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Rubab Jafry O'connor

Distinguished Service Professor of Business Management at Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Overview 

Rubab Jafry O'Connor is a Distinguished Service Professor of Business Management at the Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. With a background in research and higher education, she has held various leadership roles within the university, including Director of the Undergraduate Business Program and Associate Director of Career Opportunities Center at the Tepper School of Business, showcasing her expertise in program management and career counseling.

Work Experience 

  • Distinguished Service Professor

    2021 - Current

    Teach Organizational Design and Implementation to grad students.

  • Distinguished Service Professor of Business Management

    2019

    Teach business leadership. Created a unique leadership sequence for undergrad business students.

  • Adjunct Faculty Instructor

    2019 - 2020

    Taught courses on leadership, organizational management and budget management to graduate students

  • Director of the Undergraduate Business Program

    2010 - 2018

    Advising/Mentoring/Coaching • Provided ongoing extensive and high level academic and career advising, mentoring and professional coaching to 400 plus undergraduate students • Led, manage and coach 12 plus student academic clubs • Initiated and lead the mentoring and networking series of programs for undergraduates • Advised and mentored alumni with their academic, career and life goals • Advised recruiters on the creation of student programming Program Management • Collaborated with university-wide offices • Collaborated with Tepper School MBA President of Student Government in designing, creating and implementing mentoring and networking programming for undergraduates and MBAs • Outreached and engaged alumni and recruiters to create and organize the programs for student success • Organized a mentoring and networking program in New York every summer • Initiated and led the Annual Joint Wall Street Student Trek • Oversaw all departmental international exchange programs • Maintained annual budget for the department and joint budget for Tepper School of Business undergraduate programs • Designed and led the one week long orientation program for incoming freshmen • Initiated and led the PNC Networking Event during the freshmen orientation • Led and presenedt at the information sessions for undergraduate business prospective students

  • Associate Director of Career Opportunities Center

    2005 - 2010

    Advised MBAs and Master of Computational Finance students. Managed company presentations and led the MBA flex-time program. • Provided extensive career counseling, conducted mock interviews and reviewed resumes for business students with in Pittsburgh and New York • Interacted with recruiters on an ongoing basis through personal visits and recruitment activities • Interacted with alumni in facilitating the recruitment of business students Managed recruiting events including corporate presentations and job interviews Established contacts and networked with recruiters and alumni interested in recruiting Tepper students

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