Meet the Leadership!
Olamide has a background in entrepreneurship and product/brand management across healthcare and advertising. She is passionate about empowering women because she believes that when women are supported and have equal opportunities, they can achieve incredible things and make the world a better place. Outside the seriousness of business school and work, she enjoys reading biographies, traveling, and binge-watching action, crime, or medical drama.
Manaswini is from India and has previously worked in the consulting industry for two big 4 companies. She is passionate about making women’s stories of resilience heard and calling for collective action to bring about equity and inclusion. Post-MBA, she wants to work in fields such as healthcare and pharmaceuticals to positively impact people’s everyday lives. Outside work, she is passionate about astronomy, reading, and fashion.
Judy is from the suburbs of Chicago and has a Bachelor of Science in Molecular and Cellular Biology. Feeling stunted working in a microbiology lab, she decided to pursue an MBA to pivot from a biology career to one in operations and supply chain. By doing so, she will be the first person in her family to get a graduate degree. For the past two years she has gained many new experiences including consulting for large multinational companies and start-ups. In her free time she loves to play board games, read webtoons, and watch rom-coms. However, her free time has decreased since she is now employed at Copeland as the Operations Strategic Planner, excited for her new career in operations.
Namrata has a background in software development and product management within the tech and telecom industries over the last 5 years and excels in formulating strategies, conducting market assessments, and overseeing complete product lifecycles. Post MBA, she intends to contribute to the evolving tech trends surrounding Gen AI to enrich and empower women in workplaces through digitization. Outside business school, she enjoys reading crime/horror fiction and dancing.
Didi has a background in finance and accounting and spent her pre-MBA years as a forensic investigator in a leading consulting firm, helping clients prevent, detect, and find solutions to fraud-related cases.
In her spare time, Didi enjoys watching Korean dramas, reading African fiction novels, and creating content.
Post MBA, Didi is considering a career in digital marketing and relationship management to help clients get access to the resources they need to manage their businesses.
Cherise has a background in social services and has worked extensively with clients in the Caribbean region and the US. As an Entrepreneurship Fellow, the first of its kind at WashU Olin Business School, she is pursuing both Entrepreneurship and Marketing MBA platforms. Cherise is always driven by empathy and is passionate about improving women’s lives with technology and professional empowerment. She believes that everything women want in life is opposite to fear. This is why she started a company called For Womanhood to help college students deal with intimate partner violence. Her hobbies include traveling to new places, writing, reading a good self-help book, and listening to Soca music from her home country, Antigua & Barbuda.
Linda has a background in finance and consulting, having worked with clients in the finance, technology, and fintech sectors for six years pre-MBA. Post-grad, she is seeking a role to make an impact in the technology, fintech, or telecom industries. At WashU, Linda is actively involved in Forte and WIB to change the persistent gender inequities facing women in business.
A background in Engineering and nine years of pre-MBA work experience within the Banking sector across Operations, Risk, Compliance, and Financial Analysis. She also doubles as the CEO of an online female beauty store and the founder of a non-profit focused on serving the underrepresented children (Education) and women(Small scale business support funds) in Nigeria. She has a strong interest in finance and will pursue a career in the tech industry after graduation. Her day is complete with jamming to her favorite tunes! She loves dogs – she grew up with 23 furry friends at one point!