David L.
5.0
Top MBA Career Coach @ Chicago Booth | 1.2K+ Students @ Top Firms
Studied at Chicago Booth
Worked at University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Hiring Manager
Available Monday at 1:30 AM UTC
Usually responds within 4 hours
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David’s Career Development Qualifications
Coaches professionally
Experience level: Director
100+ people coached for Career Development
David has helped clients get into these companies:
The most-requested, highest-rated MBA Career coach at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Former strategy consultant and politico turned career coach and entrepreneur, I personally have taught and coached more than 1,200 students who now work at top companies across major MBA industries (Consulting, Tech, Private Equity, Venture Capital, Marketing, etc.). I've successfully advised domestic and international students, military veterans, tranditional pre-MBA professionals, artists, musicians, teachers, engineers, and others. As the Consulting coach, I'm proud that Chicago Booth had the most internship and job offers from Tier 1 Consulting firms across top MBA schools every year of my tenure. I am excited to contribute my expertise and knowledge from the world's business school to help you achieve your career goals.
David can help with:
Interview Prep
Skill Building
Career Planning
Professional Networking
Resume Review
Personal Branding
Networking Strategy
Salary Negotiation
Job Search Strategies
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About David
M7 MBA Career Coach. Admissions Advisor. Student: A rare, comprehensive perspective on your MBA admissions and career journey. A former Associate Director of Career Management at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, David was the most in-demand, highest-rated career coach among full-time MBA students. He taught and coached more than 1,200 Chicago Booth students to their desired career paths, from Consulting to Tech to PE/VC. During his tenure as the Consulting coach, Chicago Booth had the most internship and job offers from Tier 1 Consulting firms across the top MBA programs. As an advisor to Chicago Booth’s Admissions Office, David created profiles of ideal candidates across MBA career pathways and informed the feasibility of applicants’ proposed career pivots. He also advised Chicago Booth on their dual degree programs (JD, MPP, MD, MPCS) and relevant career outcomes. Prior to Chicago Booth, David served on a town council in Virginia as an elected member and worked as a consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton where he advised senior executives at Fortune 100 and government agencies on high-profile organizational transformation. An entrepreneur, David is the founder of MBA Career Coach and Embolden, a nonprofit that teaches high school students about the fun of networking. Your career is one of the most important change management projects of your life. For every student, David brings the highest level of standard and care as he did for his corporate clients. As thousands of MBA students will attest, David offers you three promises: to be lovingly candid, never settling for “good”, and being with you every step of the process. A proud Chicagoan with a global upbringing, David studied economics and international relations at William & Mary and an MBA at Chicago Booth. Outside of work, David is an avid runner and curler (yes, the greatest sport ever).
Work Experience
Career Coach
Hult International Business School
November 2024 - Present
Advise ~500 undergraduate and postgraduate business school students on their career and recruiting strategies; 95% of students are international
Chief Coaching Officer, Founder
MBA Career Coach Inc
September 2024 - Present
Advise current and prospective MBA students--and non-MBA clientele--on career and networking, making accessible M7 career coaching and knowledge accessible to all.
Founder and Board Member
Embolden Inc
October 2019 - Present
Found a 501c3 organization that provides tuition-free career and leadership development programs to empower and equip motivated high school and first-year college students with the lifelong skills needed to build a strong professional network, pursue their career goals, and become a leader in their chosen fields; since it's founding, more than 300 students have participated in Embolden's programs
Human Resource MBA Strategist
Kellanova
May 2024 - August 2024
Interned in the CHRO office as an MBA intern, focused on Total Rewards transformation and Annual Enrollment communications strategy
Associate Director of Career Services
University of Chicago Booth School of Business
July 2021 - May 2024
Admissions Committee Experience
Advised full-time MBA candidates as the most-requested, highest-rated coach on their career strategy, recruiting, and development via coaching, industry and human capital trend research, and professional L&D programming to ensure that every student successfully pursue their career goals and prepare themselves for long-term success
Manager
Booz Allen Hamilton
January 2020 - July 2021
Hiring Manager
Led change management, transformation, and corporate strategy projects for Fortune 100 companies, high-profile government officials, and Booz Allen leadership to prepare the clients' stakeholders for organizational redesigns and new venture initiatives; co-found Booz Allen commercial account's innovation team that designs interactive learning tutorials and trains employees on design thinking, agile methodology, and change management
Senior Consultant
Booz Allen Hamilton
January 2017 - December 2019
Hiring Manager
Board of Directors
McLean Citizens Association
May 2016 - September 2019
Led education policies and lobbying efforts that contributed to increase in teacher salaries and special education funding, expansion of career and technical (CTE) programs, and school-boundary adjustment, as the youngest-ever Director of the McLean Citizens Association, a town council representing 26,000 households in the McLean area of Fairfax County
Strategy Consultant
Booz Allen Hamilton
July 2015 - December 2016
Senior Research Assistant
Global Research Institute
January 2013 - May 2015
Standardized the process of analysts coding and analyzing the content of policy-focused academic publications to enhance the data quality of Teaching, Research, and International Policy (TRIP) database, which informs analyses and publications on how scholars and policymakers use academic research to make sense of contemporary politics
Education
College of William and Mary
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Economics and International Relations
Activities and societies: Sharpe Community Scholar, DCSI Community Engagement Fellow Honor: Magna Cum Laude Thesis: Do International Human Rights Organizations Make a Difference?
McDonough School of Business (Georgetown)
Executive Education Certificate, Change Management
Change Management Advanced Practitioner program
Georgetown University
Graduate Certificate, Data Science
Chicago Booth
Master of Business Administration - MBA
2022 - 2025
Admissions Committee Experience
Honor: Merit-based scholarship, Social New Venture Challenge semi-finalist
25 Reviews
Overall Rating
5.0
Knowledge
5.0
Value
5.0
Responsiveness
5.0
Supportiveness
5.0
David has helped clients get into these companies: