How an MBA/MSF Translates Military Experience Into Executive Impact For Suzie Carlsen, leadership has never been confined to one path. After more than a decade in the military, Carlsen is now channeling that experience into business leadership as a first year MBA/MSF student at Portland State University’s School of Business. The journey from National Guard service to... Continue Reading →
How Teo Ramirez is turning business strategy into community impact. For Teo Ramirez, business and government have never existed as separate paths. Instead, they have always been connected by a single question: how can leadership create meaningful impact in a community? Long before enrolling in Portland State University’s MBA program, Ramirez was building that intersection. As... Continue Reading →
How the PSU MBA Helped Ben Jacklet Move from Journalism to Solar Storytelling Born in Eugene, Oregon, Ben Jacklet was destined for a life shaped by curiosity and discovery. His parents were finishing graduate school when he was young, and both went on to become biology professors. Eventually, his father accepted a faculty position at... Continue Reading →
When Meena Al-Azzawe enrolled at Portland State University in September 2020, the world around her felt unsettled: Portland had experienced a summer of wildfire smoke, political tension was high, and the city seemed caught in a pressure cooker of grief and fury. Against that backdrop, Meena returned to school seeking something future-facing, constructive, and grounding.... Continue Reading →
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