Industry Insight Series - Consulting - Kellogg Student Association - Evening & Weekend
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The KSA E&W Career Management Committee is here to support your efforts! Our sixth session as a part of the 2020-2021 Industry Insights Series will focus on Consulting.
Come hear about post-MBA career life through the experiences and career journeys of Kellogg alumni and professors focusing specifically on:
• State of the industry, trends, and outlook
• Aspects of the industry that are compelling (what they love about their role & industry)
• Career navigation advice and post-MBA options (enhance role in current field or pivot to a new industry)
• Necessary and transferable skills for success in post-MBA positions
The event will be held virtually via ZOOM and students will have the ability to ask questions at the end.
Speakers
Elmer Almachar
Senior Director, Strategy and Innovation, Working Professionals
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Managment
Almachar taught at both the University of California in San Diego and East-West University in Chicago. Most recently, he served as the team leader for McKinsey & Co.'s U.S. Design Center, where he led a team of 24 designers responsible for delivering more than 4,000 projects annually to Fortune 100, public sector and large nonprofit clients.
A graduate of Kellogg's Part-Time MBA Program, Almachar holds a bachelor's degree from Oberlin College and a master's degree from the University of Chicago Divinity School. He has also completed PhD coursework and field studies in political science at the University of California in San Diego.
Carlos Gomez
Functional Strategy Manager | Customer Sales & Service at Accenture
Accenture
Carlos is a Strategy Consultant at Accenture with experience in Marketing, Growth & Competitiveness, and Supply Chain & Operations. He graduated from Kellogg in 2018. While starting, leading, and advising businesses, Carlos has a unique ability to manage cross-functional projects and navigate complex challenges. Additionally, his international experiences bring broad perspective needed to tackle elaborate issues in today's global business environment. He's also a strong advocate of diverse, cross-cultural, teams, and value the results that come from collaboration. |
Nikhil Jalgaonkar
Senior Strategy Consultant
EY
Nikhil graduated from Kellogg in 2020. He was a weekend traditional student with a focus on Marketing, Strategy, and Innovation. While at Kellogg, he was the President of KTech E&W and the founder of both the India Business Club and the Kids and Parents Club. While at Kellog, he made a career pivot at his company by moving from an engineering role to marketing innovation role. Nikhil believes that Kellogg provides great experiential opportunities that not only help you apply your knowledge, but also help you explore various areas to evaluate if they are a proper fit for what you want to do post Kellogg. Nikhil’s wife also went to Kellogg, and together they are proud parents of a 6-year-old.
Adam Deng
Senior Vice President
AlixPartner
Quanquan Hu
Consultant
BCG
Hosted By
Ruijun Zheng
Co-hosted with: Consulting Club - Evening & Weekend MBA
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