Anyone know anyone that got their MBA after few years in M&A to transition to ops at a big company and pursue a COO career path?

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Not personally but look up people who did an MBA and did banking prior. Lots of people transition out of finance and into corporate roles via MBA

Post MBA here. Sounds tacky, but it's chart your own path after the MBA. Have seen so many interesting and unique paths 3+ years out (even outside of finance). Completely dependent on your success at your roles, curiosity/learning/becoming good at what you do, and understanding how to tap into the MBA network which can be as powerful as you want it to be.

I've had interviews during the MBA for internships and after the MBA for my first gig for roles/companies that wouldn't have sniffed my resume before the MBA. But I networked like crazy to get in front of people. I personally found the majority of classmates get their internship and coast and just completely ignoring the networking aspect with alum who are 5+ years out. In fact, through my prior networking during school I was able to make intros to my MDs for deals (we'll see if anything actually comes from it).

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