Second Life Podcast: Jen Wong

Jen Wong always knew she’d get an advanced degree. Afterall, both of her parents had done so, and it was the expected precursor to a successful career. So after getting her Bachelor of Science in applied mathematics from Yale and working in finance, she continued to further her quantitative skill set with a graduate degree from Stanford in engineering. But rather than solidify her path, Wong faced a difficult reality: she just didn’t love the singularity of the work. “I knew I wanted to make a change to move out of a quantitative field into something that was more general management with people,” she says. With that realization, Wong turned back to the classroom. “If you want to totally change your career, kind of what I did, I think [business school] is an incredible reset button,” she says. “It was probably one of the most important decisions I ever made.”

By:

Olivia Cappelletti