My name is Zafeer Khan and I am one of the Class of 2016 bloggers looking forward to sharing my journey over the next two years. I was born and raised in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. Bangladesh is a small country in South Asia surrounded by India in the North and West, Myanmar in the East and the Bay of Bengal in the South. Bangladesh is a commonwealth nation so I ended up studying under the British system of education and had to take my Ordinary Level and Advanced Level exams out of high school (by the way, no relation to Ordinary Wizarding Level (O.W.L) exams, Harry Potter fans!).
I came to the US in 2004 to pursue my undergraduate studies at Georgia Institute of Technology. After graduating with a degree in Computer Science I decided I did not want to code for the rest of my life but stay in the tech industry and learn the business side of things, so I got into Technology Consulting. I worked in strategy consulting providing advice and assessment to top technology companies as well as worked in systems implementation helping both private and public sector clients upgrade their legacy business processes. I have been doing consulting for the past six years for both a small and large consulting firm, raking in tons of experience that eventually helped me secure a spot at a top business school - Anderson.
Anderson was my first choice due to its location in California and proximity to the tech startup industry. Plus, over 300 days of sunshine is not a bad deal either. My post-MBA plan (contrary to my application essay) is to get into the startup space. But that’s the beauty of business school and Anderson, you get to choose what really interests you. Check out some of the career switches through the Parker Career Management Center.
Over the next several weeks I will share more about my moving experience from Atlanta, GA to Los Angeles, CA, getting ready for school, participating in pre-orientation trips and much more.
By way of introduction here is a picture of me and my sister near Carmel, CA during our California road trip down Pacific Highway 1.
Here is a picture of me whitewater rafting in TN last weekend. I am the guy posing instead of paddling.
