Name: Victoria Xue Hometown: Novi, MI College/Major: UC San Diego, Cognitive Science Pre-Business School: HRBP, Amazon Summer Internship: Summer Associate at Deloitte HC Full-Time: Associate, Deloitte HC ____________________________________________________________________________________ PRE-ANDERSON What did you want to be when you were growing up? Growing up I wanted to be a Doctor, because I... Continue reading

Name: Ian Legaspi Hometown: Los Angeles, CA College/Major: UCLA/Applied Mathematics, Civil & Environmental Engineering Pre-Business School: Supply Chain at Connora Technologies Summer Internship: MBA Operations Intern at Apple ____________________________________________________________________________________ PRE-ANDERSON What did you want to be when you were growing up? Growing up I wanted to be an astronaut, because... Continue reading

Name: Payal Vachhani Hometown: Edison, New Jersey College/Major: University of Virginia/Business - Finance Pre-Business School: FP&A at AvalonBay Communities, Equity Research at FBB Capital Partners Summer Internship: Consulting at EY ____________________________________________________________________________________ PRE-ANDERSON What did you want to be when you were growing up? Growing up I wanted to be a... Continue reading

Name: Bryan Wolfe Hometown: La Habra Heights, California College/Major: Trinity College, Mechanical Engineering & Economics Pre-Business School: Management Consulting, Deloitte Summer Internship: Department of Justice ____________________________________________________________________________________ PRE-ANDERSON What did you want to be when you were growing up? Growing up, I wanted to be an attorney. My dad was a... Continue reading

Name: Mef Shebi Hometown: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Washington D.C. College/Major: UVA/Systems Engineering & Mathematics; Harvard/Education Policy Previous Roles: Career Advisor at Chicago Booth and Darden Business School. Worked as Management Consultant serving clients in a broad range of sectors including healthcare, energy, technology, education, and entrepreneurship. What did you want... Continue reading

Name: Emily Cruse Hometown: Santa Monica, CA College/Major: Stanford; Economics Post-MBA Roles: finance & strategy at Paramount Pictures; new media business development and strategy at DreamWorks Animation What did you want to be when you were growing up? I wanted to be a writer. I was the co editor-in-chief of... Continue reading

Name: Sankalp Jain Hometown: Jaipur, India College/Major: R.V. College of Engineering, Computer Science Pre-Business School: Founder, Jain Education Summer Internship: Product Marketing Manager, Microsoft ____________________________________________________________________________________ PRE-ANDERSON What did you want to be when you were growing up? Growing up, I wanted to be a fighter pilot. Why Anderson? I chose... Continue reading

Name: Samantha Smith Hometown: Lynnfield, MA College/Major: Lafayette College, Math/Economics & Music Pre-Business School: Investment Risk Analyst, Wellington Management Company Summer Internship: Senior Program Manager, Amazon ____________________________________________________________________________________ PRE-ANDERSON What did you want to be when you were growing up? I wanted to be a Veterinarian. Why Anderson? I chose Anderson... Continue reading

Name: TJ Wynn Hometown: San Francisco, CA College/Major: UC Berkeley, Economics Pre-Business School: S&O, Deloitte > Product Specialist Team Lead, TalentBin Summer Internship: Product Marketing Manager Intern, Salesforce Full-time: Product Marketing Manager, Salesforce ____________________________________________________________________________________ PRE-ANDERSON What did you want to be when you were growing up? I wanted to be... Continue reading

Name: Laurel Casey Hometown: San Diego, CA College/Major: Yale University, History and Economics Double Major Pre-Business School: Legal Analyst at Goldman Sachs in NYC, Financial Analyst at Wells Fargo in LA Summer Internship: MBA Intern, Hines Group Full-time: Associate, Prologis ____________________________________________________________________________________ PRE-ANDERSON Why business school? I wanted to take the... Continue reading

Name: Oumar Toure Hometown: Abidjan, Ivory Coast College/Major: Drexel University, Civil Engineering Pre-Business School: Project Engineer at MR Structures Summer Internship: Summer Consultant, BCG ____________________________________________________________________________________ PRE-ANDERSON Childhood dream job and why: I wanted to be a professional dancer. I've always been a huge fan of Michael Jackson and wanted to... Continue reading

Name: Melody Akbari Hometown: Los Angeles, CA College/Major: UC Berkeley, English Literature Pre-Business School: EdTech Startups: TestMax Inc and ArborBridge Co. Summer Internship: Global Business Operations, Google ____________________________________________________________________________________ PRE-ANDERSON Childhood dream job and why: I wanted to be a Novelist. I love to read fiction and thought it would be... Continue reading

Name: Abby Williamson '18 Hometown: Northbrook, IL College/Major: Northwestern University; Theatre and Psychology double major Pre-Business School: Co-Founder, Storybook Princess Parties; Paralegal, Chubb Insurance Summer Internship: Summer MBA Associate Marketing Manager, Disney Pixar Cars - Mattel ____________________________________________________________________________________ PRE-ANDERSON Childhood dream job: I wanted to be a Singer, Actress, Dancer, Teacher,... Continue reading

Name: Ghermayn baker '18 Hometown: Fernandina Beach, FL College/Major: Dartmouth College, Arabic Language and Linguistics Pre-Business School: Senior Content Manager, Zerve Inc. Summer Internship: Product Marketing Manager, Microsoft ____________________________________________________________________________________ PRE-ANDERSON Childhood dream job: I wanted to be an archaeologist because I had an unhealthy obsession with dinosaurs and wanted to... Continue reading

Name: Thejashree Lakshman Rao '18 Hometown: Bangalore, India College/Major: BMS College of Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering Pre-Business School: Technology Consultant at Cisco Systems Summer Internship: Senior Summer Associate, EY ____________________________________________________________________________________ PRE-ANDERSON Childhood dream job: I wanted to be an Astronomer. I've always been fascinated by space, but wanted to... Continue reading

Name: Lukas Langermann Hometown: Berlin, Germany College/Major: Northeastern; International Business Pre-Business School: Investment Consulting at Cambridge Associates Summer Internship: KPMG Strategy ____________________________________________________________________________________ PRE-ANDERSON Childhood dream job: Growing up, I wanted to be a professional race car driver because driving at 60mph isn't fast enough. Why business school? I came to... Continue reading

Name: Lauren Cook Hummel Hometown: Seattle, WA College/Major: Washington & Lee; Business Administration and Accounting Pre-Business School: Corporate Social Responsibility at PwC Summer Internship: Leaders2Executive Program at T-Mobile Full-Time: Teaching Fellow, Parker CMC UCLA Anderson School of Management ____________________________________________________________________________________ PRE-ANDERSON Childhood dream job: I found an interview from preschool where... Continue reading

Name: Jessica Robson Hometown: Stockholm, Sweden / Newport Beach, CA College/Major: Dartmouth College, Economics & Psychology Pre-Business School: Digital Strategy, Starwood Hotels; CPG & Hospitality, Parthenon-EY Summer Internship: HR Strategy Intern, Dimensional Fund Advisors Full-Time: Senior Associate, PwC ____________________________________________________________________________________ PRE-ANDERSON Childhood dream job and why: When I was younger, I... Continue reading

Name: Margaux LaPointe Hometown: Lebanon, PA College/Major: Villanova University; Communication Pre-Business School: Manager of Film Development at Denver & Delilah Films Summer Internship: Associate Marketing Manager Intern,Campbell Soup Company Full-Time: Associate Marketing Manager, Campbell Soup Company ____________________________________________________________________________________ PRE-ANDERSON Why business school? I applied to business school to transition into CPG... Continue reading

Name: Lynn Compton Hometown: Boulder City, NV College/Major: NYU, Fine Arts & Nursing Pre-Business School: Critical Care Nurse, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center Summer Internship: Summer Senior Implementation Coach, McKinsey & Company Full-Time: Senior Implementation Coach, McKinsey & Company ____________________________________________________________________________________ PRE-ANDERSON Childhood dream job and why: I wanted to be... Continue reading

Name: Grady Miller Hometown: Pasadena, CA College/Major: Stanford University, International Relations Pre-Business School: Associate, Shamrock Capital Advisors Summer Internship: Vance Street Capital, Industrials focused PE fund ____________________________________________________________________________________ PRE-ANDERSON Childhood dream job and why: When I was younger, I wanted to be a lawyer. My father is a lawyer and the... Continue reading

Name: Lizeth Chiprez Hometown: Sunnyside, WA College/Major: Stanford University, Political Science Pre-Business School: Human Resources at Reasoning Mind Summer Internship: Internal Consulting at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation ____________________________________________________________________________________ PRE-ANDERSON Childhood dream job and why: When I was younger, I wanted to be a teacher by day and a... Continue reading

Name:Tiffany Lu Hometown: Arcadia, CA College/Major: Duke University, Economics Pre-Business School: Educational Consultant at Arcadia Academy and Tour Coordinator at AM Only Summer Internship: Investment Banking Summer Associate at Moelis & Company ____________________________________________________________________________________ PRE-ANDERSON Childhood dream job and why: When I was younger I wanted to be an actress. Why... Continue reading

Name: Ankit Pandey Hometown: Auckland, New Zealand College/Major: University of Auckland; Robotics Engineering Pre-Business School: Management Consulting at EY Summer Internship: Strategy and BD at Google Full-Time: I’ll be returning to Google full-time with the Office of the CTO! ____________________________________________________________________________________ PRE-ANDERSON Childhood dream job and why: I wanted to be... Continue reading

Name: Jen Ockelmann Hometown: Redondo Beach, CA College/Major: Stanford, American History Pre-Business School: Sales & Marketing in Tech Media Summer Internship: Franchise Management at NBCUniversal ____________________________________________________________________________________ PRE-ANDERSON Childhood dream job and why: I wanted to be a newspaper editor. I love writing, and I love working on a deadline! Why... Continue reading