The students heard from four amazing MEM alumni, who are in product management across different industries, as they shared their experiences, expertise and insights about becoming a successful product manager; followed by an opportunity to connect with the panelists in a smaller groups.

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Master of Engineering Management (MEM) students aspire to be leaders and leverage their understanding of both technology and business; be it leading projects, people, products or technology.

Aditya (Adi) has worked at the intersection of technology and analytics throughout his career, starting at WayFair, moving to Amazon, Google and now YouTube, where he now spearheads product promotions to drive ecosystem growth.

He credits MEM with giving him the knowledge and skills that enable him to engage effectively with all stakeholders from the engineering team to C-level executives.

Watch below to hear from Adi about his experience with MEM at USC, his professional journey starting in Business Intelligence and Data Analytics to his current role in Product Strategy and Operations and his tips for current and prospective students.

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Master of Engineering Management (MEM) students aspire to be leaders and leverage their understanding of both technology and business; be it leading projects, people, products or technology.

Watch a recording of the conversation below to hear from Vignesh about his experience with MEM and his career path in roles at the intersection of renewable energy, techno-economic analyses, analytics and now policy.

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Master of Engineering Management (MEM) students aspire to be leaders and leverage their understanding of both technology and business; be it leading projects, people, products or technology.

Watch a recording of the conversation below to hear from Kathryn about her experience getting her MEM degree while working full-time, as well as transitioning into a leadership role and the skill sets required to be a successful leader.

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MEMPC Fall 2024 Joint Seminar 2

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MEMPC Joint Seminar 1 Recording

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MEMPC Fall 2024 Joint Seminar 3

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The MEMPC students not only got to learn from MEM faculty from other MEMPC schools, but were also able to collaborate with students from other MEMPC schools as they broke out in smaller groups to discuss the case being presented.

Our heartfelt gratitude to Prof. Mark Werwath, Dr. Xiaoyan Hu, Prof. Luis Morales & Dr. Paul Lu for leading their seminars and being willing to pilot something new as well as USC’s iPodia Platform Team and the USC Engineering Management Students Association (EMSA) for their invaluable support in working through the logistics of the seminars.

You can watch the recording of the seminars using the links below.

We look forward to continuing the Joint Seminars series in Spring ’25. Stay tuned!

Seminar 1: Current and Future Challenges in the Field of Engineering Management, led by Dr. Paul Lu (USC).

Seminar 2: How Boeing Lost its Engineering Culture, led by Prof. Mark Werwath (Northwestern University).

Seminar 3: Reflections on Tesla’s Culture and Approach to Innovation, led by Dr. Xiaoyan Hu & Prof. Luis Morales (Duke University).

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Master of Engineering Management (MEM) students aspire to be leaders and leverage their understanding of both technology and business; be it leading projects, people, products or technology.

Watch a recording of the conversation below to hear from Peter about his experiences working in a start-up, growing / scaling a start-up, the role of a COO and the skill sets required to be successful.

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Master of Engineering Management (MEM) students aspire to be leaders and leverage their understanding of both technology and business; be it leading projects, people, products or technology.

Watch a recording of the conversation below to hear from Ashley about her career path, her experiences with managing projects and more recently, transitioning from managing projects to managing people.

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