MBA Internship Diaries: T’27 Students Reflect on Their Summers
By Tuck Communications
Summer internships took members of the Class of 2027 across industries, functions, and cities. We asked seven Tuck students to share, in their own words, what they worked on, what stood out, and what they learned along the way.
Lenny Rowe T’27
Marketing Vanguard Intern, Nike | Beaverton, Oregon
Where did you intern this summer, and what were you working on?
This summer, I had the opportunity to intern with Nike through the Marketing Vanguard Internship Program, working in Global Retail Marketing for the Jordan Brand. I focused on how Jordan can continue to build meaningful connections with consumers in retail environments through athlete activations, pop-ups, and creating merchandising principles for our flagship and partner stores.
What’s one experience, project, or moment from your internship that stands out to you?
Throughout the internship, having proximity to our athletes was an incredible opportunity to learn how we collaborate to bring their brands to life. At Nike, many of our brands are tied to a living, breathing human being, and the Jordan Brand is one of the biggest examples of that. Finding the balance between honoring their legacy while amplifying their brand to a broader demographic of consumers was one of the most unique marketing experiences I’ve had in my career.
What did you learn this summer that you’ll bring back with you to Tuck?
One of the biggest takeaways from my summer was seeing firsthand how cultural relevance for our brands is built by being inside the culture itself. Spending time learning from the communities we serve, hearing their stories, and seeing how local voices and grassroots moments influence the broader Jordan Brand gave me a completely different perspective on marketing. The experience reinforced for me that the best marketers don’t just study culture from the outside; they make an effort to be part of it.
Monica Carbone T’27
MBA Intern, Global Client Solutions, KKR | New York City
Where did you intern this summer, and what were you working on?
This summer I interned at KKR in New York City within the Global Client Solutions (GCS) group, a team responsible for engaging the firm’s LPs around capital raising and product strategy. I rotated across two teams, Reinsurance Strategies and Insurance Sales, where I supported the integration and capital growth of KKR’s insurance business, Global Atlantic.
What’s one experience, project, or moment from your internship that stands out to you?
It is an exciting time at the firm, with the recent integration and full ownership of Global Atlantic. Within GCS, I had the opportunity to work on integrating KKR’s asset management capabilities across insurance companies’ balance sheets, offering both investment portfolio management and reinsurance of their liabilities. Beyond that project, one highlight was the chance the three MBA interns had to sit down with the leaders of each asset class group and hear firsthand how they think about growing LP capital while prioritizing the client relationship at the center of it.
What did you learn this summer that you’ll bring back with you to Tuck?
AI is deeply embedded in how GCS operates, from building agents to streamlining internal processes. I came away with a much sharper sense of how to use AI as a genuine efficiency layer while still applying my own judgment and critical thinking to the output. That balance—moving fast with AI and using my own judgment—is something I’ll bring back into how I approach problem-solving and casework at Tuck.
Parshva P. Sanghvi
Summer Associate, Global Industrials Investment Banking, Barclays | New York City
Where did you intern this summer, and what were you working on?
I spent the summer at Barclays in its Global Industrials Investment Banking group as a Summer Associate in New York. I worked on a range of M&A and financing advisory mandates, including buy-side, sell-side, and IPO bake-off mandates across sectors like agriculture, auto, industrial services, and power.
What’s one experience, project, or moment from your internship that stands out to you?
The biggest standout moment was realizing that no one’s going to hold your hand. You get thrown in, and you have to figure it out. There were moments when I was uncomfortable, but that discomfort is where the growth happened. I learned to be resourceful, to ask the right questions, and to own my learning.
What did you learn this summer that you’ll bring back with you to Tuck?
I learned that rigor and attention to detail actually matter. Like, a lot. There’s no room for sloppy work in banking; one wrong number can blow up your credibility with a client. That standard has stuck with me beyond this summer.
Alankrita Patil T’27
AppleCare SSCO MBA Intern, Apple | Sunnyvale, California
Where did you intern this summer, and what were you working on?
I was at Apple this summer, working at the Sunnyvale campus. I was part of the AppleCare Service Supply Chain Organization (SSCO), and I worked on developing a stewardship mechanism for an ongoing initiative focused on optimization of service inventory in the network.
What’s one experience, project, or moment from your internship that stands out to you?
Presenting my final work to AppleCare’s Senior Vice President was a highlight. It pushed me to simplify a complex operational problem and focus on the decision, the trade-offs, and what it would take to make the solution stick.
What did you learn this summer that you’ll bring back with you to Tuck?
I was struck by Apple’s culture of thoughtful debate. People challenged assumptions and pressure-tested ideas openly, with the goal of making the work better. I hope to bring that same mindset back to Tuck: being open to feedback, asking better questions, and helping teams move beyond easy agreement.
Johnny Argueta T’27
Real Estate Finance, NVIDIA | Santa Clara, California
Where did you intern this summer, and what were you working on?
This summer I interned at NVIDIA on its Real Estate Finance team in Santa Clara, California. I worked on creating and automating a global food dashboard to track how much NVIDIA is spending to subsidize food for its employees across all regions.
The project involved collaborating with teams around the world—India, Israel, China, Taiwan, and the Americas—as well as vendors to create regional agents that parse and normalize their regional data. In essence, this project was really about creating a tool that enabled us to get better insight into the world of food spending outside of just HQ. It allowed us to really understand what was going on and enabled global insights to see how regions stacked up against each other.
What’s one experience, project, or moment from your internship that stands out to you?
Getting the opportunity to present my summer project to the CFO and other senior leadership was pretty cool! It’s amazing how, for such a massive and consequential technology company, the brass still takes time to connect with and hear from people at all levels.
Getting to meet and work with colleagues and company vendors all over the world was also wonderful. One minute I was on a call with the head of culinary in Israel, the next I was talking with NVIDIA’s vendor in India, and the next with Taiwan’s F&B manager. It was exciting getting to meet and work with so many different people, teams, and regions.
What did you learn this summer that you’ll bring back with you to Tuck?
I learned that in choosing where you want to do your life’s work, you should choose to marry the company, not the product. Things change so fast around here, always looking to create new markets and looking for that next zero-billion-dollar industry. The company can shift gears fast and jump on the next big thing. Tuckies should therefore prioritize choosing a company that has a team of people and culture they align with rather than choosing solely because they have a product or service they love.
I also learned to always ask myself if whatever I’m looking at is the best it can be today—and that you should always look at things through the lens of process improvement and innovation. The world is changing fast, and especially with the emergence of agentic AI, tools and processes that were once great can now be iterated and innovated upon to be made even better.
Teni Sulaiman T’27
Summer Analyst Intern, Strategy & Analysis Practice, AlixPartners | Houston, Texas / Toronto, Ontario
Where did you intern this summer, and what were you working on?
I interned at AlixPartners in the Houston office. I supported a Canadian mining company, advising on risk management and financial model development. I spent most of the summer colocating with my team at the client’s office, just outside Toronto.
What’s one experience, project, or moment from your internship that stands out to you?
I had the opportunity to lead a risk management workshop with the client, including the COO, facilitating spirited debate while providing technical guidance as needed. I enjoyed not only presenting my work to the client but also advising and engaging with a group of approximately 20 company executives in real time.
What did you learn this summer that you’ll bring back with you to Tuck?
I’m excited to share my learning about the mining industry (particularly within the Revers Center), client relationship management (numerous anecdotes and tips here!), and how to make the most of any internship opportunity.
Ana Galizia T’27
Associate Brand Manager Intern, General Mills | Minneapolis, Minnesota
Where did you intern this summer, and what were you working on?
This summer, I spent 10 weeks in Minneapolis as an Associate Brand Manager intern at General Mills. I worked in the Pet Business Unit, where I focused on dog treats. As a devoted pet parent, I was especially excited to work in a category that is personally meaningful to me and connected to Blue Buffalo’s mission: “Love them like family. Feed them like family.”
Although I cannot share the specific details, the work required me to balance rigorous data analysis with creative thinking. I conducted store walks, explored the unique dynamics of pet specialty retailers, and used Nielsen data to understand the category and competitive landscape.
What’s one experience, project, or moment from your internship that stands out to you?
Two experiences stand out because they capture both the professional growth and the sense of community that defined my summer.
The first was my final presentation. I had been entrusted with a challenging project, and presenting my findings and recommendations to my team was the culmination of 10 weeks of research, analysis, creativity, and collaboration. Afterward, my Business Unit Director pulled me aside to share how impressed she was with my work and explain that my recommendations would help shape the business.
The second experience was hosting a Tuck Tails in Minneapolis. We brought together 20 Tuckies, from current students to alumni dating back to the Class of 1996. The gathering highlighted the strength of the Tuck community, even in a place I had not expected to find so many Tuck connections.
What did you learn this summer that you’ll bring back with you to Tuck?
General Mills showed me that brand management can look very different from one organization to another. I learned how much strong brand management depends on balancing data with intuition, translating insights into a compelling strategy, and collaborating across functions to move an idea forward.
More personally, I learned the importance of being intentional about relationships. The strongest ideas rarely come from one person working alone, and the support I received from my mentor, colleagues, fellow interns, and Tuckies made my experience richer. I want to bring that same intentionality back to Tuck during my second year.
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