Meet an Alum sessions are informal opportunities to build your industry knowledge and make connections with General Course alumni.
In this session, you'll have the chance to meet alumni working in the fields of data, tech and digital innovation. You can ask the alumni about their day-to-day job, how they got into their role, and for any other career-related advice or tips they’ve picked up from their career journey so far.
This event will be particularly useful if you are:
- thinking about the realities of a career in this area or a related sector
- curious about the sort of work and responsibilities jobs in this area can entail
- interested in finding out how utilising the experience of studying at LSE can be used to get ahead in this area
- keen to build your connections
Meet the Speakers:
Zuzana Manhart (LinkedIn). Zuzana joined LSE from the Haverford College to study on the General Course in 2014-15. After graduating with a BA in Mathematics and Economics, she undertook an MSc in Computational Statistics and Machine Learning at UCL. Zuzana is now a data scientist at WovenLight, a private equity firm that specialises in utilising data analytics to maximise value creation for its clients.
Darcy Gleeson (LinkedIn). Darcy is a first-generation graduate of the University of Southern California, where she received her B.A. in International Relations & Global Business. She studied in the LSE General Course in 2017-18, and returned to London for a graduate role at IBM iX, IBM’s digital transformation agency in 2019. Now a Senior Digital Consultant, she supports retail and healthcare clients to design and implement seamless experiences for their users. Alongside her client projects, she also supports diversity and inclusion initiatives within the technology industry, mentors early professionals and hosts an IBM internal podcast series. Prior to working at IBM, she had roles in advocacy and social justice organising, employer branding and marketing.
Perry Skoutelas (Linkedin). Perry studied on the General Course at LSE in 2006-2007. After undergrad, Perry worked in finance at Morgan Stanley as an Analyst and Associate before moving into technology. Over the last ten years, Perry has worked and consulted in Finance and Data roles at a variety of early and late-stage technology companies including; Etsy, Grubhub, and Seed - Series A companies from venture networks such as Y Combinator, Union Square Ventures, and 1871. Perry is currently launching a new venture-backed technology company.
You may like to read LSE Careers' list of information interview questions for ideas of what you can ask the alumni.
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