close window Close Window  

Ethiopia

Zereyacob Girma, Class of 2012 

zgirma@ChicagoBooth.edu

Undergraduate School/Major: I graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a BS and MS in electrical engineering with minors in economics and mathematics.

Prior to Booth: Prior to Booth, I was in corporate strategy/internal consulting for Bank of America and Merrill Lynch (trading business) in New York.

Activities: African-American MBA Association, Chicago African Business Club, Emerging Markets Group, Entrepreneurship & Venture Capital Group, Management Consulting Group, and Soccer Club.

Plans after graduation: I will join McKinsey & Company.

Why did you choose Chicago Booth? I chose Booth because of the flexible curriculum, stellar finance and entrepreneurship courses, and the city of Chicago.

What do you consider a "must visit" place in Chicago? The Chicago Architecture Boat Cruise.

Ask me about...: Consulting, Africa, Entrepreneurship and LEAD.

_________________________________________________________________________

Nebiu Mela, Class of 2013

Nebiu Melanmela@ChicagoBooth.edu

Undergraduate School/Major: I graduated from the University of Southern California degree in electrical engineering.

Prior to Booth: Prior to Booth, I was consultant at Accenture.

Activities: African-American MBA Association, Investment Banking Group, High-Tech Group, Chicago African Business Club, Emerging Markets Group, Milton Friedman Group.

Summer internship plans: I am recruiting for investment banking.

Why did you choose Chicago Booth? First, Booth's reputation in the finance community is second to none. Second, Booth offers more flexibility with regards to course selection than any of the other MBA program. The program offers 14 different concentrations including economics. Most concentrations are comprised of 4 courses, so I knew I'd have plenty of options to choose from. Third, diversity, unpretentiousness of the school, and the social aspect were attractive to me.

What do you consider a "must visit" place in Chicago? Millennium Park, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Chicago River, Wrigley Field, improv clubs, Taste of Chicago.

Ask me about...: The banking recruiting process, academic concentrations, diversity at Booth, social life.



Last Updated 12/12/11