Having practiced IT consulting with PwC and IBM for 5 years, I have a natural passion for technology and the role it plays in transforming businesses. I joined the Smith school MBA program primarily because of its focus on integrating technology with business.

I have worked as a derivative analyst that dealt with numbers and costs. Furthermore, I am deeply passionate about technology and feel we can do more to connect to the industry by bringing in alumni and / or guest speakers.

Vikas Chawla

I am committed to pursuing a career in Technology Marketing and will ensure that the premier MBA student organization at Smith remains the Tech@smith Club.

Najaf Ally

Najaf Ally graduated from UMBC in 2002 with a BS in Information Systems and worked in IT for about three years prior to beginning his MBA at Smith. His experience includes a role as a Systems Analyst for Stewart Technologies, Inc. as well as an IT Specialist for the US Census Bureau. Najaf spent this past summer working as a Business Development Intern for Convera, which is a technology company that specializes in internet search solutions. The company was positioning itself to release a new public facing search engine and Najaf served on the core team that brought this new and exciting product to the market (check it out: www.govmine.com). Najaf hopes to build on his experience in IT and to use his MBA to get into the product management side of the industry.