Hometown: Edmonton, Canada
Before school: Engineer at Suncor Energy

Hobbies / Activities: Running, Hiking, Skiing

Favorite Bible verse/story: The story of Nehemiah rebuilding Jerusalem
Advice for RC year: Find a balance between doing things that push you out of your comfort zone, and things that energize you
 

Hometown: Orlando, Floriday

Before school: U.S. Navy, Submarine Officer

Hobbies / Activities: Running, hiking, playing sports

Favorite Book of the Bible: Proverbs

Advice to incoming RCs: Don't take HBS too seriously

Hometown: Portland, OR

Before School: I worked in pharmaceutical manufacturing at Genentech

Hobbies / Activities: Riding my horse Sampson, playing tennis, hiking, finding the best coffee shops in any city I visit

Favorite Bible verse: Psalm 37:3-6 “Believe in the eternal and do what is good – live in the land He provides; roam, and rest in God’s faithfulness. Take great joy in The Lord! His gifts are coming, and they are all your heart desires! Commit your path to The Lord; let Him direct you. Put your confidence in Him, and He will follow through with you. He will spread out righteousness for you as a sunrise spreads radiance over the land; He will deliver justice for you into the light of the high sun.”

Advice to incoming RCs: Don’t stress if you don’t find your “best friends” in the first few weeks of school, I made some of my closest friends during second semester. Continue to go to different social activities and try to meet new people throughout the year!

Hometown – Richmond, VA

Before school – Spent 8 years in the US Navy as a submarine officer.

Hobbies / Activities – Surfing, skiing, collecting records

Favorite Bible verse or bible story – Psalm 4:4 “Be angry, and do not sin; ponder in your own hearts on your beds, and be silent. Selah” As a passionate and driven person it is sometimes very easy to become frustrated. This verse has been a constant challenge and reminder for me ever since I memorized it in high school. We see righteous anger in several persons throughout the bible, but the difference between Moses and Jesus was that in his anger, Jesus did not sin. With regard to the trials and frustrations of life, I hope someday to be more like Jesus and less like Moses.

Advice to incoming RCs – Find a community and commit to it, it can be a discussion group, roommates, or a club. The section is a wonderful and unique experience, but the deepest connections at HBS come from time spent in close community with others in smaller groups.

Hometown: Atlanta, GA

Before school: I was in the Navy

Hobbies / Activities: Climbing, skiing, reading, working out

Favorite Bible verse: John 1

Advice to incoming RCs: Take at least 30 minutes every day to slow down and reflect. Also, I got this advice from a mentor before I came up: Don't use your time at HBS to simply be successful at HBS. Use that time to become the person you want to be after HBS

Hometown: Tallahassee, Fl

Before school: High School Teacher, Harvard Medical School

Hobbies/activities: Playing ball, reading philosophy, mentoring high school students, trying to get Stephen Breedon to hang out with me, caring for my afro

Favorite Bible verse: Psalm 1

Advice for RC year: Don’t lose sight of your personal narrative and unique passions that led you to business school. Continue to make time for loved ones and friends, and trust me, you’ll be okay if you never actually learn finance or accounting…

Hometown: Catharpin, VA

Before school: I worked in healthcare private equity in Chicago at Linden Capital Partners and prior to that I worked in investment banking at Morgan Stanley. I began my career as a professional ballet dancer at the Joffrey Ballet in Chicago.

Hobbies / Activities : Outside of work and school I spend most of my time with my wife and our two young boys. I also love running, serve on the board of directors at the Joffrey Ballet

Favorite Bible verse: Romans 8:28 “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who[a] have been called according to his purpose”

My advise to incoming RC’s: set a few goals and priorities for yourself as the academic year starts. It is easy to feel busy quickly with all of the classes and activities you can involve yourself in so setting a few goals at the beginning of the year and using those goals to set priorities can go a long way towards making sure you get what you most want out of the MBA experience.