Entertainment: Humam Sakhnini ’01, President at King Digital Entertainment and Reeve Harde ’20

Trailer: Welcome to Career Conversations, a new podcast series by the Yale School of Management. In this new series, SOM students sit down with alumni for a series of candid conversations about career paths, industries, opportunities for business school... by Career Conversations

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Organizational Design: Mat Chow ’14, Director of Design for Change at IDEO with Katherine Cole ’19: Mat Chow, a 2014 graduate of the Yale School of Management, is a Director of Design for Change at IDEO. He is interviewed by Katherine Cole ’19, a second-year MBA student and former nonprofit consultant interested in innovation, human... by Career Conversations

21 min listen

Human Capital Consulting: Frances Symes ’14, Manager at Deloitte Human Capital with Amy Kundrat ’21: Frances Symes, a 2014 graduate of Yale SOM, is a manager in the Workforce Transformation group of Deloitte’s Human Capital practice. She has been with Deloitte for 5 years, and has served clients across multiple industries in leading large scale... by Career Conversations

31 min listen

Sustainability & Finance: Radha Kuppalli ’06, Managing Director of Investor Services at New Forests with Reeve Harde ’20: Radha Kuppalli ’06 is Managing Director of Investor Services at New Forests, a sustainable forestry investment management firm founded in 2005. Her oversight includes client relations, funds marketing, and integration of responsible investment and... by Career Conversations

39 min listen

Consulting: Steven Kauderer ’99, Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company: Steven Kauderer ’89 is Senior Partner in McKinsey & Company's Financial Services practice in the New York office. He is interviewed by Andrea Suriano Simoncini ’19, a student in the MMS: Global Business & Society program. by Career Conversations

17 min listen

Hiring & Diversity: Dennis Tseng ’14, Hiring Innovation at Google with Emily Kling ’20: Dennis Tseng is a 2014 graduate of Yale SOM. He works in Google's Hiring Innovation department, helping the tech giant hire nearly 25,000 employees each year in a more effective and equitable way. He is interviewed by Emily Kling ’21. The... by Career Conversations

41 min listen

Venture Capital: Dan Ciporin ’86 and Michelle Kwon ’20: Dan Ciporin ’86 is general partner at Canaan Partners, an early-stage venture capital firm. He is interviewed by Michelle Kwon ’20, a second-year MBA student at Yale School of Management. . Dan Ciporin ’86 is a general partner at... by Career Conversations

22 min listen

Academic Leadership: Kerwin K. Charles, Yale SOM Dean: Kerwin K. Charles is the Indra K. Nooyi Dean & Frederic D. Wolfe Professor of Economics, Policy, and Management at Yale SOM. He joined the school as its dean in 2019. He is interviewed by ’20. by Career Conversations

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Consumer Innovation: Emily Silver ’07, Vice President at PepsiCo with Max Dworin ’20: Emily Silver, a 2007 graduate of the Yale School of Management, is vice president and general manager of The Hive, PepsiCo’s new operating entity focused on developing and accelerating growth of smaller, emerging food and beverage brands.... by Career Conversations

24 min listen

Healthcare Management: Dr. Michael Apkon ’02, CEO Tufts Medical Center and Floating Hospital for Children with Keval Desai ’20: Dr. Michael Apkon ’02 is the CEO of Tufts Medical Center and Floating Hospital for Children. He is interviewed by Keval Desai ’20, a joint degree MBA/MD student in his first year at Yale SOM. Dr. Michael Apkon ’02, president and CEO of... by Career Conversations

23 min listen

Financial Technology: Micah Remley ’05, CEO of MineralTree with Noora AlSharhan ’19: Micah Remley ’05 is CEO of MineralTree, a market-leading Accounts Payable and Payment Automation solution provider. Micah previously served as MineralTree’s chief operating officer. He has over 20 years of technology and financial... by Career Conversations

25 min listen

Sports Management: Andrew Messick ’91, CEO at IRONMAN Group with Reeve Harde ’20: Andrew Messick ’91 is the CEO of IRONMAN Group which runs the iconic IRONMAN® series of events, the largest participation sports platform in the world. IRONMAN Group is part of Wanda Sports Group, a leading global sports events, media, and... by Career Conversations

42 min listen

Martha Bull ’21: Martha Bull is a second-year full-time MBA student in the Class of 2021. They interned with PepsiCo last summer in their marketing department and is a second-year leader for Out Of Office (SOM LGBTQ+ Affinity Group). Martha discusses their background... by Career Conversations

18 min listen

Entrepreneurship & Search Funds: A.J. Wasserstein with Max Dworin ’20: A. J. Wasserstein is the Eugene F. Williams, Jr. Lecturer in the Practice of Management at Yale SOM. He teaches Entrepreneurship through Acquisition, the popular SOM elective course on search funds, as well as Leading Small and Medium Enterprises, and... by Career Conversations

54 min listen

Media with a Mission: Laura Walker ’87, Founding President and CEO of New York Public Radio with Max Dworin ’20: Laura Walker was the founding President and CEO of New York Public Radio and held that position for 23 years until earlier this year. She is now an Executive Fellow in Residence at the Yale School of Management and an advisor to New York Public Radio,... by Career Conversations

44 min listen

Impact Investing: Nancy Pfund ’82, Founder & Managing Director at DBL Partners: Nancy Pfund ’82 is the founder and managing partner of DBL Partners and a pioneer in impact investing. Pfund worked at JPMorgan and Hambrecht & Quist before founding DBL Investors, a venture capital firm that invested with the aim of... by Career Conversations

47 min listen

Technology Marketing: Bridget Perry ’99, VP EMEA Marketing at Adobe with Jun Chen ’20: Bridget Perry is Vice President for of Marketing for Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) at Adobe. She is a 1999 graduate of Yale SOM. She is interviewed by Jun Chen, a first-year MBA student at Yale SOM. by Career Conversations

23 min listen

CariClub Internship: Ann Boyajian ’21, Emily Kling ’21, and Edward Kusell-Zigelman ’21: This is our first episode in a special mini-series of Career Conversations focused on MBA summer internships. Ann Boyajian ’21, Emily Kling ’21, and Edward Kusell-Zigelman ’21 MBA interns at CariClub this summer. They discuss what it's like to... by Career Conversations

22 min listen

Entertainment: Humam Sakhnini ’01, President at King Digital Entertainment and Reeve Harde ’20: Humam Sakhnini ’01 is president at King Digital Entertainment, an interactive entertainment company and the maker of the popular game Candy Crush. Humam is interviewed by Reeve Harde ’20, an MBA student at Yale School of Management. by Career Conversations

23 min listen

North Carolina Dept of Health and Human Services Internship: Julia Frederick ’21 MBA/MPH: This episode is part of a special mini-series of Career Conversations focused on MBA summer internships. Julia Frederick ’21 is an MBA/MPH candidate at Yale and is the SOM student government president. This summer she is interning with the North... by Career Conversations

29 min listen

IDEO Internship: Yousef Aly ’22: Yousef Aly is a second-year MBA student at Yale SOM. Prior to joining SOM, he was a management consultant for four years focused on the payments and fintech space. This past summer he was a Business Design intern at IDEO in their San Francisco office.... by Career Conversations

18 min listen

Theater Management: Michael Barker ’10, Managing Director, Westport Country Playhouse with Emily Kling ’21: Michael Barker ’10 is the managing director of the Westport Country Playhouse in Westport, CT. He is interviewed by Emily Kling ’20 Prior to the Westport Country Playhouse he was the managing director of Marin Theatre Company, the general... by Career Conversations

55 min listen

Financial Services: Jamila Abston ’17 of Ernst & Young with Laurie Cameron Craighead ’16: Jamila Abston ’17 is a partner at Ernst & Young in the wealth and asset management practice, focusing on compliance, regulatory and risk matters for wealth and asset management clients. Prior to this role, she worked at the U.S. Securities and... by Career Conversations

33 min listen

Morgan Stanley Investment Banking Internship: Oscar Licea Perez ’21: This episode is part of a special mini-series of Career Conversations focused on MBA summer internships. Oscar Licea Perez ’21 interned at Morgan Stanley in the investment banking division for Latin America. Before SOM, he founded his own... by Career Conversations

29 min listen

McKinsey & Company Internship: Danny Hurvitz ’21: This episode is part of a special mini-series of Career Conversations focused on MBA summer internships. Danny Hurvitz ’21 (they/them/theirs) is an intern at McKinsey & Company this summer. They discuss what it's like to recruit for consulting... by Career Conversations

21 min listen

People Analytics: Tanmay Manohar ’16, Vice President for People Analytics & Workforce Planning at ViacomCBS: Tanmay Manohar ’16 is the Vice President for People Analytics & Workforce Planning at ViacomCBS. He started the people analytics function at the company as a way to use information in a more intelligent way to solve HR problems. He uses... by Career Conversations

48 min listen

Louise Story ’06, Chief News Strategist and Chief Product & Technology Officer at The Wall Street Journal: Louise is the Chief News Strategist and Chief Product & Technology Officer at The Wall Street Journal. She is also a filmmaker and investigative reporter, having previously worked at the New York Times for 11 years. At the Wall Street Journal, she... by Career Conversations

39 min listen

Robin Hood Foundation Internship: Ezra Nelson ’21: This episode is part of a special mini-series of Career Conversations focused on MBA summer internships. Ezra Nelson ’21 is an intern at the Robin Hood Foundation this summer. He discusses the organization's evolving mission focusing on social... by Career Conversations

23 min listen

National Park Service Internship: Snigdha Rao ’21: This episode is part of a special mini-series of Career Conversations focused on MBA summer internships. Snigdha Rao ’21 is an intern at the National Park Service this summer. She discusses what it's like to work at the organization, her hidden... by Career Conversations

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Entrepreneurship & Agroforestry: Ariana Day Yuen ’19, Founder and CEO of Forested Foods: Ariana Day Yuen ’19 is the founder and CEO of Forested Foods, a vertically integrated agroforestry venture in Ethiopia. She began her career as a management consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton in their D.C. and New York City offices where she advised... by Career Conversations

39 min listen

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Entertainment: Humam Sakhnini ’01, President at King Digital Entertainment and Reeve Harde ’20

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