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Consumer and Retail Consulting - Alvarez & Marsal

Consumer and Retail Consulting - Alvarez & Marsal

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Stephanie Dowdle

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MBA Candidate at NYU Stern School of Business | Forte Fellow

Yanis Koutoupes Guessous

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Student at the University of Chicago majoring in Economics and Philosophy. Experience in Consulting, Private & Public Equity, and Data Science/Machine Learning. Keen interest in the technology & VC space. Deeply engaged with and passionate about artificial intelligence, from fine-tuning large language models to exploring the intersection of epistemology and deep learning. Writing a Philosophy BA thesis on the inductive frameworks of LLMs and the epistemology of Natural Language Processing (NLP). Citizen of the USA and the EU. Email: yaniskg@uchicago.edu

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Enterprise Strategy @Amex | WH’ 24 | Business Analytics & Design

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I am a rising senior at Yale University studying economics and global affairs. Between my junior and senior years I am interning as a summer consultant with Alvarez & Marsal's Consumer and Retail Group in New York. At Yale, I have been involved with the Yale Undergraduate Consulting Group (as a project manager and VP of Consulting), which works with paying Fortune 500 clients, in addition to club cricket and field hockey teams. Prior to my gap year, where I worked for a same-day delivery startup (Gophr) and a geo-location consulting company (Geolytix), I was a student at Eton College. At Eton I was Chairman of The Eton Society (colloquially known as Pop - the co-curricular prefectorial body), an Academic Prefect, and an Academic Scholar amongst other positions of responsibility. I relish working in, as well as leading, teams that make a tangible difference. I am often the first port of call for those who are looking for solutions whatever they may be. This, I believe, stems from my willingness to always give out advice, be that to 500 younger students on how to make the most of the vast array of opportunities; to my peers for how to invite prominent speakers to their own society events; or to external body such as through the team that I led in a student consultancy programme. My combination of subjects allows me to analyse both quantitatively and qualitatively, present a coherent and logical argument based on facts and data, and to efficiently delve into the heart of a problem. I believe that this better enables me to solve the problems that people come to me about. I am attending Yale so that I can better explore the interdisciplinary approaches that problems often require, whilst continuing my leadership journey.

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Seasoned food, beverage, and consumer packaged goods operator. Maintains deep experience across multiple domains: corporate transformation, strategy, procurement, strategic sourcing, financial planning & analysis, design to value, private label, merchandising, pricing, and supply chain optimization. Dynamic project lead, with a bias towards team growth and intentional cross-functional collaboration. Creative, thorough, and value-creating negotiator accustomed to significant financial and strategic risk. Highly analytical and reliant on data-defined insights to drive strategic and tactical planning. Fluent with advanced supply chain systems and adaptive in new fields of high innovation. Delivers against aggressive deadlines with a high degree of attention to detail and stakeholder buy-in.

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MBA candidate at Columbia Business School (Class of 2025) with a strong foundation in engineering and a passion for solving complex business challenges through data-driven strategies. Prior experiences include Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Retail Group and Maveneer, a rapidly growing supply chain consultancy and integrator. Key strengths: • Strategic planning and execution • Process optimization and automation • Design and engineering • Data analysis and visualization • Executive storytelling • Client relationship management • Cross-functional team leadership • Operational background • Entrepreneurial experience Contact Information: benjaminyixuan@yahoo.com.