Student Blogs

See how our bloggers balance studies and social lives, come to grasp complicated management concepts, awaken to new career prospects, and more. Follow along as they reflect on the intense and rewarding life of an MIT Sloan MBA student.

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FRANCESCO BALDISSERRI '11

Hi, I'm Francesco Baldisserri, from the 2011 MBA class of MIT Sloan. I grew up in Italy where I graduated in Computer Science engineering; I was particularly interested in Operations Research and in summer 2006 I worked as visiting researcher at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
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LUKE BEHNKE '11

My name is Lucas (Luke) Behnke, and I am a member of the MIT Sloan class of 2011. I am originally from Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN. I graduated for the University of Wisconsin - Madison (go Badgers!) where I majored in Mechanical Engineering and minored in business.
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SHAYNA HARRIS '11

I'm a 2011 Sloanie student with a passion for social justice and sustainability. A native Chicagoan, I've spent the better part of the last decade in Boston. I gained a dual B.A. in International Relations and Political Science from Boston University, and then worked for 6+ years at Oxfam America, an international development and human rights organization.
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DEIRDRE HATFIELD '10

I am originally from the Boston area and graduated in 2008 from Boston University where I played golf and studied for a degree in Mathematics. I am enjoying my MBA experience at MIT Sloan. It has been truly rewarding, exciting, and more than I ever dreamed it could be.
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YOOMI HONG '11

I was born in Uruguay and raised in Belgium, South Korea, Singapore, Chile, Colombia and the U.S. After graduating from Rice University with a degree in Computational and Applied Mathematics, I worked for Lehman Brothers' real estate principal investment group in Seoul until Lehman went bankrupt. Read more >>

JUSTIN JENSEN '11

I'm an entrepreneur and a tech fanatic. I grew up in Houston, TX and attended the University of Texas at Austin (Mechanical Engineering & Business) for my undergraduate studies. Read more >>

MERCEDES POLITI '11

To give you a brief description about myself, I was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and have a background in Economics. I studied my BA and MA in Economics in Argentina and have worked in both a stock brokerage firm in Buenos Aires and in the World Bank in Washington DC. Read more >>

NICOLE ZENEL '11

I am originally from Hockessin, Delaware. I graduated in 2007 from the University of Miami (FL) with a Bachelor of Health Science degree and a minor in Business Administration. I have spent the last two years living in the Northern Virginia area working for a private education company. Read more >>