Career narratives rarely unfold in a perfectly linear way. While it's natural to focus on promotions, accomplishments, and career milestones, many professionals also have challenging chapters that are ...

After nearly two decades across strategy, media, and product leadership roles, June Han (MBA 2014) made a decision that reshaped her career: she stepped away from corporate leadership to build ...

Before coming to HBS, Ira Renfrew (MBA 2014) approached his early career as a series of experiments. He worked internationally across management consulting, a social impact startup in China and India, ...

Kunal Modi (MBA/MPP 2013) doesn’t have to walk far from his office in San Francisco’s City Hall to confront the problem he has been tasked to solve. Just steps away, in Civic Center Plaza, the ...

For Javier Rodriguez Del Campo (MBA 2024), navigating a nonlinear career has never felt like drifting—it has been an intentional pursuit of growth. Born in Arequipa, Peru, and raised in Lima, he has ...

I walked onto the Harvard Business School campus in 2018 with a clear goal in mind: I wanted to be a founder. Yet, along with the big dreams born from watching my dad build businesses, I was also ...

Nicole Ledoux (MBA 2008) shares how a personal experience sparked an unexpected pivot from finance to entrepreneurship, launching the healthy snack brand 88 Acres with no background in the food ...

Camron Yarber (MBA 2016) reflects on building a purpose-driven career and redefining success after a family health challenge. Discover more career stories and perspectives in our full alumni video ...

Lindsay Muller (MBA 2024) reflects on the impact of career coaching in her pivot from consulting to health care, from early career planning to managing the strategic yet introspective process of ...

Jeffrey Tillus (MBA 2020) shares how resilience, persistence, and a long-term mindset helped him in his career switch and the unexpected turns that can come with job searching in a difficult market.

Elenor Mak (MBA 2007) shares how an unexpected career path and a doll inspired by her daughter helped her integrate identity and purpose. Discover more career stories and perspectives in our full ...

Each year, some HBS students take the initiative to create their own summer internships—often reaching out to alumni for guidance, conversation, or to pitch a potential project. These students may not ...