Allison Vernerey
Full-Time MBA VP of Product Management, Creator by Zmags“I aimed to come out of Questrom with a job that would allow me to own something from end to end and utilize my skills in different areas.”
Whether she’s playing basketball, launching a nonprofit with friends that raised $20,000 for cancer research, or developing new products and technologies for customers at Home Depot, Allison Vernerey brings passion and energy to everything she does. The same applied to her quest to advance her career.
Allison grew up in France. Her work experience in Europe spanned sales, human resources, and customer service at sports equipment leader Decathlon in France and the United Kingdom. When she enrolled in the Questrom MBA, she was a management intern at Home Depot in Atlanta, hoping to take on more responsibility and become a team leader.
“I aimed to come out of Questrom with a job that would allow me to own something from end to end and utilize my skills in different areas,” she says. With a focus in Leadership & Organizational Transformation, Allison says the MBA helped her take a step back from the day to day and think bigger and more holistically. “It also enhanced my capacity to form meaningful relationships in a professional environment that allow for better quality of work” she says, “specifically when it comes to leading without hierarchical power.”
Months after graduation, Allison’s hard work paid off. The Home Depot offered her a management position. Today, she is VP of Product Management at Creator by Zmags.
“Now I have a job as a product manager in e-commerce where I get to own my own product, manage my own balanced teams, and grow every day!”