Meet the Global Online MBA class of 2024-26

Tanya Yeremeyeva 

Nationality: Ukrainian 
Current role:  Creative Director, SingleCare

Can you share a brief overview of your professional background?   

My background is originally in motion design, but I ended up finding my passion and career sweet spot in branding. After freelancing in New York for years, I became a creative director at a successful prescriptions savings startup and led their brand and creative initiatives in-house for several years. 

What motivated you to pursue an MBA?   

In my experience, there is a natural connection between good design and good strategy: both require creative thinking that is rooted in available data. As I grew in my career, I started seeing more and more opportunities to apply my creative skills to business, and I want to empower myself to do this successfully going forward. 

So far, how have you found the collaboration of business and technology at Imperial and within your programme?   

My mind was blown during Induction Week by the presentations we saw around AI, with some of the best thinking and research I’ve ever seen on the subject. Since AI is all the hype right now, I will definitely be trying to follow that conversation for the next two years. 

How does The Hub support your online learning?  

The Hub makes it easy to find everything we need in the same place. I love the little interactive exercises that let us play with data. As a visual person, that makes a huge difference in understanding economics and mathematical concepts. Also just simply seeing that my classmates (that I became friends with at induction) are online is sometimes all the motivation I need to keep learning in that moment. 

How have you built connections and networked with your peers and professors?   

Even as an online student, I feel like I have made a ton of friends at Induction, and I still keep meeting NYC-based students and alumni. It’s an incredibly warm community that I am thrilled to be a part of. 

Ajwad Jabbar 

Nationality: British
Current role:  Business Analyst, Bank of America

Can you share a brief overview of your professional background?   

I have a background in technology and finance, spanning the past eight years, and currently work at Bank of America in a project delivery team within Global Markets Technology. As a business analyst, I primarily focus on delivering technical solutions for a wide range of financial products offered worldwide. Additionally, I have experience in the hospitality industry, having been involved in the management of our family restaurant.

What motivated you to pursue an MBA?

Pursuing an MBA has been a long-term ambition of mine since graduating from university. I aimed to gain experience in the working world before starting my MBA, allowing me to apply a better context to my studies and address the challenges I encountered in my career. With an entrepreneurial mindset, I realised I wanted to bridge the gap between generating an idea and bringing it to fruition – making an MBA at Imperial the clear choice. Upon completing the programme, I hope to embark on my entrepreneurial journey, making full use of the services provided by the Enterprise Lab.

What do you hope to learn or achieve during your time on the MBA programme?   

I am excited to learn more about entrepreneurial thinking and how to effectively develop a startup. I am hoping to leverage the opportunity of being around likeminded, bright individuals to stimulate new ideas and ways of thinking. I hope this will lead to fresh opportunities to deliver unique products and solutions to the world. I am also really enjoying learning the theory around organisational processes and functions. I find myself already applying the theories I am learning to my current work context and thinking about how I can implement the concepts I am learning there. I hope that I can learn more theory and ideas to help me view my career and the organisation I work for in new innovative ways. 

What motivated you to choose online education at Imperial College Business School?   

The greatest motivator was the flexibility and the ability to pace my learning. Furthermore, the Global Online MBA was ranked first in the QS rankings, and after attending an Open Day at the Business School, the decision was easy to make. The opportunity to continue working and maintain my career progression while simultaneously learning and developing at a top institution was ideal for my circumstances.

Aishwarya Kaki  

Nationality: American
Current role:  Sr Business Improvement Strategist, Edward Jones

Can you share a brief overview of your professional background?   

I have experience in the technology industry with Dell Technologies and the financial services industry with Edward Jones. My core skill set lies in enterprise strategy planning and execution. I deliver innovative, value-focused strategies that drive organisational growth and cultural transformation. I cultivate enterprise leadership mindsets that prioritise user experience at the forefront of our strategy, while delivering cost-effective solutions for the business.

What motivated you to pursue an MBA?  

I am at a point in my career where I want to combine my personal passion with my professional career. I want to help underprivileged communities and especially single mothers gain financial stability through owning homes. Through my MBA, I hope to gain the network and skillsets to switch to the real estate industry and create my own property development firm that will allow me to build affordable housing for those in need and wanting to gain financial strength and stability. Home is a strong part of my identity and I want to be able to give others the opportunity to have a place to call their own too.  

What do you hope to learn or achieve during your time in the MBA programme?  

I want to open my mind to innovative ideas and challenging conversations I would not be able to have in a regular day. Joining this programme has opened up a world of opportunity to connect with peers from across the world and I hope to leave the programme with lifelong friendships and a community of passionate individuals who have an entrepreneurial spirit like me.