Thunderbird Mentor Program

Mentoring and Supporting Students

Thunderbird’s Mentor Program is designed to be a meaningful catalyst in help ing our students achieve professional and personal growth. By participating in a mentor ing relationship, mentees can leverage the expertise, wisdom and experience that their mentors have accumulated during their careers. Mentees are given the opportunity to a acquire a relevant perspective from someone who has pre viously been a student at Thunderbird and is now a successful professional.

Since the program began in 2015, more than 200 mentorships have been established.

The success of the program is largely due to the dedicated T-bird alumni who serve as mentors for students. Ninety percent of surveyed mentees responded that they gained career guidance, indus try connections and improved networking skills through the program. In March 2016 the program began offering Webtalks, providing students in the mentor program with guidance on timely topics from industry experts. More than 15 alumni have given talks to students to date.

“Kefei is such a wonderful mentor, asking the right questions to help guide me in my career decisions. Thank you so much for this wonderful match!” Gloria Pan current MGM student mentored by Kefei Wang ’13.

“My mentor helped me narrow down my interest and explained the importance in doing so. Pedro introduced me to many different contacts in Latin America that have helped me greatly. He went above and beyond our monthly video chats and I have greatly benefitted from it. I recommend every Thunderbird student join the mentor program to be able to learn career and life experiences from former Thunderbird students.” Calvin Dart ’17 MAGAM who was mentored by Pedro Carvalho ’94

“Nhat has been a blessing in my life as a mentee and a friend.” Jeff Snow ’90 mentor to Nhat Le current MGM student.