SEVAA (STRATEGY, EXECUTION, AND VALUATION ALUMNI ASSOCIATION)
TESTIMONIALS
“The MBA experience at DePaul and specifically the SEV coursework has provided a set of experiences, tools, and a strategic framework that can be applied to everyday business situations.” Geoffrey Martin, Regional Director, GE Healthcare
“When I enrolled for GSB621, I was thinking of it as an elective. The course generated so much interest that now I am planning to make it my concentration [in addition to finance].” Rajesh Gopinathapai, Vice President, ABNAMRO BUNA-IT
“For me the Return Driven Strategy encompassed the knowledge I thought an MBA would give me. It is a practical use of all of the skills we learn at an MBA that can be implemented by big corporations and small companies. I am going to explain RDS to the small company where I currently work in the hopes of defining our strategy and improving our efforts to grow the company.” Michael Gryn
Having received his MBA in 1998, Tom Walker (Manager - Components Business, UL Laboratories) completed the DePaul/Kellstadt
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“Due to their complimentary topics, I took SEV as an elective three-course sequence to go along with the M.S. Finance program. In my opinion, the SEV program is essential to the Kellstadt MBA program, because it deals with present-time business events and builds upon them to provide students with an optimal business school experience. In order for DePaul to continue its mission to be a top business school, the SEV program must continue. I would take this one step forward and say that the MBA program at DePaul should be focused and built around the SEV concentration, because every MBA student must understand strategy, execution, and valuation to excel in any business setting. Therefore, it is critical that DePaul supports the current faculty instructing it because they are as important to the program as the curriculum itself.” Fausto Serrano, ICAP Harborside Financial Center,
“The SEV classes taught me how to think in order to add value to the companies I work with, not just complete engagements. Thinking within the structure of the pyramid has helped me to stand out in a large firm and gain respect from executive’s at large companies early in my career.” John Stanfield, Consultant Ernst & Young, LLP