We asked rising second-year MBA students to check in from their summer internships, where they are applying the lessons of their first year at Yale SOM.
Internship Spotlight: Sara Paredes Echeverri ’25, Bloodworks Northwest
A summer internship at a nonprofit blood bank that supplies hospitals across the Pacific Northwest helped Sara Parades Echeverri clarify her career goals.
Internship Spotlight: Jason Liu ’25, United Nations Capital Development Fund
Jason Liu ’25 spent his summer supporting a UN investment fund that provides capital to the world’s 45 least developed countries.
Internship Spotlight: Saskia Rohde ’25, Broadscale Group
A summer internship with a venture capital firm investing in renewable energy technologies taught Saskia Rohde ’25 the meaning of “disruption for good.”
Internship Spotlight: William Zhang ’25, U.S. Department of Energy
William Zhang ’25 says his internship researching the future of electric aviation inspired him to pursue a career in public service.
Internship Spotlight: Jordan Greer ’25, Procter & Gamble
For Jordan Greer ’25, participation in the Discovery Projects, an experiential course from the Yale Center for Customer Insights, prepared her to develop comprehensive marketing solutions in her summer internship.
Internship Spotlight: Kshitij Dutt ’25, Winnebago Industries
Kshitij Dutt ’25 says that participating in the Discovery Projects, an experiential course from the Yale Center for Customer Insights, equipped him with the skills to address complex organizational design questions at a storied company.
Internship Spotlight: Laurence Spekterman ’24, KIPP DC
Laurence Spekterman ’24 looks at his summer internship, where he applied the business and management skills he learned in the classroom in an education context.
Internship Spotlight: Daniel Joseph ’24, Nike, Inc.
Daniel Joseph ’24 says participating in the YCCI Discovery Project provided the solid foundation in marketing he needed to succeed in a summer internship with Nike’s Global Consumer Insights Organization.
Internship Spotlight: Ray Mattioli ’24, Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation
Ray Mattioli ’24 says leaning into what he learned in the core curriculum helped him succeed in a summer internship in the sustainability space.
Internship Spotlight: Edison Siu ’24, J.P. Morgan Private Bank
Edison Siu ’24 says the skills learned in his Negotiations and Behavioral Finance courses helped when working at J.P. Morgan Private Bank this summer.