My journey to Tauber wasn’t traditional, but I absolutely have no regrets.  I actually decided to join the Tauber Institute just a week before school started and was admitted off the waitlist during the first week of school.  During my application journey and time as a prospective student, I knew I was interested in Operations but wasn’t sure about a specialized curriculum.

Coming into Ross I had planned to pivot into consulting. Prior to business school, I spent four years working in merchandise operations at a retailer. I was pretty set on the consulting recruiting path and doing so in the traditional way until I attended the Operations & Supply Chain Alumni Panel. There I heard from several Tauber alumni who went into consulting after graduating and were able to both pursue consulting and gain an operations-focused education. While I had exposure to Operations in my pre-MBA job and worked adjacent to Supply Chain, I wanted to formalize that less traditional operations experience and learn where the concepts and methodologies I used every day originated.

What I’ve experienced so far after joining Tauber has checked so many boxes and more. I’ve been fortunate enough to have found a wonderful community of like-minded peers, to have a cross-disciplinary education, and to have just wrapped up a fabulous Tauber team project experience at The Estée Lauder Companies in Online Supply Chain. I’m excited to see what year 2 has in store!