Simran Arora (M&T’19) is currently a PhD student at Stanford studying Computer Science. She visited campus this summer to meet with M&TSI students and recently sat down with us to discuss her M&T experience and why she decided to pursue her post-graduation path. Q: You’re currently a PhD student in…Read More
M&T For Life
Reed Ginsberg, M&T’18 is a Lead Mechanical Engineer at SpaceX where he is working on the biggest rocket ever created, which is expected to visit Mars one day.
Before Reed was an official M&T, he was an M&TSI student, and he recently visited campus to meet with this year’s students and talk about his career. Herewith he discusses his career, where he hopes to be in the next five to ten years, and his advice for current students.…Read More
Jeff Grimes, M&T’15 is an entrepreneur and the co-founder of Shades, a mobile app that aims to be the future of news and information.
Jeff recently visited campus to meet with summer’s M&TSI students to talk about his career and how the M&T Program helped shape his career path. We recently sat down with him to ask him about campus life and his post-graduation experiences. Herewith are his responses. Q: How did you learn…Read More
Q&A with PAIP Interviewer Shane Lipson and Freshman Maggie Schwierking
The Penn Alumni Interview Program is dedicated to offering an interview to every undergraduate applicant to the University of Pennsylvania. In doing so, Penn applicants can advocate for themselves by providing Penn Admissions with information they might not otherwise find in their application, as well as learn from alumni about…Read More
Seth Thayumanavan, M&T’24
We recently sat down with Seth Thayumanavan (M&T’24) who was awarded the Naren Udayagiri Scholarship in recognition of outstanding scholarly achievements to the School and University community. He explains why he won the scholarship, his time in the M&T program, and his plans for after graduation. Q: Congratulations on receiving…Read More
During this year’s M&T Summit, Garrett Reisman, M&T’90 sat down for a fireside chat with Faculty Director Gad Allon.
Garrett is a NASA veteran who flew on all three Space Shuttles. When he left NASA in 2011, he joined Elon Musk at SpaceX, where he served in multiple capacities, most recently as the Director of Space Operations. He’s currently a professor of astronautical engineering at the University of Southern…Read More
Founders, Connor Chong, M&T’20 & Steffen Cornwell, M&T’20, discuss Keep.id which empower those who are experiencing homelessness to obtain, secure, and utilize identification
Lacking formal identification is a prevalent issue among homeless individuals, and it bars them from accessing many basic social and financial services in the United States – services that can help break the cycle of homelessness. Keep.id, which began as a senior design project, has evolved into a 501(c)(3) non-profit…Read More
Founder of SQN Investors Amish Mehta, M&T’95 talks about his career path, how the M&T Program helped him get where he is today, and his advice for current students.
Q: What is your current role? AM: I’ve been an investor in or CEO of software companies for the last 25 years. My core focus is small- and mid-cap public software companies in North America. My investing approach combines my private equity and operating backgrounds. Today, I invest in public…Read More
Neil Danzger, M&T’85 is the founder of Danzger Group and a career consultant dedicated to helping people find fulfilling, sustaining work.
Neil has coached and advised many young adults on careers and job searches, helping them to move into exciting new full-time jobs and internships. We talked to Neil about the impact the M&T Program has had on his career path and the valuable advice he has for current students and…Read More
Nina Lu, M&T’15
Nina Lu graduated from Penn’s M&T Program in 2015. She recently sat down with us to talk about her career path thus far and how her time with M&T helped shape where she is today. What is your current role? NL: I’m a venture capital investor focused on growth-stage investments.…Read More