Getting Into a Top MBA Program

Panel Discussion with Top B-School Alums

NetSAP Boston invites you to join us for a tightly packed panel discussion on getting into a top business program!

Our panelists are Alumni from Top BSchools such as HBS, University of Houston, Sloan and Northeastern. They will share their experiences and give you insight into the focus areas at top business schools (Executive & Full-time programs) which will help you identify areas from your own experience that you can highlight in your application. Know your career options after an MBA and how an MBA can change your life.

We also have, Sandy Kreisberg, a frequently cited business school admissions expert who has assisted hundreds of applicants be placed at schools such as Harvard, Wharton, Stanford, and Sloan. He will provide you with the tone, sensibility, and ethos that each school looks for in an essay.

• Sandy Kreisberg, Founder, Cambridge Essay Services
• Anu Chitrapu, Wealth & Investment Management Group, Bank of America; MIT Sloan Alumni
• Andrew Menter, CEO, Highland Campus Health; University of Houston MBA Alum
• Tushneem Dharmagadda, IP Design, Analog Devices; High Tech MBA Program, Northeastern University
• Keri Hoyt, Vice President of Marketing, The Princeton Review; Wharton Alum
• Abhishek Jain,   Associate, The Blackstone Group; Harvard Business School Alum

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Where:	Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge 20th Floor, 111 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02118
When:	Thursday, May 15th
Time and agenda:	6:30 – 7:00PM Registration and Networking 7:00 – 8:30PM Panel Discussion 8:30 – 9:00PM Informal Q&A and Networking
Cost:	NetSAP Members: $5 Non-Members: $15     (Sign up for Membership to get discounts) SABA GB Members: $5     (Please read below to sign up) Price includes dinner & drinks
Registration:	For instructions on how to register, Click here Close[X] Instructions to Register Click on Register button above You will be taken to NetIP North America Member Connections website. If you are a current NetSAP member or have registered on the North America Members Connections website, Sign In with your username & password. If you do not remember or know your password, retrieve it by clicking on 'Forgot Pasword' and entering your Email ID Once you login, you will be taken to the Registration Page If you are not a Member, Register for free on the North America Member Connections website. Get a username and password. Login and register for the event. Members of South Asian Bar Association of Greater Boston (SABA GB) can attend the NetSAP MBA Panel Discussion at NetSAP member price($5).SABA GB members can purchase tickets for the event by clicking here. (Please note that this form is for SABA GB members ONLY; SABA membership status will be double-checked!) Due to security clearance at the building, we recommend that you register in advance! Walkins may be restricted and charged more! Price includes dinner & drinks!
Contact:	Sangita or Kiran, Professional chairs at professional@netsapboston.org
Panelists Bios Sanford Kreisberg, Founder, Cambridge Essay Services Sandy is the founder of Cambridge Essay Services, an admissions consulting firm for applicants to elite business schools. Since 1995, Sandy has helped place hundreds of applicants into such leading business schools as Harvard Business School, Wharton, Stanford, Sloan, Columbia, Kellogg and Chicago. The Improper Bostonian noted that "His savvy with regard to elite programs--including (but not only) those at Harvard, Stanford and Penn's Wharton School--encompasses the particular tone, sensibility and ethos that each school looks for in an essay." Sandy is frequently cited as an expert on admissions to MBA programs. He has been featured in articles in the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and the Harvard Crimson. Sandy also appeared on The Today Show on CBS in 2005. Sandy is the former Director of Communications at the MIT-Sloan Business School and taught Expository Writing at Harvard for eight years, specializing in the personal essay. He holds an M.A. in English Literature from Harvard Anu Chitrapu , Alum MIT Sloan; Wealth & Investment Management Group,Bank of America Anu Chitrapu holds an MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management. Prior to Sloan, Anu worked in Product Marketing and Business Development at CellExchange, Endeca and iBelong. While at Sloan, Anu was editor of the Sloan newspaper, VP in the Social Entrepreneurship Club and maintained a very highly visited journal on the Sloan admissions site. In addition, she was a teaching assistant for “Global Markets” and also a new course on India & China. Anu now works with the Wealth & Investment Management group at Bank of America. With a degree in Physics from India and an MS in Information Systems from the University of Texas, Anu has several years of experience in the Enterprise Software space. On a personal note, Anu is a writer of contemporary fiction and some of her recent work can be found at www.sulekha.com. Anu is an active member of the TiE Women’s Initiative. Anu’s interests include Entrepreneurship in Developing countries and Public-Private sector partnerships. Andrew Menter, CEO, Highland Campus Health; Alum University of Houston Mr. Menter has wide-ranging experience in all facets of corporate finance, capital formation, mergers and acquisitions, negotiations, business development, corporate governance and legal affairs. His Wall Street experience includes tenures at both J.P. Morgan Chase & Co, specializing in mergers and acquisitions, and an international European-based firm specializing in fixed-income products. He earned a B.A. from Brown University and his Juris Doctor and Masters in Business Administration (Concentration in Finance) from The University of Houston. Tushneem Dharamagadda, IP Design, Analog Devices; High Tech Executive MBA Program, Northeastern University Tushneem has over seven years of experience in areas as varied as technology, non-profit leadership, fund-raising, and management. Tushneem works for Analog Devices Inc. (ADI) in the area of Intellectual Property Design Management and Automation. At ADI, he has developed and managed products and methodologies for reusing IC semi-conductor designs particularly in the area of SoC’s (System on Chips). He invented patent-pending automated design methodologies that save considerable costs for the company. Tushneem is actively involved with several non-profits in the New-England region, helping and advising them on fund-raising, branding, outreach and growth. He is the President of Network of South Asian Professionals of Boston, a chapter of Network of Indian Professionals. He is responsible for turning around the organization during his 3 years at the helm. Tushneem is also the Conference Co-Chair for the 17th Annual NetIP Conference 2008 scheduled to be held in Boston. He leads several initiatives at TiE Boston and is involved with Indian Business Club at MIT and the MITCIO Conference organized by the Sloan Alumni Club at MIT. Tushneem has a MS in Electrical & Computer Engineering from University of Arizona and is currently pursuing an MBA from the High Tech Executive MBA program at Northeastern University. Abhishek Jain, Associate, The Blackstone Group; Harvard Business School Alum Abhishek is currently an Associate at The Blackstone Group working on investing in India, which manages over $2.0 billion of assets under management in India. Abhishek covers the following sectors in India: power/energy, logistics, education, railroad, agriculture, sugar, and select private transactions. Prior to Blackstone, Abhishek was an investment professional at ICICI Venture Fund Management located in Mumbai, India. Prior to ICICI Venture, Abhishek worked in the Private Equity Group of Bain & company, where he evaluated investment opportunities for Private Equity clients. In total, Abhishek evaluated over fifteen investments during his tenure. At Bain & Company he also worked in a consulting capacity dealing with strategic and operational issues facing C-level general managers. At Bain, he analyzed customer and market requirements and designed business solutions for products in retail, technology, real estate, and travel/leisure companies. Abhishek started his career in investment banking at Goldman Sachs. Abhishek received his Bachelors degree from University of Southern California, where he graduated with honors and was a recipient of multiple prestigious scholarships and has received his MBA from Harvard Business School. Keri Hoyt, Vice President of Marketing, The Princeton Review; Wharton Alum Since starting with The Princeton Review in 1990 in California, Keri taught GMAT, MCAT, SAT and SAT II programs. During her time, she’s taught hundreds of courses and helped thousands of students prepare for their standardized exams. Of her recent students, one scored an 800 and another 6 scored 780-790. Keri is an excellent resource for all questions about the admissions process. She holds an MBA from Wharton with specialization in Entrepreneurial Leadership and Marketing. Additionally, several members of The Princeton Review's GMAT team will be joining this session to address your standardized test questions or concerns. For decades their expertise has been helping young professionals to improve their GMAT scores. The Princeton Review's exceptional instructors and timely, challenging materials have made The Princeton Review an industry leader in GMAT-preparation. Executive Director-Jed Smith, Director of Marketing-Kyle Matis, and selected GMAT instructors will all be in attendance. Feel free to ask them any question large or small!