Student Blogs
Dear Diary
Life at Rotman is full of classes, club events, learning team sessions, job searches and social events. With so many opportunities, each student experiences the MBA program in a unique way. We invite you to read our student blogs for the inside scoop on what it's like to be a Rotman student.
Varun Chandrasekar
MBA 2018
Read Varun's Blog
Varun is an advertising professional with a passion for helping brands engage with audiences. Before coming to Rotman, he was with Ogilvy & Mather and GREY Bangalore for four years. Post MBA, Varun is looking to pursue a career in brand management.
Alex Walker Turner
MBA 2017
Read Alex's Blog
Before coming to Rotman, Alex was a director at WTG, a media and event organization based in London, UK. A member of Forte Foundation, for women in business, she is passionate about brand strategy, leadership, arts and culture, fashion, and a range of social and environmental causes.
Read Tony's Blog
Tony has worked across the US, the Middle East and India in a range of fields, including computer programming, healthcare, IT consulting and corporate learning and development. He’s also worked as a life coach and corporate trainer, and is interested in exploring the fertile ground at the junction of business and creativity.
Read Max's Blog
Max is a software engineer with solid coding, project management and customer support experience. Having worked in the enterprise software space for the past 6 years, he looks forward to developing his strategy and management skills, and his understanding of how businesses operate, at Rotman.
Nikita Swaminathan
MBA 2017
Read Nikita's Blog
Nikita comes to the Rotman School from Dubai, where she worked for two years in marketing and brand management for Dubai Refreshment, which bottles PepsiCo, and in public relations for Citi Bank. She's passionate about social justice and other humanitarian causes, and speaks English, Tamil and some French.
Read Rabia's Blog
Rabia comes to Rotman after two years with a Toronto-based marketing firm. She also has experience in human resources, communications and public affairs, and speaks English and Urdu.
Read Varun's Blog
Educated in Mumbai, India, Varun is a chartered accountant with five years experience in corporate and international taxation. His goal after graduation is to become a mergers and acquisitions adviser. In his spare time, he indulges his passion for soccer and cricket.
Read Ryan's Blog
Before coming to Rotman, Ryan worked for 5 years as a project manager in retail, office, and industrial real estate. He has experience in negotiation, budgeting, capital planning, team leadership and product development, and is a skilled communicator, writer, and presenter.