Alumni Profiles
Salmaan Jaffery, MBA ’01
Better banking in Dubai As a consultant with PricewaterhouseCoopers in Dubai, Salmaan Jaffery advises banks on how to operate more effectively. But since moving to the Middle East in 2008, […]
An Able Navigator
Demir Sabanci, MBA ’99, President, chairman, and founder, Sedes Holding, and president and CEO of Sedesco Inc Two pieces of art dominate the main boardroom at Sedes Holding, Demir Sabanci’s […]
Olga Narvskaia, MBA ’06
Growing Dropbox If a startup is a company designed to grow fast, then Dropbox, the online storage firm, still fits the model. Since Olga Narvskaia joined the San Francisco-based company […]
Victoria Chen, MBA ’10
Breathe Deep Victoria Chen immediately noticed something was different when she landed at Shanghai Pudong International Airport last December. Though it was nearly 11 p.m. and the food court was […]
In Memoriam: Wilbur Parker ’50, MBA ’50
Cornell’s first African-American MBA broke barriers throughout his career The Johnson community was saddened to learn of the passing of Wilbur Parker ’50, MBA ’50, Cornell’s first African-American MBA and […]
Kate Capossela, MBA ’09
Blending Social Change with Business Leadership When she isn’t working as chief strategist at MK Ellison Advisors in San Francisco, Kate Capossela might be volunteering with a program that teaches […]
Faizan S. Syed, MBA ’09
Setting The Parameters In 2011, Faizan S. Syed, MBA ’09, left investment banking and returned to his native Pakistan to start an herbal products business. Before he could, his family […]
Shelley Saxena, MBA ’03
A new prescription for health-care delivery Bringing health-care services to rural patients in India for about $10 a year, Sevamob combines seva, meaning “service” in Hindi, with mobile technology. True […]
Jay Walker, ’77
Once a curator of travel deals, Walker now curates ideas When it comes to intellectual property, few countries rival the United States. Yet according to Jay Walker ’77, the U.S. […]