The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Chicago BoothMeet the Students
Global backgrounds. Career changers. Experience in investment banking, health care, and operations. Future impact investors, marketers, venture capitalists, and consultants. Learn more about Chicago Booth from this group of second-year students.
Class of 2012
Fred Luminoso
Fred, a former marine who was deployed twice in Operation Iraqi Freedom, came to Booth to facilitate his transition to the civilian world and a career in investment banking.
Dipa Talati
Dipa wants to pursue a career in pharma or biotech investing. She was attracted to Booth because of the interdisciplinary Certificate in Health Administration Studies.
John Tough
John, who’s interested in clean-tech venture capital, believes the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship has been a major resource.
Donna Wu
One of the reasons Donna, a former consultant with IBM Global Business Services, chose Booth was she wanted to be in a major city where she would have easy access to a large number of corporations and companies.
Allegra Harris
A marketer with an undergraduate degree in English, Allegra was attracted to Booth’s data-driven approach to marketing, and cites the Kilts Center and its Nielsen data sets as major draws.
Carmelo Barbaro
After his first year at Booth, Carmelo, a former urban planner who initially intended to pursue opportunities in community development finance, discovered a passion for management consulting.
Alex Olea
A former engineer from Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Alex has chosen concentrations in accounting, finance, and strategic management because he wants to pursue opportunities in investment banking.
Rungano Nyambuya
An aspiring impact investor from Mutare, Zimbabwe, Rungano Nyambuya is working with professor Linda Darragh on State Department–sponsored research into impact investing in South Africa.
Class of 2011
Jeremy Schellin
Jeremy, a University of Wisconsin graduate, came to Booth from General Mills to expand his marketing background with quantitative skills.
Justine Chiou
A history and literature Harvard graduate, Justine relied on Booth's solid academics to successfully switch careers.
Rahul Choraria
A native of India with a background in consulting, Rahul chose Booth for the flexible curriculum and leadership opportunities, which helped him become a confident leader.
Kristin Connall
Kristin leveraged her background in private equity and built expertise in real estate by taking concentrations in finance and strategic management.