyond. Dean Bob Bruner of the Darden School will be in attendance to address the group.

Refreshments and hors d’oeuvres will be served. Spouses and guests are welcome! There is no charge to attend.

Radisson Blu Hotel Shanghai New World
88 Nanjing Road West
Huangpu, Shanghai 200003
Register

Contact a Darden Student or Alumni

Published on October 24, 2012 in Admissions and Student Profile or Feature. 2 Comments Tags: , , , , , , .

A good way to explore whether an MBA program is the right fit for you is to talk to current students about their experiences at the school. Below are 14 Second Year students who are happy to answer any questions about Darden’s case method, student life and the community, their internship and job search and more.

In addition to the students listed below, there are numerous opportunities to contact students and alumni from various geographic locations and disciplines:

Please remember that our students and alumni are very engaged with their classes, communities and careers, so allow them a few days to respond to your e-mail.

Jeffrey Barnhill
Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Undergraduate Institution: Georgia Institute of Technology
Undergraduate Major: Economics & International Affairs
Professional Experience: Corporate Financial Analyst, Delta Air Lines
Summer Internship: Summer Consultant, ZS Associates
Post-Darden: Consulting or Corporate Strategy

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Deanna deArango
Hometown: Fairfield, CT
Undergraduate Institution: College of the Holy Cross
Undergraduate Major: Art History
Professional Experience: Customer Marketing and Corporate Communications
Summer Internship: Marketing, L’Oreal USA
Post-Darden: Marketing/General Management

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Bradley Doss
Hometown: Tampa, FL
Undergraduate Institution: Vanderbilt University
Undergraduate Major: History & Human Organizational Development
Professional Experience: Consulting
Summer Internship: Internal Strategy, Best Buy
Post-Darden: Strategy/General Management

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Mariel Furlong
Hometown: Fairfax, VA
Undergraduate Institution: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Undergraduate Major: Journalism and Mass Communication
Professional Experience: Graphic Specialist, National Geographic magazine
Summer Internship: Strategy Consulting, Accenture
Post-Darden: TBD

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Brian Gavron
Hometown: Oak Hill, VA
Undergraduate Institution: University of Virginia
Undergraduate Major: Commerce (Finance and Management)
Professional Experience: Consulting, Non-Profit
Summer Internship: Consulting, Accenture
Post-Darden: Consulting

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Taylor Heaps
Hometown: West Bend, WI
Undergraduate Institution: University of Notre Dame
Undergraduate Major: Chemical Engineering
Professional Experience: Consulting
Summer Internship: Sales & Trading, Robert W. Baird
Post-Darden: Sales & Trading

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Taylor Henry
Hometown: Raleigh, NC
Undergraduate Institution: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Undergraduate Major: Business Administration
Professional Experience: Finance, Start-up Business Development (internet industry)
Summer Internship: Investment Management, PIMCO
Post-Darden: Investment Management

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Bridget Hudson
Hometown: Friday Harbor, WA
Undergraduate Institution: Lewis & Clark College
Undergraduate Major: Economics
Professional Experience: General Management/Strategy Consulting and Teach for America
Summer Internship: Product Manager, Microsoft
Post-Darden: Brand or Product Management

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Paul Hsu
Hometown: Walnut, CA
Undergraduate Institution: University of California San Diego
Undergraduate Major: Human Biology
Professional Experience: Operations at Pharmaceutical Company
Summer Internship: Marketing, Microsoft
Post-Darden: Marketing/Technology

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Juan Massot
Hometown: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Undergraduate Institution: Universidad Torcuato Di Tella (UTDT)
Undergraduate Major: Economics
Professional Experience: Sales/Business Development
Summer Internship: News Corporation, Fox International Channels
Post-Darden: Media, Entertainment & Sports

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Karina Nunez
Hometown: New York, NY
Undergraduate Institution: Manhattan College
Undergraduate Major: Psychology
Professional Experience: Non-Profit/Education
Summer Internship: Brand Management, Colgate-Palmolive
Post-Darden: Marketing Strategy/General Management

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Takuro Noguchi
Hometown: St Louis, MO
Undergraduate Institution: Brown University
Undergraduate Major: History
Professional Experience: Workforce Development, Sales & Trading
Summer Internship: Google Financial Services
Post-Darden: TBD

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Janet Schroeder
Hometown: Wilmette, IL
Undergraduate Institution: Middlebury College
Undergraduate Major: International Studies, Chinese & Economics
Professional Experience: Admissions, High School Chinese Teacher
Summer Internship: Commercial Banking, M&T Bank
Post-Darden: Commercial Banking

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Floyd Smith
Hometown: St. Ann, Jamaica
Undergraduate Institution: Cornell University
Undergraduate Major: Bio-Engineering
Professional Experience: Copyright Enforcement Associate, Reed Elsevier
Summer Internship: ECLDP, Janssen Pharmaceuticals
Post-Darden: Healthcare, Energy or Tech

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Attend a Career Club Conference: Marketing, Finance and Entrepreneurship

Published on October 22, 2012 in Admissions, Career and Events. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , .

Throughout the fall, there are numerous opportunities for Darden students to meet and network with recruiters from a variety of companies across the world. One such opportunity includes Career Club Conferences, which are held across several Fridays throughout the year. At these conferences, Darden students learn about career opportunities in the featured functional area, participate in Q&A sessions with recruiters and alumni and attend a networking cocktail hour and dinner with company representatives.

Companies participating in the 11th Annual Darden Marketing Forum on Friday, 26 October include:

  • General Mills
  • Microsoft
  • Target
  • Johnson & Johnson
  • Campbell’s Soup
  • Danaher
  • Celgene
  • DuPont
  • Pfizer
  • E&J Gallo
  • MeadWestVaco

Prospective students may attend a portion of the Marketing Forum, as well as the upcoming Finance Conference and Darden Entrepreneurship Conference. In addition, you may participate in an Admissions Q&A session and tour the Darden Grounds.

Click here to register for upcoming Career Club Conferences.

Attend a Darden event in Tokyo, Japan

Published on October 16, 2012 in Admissions and Events. 1 Comment Tags: , , , , , , , , , .

Darden’s Tokyo Alumni Chapter is hosting a networking reception for prospective students interested in attending the University of Virginia Darden School of Business.

At this event, you will:

  • Experience Darden’s case method by participating in a mock case by Masa Ohtsuka (2002), a global communication company run by Darden alumni
  • Participate in a live video chat and Q&A session with Second Year student Yoko Mori and Assistant Dean of Admissions Katherine Alford
  • Network with Darden alumni and hear about their experiences at Darden and beyond

Thursday, Oct 18th 2012
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. (JST – Tokyo Time)
Venue: Agos Japan, Tokyo

For more information, please contact Hideki Inoue at hideki.inoue77@gmail.com. We look forward to seeing you there!

Attend a Darden MBA Dinner in Milan, Madrid and Istanbul

Published on October 8, 2012 in Admissions and Events. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , .

Prospective students are invited to attend a Darden MBA Dinner with Assistant Dean of MBA Admissions Sara Neher in Milan, Madrid and Istanbul. At these events, you will have the opportunity to learn about the three formats of the MBA program (MBA, MBA for Executives and Global MBA for Executives), as well as speak with alumni about their experiences at Darden and beyond.

Refreshments and hors d’oeuvres will be served. Spouses and guests are welcome!

Darden Admissions and Alumni Dinner (Milan)
Monday, 15 October, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Sheraton Diana Majestic, Milan
Viale Piave, 42
Milan 20129
Italy
Register Here

Darden Admissions and Alumni Dinner (Madrid)
Tuesday, 16 October, 9:00 – 11:00 p.m.
El Jardin del InterContinental
Paseo De La Castellana, 49
Madrid 28046
Spain
Register Here

Darden Admissions and Alumni Dinner (Istanbul)
Thursday, 18 October, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Ca’ D’Oro
Arap Cami Mh.
Banka Sokak 11, 34420
Istanbul, Istanbul
Turkey
Register Here

Darden Career Discovery Forums

Published on August 29, 2012 in Career. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , .

Darden’s Career Development Center has a variety of resources and programs to help students explore professional opportunities and develop lifelong career management skills.

One such program is the annual Career Discovery Forums, a series of events designed to provide First Year students an opportunity to learn more about MBA careers in consulting, finance, general management and operations, marketing, and mission-driven careers. These forums take place in mid-August, giving students the opportunity to network with company representatives and explore potential career paths before classes even begin.

This year’s Career Discovery Forums included the following alumni, guest speakers and panelists:

  • Matthew Reintjes (MBA ’04) – president of Danaher Corporation
  • William Huyett (MBA ’82) –  senior partner and director of McKinsey & Company
  • Steven Williams (MBA ’06) – vice president of Morgan Stanley
  • Tanesha Duncan (MBA ’10) – associate of Johnson & Johnson
  • Rebecca Carland (MBA ’10) – associate of Goldman Sachs
  • Tom Poole (MBA ’99) – managing vice president of Capital One Financial Corporation
  • Kevin Kosefeski (MBA ’08) – product manager of Danaher Corporation
  • Omar Parvaiz (MBA ’07) – product manager of Progressive Insurance
  • Tolu Oyefesobi (MBA ’08) – senior business control specialist of Back of America
  • Natalie S. Foley (MBA ’11) – chief operating officer of Peer Insight
  • Bob Tierney – vice president sales of Clearwater Systems Corporation
  • Rich Baltimore (MBA ’08) – president and founder of NewAg Development, LLC
  • Anne Kilgore – director of global sustainability of Eastman Chemical Company
  • Katherine Neebe (MBA ’04) – manager of World Wildlife Fund
  • Everette Fortner (MBA ’87) – executive director of Darden School of Business
  • Marie Skjold-Jorgensen (MBA ’11) – commercialization manager of Danaher Corporation
  • Lee Susen – commercialization manager of Gallo
  • Betsy Frost (MBA ’05) – senior marketing manager of General Mills
  • Craig W. Heilman (MBA ’08) – North American marketing and program manager of DuPont Protection Technologies

Visit our website more information on Career Development Center resources and programs.

Registration for Darden’s Information Sessions in India is open!

Published on August 20, 2012 in Admissions and Events. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , .

Darden’s Office of Admissions and Office of Alumni Relations will be hosting three information sessions in India next week. Everette Fortner, Darden MBA ’87 and executive director for corporate relations, and Katherine Alford, assistant director of admissions, look forward to welcoming prospective students at each event. Come prepared to learn more about Darden, the case method, our No. 1 ranked faculty, and our close-knit alumni network in a business casual setting, complete with hors d’oeuvres and refreshments.

To register, please click on the event websites for each information session.

Gurgaon
Monday, 27 August 2012
7:30 – 9:30 p.m.
The Oberoi, Gurgaon

To register click on the event website.

Bangalore
Tuesday, 28 August 2012
7:30 – 9:30 p.m.
ITC Gardenia, Bengaluru

To register click on the event website.

Mumbai
Thursday, 30 August 2012
7:30 – 9:30 p.m.
The Trident, Bandra Kurla

To register click on the event website.

We hope to see you all there!