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Women of Leadership Profiles

Alexander Group Principal Advocates for More Women in Consulting

by Meredith Hunt

Growing up, Priya Ghatnekar assumed she would practice medicine one day like her parents. After discovering that it wasn’t the right fit, Priya pivoted to business as an undergrad and later got an MBA at Northwestern’s Kellogg School. She went into…

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Women of Leadership Profiles

Kearney consulting partner transforms clients – and Black colleagues’ careers

by Meredith Hunt

Tiffany Hickerson studied engineering as an undergrad, but she longed to apply her analytical skills to solve business problems. Her fate was sealed after a chance meeting with a partner at Kearney, whose description of the varied nature of consulting work…

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Level Up Your Career

Five Ways to Succeed at Your First Job

by Samantha Grant, GE Healthcare, Tepper School of Business MBA 2016

Your first position after college could be a major step on the career path you’ve envisioned for years or the first step on a journey yet to be determined. Learn from Samantha Grant, a Tepper School of Business graduate, about what advice she would give herself when she was a recent graduate.

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Impact Stories

How a Forté Conference Introduces Undergrad Women to a Future in Finance

by Lisa Beebe

Arina Shalobodova, University of Florida, and Jenny Ding, Smith College, spoke with Forté about their experiences at the 2021 Forté College Fast Track to Finance Conference.

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Women of Leadership Profiles

Lauren Herder Applies Trademark Tenacity to Lead Ankura Consulting in the Southeast

by Meredith Hunt

Lauren Herder developed leadership skills at a young age, inspiring her to work in business where she specializes in consulting and leads growth of Ankura’s Southeast division.

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Women of Leadership Profiles

Jennifer Burke Applies Engineering Know-How to Leadership Role at Masco

by Meredith Hunt

Jennifer Burke was educated as an engineer, but she pivoted to a business role and now leads logistics and distribution for Kichler Lighting, part of the Masco family of companies. She has stayed at Masco for more than 25 years because there is always a new problem to solve and no two days are ever the same.

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