Alumni Career Highlights

We have nearly 20,000 graduates and their Harvard Extension School degrees (HES) and credentials have served them very well!

In the sections below, you’ll find an impressive list of employers, industries, and specific job titles held by recent ALB and ALM graduates.  

It is important to emphasize that our working adult students don’t need to wait to finish their degrees to start enjoying the career benefits of their Harvard education. Well over 50% of graduates every year report to us that simply completing courses toward their degrees contribute to career benefits:

  • added job responsibility
  • promotion
  • career change

Want more HES alumni career information? Check out the Mignone Center for Career Success’ HES Graduate Spotlights, which showcase recent graduates’ future plans and advice to current students.

Career Highlights

Bachelor of Liberal Arts (ALB)

Due to a strong foundation in liberal arts learning, our ALB graduates are perfectly positioned to gain employment in nearly every industry.

Here is just a sampling:

Banking

Biotechnology

Design

Entertainment

Environmental Services

Financial Services

Government Administration

Higher Education

Healthcare

International affairs/ Defense contracting

Management consulting

Marketing/ Advertising

Nonprofit management

Private Equity

Real Estate

Research

Software engineering

Venture Capital

As an entire cohort, ALB graduates have earned advanced degrees at graduate schools here at Harvard University, such as the Harvard Graduate School of Education, Harvard Kennedy School of Government, the Harvard Divinity School, Harvard School of Public Health, and the Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences as well as all top research universities.

Schools, Job titles and Company Examples

Universities

Job Titles and Companies

Examples of current job titles held by our recent graduates and companies that employ them:

Account Executive • Assistant Professor • Audiovisual Technician • Behavioral Health Specialist • Business Analyst • Business Development Manager • Chief Executive Officer • Chief of Staff to the CEO • Clinical Assistant • Corporate Social Responsibility Officer • Computational Geneticist Data Analyst • Development Director • Director of Data Science • Digital Marketing Director • Digital Strategist • Director of Communications • Director of Research • Emergency Medical Technician • Financial Analyst • IT Director • Laboratory Manager • Major Gifts Officer • Management Consultant

Managing Director • Managing Partner • Marketing and Communications Manager • Medical Researcher • Member of U.S. Congress • Operations Manager • Public Affairs Specialist • Realtor • Research Analyst  • Sales Director • Senior Multimedia Designer • Software Development Engineer • Senior Strategist • Speechwriter • Technical Project Manager • Trading Analyst  • Web Applications Developer  

Amazon
Billboard
Boston Consulting Group
Booz
BOSE
Brigham Women's Hospital
Caesars Entertainment
CUNY
Fidelity
HP
HP
Library of Congress
Lookout
MBTA
MIT
Nature Conservancy
Nationwide
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TJX
TSA
United Airlines

Master’s of Liberal Arts (ALM)


Anthropology

Anthropology

With their knowledge of history, people, and places, our anthropology alumni have gone on to top PhD programs, including here at Harvard University, Brown University, Brandeis University, and Simmons College.

They are currently working in the fields of education, engineering, financial services, forensic science, museums, research, and writing and publishing.

Anthropology Job Titles and Companies

Examples of current job titles held by our recent graduates and companies that employ them:

Archaeologist

Associate Director, Academic Technology

Education Reporter

Fellow

Government Relations Director

Instructor, Economics In Western Civilization

Museum Associate

Museum Exhibits Specialist

Native American Community Engagement Fellow

Senior Field Service Engineer

Teacher

Vice President, Group Strategy Director

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Biology

Our biology alumni have gone on to graduate schools in a variety of fields, including bioethics, biomedical sciences, education, forensic genealogy, health and medicine, neuroscience, oncology, and public health at top research universities.

Those include Boston University (PhD Neuroscience), Columbia University (biology & chemistry), Dartmouth College (health & medicine), University of Illinois at Chicago (PhD Health & Medicine), and Yale University. In addition, they have received advanced degrees from Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (PhD Law and Criminal Justice) and Harvard Medical School (biology & chemistry).

They work in a variety of fields including biomedical research, biotechnology, higher education, health care, information technology, pharmaceuticals, and veterinary medicine.

Biology Job Titles and Companies

Examples of current job titles held by our recent graduates and companies that employ them:

Chief Product Officer

Clinical Nutrition Specialist

Computational and Molecular Biologist

Data and Modeling Consultant

Data Scientist

Head of Clinical Supply

Intellectual Property Attorney

Laboratory Manager

Life Science Laboratory Technician

Molecular Technologist

Oncology Drug Discovery Senior Scientist

Program Director

Quality Analyst

Research Associate

Resident Physician

Scientist (Associate to Principal to Senior)

Senior Clinical Program Lead

Teaching Faculty

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Biotechnology

Our biotechnology graduates have gone on to PhD programs in the fields of AI and machine learning, cell and systems biology, genetics, and neurogenetics at national universities, including Oxford University, University of Wisconsin, the University of California at Irvine, and the University of Toronto.

They have also received advanced degrees within Harvard University at the John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS).

They are employed in the field of biotechnology and related industries such as pharmaceuticals, hospital and health care, and medical devices.

Biotechnology Job Titles and Companies

Below are current job titles held by our recent graduates and companies that employ them:

Antibody Engineer

Biomedical Specialist

Biotechnology Engineer

Business Development Liaison

Computational Biologist

Data Scientist

Director of Technology

Field Application Specialist

Laboratory Research Specialist

Manager, Business Development

Principal Research Associate

Product Manager

Quality Specialist

Research Pharmacist

Research Specialist

Senior Purification Scientist

Senior R&D Manager

Technical Support Scientist


Creative Writing and Literature

Creative Writing

Alumni from the field of Creative Writing and Literature work in a variety of writing-intensive industries, such as fundraising, publishing, advertising/marketing and other areas of communications, and education (secondary and higher education).

In addition, they have pursued graduate work at top schools, including Brandeis Unviersity (English), Cambridge University (education), University of North Carolina (MFA, creative writing), as well as Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education and Divinity School.

Creative Writing and Literature Job Titles and Companies

Examples of current job titles held by our recent graduates and companies that employ them:

Assistant Editor

Associate Dean of Student Affairs

Chief Development Officer

Copywriter

Director, Global Content

Editorial Assistant

Marketing Manager

Novelist

Program Manager

Senior Director of Research Compliance

Senior Managing Editor

Teacher

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Data Science

Data Science

Our data science graduates are employed in the fields of telecommunications, technical services, finance and banking, health and medical services, insurance, retail, performing arts, and many other industries.

Our recent graduates have gone on to advanced degree programs at Dartmouth College (biological and physical science), Johns Hopkins University (financial mathematics), and University of Southern California (business administration and management).

Data Science Job Titles and Companies

Below are current job titles held by our recent graduates and companies that employ them:

Application Architect

Associate Director of Institutional Research

Business Intelligence Engineer

Data Analyst

Data Engineer

Developer

Lead IT Architect

Machine Learning Engineer

Quantitative Researcher

Research Analyst

Software Developer

Web Engineer

Data Science

Digital Media

Every organization needs to tell a digital story. As a result, our digital media design graduates work in the fields of IT, entertainment and media production, and publishing, but they also work in management consulting, health care, higher education, and government administration. 

Our digital media graduates have gone on to graduate programs at New York University (Computer and Informations Systems Security), Purdue University (PhD, Engineering Related Technology), and UCLA (film production and film studies).

Digital Media Job Titles and Companies

Examples of current job titles held by our recent graduates and companies that employ them:

Applications Administrator 

Applications Programmer

Associate Creative Director

Associate Professor of Digital Journalism

Digital Development Project Manager

Drupal Developer

Front End Developer

IT Developer and Webmaster

IT Manager

Lead Technical Developer

Marketing Manager

Onsite Engineer

Principal Software Architect 

Product Manager Strategy and Innovation

Senior Digital Project Manager

Senior Media Specialist

Senior Software Engineer

Software Developer

Vice President Product Design

UX Developer

Web Developer

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English

English

Alumni of our English degree program work in a variety of writing-, research-, and communication-intensive industries, such as public service, IT, publishing, advertising/marketing, fundraising, and education (secondary and higher education).

In addition, they have pursued graduate work at top schools, including Boston University (PhD, American Studies), the Harvard Graduate School of Education, Tufts University (education), and the University of Pennsylvania (Phd, Business & Leadership).

English Job Titles and Companies

Examples of current job titles held by our recent graduates and companies that employ them:

Artistic Director

Assistant Editor

Chief Learning Officer

Communications Manager

Director of Communications and Marketing

English Teacher

Intelligence Analyst

Managing Director, Administrative Technology

Product Manager

Publicist

Senior Prospect Researcher

Social Media Manager

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Finance

Our finance graduates have gone on to graduate school in a variety of fields, including economics (Georgetown University), international affairs (Columbia University), MBA (Georgetown University, MIT, University of Michigan, University of Oxford), and project management (Northeastern Univeristy).

They have also gone on to graduate from programs at other schools within Harvard University, including the Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD), and the Harvard Kennedy School of Government (HKS).

Finance Job Titles and Companies

They work in a range of finance-related industries including:

AccountingBanking
BiotechonologyFinancial services
Higher educationHealth care
Information technologyInvestment banking
Investment & Asset ManagementManagement consulting

Examples of current job titles held by our recent graduates and companies that employ them:

Account Executive

Attorney

Business Intelligence Analyst

Chief Financial Officer

Controller

Corporate Development Manager

Credit Portfolio Analyst

Director Of Accounting

Director Of Business Operations

Economist

Financial Analyst

Forensic Accountant

Investment Manager

Managing Broker

Market Research Manager

Portfolio Analyst

Revenue Management Director

Risk Management Consultant

Securities Analyst

Senior Director of Compliance

Senior Machine Learning Engineer

Senior Scientist

Software Engineering Manager

Vice President, Asset Management

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Government

Government

Our government alumni are putting their global understanding and policy training to work in a variety of public service, corporate, and non-profit industries.

They have also gone on to graduate school in the fields of law & criminal science, education, economics, business, and finance. Graduate schools attended include Boston College, Dartmouth College, Georgetown University, Johns Hopkins University, New York University (NYU), Pace University as well as Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education and Kennedy School of Government (HKS).

Government Job Titles and Companies
AdvocacyAerospaceDefense contracting
Environmental ServicesFinancial ServicesGovernment administration
Health careHigher educationInformation technology
LawManagement consultingPublic policy
Public relations & communicationResearch

Examples of current job titles held by our recent graduates and companies that employ them:

Assistant Attorney General

Attorney

Business Research Analyst

Chief Executive Officer

City Commissioner

Compliance Specialist

Deputy Division Chief

Director Of Media Relations

Director of Strategic Initiatives

Energy Policy Analyst

Foreign Affairs Officer

General Counsel

Government And Public Policy Representative

Lead Public Policy Strategist

Legislative Advocacy Director

Policy Advisor

Public Health Analyst

Public Information Officer

Risk Analyst

Senior Analyst

Staff Attorney

Trust and Safety Officer

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History

History

With their historical and cross-culture knowledge of people, places, and political/social movements, our history alumni have gone on to top PhD programs, including here at Harvard University, Boston University, George Washington University, University of Oxford, and Yale University.

They are currently working in the fields of criminal justice, education, environmental services, IT, public relations and communications, public service and government administration, research, and writing and publishing.

History Job Titles and Companies

Examples of current job titles held by our recent graduates and companies that employ them:

Assistant Professor

Assistant Public Defender

Biostatistician

Environmental Protection Specialist

Head Counselor

Managing Editor

Outreach Coordinator

Political Consultant

Product Manager

Research Fellow

Teacher

U/X Designer

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Industrial-Organizational Psychology

Industrial Organizational Psychology

Our industrial-organizational psychology alumni are putting their talent development, performance management, and labor relations expertise to work in a variety of corporate, public service, and non-profit industries including:

Industrial-Organizational Psychology Job Titles and Companies
BankingDefense contractingEnvironmental Services
Financial ServicesHealthcareHigher education
Information technologyLawManagement consulting
Public relations & communicationResearch

Examples of current job titles held by our recent graduates and companies that employ them:

Business Unit Leader

Chief Executive Officer

Chief Financial Officer

Chief of Staff

Executive Performance Coach

Global Flight Operations – Pilot Engagement

Government Advisory Member

Implementation Consultant

IT Manager

Leadership Development Manager

Manager of Organizational Effectiveness

Organizational Advisor

Organizational Effectiveness Consultant

Process Engineering Manager

Senior Customer Experience Consultant

Senior Global Brand Manager

Senior Performance Engineer

Talent Development Specialist

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Information Management Systems

Our information management systems graduates have gone on to complete PhDs in computer science and information systems engineering and they work in the fields of:

Information Management Systems Job Titles and Companies
Defense and aerospaceFinancial services
Health careHigher education
IT servicesLaw
Management consultingMedical devices
Software engineeringTelecommunications

Examples of current job titles held by our recent graduates and companies that employ them:

Application Developer

Assistant Dean For Computing

Cloud Solution Architect

Server Security Consultant

DevOps Engineer

Director Of Educational Technology

Director Of Software Engineering

Information Security Analyst

Infrastructure and Applications Architect

IT Manager

Lead Software Developer

Manager of Software Engineering

Principal Data Scientist

Quality Assurance Engineer

Salesforce Architect

Senior Information Technologist

Senior Oracle DBA

Software Test Engineer

SQA Manager

Systems Administrator

Infrastructure and Applications Architect

Vice President Of Analytics


International Relations

International Relations

Our international relations alumni are putting their global understanding and policy training to work in a variety of public service, corporate, and non-profit industries.

They have also gone on to graduate school in the fields of education, law & criminal science, business, religion, and finance.

Graduate schools attended include Boston College, Brandeis University, Duke University, Georgetown University, Northeastern University, Northwestern University, Yale University as well as Harvard Kennedy School of Government (HKS) and Harvard Business School (HBS).

International Relations Job Titles and Companies
AviationBankingDefense & Aerospace
Environmental ServicesFinancial ServicesGovernment administration
Health careHigher educationInformation technology
International affairsLawManagement consulting
Public relations & communicationResearchSecurity services

Examples of current job titles held by our recent graduates and companies that employ them:

Army Campaign Planner

Assistant United States Attorney

Battalion Commander

Board President

Chief Business Development Officer

Chief Financial Officer

Commissioned Military Officer

Consultant

Counterintelligence Analyst

Desk Office, White House Situation Room

Director of Communications

Global Program Manager

Government Administration Consultant

Intelligence Analyst

Lieutenant Commander

Naval Special Warfare Officer

Parliamentary Assistant

Policy Analyst

Program Manager

Public Affairs

Research Fellow

Security Analyst

Senior Defense Policy Researcher

Strategic Advisor

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Journalism

The writing, research, and interview skills our graduates gain are in high demand in both nonprofit and for-profit organizations and are transferable to many careers.

Our graduates work in journalism; fundraising and development; writing and editing; marketing and advertising; media production; public relations and communications; and publishing.

Journalism Job Titles and Companies

Examples of current job titles held by our recent graduates and companies that employ them:

Chief Communications Officer

Communications Coordinator

Contributing Writer

Copy Editor

Director, Digital Media

Freelance Writer and Editor

Front Page Editor

Health Journalist

Manager, Multimedia Production

News Editor

Senior Online Journalist

Vice President, Local Media


Management

Our management graduates have gone on to graduate school (PhD business administration, Phd Professional Leadership, PhD Marketing, law, education, public administration, real estate, and finance) at universities such as Brandeis, Boston College, Columbia, Georgetown, Johns Hopkins University, University of Paris, and Stanford University.

They have also graduated from programs at other schools within Harvard University, such as Harvard Business School (HBS), the Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS), and the Harvard Kennedy School of Government (HKS).

Management Job Titles and Companies
AccountingApparel
BankingBiotechnology
Consumer goodsDefense
Electronics manufacturingEnergy
Financial servicesGovernment administration
Health careHigher education
Human resourcesInvestment banking
InsuranceInvestment & asset management
IT servicesManagement consulting
Marketing & advertisingMedical devices
Nonprofit managementPharmaceuticals
Real estateTelecommunications

Examples of current job titles held by our recent graduates and companies that employ them:

Account Director

Brand Manager

Business Development Director

Chief Technology Office

Digital Marketing Manager

Director Of Diversity and Inclusion

Director of Asset Management

Grants and Contracts Manager

Human Resource Director

Investments Manager

IT Manager

Management Consultant

Project Manager

Sales Director

Senior Accountant

Senior Financial Analyst

Senior Manager, Data and Analysis

Senior R&D Manager

Software Engineering Director

User Experience Specialist

Vice President

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Mathematics for Teaching

Most of our graduates are full-time middle school and high school math teachers.

A number of graduates work as math tutors, either running their own private tutoring companies, or employed by such programs as the Russian School of Mathematics. Still others are pursuing careers in computer science, financial services, and IT.

Many have gone on to graduate work at Boston University (PhD Teaching and Education), Brown University (languages), Johns Hopkins University (financial mathematics), Syracuse University (computer science), Tufts University (PhD Education), University of Oregon (PhD Math), and Stanford University as well as Harvard University Graduate School of Education (educational instructional technology) and Harvard Medical School (machine learning).

Mathematics for Teaching Job Titles and Companies

Examples of current job titles held by our recent graduates and the companies and school systems that employ them:

Public Schools:

Arlington Public Schools

Brookline Public Schools

Cambridge Rindge and Latin School

Dedham Public Schools

East Boston Public Schools

Holyoke High School

La Joya Independent School District

Lynn Public Schools

Milton Public Schools

Needham Public Schools

Wellesley Public Schools

Private Schools:

Cambridge School of Weston

Dana Hall School in Wellesley

Jackson Hole Community School

Phillips Academy

St. Paul’s School

The Rivers School

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Museum Studies

Our museum studies graduates work in art galleries, museums, historical societies, universities and other institutions that have archive materials and noteworthy objects, such as the Boston Red Sox. 

Many have gone on to graduate school, including Bard College (art & design), Columbia University (PhD Law & Criminal Sciences and PhD Art Teacher Education), Drexel University (PhD Law & Criminal Sciences), Emerson College (art & design), MIT (urban studies and planning), and University of Maryland (PhD Art History, Criticism, and Conservation). 

Museum Studies Job Titles and Companies

Examples of current job titles held by our recent graduates and companies that employ them:

Academic Partnerships Assistant

Archaeology Collection Manager

Archivist

Arts Initiative Curator

Associate Director, Donor Relations

Cataloguing Assistant

Collections Manager

Coordinator of Institutional Relations

Creative Content Manager

Curator of Contemporary Art

Digital Media Specialist

Galleries Director

Historian

Manager of Docent and Teacher Programs

Manager of Studio Projects

Museum Educator

Research Fellow

Senior Director of Exhibitions

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Psychology

Alumni from these fields have gone on to do PhD work here at Harvard University at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, as well as other national ranked degree programs.

These include Columbia University (social work), the Chicago School of Professional Psychology (PhD, business psychology), Boston College (PhD, Psychology), Brown University (PhD, behavioral and social health science), Suffolk University (PhD, clinical psychology), University of Massachusetts — Amherst (PhD, Psychology), University of Hartford (PhD, clinical psychology), and Yeshiva University (PhD). 

They work in the fields of mental health, research, health care, human resources, and education (secondary and higher education).

Psychology Job Titles and Companies

Examples of current job titles held by our recent graduates and companies that employ them:

Analyst

Associate Professor

Behavior Analyst

Business Analyst

Child and Adolescent Behavior Specialist

Clinical Instructor

Clinical Trial Associate

Crisis Counselor

Director of Digital Health

Faculty Associate

Human Resources Director

IRB Administrator

Leadership Coach

Licensed Clinical Psychologist

Operational Risk Manager

Postdoctoral Researcher

Primary Therapist

Principal Scientist

Psychology Lecturer

Recruitment Manager

Relationship Coach

Senior Research Director

Software Product Manager

Special Education Teacher

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Religion

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Alumni from these fields have gone on to do PhD work at George Mason University (education), Georgetown University (liberal arts and science studies), and the University of California at Los Angeles (islamic studies), among other programs.

They work in the fields of law, finance, theology, IT, research, and higher education.

Religion Job Titles and Companies

Examples of current job titles held by our recent graduates and companies that employ them:

Academic Coordinator

Associate Professor

Attorney

Broker

Board Member

Chief Operating Officer

Child Psychiatric Clinical Specialist

Financial Systems Manager

Global Missions Minister

Instructor

Media Specialist

Minister of Missions

Principal Scientist

Religion Teacher

Research Assistant

Senior Software Engineer

Strategic Accounts Manager

Worship Leader

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Software Engineering

Our software engineering alumni have gone on to graduate school, including here at Harvard University at the Harvard Divinity School (theology), and at the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (computational science and engineering, PhD computer science).

They have also done graduate work at Boston University (business administration and management), Carnegie Mellon University (PhD architecture), Duke University (PhD computer science), George Washington University (PhD computer and information systems security), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (PhD medicine), Johns Hopkins University (computer and information science), and the University of Illinois at Urbana (business administration and management).

Software Engineering Job Titles and Companies
Computer ServicesComputer software
EntertainmentFinancial Services
Health careHigher education
Industrial automationIT services
PharmaceuticalsTelecommunication

Examples of current job titles held by our recent graduates and companies that employ them:

Advisory Board Member

Analytics Engineer

Associate Professor

Backend Developer

Chief Technology Officer

Cloud Architect

Computational Scientist

Data Engineer

Data Scientist

DevOps Engineer

Director of Software Engineering

Director, Technology Solutions

Engineering Program Manager

Enterprise Solution Engineer

Full Stack Engineering Fellow

Infrastructure Cloud Consultant

IOS Developer

Java Engineer

Lead Developer

Lead Software Engineer

Principal Software Architect

Principal Software Engineer

Research Analyst

Senior Android Engineer

Senior Applications Developer

Senior Machine Learning Engineer

Senior Security Engineer

Software Developer

Software Engineer

Technology Analyst

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Sustainability

Sustainability is a field of study that touches nearly every industry.

As a result, our graduates’ professional careers reflect the wide-ranging employment opportunities of this growing, evolving, and critical profession.

They have also gone on to graduate programs at University of Birmingham (PhD, geography, earth, and environmental science); New York University (global affairs); University of Edinburgh (MBA); Georgetown University (international business policy); Tufts University (MD); Cornell University (JD/MBA) as well as Harvard University’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health (PhD, environmental health).

Sustainability Job Titles and Companies

They work in the following fields:

Architecture & planningAviationBiotechnologyCivil engineeringCommercial real estate
CommunicationsConsumer goodsDefence & aerospaceEnvironmental sciencesFacilities services
Government administrationHigher educationHospitalityIT servicesManagement consulting
Marketing & advertisingNon-profit managementOil & energyPharmaceuticalsPrivate equity
Public policyRenewablesTransporationUtilitiesVenture capital

Examples of current job titles held by our recent graduates and companies that employ them:

Biology Lab Manager

Chief Ecosystems Officer

Chief Sustainability Officer

Corporate Responsibility Lead

Directive Sustainability Initiatives

Energy Analyst

Energy Program Manager

Environmental Analyst

Environmental Officer

Facility Planner

Global Corporate Responsibility Manager

Green Energy Advisor

Manager Of Market Strategy

Renewable Energy Business Developer

Researcher, Supply Chain & Sustainability Management

Senior Analyst, Regulatory Strategy

Senior Product Engineer

Sustainability Consultant

Sustainability Manager

Sustainability Program Director

Vice President, Engineering

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