Alex D.

Alex D.

5.0

Experienced MBA/MPH coach with 5+ years in healthcare and consulting

Haas School of Business (Berkeley) Logo

Studied at Haas School of Business (Berkeley)

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Works at Pfizer

Admissions Committee Experience

Available Monday at 10:30 PM UTC

Usually responds within 10 hours

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Alex’s MBA Qualifications

10+ people coached for MBA

Open to working with clients outside the U.S.

I spent 5+ years in the biotech / pharma world before getting my MBA / MPH at Haas. While I was there, I was involved in many different clubs and activities, but I believe two of them make me a great choice for MBA admissions coaching. First, I was a member of the Story Salon coaching team, a hand-selected group of students that prepare members of the Haas community to tell their story in front of 250+ of their classmates. We work 1:1 with students for weeks to prepare them to authentically tell their own story in a way that will best resonate with the audience according to their goals. I believe that the key to getting admitted to a top 10 MBA program is just that, being able to tell your story in the best way possible and tailoring it to each individual school you're applying to. Second, I served as the Head of Careers for the Haas Healthcare Association, helping students find opportunities within the healthcare world and preparing them for their job search needs. Through this I have worked with many students to help refine their target company lists, resumes, cover letters, and interview prep strategies. Similar to story salon coaching, I learned to very specifically work with others to tailor their application materials for what the company or role they were looking for. I found coaching to be one of the best and most rewarding parts of my time at Haas and would love to work with you!

Alex can help with:

Editing

Recommendations

Interviews

School Selection

Application Strategy

Essays

Resume

Alex also coaches for Career Development and Communication. View all.

About Alex

Alex graduated from Colgate University, where he was pre-med and studied Behavioral Neuroscience. After what was supposed to be a gap year before med school turned into 3 years in management consulting and 2 years in Corporate Development & Strategy at Foundation Medicine, he applied to business school and attended Berkeley Haas as a dual degree MBA/MPH. While at Haas he led the Careers team for the Haas Healthcare Association, the Social team for Q@Haas (our LGBTQ+ affinity group) and spent time as a Storytelling and Presentation Coach. He joined Pfizer's MBA Marketing Rotational Program upon graduation. Alex's specialty is helping candidates tell their stories and frame their applications in memorable, differentiated, and most importantly, authentic ways. He has coached 25+ people throughout his time at Haas and his coaching experience ranges from MBA admissions to interview prep to best man / maid of honor speech writing and delivery. He is particularly passionate about helping queer and other underrepresented applicants craft their applications.

Why do I coach?

Coaching is an incredible opportunity to build a genuine connection with people while helping them achieve their goals. Getting to know someone on a deep level and seeing them realize new things about themselves through the coaching process is incredibly rewarding.

Work Experience

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Marketing Rotational Manager

Pfizer

December 2023 - Present

UCLA Health Logo

Graduate Administrative Intern, Operations

UCLA Health

May 2023 - August 2023

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Marketing Rotational Intern

Pfizer

June 2022 - August 2022

Foundation Medicine Logo

Senior Analyst, Corporate Development & Strategy

Foundation Medicine

May 2019 - June 2021

Admissions Committee Experience

Artisan Healthcare Consulting Logo

Consultant

Artisan Healthcare Consulting

August 2016 - May 2019

Admissions Committee Experience

Alex was also given offers to work at

  • Vertex Pharmaceuticals Logo

    Vertex Pharmaceuticals

  • Bristol Myers Squibb Logo

    Bristol Myers Squibb

Education

Haas School of Business (Berkeley) Logo

Haas School of Business (Berkeley)

Masters, MBA / MPH

2021 - 2023

Leadership Roles & Activities: VP of Careers - Haas Healthcare Association, VP of Social - Q@Haas (LGBTQ+ Affinity group), Story Salon Coach, Nucleate Biotech Entrepreneurship Program, Graduate Student Instructor - Healthcare Strategy, VP of Tasting - Haas Wine Club

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Colgate University

BA, Behavioral Neuroscience

2012 - 2016

Activities: Volunteer EMT, Thought Into Action Entrepreneurship Institute, Colgate 13 Acapella Group

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