Forté Foundation Presentation from SWE14

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Is there an
MBA in your
Future?

2. Laurie Stewart
Director of School Relations, Forté
• BS Mechanical Engineering,
Kettering University
• MBA, Carnegie Mellon’s Tepper
School
• Early career at General Motors and
Valeo in Product Engineering
• 20+ years in graduate business
education

3. Forté Foundation: MISSION & STRATEGY
Launch women into fulfilling significant careers
through access to business education,
opportunities, and a community of successful
women by:
• Showcasing the endless career options
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available in business
• Supporting women throughout the MBA
process, from consideration to graduation
• Motivating women through shared stories
from role models at events and online
• Facilitating networking among top business
schools, companies and like-minded peers
• Providing skill-building workshops and job
center access

4. Forté Foundation: OUR SPONSORS
Forté partners with a unique consortium of companies, organizations, and business
schools who work together to create more opportunities for women in leadership.
Corporate & Nonprofit Partners Business School Partners

5. Why Forté?

6. ABOUT TODAY’S SESSION
What we’ll cover:
• Why consider an MBA if you have an
engineering degree
• Is an MBA a good investment
• Ways an MBA can transform your skill
set and redirect your career
• How it can give you career flexibility
• What you need to do now to get your
MBA
• How will having an MBA allow me to
have a broader impact

7. Panelist
Introductions

8. Roxanne Belle
§ Associate Product Manager, Activision
§ BS Civil Engineering, California State
Polytechnic University
§ MBA, University of Michigan, Ross
School
§ Early career designing highways in CA
and Chicago
§ Joined SC Johnson post-MBA –
Scrubbing Bubbles and ZipLoc

9. Missy Brost
§ Senior Manager for Production Integration
for Space & Intelligence Systems, Boeing
§ BS Mechanical Engineering, Arizona State
and Masters Mechanical Engineering,
Washington
§ MBA/MS Systems Engineering, MIT Sloan
Leaders For Manufacturing Program
§ Diverse experiences at Boeing, including
ergonomics, structures engineering, stress
testing and as a first line supervisor.
!

10. Erica Buxton
§ Sr. Director of Global Brand Strategy and
Finance – Core Brands, Mattel
§ BS Chemical Engineering, Rose Hulman
Institute of Technology
§ MBA, Harvard Business School
§ Previous experience at Boston
Consulting Group as a consultant and in
R&D at Eli Lilly & Company

11. Kristin Jones
§ Lead Product Manager, BCG Digital
Ventures
§ BS Electrical Engineering, University
of Illinois
§ MBA/MEM, Northwestern University –
Kellogg School
§ Previous experiences include Walt
Disney Imagineering and Emerson as
a Strategic Planner.

12. Alex Lawrence
§ Assistant Dean and Director of MBA
Admissions and Financial Aid, UCLA
Anderson
§ BS Electrical Engineering, Drexel
University and MS Electrical Engineering,
Georgia Tech
§ MBA, UCLA Anderson
§ Previously, Executive Director of Riordan
programs at UCLA
§ Board Member for the Consortium for
Graduate Study in Management and
member of ETS School Advisory Council.

13. Questions &
Discussion

14. Why an MBA?
Source = GMAC

15. Engineering + MBA
§ Increases your earning potential
INCOME ($) BY LEVEL OF EDUCATION
2012 ASME Engineering and Income Survey
# of
Responses
Mean
10th
*2012 ASME Engineering and Income survey
Pctl
25th
Pctl
Median
75th
Pctl
90th
BS Degree (engineering)
6,798
96,452
55,000
66,000
86,000
115,000
148,500
MBA Degree
570
126,681
75,000
93,630
117,000
150,000
188,500
MS Degree (engineering)
3,501
106,051
60,500
73,750
96,000
127,000
161,000
MBA and an MA or MS Degree
222
131,107
81,000
102,000
125,125
153,000
190,000
Doctorate (engineering)
996
122,127
72,000
92,000
116,364
144,500
180,000

16. Ready to learn more?
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How should you
research programs?
…and any pitfalls to avoid?
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How can someone from a
technical background prepare a
winning application?
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? How can you finance an MBA and ?
start preparing financially now?

17. Q & A
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? What questions do
you have?
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18. JOIN FORTÉ-IT’S FREE!
1. Forbes Top 100 Website for
Women
2. www.fortefoundation.org
3. Career and MBA resources
– live and virtual, MBA
Central
4. Stop by Booth 660 to learn
more
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19. Pre-MBA Live Webinar Program
Register and learn more: fortefoundation.org/premba
All Webinars will take place starting at 1PM EST.
ADMISSIONS INSIDER
TBA The Value of an MBA for Women
Sept. 23, 2014 Tips on Building a Winning MBA Application
MBA ALUMNAE INSIGHTS
Oct. 7, 2014 Making the Most of Your MBA
WALK THE PATH
Nov. 11, 2014 MBA Women in Corporate Finance
Nov. 25, 2014 MBA Women in Technology
Dec. 14, 2014 MBA Women in Biotechnology, Healthcare, and Pharmaceuticals
FINANCING YOUR MBA
Feb. 13 2015 Financing Your MBA Q&A: Scholarships
Feb. 10, 2015 Financing Your MBA Q&A: Financial Aid Experts
TRANSITIONS
March 3, 2015 Liberal Arts to MBA
March 17, 2015 Non Profits and Government to MBA
We also invite you to view
dozens of our on demand
webinars. Learn more:
fortefoundation.org/premba

20. THINKING MBA FOR NEXT YEAR?
Apply for MBALaunch for Women
Deadline: November 16
Application is now open!
fortefoundation.org/mbalaunch
1. 10-month program with A to Z guidance on building a winning
application
2. In-person meetings with peer groups, MBA alumnae advisors &
LinkedIn connections
3. Monthly Office Hour meetings with admissions representatives,
subject matter experts, and/or current MBA students at target schools
4. 2 months of GMAT prep and 8 months of application prep curriculum
5. App fee waivers from 25 Forté schools and test prep discounts from
leading GMAT test prep providers
End the program with at least one completed application!

21. Closing question
§ Roxann Belle
Associate Product Manager, Activision
MBA, University of Michigan (Ross School), BS Civil Engineering
§ Missy Brost
Senior Manager, Production Integration, Boeing
MBA/Systems Engineering, MIT-Sloan, BS/MS Mechanical Engineering
§ Erica Buxton
Sr. Director of Global Brand Strategy & Finance, Core Brands, Mattel
MBA, Harvard Business School, BS Chemical Engineering
§ Kristin Jones
Lead Product Manager, BCG Digital Ventures
MBA/MEM, Northwestern University (Kellogg School), BS Electrical Engineering
§ Alex Lawrence
Assistant Dean and Director of MBA Admissions
MBA University of California Los Angeles, BS/MS Electrical Engineering

22. Enjoy the rest of the
conference!
Thank you
for
attending!!!