It’s been a while since my last post, so sharing an update on what I’ve been working on recently and a few places where my writing and work have been showing up.
As I wrap my first year of my MBA candidate at Columbia Business School, I’ve been spending most of my time focused on building advanced finance and leadership capabilities while learning about climate investing and technology, real estate and infrastructure, and social enterprise. It’s been a really interesting mix of academic work, practical projects, and conversations that sit at the intersection of markets, policy, and long-term investment strategies. Also an amazing opportunity to meet and learn from new people and, of course, travel!
Along the way, I’ve had the opportunity to contribute to a few different platforms and organizations, working with incredible students, faculty, and Columbia team members.
Having joined a number of student initiatives and organizations, I am excited to be taking on the role of Vice President in my second year for both the Energy and Infrastructure Club and the Social Enterprise Club, where we work closely with the Tamer Institute for Social Enterprise and Climate Change to promote aligned initiatives across the school. I’ll also continue my current role as a member of The Hub‘s Student Advisory Board, CBS’s ‘thinktank’ driving thought leadership at the intersection of policy and business across the school.
A highlight was getting to know a series of incredible leaders in social enterprise by partnering with Professor Horton, Sandi Wright, the Tamer team, and my wonderful co-student producer Sofia to create Season 2 of the MoreMPE podcast. It was a great opportunity to step back and think more broadly about how entrepreneurship and investing can come together to drive impact globally and locally. Especially proud of the work for our capstone live event and episode, Catalysts for Change, where hundreds of students, alumni, and practitioners joined us to hear from 8 of our season’s guests on how they are navigating leadership and social enterprise in their careers.
Outside of school, my professional background and other work are reflected in a few different places, including professional updates on my LinkedIn and past riding on my YouTube. Some of my older writing can also be found at the Stanford Daily, where I was a staff writer back in the day. More links can also be found on my “Contact” page.
I’ll aim to continue to add to this over time as things evolve. Lots more to share about my time at CBS, including work from many classes including our Generative AI for Business RiskWatcher product – built end-to-end with AI – and research from my climate classes, but better something than nothing for now!