Career Conversations

Mary D’Onofrio is an venture capital investor, board member, and thought leader. She co-founded and led the growth investment practice at Bessemer Venture Partners. She has also worked in equity capital markets at Morgan Stanley and held roles at Apple and the U.S. Department of Treasury. Prior to attending SOM, Mary earned her bachelor’s degree from Princeton University. Note: Since this episode was recorded, Mary joined the venture capital firm Crosslink Capital, where she is now a partner.  Mary is interviewed by Ioana Solomon ’25 of the Private Equity/Venture Capital Club.  Read an unedited transcript of this episode. 

A conversation with Ifeanyi Okafor, a lead product manager at Wand AI, where he helps push the boundaries of generative AI and reasoning. He previously spent five years at Amazon Web Services, working with AI-driven services like CodeGuru and DevOps Guru. At SOM, he co-founded the African Graduate and Professional Students Group, and served as the president of the Africa Business Club.  Ifeanyi is interviewed by Jaryd Raizon of the Technology Club.    Read an unedited transcript of this episode here. 

A conversation with Amanda Turner Ege, an executive director at the Elea Foundation for Ethics in Globalization. At Elea, a philanthropic impact investor that works to alleviate poverty through entrepreneurial means, Amanda leads initiatives that emphasize collaboration across the investment continuum. Previously, she worked at a nonprofit in Latin America; the United Nations Development Programme; and the fair trade agricultural developer, Fairtrasa. In addition to holding an MBA from Yale SOM, Amanda earned her BA in history from Yale College. She serves as a board member of multiple companies operating in emerging economies.  Amanda is interviewed by Claire Kelly ’25 of the Impact Investing Club.  Read an unedited transcript of this episode. 

A conversation with Ed Woodcock, a senior expert at McKinsey & Company. Ed spent over 20 years at McKinsey, specializing in the transformation of corporate business functions such as finance and human resources. His expertise spans shared services strategy, enterprise cost reduction, and function benchmarking; he has worked with Fortune 500 companies, nonprofits, and public-sector organizations. In addition to his client work, he serves as a McKinsey recruiting lead at Yale SOM, providing valuable resources to students exploring consulting careers. Ed is interviewed by Megan Grossman ’25 of the Consulting Club. Read an unedited transcript of this episode.