GSAS: Leveraging Your PhD: Why Employers Value Your Skills

Hear about the career transition experiences of Griffin GSAS alumni working in a variety of jobs outside academe. Alumni from the humanities, social sciences, and STEM fields will discuss their own career decision-making, how they adapted to jobs outside academia, and how the skills and knowledge they developed during their graduate programs influenced their success. Harvard Griffin GSAS Dean Emma Dench will offer framing remarks and Dr. Michelle Soriano ’07 (Chiesi) will moderate. You’ll also be able to speak with alumni about their specific jobs and career paths in break-out rooms.

Panelists:

Leveraging Your PhD panelists

Moderator Dr. Michelle Soriano (Chiesi) PhD ’07, biochemistry & molecular pharmacology

  • Dr. Mia Blakstad (World Bank) PhD ’21, population health sciences
  • Dr. Coleman Connelly (Deloitte) PhD’ 16, classical philology
  • Dr. Latif Nasser (Radiolab) PhD ’14, history of science
  • Dr. Deshawn Sambrano (Activision) PhD ’23, psychology
  • Dr. Randa Wahbe (ReThink Media) PhD ’24, anthropology
  • Dr. Ariel Yeh (Prime Medicine Inc.) PhD ’20, speech and hearing bioscience and technology
  • Dr. Michele Zemplenyi (US Dept. of Energy) AB ’13, PhD ’20, biostatistics

If you have accessibility needs or questions related to this event, please contact mcs@fas.harvard.edu.

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