Wendy Yue Wang, GMBA Class of 2017

On the morning of November 15, 2015, current Tsinghua Global MBA students had the privilege of meeting with alumni mentors at Tsinghua SEM. Ten mentors, from various industries, including finance, insurance, IT, consultancy, medical care, and energy, with an extensive array of work and life experience, attended the inaugural meeting, the first of its kind. To pass the torch to their junior classmates and to give back to their alma mater, mentors set aside time out of their tight schedules to return to campus and share with MBA students about the trends in their industries, their stories at Tsinghua, and, for some, the moments of doubt and momentary failure that were ultimately overcome by persistence in their respective career choices and paths. 

The meeting was hosted by MA Pinyu and GU Yu, with ZHU Yidan, Director of the 2015GMBA Class, delivering the opening remarks at 9:30am, followed by the self- introduction and stories from mentors, all under the leadership of LI Yinghong, the director of the mentors’ team. 

Ms. LI Yinghong previously worked in bio- pharmacy for 14 years before later deciding to transition to insurance. With years of work experience in the industry, she now works as Assistant Vice President of MetLife. She shared her career path with students, her pursuit of an MBA degree, and the outward bound experience in her spare time. She said that her highest goal was to spread a positive attitude toward life and to offer advice and assistance to students in four respects: sharing previous experience to enable students to avoid inefficiency, expanding her interpersonal network, offering information and becoming a potential cooperative partner, and discussing life hobbies. 

Mr. YU Lijian, Big Data and Analysis Director for Greater China at CSC Technology Co., Ltd., has been working for 20 years in the industry. He introduced to students big data and its implications for the future of various industries within the larger business context. He also shared his personal experience, especially his study at Tsinghua. 

Ms. LI Huibin, as the voice of business start-up experience, shared her stories of starting her own business, for example, how she had provided data analysis service for pharmaceutical companies in the early stages as well as about EDETEK Inc, in which she has been investing her recent efforts. She said she enjoyed the process of setting up a business from scratch and expected to provide assistance to students who would like to found their own businesses. “At Tsinghua, like in a big supermarket, you could pick up anything you want, but at least you should know what you want,” she quipped in closing. For many students, especially those in the stressful information overload of their first GMBA semester, her advice hit the nail on the head, ringing pertinent and practical for their own situations.