When it came time to select a career path, Teodoro “Teo” Gonzalez Jr. felt pulled to follow in his father’s footsteps — but not too closely. Currently the CFO at Simplex Group in Miami, Fla., Teodoro “Ted” Gonzalez Sr. earned…
Whether you’re in year one of your career or close to retirement, many of us — at some point in our lives — have felt like an impostor or fraud. Known as impostor syndrome, these feelings have been experienced by…
With the first semester well underway, first-year MBAs have now gotten a feel for the ins and outs, the benefits and challenges of business school. After many weeks — and some trial and error — students have largely found their…
The Consortium for Graduate Study in Management prides itself on being made up of a diverse range of professionals from across the graduate business education and corporate landscapes. Our Board of Trustees is no exception, with representatives from each of…
As the oldest child of immigrant parents, growing up, Fanta Kaba found herself pulled between parental expectations and her desire to help others. “I really wanted to be a social worker because I wanted to give back, but my parents…
As the oldest child of immigrant parents, growing up, Fanta Kaba found herself pulled between parental expectations and her desire to help others. “I really wanted to be a social worker because I wanted to give back, but my parents…
For Michael Dunn, going to college always seemed certain. How he would pay for it was the hazy part. Born into a family of modest means, Dunn and his younger brother were raised by their mother in Atlanta, Ga., where…
Without the hard work and planning of Hannah Whelchel, The Consortium’s annual Orientation Program & Career Forum (OP) — its most important event of the year — might not be possible. As the organization’s events and conferences specialist, Hannah has…
Wells Fargo CEO Charles Scharf’s recent comments about the “very limited pool of black talent to recruit from,” while not surprising, are indicative of the work that remains if we are to achieve equal opportunity throughout corporate America. In spite…
For Eric Goytia Nummedal, a first-year MBA and Consortium fellow at the University of Southern California Marshall School of Business, all it took was 13 months and thousands of miles wandering across South America to find his direction in life….