Africa
Cameroon
Yannick Dior Sikam
Undergraduate Institution: Mercy College
Previous Industry: Consulting, General Management and Internal Audit
Summer Internship: Investment Banking, Financial Institutions Group at Wells Fargo Securities
Asia
China
Qi (Eric) Dong
Undergraduate Institution: Nanjing University
Previous Industry: High-Tech
Summer Internship: General Management Development, Danaher
Chen Su
Undergraduate Institution: Beijing Jiao Tong University
Previous Industry: Telecom
Summer Internship: Google
Chuanming (Mark) Sun
Undergraduate Institution: Shanghai Jiaotong University
Undergraduate Major: Computer Science and Technlogy
Summer Internship: Management Consulting in Shanghai, China
India
Mansi Agarwal
Undergraduate Institution: M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology
Undergraduate Major: Instrumentation and Electrical Engineering
Summer Internship: Brookside Management Consulting
Adhiraj Badyal
Undergraduate Institution: National Institute of Technology, Karnataka
Undergraduate Major: Engineering - Information Technology
Summer Internship: Strategy Consulting, Fidelity Investments
"My First Year at Darden taught me how to structure my arguments in order to create a desired impact."
Rohit Gupta
Undergraduate Institution: Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad
Undergraduate Major: Computer Science
Summer Internship: Hubcasa (a tech start-up that helps businesses and individuals manage their online profiles)
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Deependra Hamal
Undergraduate Institution: National Institute of Technology, Warangal
Undergraduate Major: Electronics and Communications
Summer Internship: Finance Management Intern, Microsoft
"My First Year at Darden taught me the knack of dealing with ambiguities in various business contexts-- something that I have relied on extensively this summer!"
Kartik Krishnan
Undergraduate Institution: National Institute of Technology, Calicut
Undergraduate Major: Civil Engineering
Summer Internship: PRGX
Himanshu Singh
Undergraduate Institution: Birla Institute of Technology Mesra, Ranchi
Previous Industry: Consulting, Pricewaterhouse Coopers India
"It is amazing how the case method can teach you to be a leader, an efficient speaker and a sincere listener all at once! Every day in class, I have a light bulb moment and I tell myself - this is awesome."
Philippines
Cyrus John Acla
Undergraduate Institution:De La Salle University
Undergraduate Major:Accounting
Summer Internship: McKinsey & Company
Paul Frederick O. Manlapig
Undergraduate Institution:De La Salle University
Previous Industry:Financial Audit
Summer Internship:Darden Business Incubator Summer Intern
Singapore and Vietnam
Nhat Nguyen
Undergraduate Institution: Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Previous Industry: Engineering, Consulting/Financial Services
"I chose Darden because of its close-knit community, phenomenal professors and rigorous focus on academics. You have to be at Darden to really feel the camaraderie and how close the Darden community is. Faculty and staff, students and alumni all do their best to support your transformation from who you are to a future business leader."
South Korea
Jae Hoon Jung
Undergraduate Institution: Yonsei University
Previous Industry: Airline
Future Plans: Private Equity and Venture Capital
Yunki Kim
Undergraduate Institution: Yonsei University
Previous Industry: IT Management Consulting
Summer Internship: Mad Hatter Foods
Taiwan
Hsien Ting Kuo
Undergraduate Institution: National Dong Hwa University
Major: Computer Science
Graduate School: National Tsing Hua University
Major: Computer Science
Future Plans: Management Consulting or General Management
Europe
Bulgaria and Greece
Elena Iltcheva
Undergraduate Institution: Gardner-Webb University
Previous Industry: Financial Services
Future Plans: Corporate Finance, General Management
Czech Republic and Slovakia
Marek Benko
Undergraduate Institution: University of British Columbia
Previous Industry: Economics
Summer Internship: Martimex Alfa in Slovakia
"Skills acquired at Darden in valuation of a company, managerial understanding of accounting, as well as financial statements, were key in my summer internship. These skills helped me in difficult decision making and negotiations regarding the future of the company."
Denmark
Rasmus Rasmussen
Undergraduate Institution: University of Copenhagen
Previous Industry: Government
Summer Internship: Corporate Finance, Microsoft
Future Plans: Finance, Technology, Media and Telecom
Great Britain
Graham Gillam
Undergraduate Institution: University of Bath
Undergraduate Major: Business
France
Benjamin Morisseau
Undergraduate Institution: Ecole Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr
Undergraduate Major: Engineering (Master Degree)
"I was looking for more than just an MBA degree. I was looking for an exceptional learning experience, which would allow me to strengthen both my analytical and my
leaderships skills within a collaborative environment. When I came to visit Darden, I immediately knew that it was a good match. I noticed that everybody, from the students to the faculty members, is engaged in the case method. And this engagement creates the common ground of a very close community - the Darden community."
Portugal
Pedro Simoes
Undergraduate Institution: Universidade Catolica Portuguesa, Porto
Previous Industry: Business Administration
Summer Internship: Strategy Manager Intern, Cummins
Nuno Carepa
Undergraduate Institution: NOVA School of Business and Economics, Lisbon
Undergraduate Major: Business Administration
Summer Internship: Universal Leaf Tobacco Company
"The hard working spirit of the Darden community prepared me for my internship at Universal Leaf Tobacco Company."
Russia
Anton Danichevski
Undergraduate Institution: Tel Aviv University
Summer Internship: Corporate Supply Chain, Crane Co.
Future Plans: Supply Chain and Operations Management
Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia and Macedonia
Djordje Minic
Undergraduate Institution: University of Megatrend
Previous Industry: General Management
Future Plans: Consulting
Spain
Ramon Romero
Undergraduate Institution: Universidad Autonoma de Madrid
Undergraduate Major: Business Administration
Summer Internship: Investment Banking, Bank of America - Merrill Lynch
Turkey
Deniz Balci
Undergraduate Institution: Gazi University (Ankara)
Summer Internship: Crane Co. Vending Machine Manufacturing
Future Plans: Crane Co. Vending Machine Manufacturing
"Although Darden is a challenging business school, I am spending the most beautiful two years of my life here. Not only am I learning about businesses at Darden, I also improve my communication skills with people who are coming from different cultures and speak different languages. The supportive environment and 100% case method make Darden experience unique and precious. I am proud of being a part of Darden School of Business. I definitely suggest Darden to people who are planning to get an MBA degree. After spending two years at Darden, you will become positively a different person."
Ukraine and Russia
Oleksandr (Alex) Bogun
Undergraduate Institution: Kharkiv State University of Economics, Ukraine
Previous Industry: Retail e-commerce
Future Plans: Management Consulting or Marketing
Latin America
Argentina
Juan Massot
Undergraduate Institution: Universidad Torcuato Di Tella
Previous Industry: Economics
Future Plans: News Corp - Fox International
Robustiano Freixas
Undergraduate Institution: Universidad Turcuato di Tella
Summer Internship: Business Manager, Amazon
"Darden's rigorous First Year provided fantastic training for Amazon's face-paced culture."
Brazil
Luiz Velloso
Undergraduate Institution: Universidade de São Paulo
Undergraduate Major: Business Administration
Summer Internship: SKY (DirecTV Brazil)
Chile
Michael Everard Wilson
Undergraduate Institution: Universidad de los Andes
Undergraduate Major: Business Administration
Summer Internship: Smart Furniture
Peru
Eduardo Escardo Cuadra
Undergraduate Institution: Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola
Undergraduate Major: Business Administration
Summer Internship: Private Banking, JP Morgan
Middle East
Egypt
Catherine Manfre
Undergraduate Institution: New York University
Undergraduate Major: Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, Economics minor
Future Plans: Helping companies expand into emerging markets
"I chose Darden because of the case method and its strong entrepreneurship program."
Israel
Shep Friedman
Undergraduate Institution: Bar-Ilan University
Undergraduate Major: Law and Economics
Summer Internship: Web Marketing Segmentation Analyst, Dominion Enterprises
Pakistan and United Arab Emirates
Arsalan Ahmed
Undergraduate Institution: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Previous Industry: Mechanical Engineering
Summer Internship: Tyco International