NAA Careers – Wildcat Entrepreneurship San Francisco

Join fellow alumni for an evening of networking and a panel discussion moderated by Northwestern Alumni Shannon Small (SESP94) featuring Wildcat entrepreneurs and innovators.

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Event Details

Cost
$20 (includes appetizers and two drink tickets (cash bar also available) )

Panelists for the evening include:

Shannon Small (SESP94)
Owner
Small Victories

Shannon Small is based in San Francisco.  She is a skilled coach and workshop leader as well as an experienced manager and strategy consultant.  Shannon brings to her coaching and leadership development work the acumen of a seasoned business professional, the strength of a collegiate All-American athlete, and the resilience of a Breast Cancer survivor.  Shannon works with individuals, teams and organizations in a variety of industries. She has coached clients ranging from CEO's and senior managers to students at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Her clients have included professionals at Xerox, IBM, Goldman Sachs, Mercer Management Consulting, Wachovia, Leap Frog, Google, Visa and SAP.

Shannon coaches individuals to help them see their gifts and think expansively about how they might apply them in the world. She is committed to empowering people at a variety of life transitions and building strong communities. Shannon is also a devoted community volunteer and avid world traveler.

Shannon holds an MBA from the Yale School of Management and a BS from Northwestern University.  Her coaching certification is from New Ventures West, and she has completed additional coaching coursework from Coaches Training Institute.

Suresh Khanna (KSM03)
North American Inside Sales
Google

Suresh Khanna runs North America Inside Sales for Google, where his team is responsible for new advertiser acquisition.  Since joining Google in 2006, he has also led the business development efforts for Google’s Local Channel Sales team, focused on acquiring local business advertisers at scale.

Prior to Google, Suresh spent several years in sales strategy at SAP and Siebel Systems. Prior to that, he was
Director of Business Development at Yodlee, an Internet company in Silicon Valley. Earlier, he was a Senior Tech M&A analyst at Jefferies Broadview and a Principal at late stage private equity firm Broadview Capital.  Outside of work, Suresh and his wife own and operate Kasa Indian Eatery in San Francisco, voted Best Meal Under $15 in SF in 2009 and Best New SF Restaurant in 2009.   He has an 8-year old son and a 5-year old daughter and coaches their soccer and baseball teams.

Suresh holds a dual BA in Economics and Public Policy from Stanford University and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management.

Adam Wilson (McC95, KSM08)
General Manager
Informatica

Adam Wilson is the General Manager for Informatica’s Information Lifecycle Management Business Unit. Prior to assuming this role, Mr. Wilson was in charge of product definition and go-to-market strategy for Informatica’s award-winning enterprise data integration platform. A long time employee of Informatica, Mr. Wilson has held numerous development, product management, and marketing leadership roles within the company. He was in charge of business intelligence products from 2000-2004, established the R&D program management organization between 2004-2006, and took over data integration product management and marketing responsibilities in 2006.

Throughout his career, Mr. Wilson has focused on delivering innovative products that help organizations gain competitive advantage by increasing information agility. Before joining Informatica, he co-founded and served as COO of Zimba, a developer of mobile applications that provided integrated, real-time access to corporate, personal, and business partner information. Zimba was sold to Informatica in August of 2000. Earlier in his career, Mr. Wilson worked at Accenture in their financial services practice. Mr. Wilson holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management and an engineering degree from Northwestern University.

David Hegarty (KSM07)

Founder

Hollrr.com 

David Hegarty is the Chief Hollrr and founder of Hollrr.com.   Hollrr is the fun and easy way to share product recommendations with your friends.  It turns product discovery into a game.  Prior to Hollrr, David worked with Microsoft's Corporate Strategy Group, where he advised the Senior Leadership team on disruptive new technologies.  He also worked for Bain & Company where he developed a strong belief in the power of customer advocacy.  David grew up in Ireland and is a Kellogg '07 grad.  In addition to technology, his interests include skiing, travel and burritos.