Fireside Chat with Aditya Iyer

Our final Fireside Chat for this year was with Aditya Iyer, Product Strategy and Operations at YouTube and USC MEM alumni on 22 November 2024.

Master of Engineering Management (MEM) students aspire to be leaders and leverage their understanding of both technology and business; be it leading projects, people, products or technology.

Aditya (Adi) has worked at the intersection of technology and analytics throughout his career, starting at WayFair, moving to Amazon, Google and now YouTube, where he now spearheads product promotions to drive ecosystem growth.

He credits MEM with giving him the knowledge and skills that enable him to engage effectively with all stakeholders from the engineering team to C-level executives.

Watch below to hear from Adi about his experience with MEM at USC, his professional journey starting in Business Intelligence and Data Analytics to his current role in Product Strategy and Operations and his tips for current and prospective students.

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Fireside Chat with Vignesh Ramaswamy

MEMPC hosted a Fireside Chat with Vignesh Ramaswamy, PV and Energy Storage Techno-Economic Analyst at NREL and Northwestern MEM alumni on Friday, October 18, 2024.

Master of Engineering Management (MEM) students aspire to be leaders and leverage their understanding of both technology and business; be it leading projects, people, products or technology.

Watch a recording of the conversation below to hear from Vignesh about his experience with MEM and his career path in roles at the intersection of renewable energy, techno-economic analyses, analytics and now policy.

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Fireside Chat with Kathryn Garbuzinski

Continuing our Fireside Chat series, MEMPC was excited to host a Fireside Chat with Kathryn Garbuzinksi, Complaint Engineering Management at MilliporeSigma and Cornell MEM alumna on 14 June 2024.

Master of Engineering Management (MEM) students aspire to be leaders and leverage their understanding of both technology and business; be it leading projects, people, products or technology.

Watch a recording of the conversation below to hear from Kathryn about her experience getting her MEM degree while working full-time, as well as transitioning into a leadership role and the skill sets required to be a successful leader.

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MEMPC Fall 2024 Joint Seminar 2

The second seminar of the Fall 2024 MEMPC Joint Seminar Series was hosted by Prof. Mark Werwath from Northwestern MEM program on the topic of “How Boeing Lost Its Engineering Culture”

You can watch the recording of the seminar below.

MEMPC Fall 2024 Joint Seminar 2

MEMPC Fall 2024 Joint Seminar 1

The first seminar of the first ever MEMPC Joint Seminar Series organized in Fall 2024 was hosted by Dr. Paul Lu of USC on the topic of “What are the current issues and challenges in Engineering Management?”

You can watch the recording of the seminar below.

MEMPC Joint Seminar 1 Recording

MEMPC Fall 2024 Joint Seminar 3

The third seminar of the Fall 2024 MEMPC Joint Seminar Series was hosted by Dr. Xiaoyan Hu and Dr. Luis Morales from Duke University’s MEM program on the topic of “Reflections on Tesla’s Culture and Approach to Innovation”

You can watch the recording of the seminar below.

MEMPC Fall 2024 Joint Seminar 3

MEMPC Joint Seminars – Fall 2024

In Fall 2024, we organized the first ever MEMPC Joint Seminars Series with MEM faculty from USC, Northwestern and Duke University each leading a seminar that was open to all MEMPC students.

The MEMPC students not only got to learn from MEM faculty from other MEMPC schools, but were also able to collaborate with students from other MEMPC schools as they broke out in smaller groups to discuss the case being presented.

Our heartfelt gratitude to Prof. Mark Werwath, Dr. Xiaoyan Hu, Prof. Luis Morales & Dr. Paul Lu for leading their seminars and being willing to pilot something new as well as USC’s iPodia Platform Team and the USC Engineering Management Students Association (EMSA) for their invaluable support in working through the logistics of the seminars.

You can watch the recording of the seminars using the links below.

We look forward to continuing the Joint Seminars series in Spring ’25. Stay tuned!

Seminar 1: Current and Future Challenges in the Field of Engineering Management, led by Dr. Paul Lu (USC).

Seminar 2: How Boeing Lost its Engineering Culture, led by Prof. Mark Werwath (Northwestern University).

Seminar 3: Reflections on Tesla’s Culture and Approach to Innovation, led by Dr. Xiaoyan Hu & Prof. Luis Morales (Duke University).