Priya Singh (far left) with her family at The Dallas Arboretum
Analyst, Goldman Sachs
Singh, who earned her finance degree at Jindal School, now is a Warehouse Asset Manager at Goldman Sachs and works as part of the Realty Management Division in Dallas. “My current job consists of working with consumer and student loan facilities to ensure loan management and assist with the lending business,” she says. She also assists the trading desk and bankers in New York City. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, Singh worked for two years with GE Capital in its Commercial Leadership Program in Chicago and Wisconsin.
How has your finance degree impacted your career?
Being a finance major set me up for my current career but also has allowed me to see other careers within business. It has made me realize your major does not define who you are and what you will be best at in a career. Rather, your degree is an asset and part of your skillset.
What do you enjoy about your current position/profession?
I enjoy expanding my leadership skills and working with the brightest people from all over the U.S. and the world.
How do you see your profession changing in the next five or 10 years?
I am hoping to grow my own business or work more on something of my own. I would like to work more on the strategy side of a business.
What is a professional highlight of your career, either where you currently work or in the past?
At GE Capital, I was part of a leadership rotational program that forced me go outside of my comfort zone. It taught me how to quickly become an independent thinker. It was a great decision to be on that rotational program and learn as I moved around.
What is your favorite UT Dallas memory?
I participated in a Bollywood dance team and loved it! (Chalak Indian Dance Team, first started at UT Dallas in 2015, most recently placed second in a national collegiate competition among about 50 teams nationwide.)
What advice do you have for college students hoping to succeed professionally?
Do not limit yourself to your major. Really think outside the box and take your major to the next level as you look for jobs. NETWORK, network, NETWORK with anyone you can to gain experience and expertise.
What makes an effective leader?
Being a good leader means being a very good listener and not only using your own ideas but leveraging the ideas of others as well.
What do you enjoy doing in your free time?
I love to dance. I’ve also started a new hobby of blogging so currently that is where I’m focusing my personal time.
After graduating from Jindal School with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Limas signed up with RCS Corporation Japan, a staffing company based in Tokyo that finds English teachers for local schools. The company placed him in a job in Tokyo, where Limas now works as an assistant language teacher. In his role, he shares language skills with his students along with information about American culture and traditions. He credits opportunities to work on start-up business ideas at the Jindal School with expanding his understanding about how businesses work.
As head of digital strategy for Bedford Advertising, Petrawski is tasked with growing the digital division of the company as well as maximizing the digital impact of its clients. Petrawski earned his master’s in marketing at the Jindal School, which, he said, helped him grow in confidence and decision making. "They gave me the tools to succeed in the marketing roles I’ve had throughout my career," he said. "This is very beneficial because I work with a multitude of clients across various industries. Understanding the role of marketing in business helps me focus our client’s efforts on activities that maximize the value for their dollar."
Ndindjock joined Marsh, a global insurance and risk management company with offices in 130 nations, after he earned his Business Administration undergraduate degree at Jindal School. He has since been transferred to the Marsh office in North Carolina. While at Jindal School, Ndindjock concentrated in Risk Management and Insurance and was active in the industry’s professional fraternity, Gamma Iota Sigma, which has a student chapter on campus. Ndindjock has “returned” to UT Dallas as an MBA student, where he is pursuing his degree online.
Sethi works at JP Morgan as a specialist in counterparty credit risk calculations, doing the heavy analysis that most don’t even know exists – he investigates and explains derivative exposure variances and changes. Sethi earned both finance and actuarial science undergrad degrees. (Actuarial science is in the UT Dallas School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics.) Notably, Sethi was awarded the prestigious $15,000 Mitchell Family Foundation Scholar Award from the Texas Business Hall of Fame Foundation, based on his work with CampusOven, a service that connects university employees and students with caterers who are focused on healthy eating options.
In his role at the real estate services giant CBRE, Mangham manages IT audits for global operations, works on special projects for executives.
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