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christian.aparicio@ChicagoBooth.edu
Undergraduate School/Major: I attended Universidad del Pacifico and majored in economics.
Prior to Booth: Prior to Booth, I worked in corporate credit banking and private equity.
Activities: Member of the Private Equity, Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition and Latin American Business Groups and the Soccer Club.
Summer internship plans: I am currently recruiting for private equity in a US based firm with a particular interest in Latin America.
Why did you choose to attend Chicago Booth? I choose Chicago Booth because I was searching for a highly quantitative and rigorous school that would give me a solid theoretical foundation and the well-recognized Booth Career Service Team. As an international student with no US experience, this was an important aspect to consider. The flexibility: I wanted to leverage the things I knew from my past working experience or undergraduate work to accelerate the pace of my learning. I have been able to move past all the basic courses regarding economics, investments, accounting and statistics and during my first quarter I am already learning new subjects and increasing my base of knowledge. The city of Chicago offers an infinite range of possibilities that only one of the biggest cities of the world can give you. Being in of the most important financial and commercial cities in the world, you are exposed to unique recruiting opportunities. Moreover, in terms of having fun activities, the city offers museums, concerts, sports, etc.
What do you consider a "must visit" place in Chicago? I have so many! The boat tour through the river passes by the most interesting buildings of Chicago and in front of Navy Pier (with an impressive view of the city's lake shore); the bar at the top of the Hancock Tower (amazing view of the whole city) and the Skydeck at the top of the Willis Tower; a walk during summer/spring along the lake shore or through Millennium Park with the amazing sculptures such as the gigantic "Bean"; the Shedd Aquarium; a baseball, football, or basketball match in one of the amazing stadiums.
Ask me about...: My experience as a Peruvian at Booth (what challenges I have faced so far that I have not anticipated, how I am dealing with it and what I may recommend for those experiences). My experience as a couple at Booth (my wife and I are students here at Booth and there are particular challenges and advantages of this aspect).
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Undergraduate School/Major: I attended Universidad del Pacifico and majored in economics.
Prior to Booth: Prior to Booth, I worked in asset management.
Activities: Member of Investment Management, Investment Banking and Latin America Business Groups and Chicago Women in Business.
Career plans: I did my internship at JP Morgan Asset Management in the Private Banking division. I am going back next year as an Investor in the Latin America Group.
Why did you choose to attend Chicago Booth? I chose Booth for several reasons; first, the high quality faculty. Chicago Booth had excellent professors such as Gary Becker, Kevin Murphy, Steven Kaplan, and Eugene Fama, among others. Before applying to Booth, I had the opportunity to attend talks and classes led by these professors and got excited by the opportunity of being taught by them. Second, my long term goal is to own and lead an asset management firm in Peru and to do that I needed to develop my knowledge in finance and entrepreneurship. Chicago Booth has a strong reputation and excellent faculty in both areas. Third, as a partner of a Booth student, I was familiar with the program, had witnessed the atmosphere of continuing questioning and I knew the people. I realized that students were top professionals and smart people who were always willing to help other students. Finally, I loved the city and I wanted to stay here a couple more years.
What do you consider a "must visit" place in Chicago? Go on the architectural boat tour, listen to the Chicago Symphony, bike along the river, run or attend the Chicago marathon.
Ask me about...: The time when the school'sl name was changed to Chicago Booth and there was a big ceremony in the Winter Garden with David Booth. It was an amazing moment! Also, ask me how it is to be a Booth student's partner and then become a Booth student.
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Undergraduate School/Major: I attended Universidad de Lima and majored in systems engineering.
Prior to Booth: Prior to Booth, I worked for IBM in high-end servers sales for 2 years in Peru, for Lenovo in PM consumer products for 5 years (Latin America) and for Mobilart S.A.C. (Co-founder and Director) in Peru.
Activities: Member of the Corporate Management and Strategy Group, High Tech Group, Management Consulting Group, Latin American Business Group, Dean's Student Admissions Committee (DSAC), Investment Banking Group and the Operations Strategy Group.
Summer internship plans: I am recruiting for general management in high tech companies or management consulting.
Why did you choose to attend Chicago Booth? I was looking for a business school that was mainly focused on analytics, that would teach me how to think, not what to think, that had a strong finance program that could fill my gaps and in a city that could offer my wife a broad range of things to do both academically and personally.
What do you consider a "must visit" place in Chicago? LPF and Booth Live! When I came to Chicago I did not intend to visit Booth, but after my Booth Live experience I realized that this was the place for me to be!
Ask me about...: Why it makes sense to choose Booth if you are not interested in finance, why Booth is the best fit for international students, about the support that Chicago and Booth offer to partners, and why I think that Peru will benefit from a wave of Boothies like Chile did with the Chicago Boys!
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Undergraduate School/Major: I obtained my bachelor in business administration from Universidad del Pacifico.
Prior to Booth: Prior to Booth, I worked in sales and trading at Citibank in Peru.
Activities: Member of the Investment Management Group, Latin American Business Group, Management Consulting Group and the Soccer Club.
Career plans: I did my internship at McKinsey & Co. and will go back after graduation.
Why did you choose to attend Chicago Booth? After visiting several schools, I only applied to the three MBA programs that gave me the best opportunities to develop as a professional and grow as an individual. I was accepted to two schools, and after visiting the campus and talking with students and alumni, I knew that Chicago would give me a challenging environment, a flexible curriculum with a proven faculty, and impressively strong career services support to pursue my goal of switching careers. In addition to all this, I do believe that the city of Chicago is an amazing place to enjoy the MBA life since it gives many great opportunities to find the balance in a highly demanding academic program.
What do you consider a "must visit" place in Chicago? As a person who is really passionate about tourism, I have done the architectural boat tour 3 times and it has always been amazing. Going through the river while listening about the city's history and the stories behind the impressive buildings is awesome. Additionally, as a huge sports fan, having competitive NFL, NHL and NBA teams has made attending games unbelievable experiences that I am sure everybody would enjoy.
Ask me about...: Why I believe Booth is the best school on the planet and I will prove it to you.
