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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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 hosted a Fireside Chat with Ashley Brady, Sr Manager of Systems Engineering, Sports Medicine at Smith+Nephew and MIT MEM alumna on February 09, 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 Ashley about her career path, her experiences with managing projects and more recently, transitioning from managing projects to managing people.

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MEMPC hosted a Fireside Chat on Product Management on 08 Dec ’23 with Jigar Shah, Sr Product Manager at Asana, JHU MSEM ’19, Olha Karaiman, Product Manager at Fanatics, JHU MSEM ’21 and JJ Rorie, Lecturer at Johns Hopkins University and CEO of Great Product Management.

Watch a recording of the conversation below where the speakers talk about the roles and responsibilities of a Product Manager, the skill sets you need to succeed as a Product Manager and myths and misconceptions around the role.

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