Product Management Panel Discussion organized by MEMPC Student Liaison & Organizing Committee

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MEMPC Student Liaison & Organizing Committee organized the first Product Management Panel Discussion & Networking Event on Friday, April 11 2025, for Master of Engineering Management (MEM) students from MEMPC member programs.

The students heard from four amazing MEM alumni, who are in product management across different industries, as they shared their experiences, expertise and insights about becoming a successful product manager; followed by an opportunity to connect with the panelists in a smaller groups.

Watch a recording of the panel discussion below.

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Fireside Chat with Aditya Iyer

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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

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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

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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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Fireside Chat with Peter Rice

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MEMPC hosted a Fireside Chat with Peter Rice, COO at CCX and Dartmouth MEM alum on March 28, 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 Peter about his experiences working in a start-up, growing / scaling a start-up, the role of a COO and the skill sets required to be successful.

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Fireside Chat with Ashley Brady

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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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Fireside Chat with Emine Baris Atayurt

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MEMPC hosted a Fireside Chat with Emine Baris Atayurt, Sr Product Manager at Microsoft and Purdue MEM alumna on 19 Jan ’24.

Watch a recording of the conversation below where she talks about her rationale for joining MEM right after her undergraduate degree, her career path post MEM and how she transitioned into Product Management from a technical role.

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Fireside Chat on Product Management

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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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MEMPC: Fireside Chat with Nikki Slaughter

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MEMPC hosted a Fireside Chat with Nikki Slaughter, a Director of Post-Deployment Operations at Vecna Robotics and a Tufts MSEM alumna on November 03, 2023.

Watch a recording of the conversation below where Nikki shares her experience and insights leading projects and teams at small and large organizations across different industries

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MEMPC: Fireside Chat with Aditi Patade

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MEMPC hosted its first Fireside Chat with Aditi Patade, a Global Supply Analyst at Tesla and a Duke MEM alumna on September 15, 2023.

Watch a recording of the conversation below where Aditi talks about her experiences and shares the leadership lessons and skills she has learnt along the way.

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