Career Conversations
Yale School of Management students sit down with alumni for a series of candid conversations about career paths, industries, opportunities for business school graduates, and discussions on career topics including work-life balance and creating a meaningful impact in business and society. This series is produced by and recorded at the Yale School of Management.
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 32 minutes
- Episodes
- 74
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
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 Reeve Harde…
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…
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 marketin…
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, …
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…
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 ye…
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 stud…
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. Show Notes…
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 Busin…
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 Y…
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. Mic…
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 consult…
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 smal…
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, …