The alumnae coming out of MIT Sloan are CEOs, company founders, military personnel, and much more. On top of serving MIT Sloan, their own companies, and the country, these alumnae are also serving each other.
“MIT Sloan helped us to go through this experience, inspired us to push ourselves, and gave us confidence,” says Bindu Chanagala, SFMBA ’23, and co-founder of nurtur. “As entrepreneurs, we don’t have time to post jobs. There are so many résumés coming our way, it’s difficult to filter through them. But as soon as I see a résumé from someone from MIT Sloan, I know the school has already done the vetting for us.”
Chanagala’s company, nurtur, which she co-founded with Kristen Ellefson, SFMBA ’23, is one of many examples of MIT Sloan alumnae supporting each other in the professional world.
"When entrepreneurs decide to do something truly innovative, they’re willing to work incredibly hard to make it happen. I’ve seen that over and over again in my first eight months at MIT," says MIT President Sally Kornbluth.
We celebrate our students and alumnae who are making waves at MIT Sloan and beyond.
My advice would be to learn and then to take a pause, to think and take that thinking with you to the workforce when you leave.
When you leave MIT, you often wonder how you can remain linked to its unique ecosystem.
Literacy is the path to inspire and be inspired, to open minds and hearts, uniting us to imagine and build a better future together.
It’s important to go out there and listen, to seek the truth, and to be open to the fact that there may be more than one side to every story.
Go with your gut. Sometimes something will look like the smartest thing to do, but your gut is telling you a lot of information about what will really work for you.
I have classmates with giant perspectives and unique expertise in places all over the world. It’s remarkable.
Success will require continued curiosity and the ability to “connect the dots” between seemingly disparate ideas. It is important that we shape the ever-changing human-technology interface to maximize human strengths and skills alongside those of emerging technologies and work towards the best impact on real lives and livelihoods.
Drinking from the firehose is real, even after you graduate. A lot of alumni have reached out to ask how they can help, and we plan on taking advantage of this network for as long as we can.
Building relationships and doing good for the community all comes back to you in spades, while fostering your own continued growth and development.
I am grateful to continue serving the Institute through fostering innovation, mentorship, and community engagement.
Part of what MIT Sloan and MIT encourage you to do is explore new avenues and new opportunities.
We are continuously grateful for the connections we’ve made and for the experience we had at MIT Sloan.
