Margaret Griffin

MBA Class of 2005
Born in Iowa, came to Chapel Hill from Washington, D.C.

My internship: "I developed and rolled out a best-in-class marketing operations plan to optimize a pharmaceutical product's life cycle value while with the global marketing team at Eli Lilly and Company in Indianapolis."

Background

• BA in English and world literature, the University of California at Los Angeles, 1996
• Associate managing public-private partnership programs for Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise in Washington, D.C. (1997 to 2000)
• Recruiter for CityStaff, a job placement firm, in Washington, D.C. (2000 to 2002)
• Manager of client projects to raise awareness about corporate responsibility, International Design Center for the Environment in Raleigh, N.C. (2002)
• Research associate working on behalf of international education at public institutions at UNC (2002 to 2003)

• Smaller class size and diverse student body
• Integrated, teamwork approach to learning
• Faculty and career management staff who are committed to your success
• Strong sustainable enterprise concentration working with Base of Pyramid ideas

Student life

"The greater Research Triangle area, including Chapel Hill, is a very vibrant place. It's so easy to live here. And it's great to study here because there's a value system that infuses everything at UNC Kenan-Flagler. That value system includes a sense of community and respect. It also says that students should have the opportunity to run a lot of initiatives within the MBA Program. This means you can make a difference."

My experience of the MBA program at UNC

• "As chair of the UNC Kenan-Flagler Marketing Case Challenge, I led a team of first- and second year students to stage a nationally recognized event for the top business schools in the U.S. At UNC Kenan-Flagler, we develop our leadership skills through hands-on experiences that are very visible and have a tangible impact on our community."
• "The core values of the school live and breathe through the students, faculty, staff, and administrators. This school challenges me to not only do my best academically and professionally, but also to be the best person I can be."

The UNC Kenan-Flagler network

"A classmate and an alumna from the Class of 2002 got my resume to the right people at Johnson & Johnson. They also provided valuable insights about the company that prepared me well for the interview process. As a result of their help, I am starting my dream job in marketing at J&J this fall."

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