Mac Witmer

Hometown: San Francisco, California

City Before Booth: Singapore

Undergraduate School and Major: University of California, San Diego – Communications and Art History Minor

Pre-Booth Job: Account Manager at Stripe

Summer Internship: Summer Associate at McKinsey

Concentrations at Booth: Economics, Strategic Management

Your Chicago Neighborhood: The Loop – easy access to The Art Institute

What are some of the student groups you’ve been involved with? LEAD, Retail & Luxury, Management Consulting Group, Booth Technology Group

Current Leadership Roles: LEAD facilitator, Co-chair of Retail & Luxury Group

One thing you wish you had known when applying for MBA programs? Make your MBA Bucket List. There are SO many thanks to get involved with and some of them start before the MBA even begins (like pre-MBA Summer recruiting programs). From working with any of the research centers like Polsky or Rustandy, to participating in Start Up Summer, it’s important to get ahead of what you may want to do while at Booth.

Why did you choose Booth?

-Strong academic focus on analytics and data driven business to compliment my humanities undergrad
-Global footprint with campuses across three continents
-Pay-it-forward culture

Fun Fact: I worked in an educational wine school located 10 minutes from The Colosseum.

Share Some Favorites:

Thing To Do In Chicago: Stroll through The Art Institute with a fellow Boothie and then grab coffee or a drink a local spot

Booth Class/Professor: Managing the Firm in The Global Economy with Jonathan Dingel

Booth Experience: As crazy as it sounds, going through Consulting recruiting. It was a huge mountain to climb and I formed incredible relationships in the process with both 1Ys and 2Ys. It was incredibly sweet to celebrate moments together and comforting to share the hard times together.

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