Tim Campos MBA 2011
Before joining Facebook as its CIO, Tim Campos was the youngest CIO of a Fortune 500 company, KLA-Tencor at age 32. “As CIO, you’re exposed to a lot of different sides of the company. I figured I already knew a lot about business. What I learned in going through this program is the meaning behind things. I liken it to the difference between listening to music and really being able to hear music. It connects someplace inside of you.” “All my conversations, all my studies—whether in corporate finance, macroeconomics, capital markets—really helped me understand why things are the way they are and I use that deep understanding to drive value for my company in real time.” “One of the most amazing revelations I’ve had is the community, both the alumni network and my cohort. I’m honored to be able to spend time with them. I listened to a classmate, an established entrepreneur, do a pitch for a new venture. He’s so incredibly good at it that I learned a lot just by having the opportunity to listen and talk to him. I can tell you that same story about the other 70 people I go to school with.“ “What Columbia excels at complements perfectly what Berkeley excels at. Columbia is especially good at finance and markets. Berkeley is particularly good at innovation and entrepreneurship. I’m learning from the true experts how to start and build companies, and I’m also learning from the experts how to value and sell them. This program is an incredible value because of the combination of both schools.” “The format is so immersive. For the three days of your block week, you turn off the rest of your life. That immersion really makes you feel part of the campus environment and closer to you cohort.” “When it comes to a favorite class it’s hard not to mention Corporate Finance with Donna Hitscherich. She’s the drill sergeant of corporate finance, meaning she took a bunch of normal people and turned them into elite finance professionals. You can use it immediately because in any corporate environment, especially if your working closely with CFOs, the finance structure is so important to its success, that that to be able to understand it helps you connect better with the finance organization and makes you more influential.” “Everybody comes into the program with some unique characteristic that makes them appealing. Every student has an interesting story to tell. We have everything from a guy who drills oil wells in Alaska to a woman who worked in the Clinton White House, to several CEOs, clean tech people, entrepreneurs... I know so much more about all these industries not because I took a particular class, but because I spent time talking to my classmates.” “I have a deeper understanding of strategy, finance, the role of technology, leadership, all of which I think is really going to accelerate the second half of my career. My story is still being written, but I’m confident that the trajectory of my second half has been altered forever, in such a positive way, by the program.” [+] to top |
CIO, Facebook