Matt Goldstein

Hometown: Lincolnshire, Illinois

City Before Booth: Chicago, Illinois

Undergraduate School and Major: Computer Science Engineering, University of Michigan

Pre-Booth Job: Product Manager at Discover Financial Services

Summer Internship: Chartis Group

Concentrations at Booth: Marketing Management, Economics, General Management

Your Chicago Neighborhood: The Loop – love being around my fellow Boothies (Fun fact: I’ve lived in 5 different neighborhoods in Chicago!)

What are some of the student groups you’ve been involved with? Health Care Group, Booth Technology Group, Booth Coffee Club, Epicurean Club

Current Leadership Roles: Co-Chair Booth Coffee Club, Career Advisor – Consulting/Healthcare

One thing you wish you had known when applying for MBA programs? Your cultural fit within a program goes far beyond just prestige and rankings

Why did you choose Booth? I chose Booth for its foundational approach to academics, the pay-it-forward culture, and the interactions that I had with Boothies and fellow admitted students

Fun Fact: I raced a solar powered car across Australia (and crashed)

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Thing To Do In Chicago: Walking up the Lakefront Trail to the Lincoln Park Farmers Market

Trip Taken with Fellow Boothies: Random Walk – Italy Couples Hybrid

Booth Class/Professor: Platform Competition with Austan Goolsbee

Booth Experience: Steak dinner with a few other Boothies after we all signed our internship offers; tasted like success!

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