International Student Advisory Board (ISAB)
Mission
Students on the ISAB serve as advisors to Global & Experiential Education (G&EE) regarding orientation, programming and issues of significance to the graduate international student experience. Board members also provide feedback to other School of Business and GW offices upon request. The board is comprised of one student representing each of GWSB’s graduate programs that have significant international student communities.
Goals
- To improve the international graduate student experience and encourage a sense of community at the GW School of Business from orientation through graduation
- To serve as a forum for GWSB international graduate students to voice issues, concerns, and praise
- To encourage collaboration with faculty, staff, and students to ensure a positive experience for all GWSB international graduate students
Current Members
Each member of the International Student Advisory Board is listed below, along with their country of origin and program of study. Expand the tabs below to learn more about each student!
Home Country: South Korea
Undergraduate Institution(s) and Major(s): Korea University, B.B.S in Sports & Leisure Studies (2007); Michigan State University, B.A. in Economics (2010)
Hobbies / Interests: Basketball, golf, and many other sports.
Fun Fact: I was the first person to meet and greet South African professional golfer Louis Oosthuizen when he landed in Korea via a private jet.
Work experience:
Executive Managing Director, Advanced Communications & Consulting, INC. | September 2019 – Present
Client Account Director, Brodeur Partners (Communications/Marketing Strategy Consulting) | March 2015 – August 2018
Senior Client Account Executive, Parallel Media Group (Sports Marketing) | February 2011 – February 2015
Home Country: South Korea
Undergraduate Institution(s) and Major(s): Marymount University, B.B.A. Finance
Hobbies / Interests: Pilates and cooking
Fun Fact: I am half Korean and half Pakistani and current live with Colombian friends.
Work experience: Most of my experience relies in the accounting/finance industry, including public accounting firms and the PCAOB.
Home Country: China
Undergraduate Institution(s) and Major(s): Heilongjiang University of Science & Technology, Bachelor’s in Accounting (ACA track)
Hobbies / Interests: Basketball, Soccer, Movies, Finance, Statistics, International Relations, and stepping outside of my comfort zone!
Fun Fact: The doctor said it is very likely (98%) that I would become bald, and maybe this explains the reason why I am reluctant to have my graduate study in the UK.
Work experience: I worked as a Data Analyst at Publicis Sapient, a digital business transformation company. I was involved in their ‘One Web’ Project, wherein I contributed to the construction of the official website for Mercedes-Benz. I was also a member of the Nestlé team, we were responsible for the Customer Relationship Management of Nestlé milk powder in China. In addition, I had my internship at GroupM, doing the Search Engine Management for L'Oréal Group. I have a passionate interest in pursuing my career in digital marketing with the business analytic skills I have learned at GW!
Home Country: Mexico
Undergraduate Institution(s) and Major(s): Boston University, BA in Economics
Hobbies / Interests: Baseball, Film, TV, and LEGO building
Fun Fact: There is no spicy food I can’t conquer.
Work experience: Assistant Project Manager at Island Living Group, a real estate development company in Coronado, California.
Home Country: Iran
Undergraduate Institution(s) and Major(s): University of Birmingham, Master’s in Biomedical Engineering
Hobbies / Interests: Reading books and walking
Fun Fact: One thing on my bucket list is building a school in a poor area with free education.
Work experience: I have 3 years experiences in healthcare and would like to exceed my job in the industry. As the Healthcare industry is a dynamic industry with a vast and increasing need for computer technology, IT, Biostatistics and management skills. As a recipient of an academic excellence award, in my MS Project Management, I believe that in order to further my career in bio-industry and healthcare industry and be distinguished more among other biomedical engineers, to continue my study and deepen my understanding of the Information System Technology field in the midst of technology and computing revelation.
Home Country: China
Undergraduate Institution(s) and Major(s): Changshu Institute of Technology; Bachelor’s in Cultural Industry Management
Hobbies / Interests: Coffee, reading, cooking, and listening to country music
Fun Fact: "Bing" is my real name! I started to play basketball when I was in secondary school because I was taller, however, I had no idea about the rules at that time.
Work experience: I used to work in the Strategic Planning Department at Mindshare (Shanghai Branch) of WPP as an intern for 6 months. I was a research intern (remote position) in a business consulting company in Maryland. Currently, I am working with a nonprofit organization in DC to launch a project regarding personal training.
Home Country: India
Undergraduate Institution(s) and Major(s): SRM University in India, Major in Mechatronics Engineering.
Hobbies / Interests: Coin and Currency Collection
Fun Fact: I have traveled/lived in 5 out of the 7 continents and can speak 5 languages (English, Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi and a bit of Mandarin)
Work experience: 5 Years of Work Experience
Home Country: India
Undergraduate Institution(s) and Major(s): The American University of Sharjah in U.A.E, Major in Accounting, Minor in Music
Hobbies / Interests: Traveling, music, games, and sports.
Fun Fact: I can speak 7 languages.
Work experience: I used to work as a finance executive for 2 years in Dubai for one of the biggest travel companies in the Middle East (Seera).
