Oren Margolis

MBA Admissions Consultant | Leadership & Executive Coach

Oren Margolis is an MBA admissions consultant and leadership/executive coach, with extensive experience guiding high-achievers across industries and functions. He founded Pinetree & Palm Consulting in 2019, with the goal of helping motivated MBA applicants bring their own stories to life through their application materials. As a former admissions professional, he has a strong understanding of calculations happening on the “other side of the desk” and works with clients on how to navigate what can often be a confusing, frustrating, and unpleasant process. Oren spent six years in undergraduate and MBA admissions roles at New York University, including at the Stern School of Business. Sitting on admissions committees, he evaluated, interviewed, and rendered admissions decisions for thousands of candidates from diverse walks of life and represented NYU throughout the continental US, China, India, the UAE, and the UK. He also helped launch, position, market, and recruit for various new programs at NYU, including 1-year MBAs in Tech and Fashion & Luxury and degree-granting campuses in Abu Dhabi and Shanghai. He holds his MBA from NYU Stern, with specializations in Strategy and Marketing. Oren’s corporate experience includes HR, marketing, and strategy roles at VC-backed startups and major companies, including Nova Credit, American Express, Hilton, William Morris Endeavor (WME), and Westfield. He has built and managed talent and leadership development programs, launching and leading Westfield’s US International Graduate Program (IGP) and overseeing career progression for WME’s Assistant through Agent population. His clients have been admitted to top graduate programs, including University of Pennsylvania Wharton, University of Chicago Booth, Harvard Business School, Northwestern University Kellogg , MIT Sloan, Columbia Business School, Yale School of Management, Berkeley Haas, Dartmouth Tuck, NYU Stern, Duke Fuqua, UVA Darden, UCLA Anderson, UT McCombs, USC Marshall, and Harvard Kennedy School. Oren has a particular interest in working with LGBTQ applicants and also enjoys working with underrepresented groups and "nontraditional” applicants. He’s based in Los Angeles, CA.

Patrick Olson

Assistant Director of Admssions

Assistant Director, Full-Time MBA Recruitment & Admissions at Texas McCombs School of Business

Noe Valdovinos

Foster MBA Admissions - Associate Director, Diversity

As the Associate Director for Diversity Recruitment at the Foster School of Business MBA Program, I strive to be an inclusive higher education practitioner with equity and inclusion in mind in every decision I make. I am excited to meet you and support your MBA journey through this forum and happy to answer any questions you have regarding applying to Foster.

Amber Walsh

Yale School of Management (SOM)

I am an Admissions Officer for the MBA program at the Yale and proud alumna of the Class of 2009. My background is in international development, non-profit management, and higher education. Fun fact about me – I love travelling and traveled to 6 countries during my MBA at Yale for my international experience requirement and Global Social Enterprise projects (pro-bono consulting with nonprofits).

Meredith Tierney-Beed

Marketing Manager | Strategic Partnerships | Social Impact | MBA Candidate '24 | ROMBA Fellow

MBA Candidate at Indiana University Kelley School of Business Collaborator, strategist, analytical thinker, and avid storyteller with a B.A. in Sociology/Anthropology and Spanish & Hispanic Studies from Earlham College. Approach to management guided by a global perspective from an upbringing in eight countries. Passionate about cultivating strong relationships.

Marta Martinez Fernandez

ROMBA Alumna, Product Marketer in Tech

Born and raised in Spain, I lived in Italy and France before moving back to the United States for my MBA. I landed a summer internship between the two years of my MBA and, after two years at Postman, I'll be joining Genesys as Product Marketing Manager in the coming days.

Jacob Schrimpf

Project Leader at BCG

Vanderbilt University - Owen Graduate School of Management, Class of 2022

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joinjuno.com Representative

I'm Diego. Head of Growth at Juno, a student loan negotiation organization. I'm also Booth '22. Originally from Mexico. If you have any questions about how to pay for school, student loans (for American and International students), scholarships, etc. feel free to reach out!

Mikaela Stephens

Full-time MBA Student

I grew up in Richmond, VA before completing a B.A. in Global Affairs at George Mason University. I previously worked in social impact operations and multimedia production for four years. As of now, I am a second-year MBA student at UCLA Anderson and recently completed my summer internship at Nike, Inc. I am also a weeknight gamer and a weekend hiker!

Akshay Pandey

Student | Strategic Planning Intern

Akshay is a second-year MBA student at the University of Rochester with four years of consulting experience at ZS Associates, where he specialized in using data analytics to deliver strategic solutions for clients across diverse industries. Currently, he's working as a strategic planning intern at an early-stage molecular diagnostic start-up, enabling the development of a new product.

Nick Morton

MBA Student

Georgetown McDonough

Jamal Little

Product Marketing Manager at Microsoft

Northwestern Kellogg Alum

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joinjuno.com GM Student Loans

Hi! I'm currently the GM of Student Loans at Juno, and a recent MBA graduate!