Stories of Success

Ekaterina Khan

CEMS-2016
Regional Manager, Bolt CIS and Baltic states

“Ekaterina Khan, Regional Manager of Bolt CIS and Baltic states: “GSOM alumni prove every day that any restrictions exist only in our heads”

 

Nikita Popov

Master’s program-2011
Strategy Advisor to the Head of Digital Transformation, Novartis (Switzerland)

"Interview with Nikita Popov on the life in Switzerland, career, family values and traditions"

 

Maria Mushket

MiM and CEMS-2019

“How to find work in South Korea, not knowing korean language"

 

Ilya Galaktionov

Bachelor-2018
Co-founder, ALPHORN, St Petersburg (Russia)

"What for and how to launch a pop-up project? Interview with Alexander Grebenkin, GSOM SPbU alumnus"

 

Daniil Ivanov

Bachelor-2016
Gazprom Export

"GSOM SPbU has given me a powerful development of competences" - Daniil Ivanov, a graduate of the bachelor's program in 2016"

 

Mariia Merzliakova

Bachelor-2017
Sebastian Professional, COTY

"Interview with a GSOM alumna about employment in the USA and work in the beauty industry"

 

Alex Kuznetsov 

MITIM-2015 (CEMS)
Google
Co-founder of MadPaws

“While finishing a technical consultancy project for KONE in USA this summer, I already had competing offers for fulltime positions at Adidas (in Germany) and Google (in Ireland)… (Full story)

 

Dmitriy Orlov

Master’s program “Management of Technological Innovations” 2011
Account Manager at 2Nova Interactive
Petersburg office of Yandex

The graduate of the master’s program “Management of Technological Innovations” of GSOM SPbU Dmitriy Orlov by the completion of the course “Introduction to IT-industry” got the job offer from the company 2Nova. This is what his impression of the program itself and of a new job... (Full story)

 

Maria Navalikhina

MIB-2014 
Unilever

“Currently I am working in Moscow at the Unilever Company – one of the leading FMCG players producing foods and home & personal care goods – as a management trainee at Unilever Future Leaders Program… (Full story)

 

Ilya Galaktionov

MCF-2015 (CEMS)
BCG

“GSOM has played a very important role in my life: both academic and professional… (Full story)

 

Ilya Pehtin

Bachelor-2014
PricewaterhouseCoopers

“After graduation, I successfully passed the selection in the department of analysis and control of risks in PwC. Professional competences in the field of management and information technology, business communication skills and a desire to cultivate helps me in my daily activities… (Full story)

 

Polina Zinchenko

MIB-2015 (CEMS)
McKinsey & Company

“While participating in a case-championship McKinsey Business Diving I was noticed by the company's partners and was invited for an interview . After this I was invited to work in a large consulting company!… (Full story)

 

Li Xiang

MIB-2015
Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.

“I had 4 rounds interviews in one day, and competed with more than 60 students. During these interviews, all the interviewers were surprised by my professional knowledge, international experience and language skills… (Full story)

 

Alina Verbenchuk

MIB – 2015 (CEMS)
Google

“I lived and studied in Hong Kong, got a business education, won multiple Russian and international case competitions and got a job at Top-1 employer in the world… (Full story)

 

 

Mikhail Tatkalo

Bachelor - 2014
«Northern Capital Gateway»

“The history of my employment started after the spring semester in the 3rd year, when I needed to find a place for a summer internship… (Full story)

 

Valeriya Kovalenko

MIB-2015 (CEMS)

“Becoming a GSOM student has been one of the wisest decisions I have ever undertaken in my life… (Full story)