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Alumni in Tech: From Diving With the Navy, to Leading at Amazon

Darden Executive MBA alum Rich Hanna (MBA ’15) knows more than a little something about how to breathe and operate well under pressure. Before coming to Darden, he served as an explosive ordinance officer in the Navy, or an underwater diver who disarms bombs. Based in Boston, Rich now leads…

By Mary Shea Watson- July 1, 2020

Career Tips, Darden Alumni, MBA

Darden Alumni Encourage Resiliency, Optimism For Job Searches Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic

Several Darden alumni who graduated during crises such as the dot-com bubble, September 11th and the Great Recession of 2008 recently shared their advice for Darden’s rising Second Years and newest graduates. As the Class of 2021 begins summer internships and the Class of 2020 enters a job…

By Mary Shea Watson- May 22, 2020

Career Tips, Darden Alumni, Technology

5 Virtual Job Search Tips Using LinkedIn

Darden alumni Rachel Becker (MBA ’18), Ben Leiner (MBA ’19) and Russ Wilson (MBA ’19) all found their way to full-time roles at LinkedIn through LinkedIn. Recruiters for the professional networking and social media platform contacted Russ and Rachel, who now respectively work at LinkedIn as a monetization strategy…

By Mary Shea Watson- April 14, 2020

Darden Alumni, MBA, News

Record-Breaking Highlights From Darden’s 2019-20 Employment Report

Darden’s full-time MBA Class of 2019 broke or tied several of the School’s employment records and had plenty of other good news to share, according to Darden’s Full-Time MBA Employment Report. This year’s publication reports on tracked job outcomes for full-time MBA students…

By Mary Shea Watson- December 16, 2019

Career Tips, Darden Alumni, Retail, West Coast Careers

Alumni in Retail: Energized by Starbucks’ Strong Culture

After graduating from Darden this past May, Ximena Velez Cibart (MBA ’19) joined Starbucks’ as Marketing Manager at the American coffee company’s corporate headquarters in Seattle, Washington. The offer came not long after Ximena finished her First Year internship, also with Starbucks, as the company’s Global Strategy MBA…

By Mary Shea Watson- November 25, 2019

Career Tips, Darden Alumni, Health Care, Marketing

Alumni in Health Care: Improving Patient Experience With Johnson & Johnson

After nearly a decade at Johnson & Johnson, Leily Saadat-Lajevardi (MBA ’09) knows a thing or two about the global health care company and the complex, ever-changing industry in which it operates. After her First Year at Darden, Leily successfully pivoted from her background in nonprofit and education…

By Mary Shea Watson- November 20, 2019