Sarah Fitzgerald

When she was deciding where to turn for her MBA degree, Sarah Fitzgerald asked around.  She says that, for her, Questrom was an easy choice.  Word on the street, from everyone she talked with, was that BU Questrom MBA graduates seem to touch every company, brand, and industry in the city.  Everyone Fitzgerald talked to, shared such positive experiences with Questrom degree programs that she wanted to see it for herself.  “Living and working in the area, I knew from others how extensive the course selection was and how great the alumni network is,” she says, “I also knew several people that had gone through the program and they were very happy with their experiences.”

Her educational background before Questrom, started at Colgate University in Liberal Arts with a concentration in English and Spanish.  After Colgate, she began her career in advertising and then moved over to Liberty Mutual where she worked in digital and direct marking in-house.  She eventually took on her current role managing their Lead Nurturing team.  “Having always been in advertising and marketing,” Fitzgerald says, “I wanted to deepen my pure business understanding.”

So, she did—at Questrom.

Once she decided on Questrom, she was able to start creating her own positive story.  One of her favorite experiences is, without a doubt—the European Field Seminar.  Fitzgerald explains the lasting impression it left, “It was amazing for many reasons,” she says, “we visited sixteen companies and each one was extremely interesting, a wide variety too (financial services, government, beauty, telecom, etc.).  Not to mention just being in Amsterdam, Brussels, Paris and Budapest!”

Her academic studies paired with the real-world learning that Questrom’s PEMBA provides is directly affecting Fitzgerald’s success in the workforce—proof that with her added Questrom MBA degree she will benefit from future success in her career.  “In the two and a half years since I’ve been in the program, I was promoted and have progressively gained more responsibilities.”  She explains, “The education and training I’ve received at BU has certainly helped in this regard; I’ve gained confidence in my abilities and really expanded my strategic and business thinking.”

“The education and training I’ve received at BU has certainly helped in this regard; I’ve gained confidence in my abilities and really expanded my strategic and business thinking.”

– Sarah Fitzgerald