Part-Time MBA Student Profile Aron Branam

Aron Branam: 00:00
My favorite thing about Booth is the Friday evening when I show up and I get to see all of the great people at the University of Chicago. I can’t tell you how good that feeling is. I don’t just travel for school, I travel for work also. Being in a different city for school versus for work, it allows me to focus 100 percent on the weekend on my MBA. I work for a global renewable energy company, managing a portfolio of projects throughout the development life cycle. As a project manager, I’ve spent most of my life on the engineering side, but I was really looking to boost my financial and economic acumen. That’s really what drew me to Booth.

Aron Branam: 00:36
I’ve applied what I’ve learned at the University of Chicago from day one, when I took Financial Accounting, and looking at how we would allocate costs was very relevant to me in my industry. For me, the biggest thing has been understanding the management of people and taking on that leadership role. I’ve been promoted twice since starting Booth. I think that vote of confidence is really how your managers and your superiors reflect on your experience at Booth. There are two exciting moments in my week. One is when I go home to my wife, and number two is coming here to be at Booth.