Helena Velloso

MBA 2015

Hometown: Sao Paulo, Brazil
Pre-MBA: Consultant specializing in sustainability strategy

Helena Velloso

Post Graduation Goals:

Go back to Brazil and help change the reality of the country.

Favorite GSB Memory So Far:

My social innovation trip to India! I loved learning more about India, its challenges and opportunities. Not to mention the amazing group of students that traveled with me.

Monday

07:00am

Wake up in beautiful Escondido Village and get ready for a full day!

08:00am

On Mondays I have a morning full of classes! Data and Decisions from 8 to 10 and Finance from 10 to 12. I really enjoy my Finance class, especially because the professor is energetic and teaches hard topics in a comprehensive way. Before the GSB I used to think that I didn’t love finance very much, but that is changing this quarter.

11:45am

After Finance class I ran to be a panelist at the MBA Program Info Session, where I talk about my experience and life here. I enjoy being a part of the GSB MAAP (MBA Admissions Ambassadors Program); I get to meet prospective students, call new admits, and be part of Admit Weekend. I always meet amazing people.

12:15pm

Lunch time! My husband is also a first-year MBA student at the GSB, and we always have lunch together on Mondays. He usually cooks, since he is a great chef! (Me, not so much…)

01:00pm

Time to prepare for tomorrow’s classes and to study (a lot!) for my finals next week.

04:15pm

Out for a run! I love running on campus, it’s so beautiful.

06:00pm

Here is a picture of my amazing WIM (Woman in Management) group. Every 15 days we get together in Ally’s house and talk about our week, our challenges and how things are going in life. This was definitely one of my favorite parts of the day. I met really amazing women and got to share experiences with them. As a Brazilian, I really appreciate this group. They are all Americans and help me navigate American culture and open my perspective.

09:00pm

TALK time! Every Monday, two classmates stand in front of GSB students and talk about their life, and how they got here. This was a very special talk since Catherine, the brave person in front of the crowd, is from my WIM group.

11:45pm

Time to finish my last notes, and read my non-GSB book. (I always try to read something that is not related to my MBA course.) Currently I am reading Behind the Beautiful Forevers.

Tuesday

07:00am

Wake up and check my emails, trying to get everything up to date

08:00am

Fiona and me in Optimization and Simulation Modeling class…Best lab partner!

10:00am

More studying for the finals, this time in the library. This view makes it a lot easier!

12:00pm

Lunch with Zoe and Isabel! We are attending a Brown Bag Lunch meeting about entrepreneurship in the food industry.

01:15pm

Microeconomics class. This is the only class that my husband and I have together.

03:15pm

Time for Electronic Business, my favorite class of the quarter. We have many interesting guest speakers and I really enjoy learning more about this topic.