Experience Darden

In this special edition of the Darden Admissions podcast, we share audio from a recent webinar with Interim Dean Mike Lenox. In addition to serving as the Interim Dean of the Darden School of Business, Lenox is a member of the Strategy, Ethics and Entrepreneurship faculty, and he teaches the core MBA strategy course and an MBA elective on Strategy in the Digital Age, among other offerings. In this conversation facilitated by Managi...

In this special edition of the Darden Admissions podcast, we share a recent installment in our ongoing ‘Office Hours’ faculty spotlight series, a conversation with Doug Thomas. Thomas is the Academic Director of the Sands Institute for Lifelong Learning, and a member of the Technology and Operations Management faculty at the Darden School of Business. We talk with Thomas about his background, what led him to Darden, AI in the class...

In this episode of the podcast, we catch up with Megha Kalyan. Megha is a second year student in Darden’s Full-Time MBA Class of 2026, and we talk with her about her decision to pursue an MBA, what led her to Darden, her biggest learning curves as an MBA student, how she spent her first year summer, her tips for prospective students and more. For more insights, tips, and stories about the Darden experience, be sure to check out the...

In this special episode of the podcast, we catch up with Professor Raj Venkatesan. Venkatesan is a member of the Marketing faculty at the Darden School of Business as well as the co-Academic Director for UVA’s MS in Business Analytics (MSBA) program and Darden’s LaCross Institute for Ethical Artificial Intelligence in Business. We talk with Venkatesan about his background, what led him to Darden, what drew him to the MSBA program, ...

In this episode of the podcast, we catch up with Selorm Tamakloe. Selorm is a first year student in Darden’s Full-Time MBA Class of 2027, and he is also the Section representative for Section D. We talk with Selorm about his decision to pursue an MBA, how he learned about Darden, what he’s enjoyed about Charlottesville, his favorite Section D norm and more. For more insights, tips, and stories about the Darden experience, be sure t...

In this special edition of the Darden Admissions podcast, we share a recent installment in our ongoing ‘Office Hours’ faculty spotlight series, a conversation with Pnina Feldman. Feldman is a member of the Technology and Operations Management faculty at Darden, and her research focuses on how digital technologies affects operations strategy with emphasis on services, platforms, pricing, and consumer engagement. We talk with Feldman...

In this episode of the podcast, we catch up with Kendra Nealey. Kendra is a first year student in Darden’s Full-Time MBA Class of 2027, and she is also the Section representative for Section E. We talk with Kendra about her decision to pursue an MBA, what led her to Darden, what attracted her to the Section rep role, what she’s looking forward to in the months ahead and more. For more insights, tips, and stories about the Darden ex...

In this episode of the podcast, we catch up with Keith McCormick. Keith is the Bodily Bicentennial Professor in Analytics at the Darden School of Business. The Bodily Bicentennial Professor in Analytics position was created to honor the contributions of Sam Bodily, the John Tyler Professor Emeritus of Business Administration to the field of decision analysis, and this visiting position allows a leader in the field of analytics to s...

In this special edition of the Darden Admissions podcast, we share a recent installment in our ongoing ‘Office Hours’ faculty spotlight series, a conversation with Professor Alex Cowan. Cowan teaches several courses in the area of design and digital innovation, and with Darden, he also created the Coursera specialization,  'Digital Product Management', one of the top 15 specializations on Coursera.  His work on hypothesis-driven de...

In this episode of the podcast, we catch up with Mariah McVey. Mariah a first year student in UVA Darden’s Full-Time MBA program, and she is also the Section representative for Section B. We talk with Mariah about what led her to Darden, what she enjoys about Charlottesville, what drew her to the section rep role, her advice for prospective students and more. For more insights, tips, and stories about the Darden experience, be sure...

In this episode of the podcast, we catch up with Ashley Gartland. Ashley is a first year student in Darden’s Full-Time MBA program, and she is also the Section Representative for Section A. We talk with Ashley about her background, what led her to Darden, what she’s enjoyed about her first year, her advice for prospective students and more. For more insights, tips, and stories about the Darden experience, be sure to check out the D...

In this special edition of the Darden Admissions podcast, we share a recent installment in our ongoing ‘Office Hours’ faculty spotlight series, a conversation with Professor Michael Albert. Albert’s research focuses on combining machine learning and algorithmic techniques to automate the design of markets. In this wide-ranging conversation, we talk with him about his background, what led him to Darden, his Machine Learning and AI f...

In this episode of the podcast, we catch up with Tillman Drew. Tillman is a second year student in UVA Darden’s Full-Time MBA Class of 2026, and we talk with him about his decision to pursue an MBA, what led him to Darden, how he spent his first year summer, why he’s so passionate about Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) and more. For more insights, tips and stories about the Darden experience, be sure to check out the Disc...

In this episode of the podcast, we catch up with Jack Collins. Jack is a second year student in UVA Darden’s Full-Time MBA Class of 2026, and we talk with him about his decision to pursue an MBA, what led him to Darden, how he spent his first year summer, what he’s looking forward to in his second year and more. For more insights, tips and stories about the Darden experience, be sure to check out the Discover Darden Admissions blog...

In this episode of the podcast, we catch up with Mike Gaynor. Mike is a second year student in UVA Darden’s Full-Time MBA Class of 2026, and we chat with him about his background, his decision to pursue an MBA, what led him to Darden, how he spent his first year summer, what he’s looking forward to in his second year and more. For more insights, tips and stories about the Darden experience, be sure to check out the Discover Darden ...

In this episode of the podcast, we catch up with Andrew Schoka. Andrew is a second year student in UVA Darden’s Full-Time MBA Class of 2026, and we talk with him about his decision to pursue an MBA, what led him to Darden, his AI-focused data security start-up, how the iLab summer incubator helped him develop his venture and more. For more insights, tips and stories about the Darden experience, be sure to check out the Discover Dar...

In this episode of the podcast, we catch up with friend of the podcast, Whitney Kestner. Whitney is co-Interim Executive Director of Admissions and a longtime member of Darden’s Admissions Committee. With Full-Time MBA Round 1 right around the corner, we talk with her about Darden’s fee waiver opportunities, Darden’s new test waiver diagnostic, what she enjoys about this time of year, her advice for applicants and more. For more in...

In this special edition of the Darden Admissions podcast, Admissions Committee members, Brett Twitty and Whitney Kestner, share advice for navigating the Darden admissions interview, including insights about the structure of the interview, how to prepare for the interview and more. For more insights, tips, and stories about the Darden experience, be sure to check out the Discover Darden Admissions blog and follow us on Instagram @d...