Ashley Dimond

Hometown: Denver, Colorado

City Before Booth: San Francisco, California

Undergraduate School and Major: Hotel Administration, Cornell University

Pre-Booth Job: Chief of Staff at Uber

Summer Internship: Matter Family Offices

Concentrations at Booth: Entrepreneuship

Your Chicago Neighborhood: The Loop – love how central it is and all the restaurants and bars in the area

What are some of the student groups you’ve been involved with? Family Business Group, The Dean’s Student & Alumni Representatives (DStAR), The Dean’s Student Admissions Committee DSAC

Current Leadership Roles: Co-Chair of Family Business Group

One thing you wish you had known when applying for MBA programs? The sheer number of activities and events that you can be involved in

Why did you choose Booth? For the opportunity to create my own program of study as well as the entrepreneurial classes/coursework

Fun Fact: I won a hula hooping competition when I was younger

Share Some Favorites:

Thing To Do In Chicago: Crossing restaurants off my list!

Trip Taken with Fellow Boothies: Boothlerette (a bachelorette party with three Booth brides to be)

Booth Class/Professor: Entrepreneurial Discovery with Professor Mark Tebbe

Booth Experience: Random Walk Brazil – great getting to know fellow classmates in a really cool destination before classes started

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