SHARE Program Overview 2024

Tomorrow’schangemakers: TheThunderbirdSHAREFellowship PROGRAMOVERVIEW

Thunderbird School of Global Management Mission

Thunderbird educates, empowers, and influences global leaders and managers who maximize the benefits of the Fourth Industrial Revolution for business, government, society, and the environment.

Vision

Thunderbird School of Global Management advances inclusive, sustainable prosperity and peace worldwide.

Arizona State University Charter

ASU is a comprehensive public research university, measured not by whom it excludes, but by whom it includes and how they succeed; advancing research and discovery of public value; and assuming fundamental responsibility for the economic, social, cultural, and overall health of the communities it serves.

Introduction

Originally known as the American Institute for Foreign Trade (AIFT), Thunderbird School of Global Management was chartered in 1946 at a World War II airbase in Glendale, Arizona, called Thunderbird Field No. 1, where pilots from around the world came for training during wartime. As AIFT, Thunderbird became the world's first higher education institution to specialize in international management by concentrating curriculum on global management and business skills, international political economy and regional business environments, languages, and cross-cultural communications. Now, as part of Arizona State University, Thunderbird brings the world's No. 1 ranked international trade program (QS International World University Trade Rankings 2023) to the nation’s No. 1 Most Innovative School (U.S. News & World Report)

Thunderbird has educated some of the world’s most promising global leaders, in large part because the academic experience is shaped by the vitality of an economically, culturally and experientially diverse student population Investment in talent from underrepresented regions, specifically low- and middle- income countries (LMICs), is essential, given that these countries are home to 75% of the world’s population and 62% of the world’s poor. LMICs also represent about one-third of global GDP and are major engines of global growth

The SHARE Fellowship is a powerful catalyst in offering the chance for “change makers" from these countries the opportunity to turbo-charge their future – and the future of their home regions – with an education from Thunderbird At the same time, they bring their leadership, insight, cultural experiences and broad worldview to the school, enriching the student experience and the Thunderbird community through their unique perspectives. This impact report outlines how the Thunderbird SHARE Fellowship has made a difference in our mission and will continue to do so by inspiring tomorrow’s change makers

“I created the SHARE Fellowship after thinking of my time working in Bangkok. While it was terrific to have American graduates running these organizations, I thought ‘why don’t we have Thai, Indonesians, or Filipinos doing this?’ So, I started a program to provide scholarships for those students. What we’ve found, whether they stay in the States or go home, is that all of them make an impact on where they came from. They will go out and do something special.”

Marshall Parke '77 SHARE Founder

Why the SHARE Fellowship?

In 2007, alumnus Marshall Parke ’77 designed a scholarship model for students from LMICs and underrepresented regions who might otherwise not have the resources to attend Thunderbird. Parke's experience working in emerging markets taught him that a degree is only half the battle Students from these countries need access to strong networks and professional mentoring. The idea was simple but compelling: to provide the same support one would provide for one’s own family member, but to focus that attention on exceptional students from LMICs wishing to attend Thunderbird.

SHARE’s goal is to provide promising, talented students the opportunity to fully capitalize on their skills and intellect – and create brighter futures for their communities – with an education from Thunderbird. From 2008 to 2023, SHARE has awarded 93 fellowships to students from 48 different countries, all thanks to donor support

What does SHARE provide?

Alumni mentorship, prime networking opportunities, continued guidance after graduation

Access to a full-time dedicated program director and senior executive committee

A lifetime of support

Tuition and expense funding for a full 2-year Master of Global Management

Vital training in soft skills, coaching, and resume creation

SHAREProgramGoals

Unlike standard scholarship programs, SHARE provides student tuition and stipend money so that its Fellows may participate fully in campus life, take advantage of unpaid internships, and attend optional academic programs. Fellows collaborate and compete as equals with economically privileged classmates. The expense money is distributed through the "SHARE It Forward" program, allowing students to ask for a capped amount of expense money as a loan Fellows sign an agreement to repay the amount, interest-free, to the program in the form of a donation so that other students benefit in the future "SHARE It Forward" helps to build a sense of community and highlights to the students that giving back is an essential value.

SHARE teaches the Fellows business communications and networking skills, then introduces each Fellow to multiple executive mentors who volunteer their advice and personal networks with the goal of securing employment The program does not end upon graduation; SHARE alumni continue to access their mentors, and in turn are added to the mentor pool as part of the sustainability of the program.

SHARE also engages the broader Thunderbird alumni community; a typical SHARE Fellow works with at least five alumni Our alumni participate in many ways, including: sponsoring fellowships, mentoring students, proposing candidates, offering or facilitating jobs or internships SHARE Fellows graduate as fully integrated and connected members of the Thunderbird alumni community and add important diversity to our student body.

Finally, SHARE enhances Thunderbird’s enrollment; the program typically accepts four to eight new Fellows per year and attracts students from underrepresented regions SHARE's generous offerings appeal to students who are considering other institutions. SHARE has a proven selection model, choosing admitted candidates who will benefit most from mentoring, and ultimately be employable.

SHARE Fellowship selection criteria:

Meets Thunderbird's general admissions requirements and have been admitted

Exhibits outstanding academic and/or professional achievement. Test scores, undergraduate GPA, and relevant work experience are all taken into consideration.

Comes from an emerging market, region, or community, and demonstrate a strong commitment to positively impacting their home region through entrepreneurship, business, or economic development programs

Demonstrates excellent personal presentation skills, especially the ability to clearly communicate compelling and attainable goals, both in writing and through interviews.

Demonstrates commitment and performance in other areas of endeavor, such as volunteerism or leadership roles in worthwhile organizations

The Executive Committee is a team of core financial donors who guide the direction of the program and actively mentor and grow the SHARE network.

Susan Stevens '73

SHARE by the numbers

7

30%

5 Mastercard Scholars Fulbright Scholars higher GMAT scores than country average

Geographic breakdown of Fellows

48 Countries represented 30+ Languages spoken

Industries represented

*33% of Fellows are founders/entreprenuers

Post-graduation

98%

43%

50%

stay connected as alumni live in home region live in U.S. or Canada volunteer with SHARE donate to Thunderbird have created jobs

83%

43%

The SHARE Fellows

2008SHARECohort

HaoDiep

Vietnam

Pellagia(Muliba)Gambiza

Zimbabwe

EdgardoParedes-Tuesta

Peru

TetteyWilson-Tei

Ghana

2009SHARECohort

LoanMa

Vietnam

LilianMramba

Tanzania

ReemNassar Jordan

JuanPombo

CostaRica

2010SHARECohort

MariaTeresaMorazan

Honduras

LanNguyen

Vietnam

PragyaUprety

Nepal

VadymZukin

Ukraine

An industrial engineer, María Teresa was a supply chain manager for a food production company in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Her goal was to have a global career and, through business, be able to create more prosperity. Through the SHARE network, she interned at the United Nations Development Programme and received her first full-time job offer in consulting from SHARE grad Edgardo Paredes Tuesta '10. María Teresa took her career global, starting out in Brazil and then joining iCare Benefits in Vietnam, founded by SHARE alumna Loan Ma '10. She returned to Honduras and founded Impact Hub Tegucigalpa, where she designed and managed an incubation program for 30 social enterprises.

“SHARE helped me understand the power of mentors.”

María Teresa Morazan '12

Honduras

Kseniia Medvedieva Friend '13

A finance professional and CFA working in equity research for a Ukrainian investment bank, Kseniia had applied to multiple master’s degree programs in the U.S. and received three offers for three full scholarships. She chose Thunderbird thanks to SHARE’s mentorship component. Because of the SHARE network, Kseniia was introduced to the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in London where she was offered an internship and eventually a fulltime job Her dream to pivot from investment banking to development finance was achieved, and she is still with the EBRD as a Principal Banker, Infrastructure Eurasia, working on projects that directly benefit her home region. “SHARE’S continuing support means that I am successful at my job amid fierce competition and high expectations for excellence.”

“Thanks to SHARE, I was able to

Egypt/Misr

Shehab Badawi '15

UKRAINE

Shehab was a chemical engineer from Cairo who arrived at Thunderbird in 2013 with five years’ experience working with his family’s small chemical company. He had also tried his hand at various entrepreneurial endeavors and applied to Thunderbird to expand both his skill set and his mindset. Working closely with multiple alumni mentors through the SHARE network he found the path and introductions to combine his chemical background and new focus in finance in order to specialize in global energy and infrastructure investing. His pivotal internship with Taylor DeJongh in London plus a month with the Grassroots Business Fund in Washington, D.C. set the stage. He returned to Cairo and has had an exciting career including investment in major solar plants like Benban Solar Park, refineries, and private sector energy distribution

“SHARE taught me the value of paying it forward.”

2011SHARECohort

OnyekaAzikeJones

Nigeria

DavidGrimaud Benin

KseniaMedvedieva

Ukraine

GiangPham

Vietnam

VanTran

Vietnam

2012SHARECohort

BorijanBorozanov

Macedonia

ViNguyenBraun

Vietnam

BarryNyauke

Kenya

UchkunTockhirov Uzbekistan

Zihao(Eric)Wang China

2013SHARECohort

PanekAjak S.Sudan

BarryKofiKing Ghana

TenzingNepali

Nepal

ShehabBadawi Egypt

RaoufChebri Morocco

Nodir Nurimbetov Uzbekistan

Tingli Wan China

Xiaobo (Kyle) Luo China

2014SHARECohort

MohamedVall Mauritania

StefanDyulgerov Bulgaria

AbdulGhaniPopal Afghanistan

HimanshuSahib India

Nghia(Vince)Vu Vietnam

MadihaNasrullah Pakistan

Daud

“Jos” Joseph '21

Jos had an impressive 17-year career in some of Indonesia’s largest agricultural and automotive companies, as well as Transjakarta. He had wanted a master’s degree for years and applied to SHARE. After graduating, Jos returned to Jakarta and was promoted to director of operations and safety for Transjakarta. He is able to expand the company globally thanks to the skills he honed at Thunderbird. Still engaged with Thunderbird, he serves as advisor to the Center of Excellence in Indonesia and has been instrumental in arranging a partnership between Thunderbird and Transjakarta to promote the Najafi 100 Million Learners Global Initiative to their 270 million passengers. In line with SHARE’s spirit of entrepreneurship and giving back, Jos and his wife, a medical doctor, established Hope Clinic Indonesia, which uses laser technology in mobile pain relief units that travel to underserved areas.

“The SHARE program delivers equality worldwide.”

Indonesia

The SHARE Fellows

2015SHARECohort

YazeedEttaib

Libya

Fatima"Bahar"Heravy Afghanistan

DonaldKurangwa

Zimbabwe

SoukainaLamrani

Morocco

Faduma-DhoolMohamed Somali-Kenyan

CedricYumba

Congo-DRC

2016SHARECohort

AyseUlgen

N.Cyprus

FungaiMandaza

Zimbabwe

NanaOureya

Togo

LauraQuintero

Colombia

SebastianSierra

Colombia

2017SHARECohort

LemmyGitahi

Kenya

HanZhang

China

RexcelLagare

Philippines

AnnieWambitaOkanya

Kenya

MaditYel

S.Sudan

IreneKinyanguli

Tanzania

2018SHARECohort

HalaAlKasm

Lebananon

YaganaHafed

Afghanistan

PaulineNalumansi Uganda

YullyPurwono

Indonesia

UnisTaie

Iraq

VanessaUdo-Ema Nigeria

2019SHARECohort

AshrafAbdelrazig

Sudan

KellyAlvarez

Colombia

JosDaud

Indonesia

BrillarchDayag

Philippines

HarrisonKamau

Kenya

MarygloryMoshi

Tanzania

LionaMuchenje

Zimbabwe

AchirinPeter

SouthSudan

SnehaPujani

India

BoweiZhu

China

2020SHARECohort

JosueLopez

Mexico

KubanSapiianov

Kyrgyzstan

JuilySawant

India

NuriaShu

Peru

2021SHARECohort

CheikhThiam

Senegal

ClaraAdistya

Indonesia

RolandKesselley

Liberia

JuneLau

Malaysia

FereshtaNoori

Afghanistan

Tenzing “Pela” Nepali '15

Of Tibetan origin, Pela speaks five languages and ran operations for her family’s silk business in Kathmandu. Her dream was to use her finance skills in a more global capacity. Through the SHARE network, she received two impactful internships: One in Vietnam, offered by SHARE graduate Hao Diep who founded a social impact startup, and the other offered by alumnus Tim Meyer’s family foundation in London, working on a sustainability project for Peru. Since graduating, Pela has had an impressive career with Delphi Technologies’ finance department and is currently leading the manufacturing finance team at Tesla. She is focused on giving back to underserved communities and is a co-founder of Kalyani, a nongovernmental agency in Nepal focusing on women’s reproductive health. She donates to SHARE, interviews candidates, and has spoken on-campus about her career in finance.

“The SHARE network is deeply invested in your growth.”

Cedric Yumba '16

A resilient IT professional from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cedric was the first in his family to study outside the DRC. As an international student, he struggled to navigate the complexities of job searching on his own, but with SHARE’s support, Cedric was able to attend professional conferences where he was the only student attendee, increasing his network exponentially – a technique that subsequent SHARE Fellows have duplicated with success. Cedric gives back to SHARE financially and has consistently made himself available as a volunteer to the program His enthusiasm and professional success have been inspirational to others Cedric has been based in Thailand since graduation and has worked in over 10 Southeast Asian countries, connecting with Thunderbird alumni everywhere he goes. He is now actively involved in a startup developing a zero-based budgeting software.

“Citizens of the world stay connected. SHARE taught me that.”

Democratic Republic of the Congo

2022SHARECohort

MohabDawoud

Egypt

IndriDriawati

Indonesia

JeanKensleFigaro

Haiti

DianeMugisha

Rwanda

Angella Nantambi

Uganda

Raul Ramos

Mexico

Desmond Wysenyuy

Cameroon

Rexcel “Rex” Lagare '18

Rex graduated magna cum laude in Accounting and cam Thunderbird with five years’ experience in management consu both with Ernst & Young and as an independent consultan focused on finance while at Thunderbird and complet internship with Western Union’s audit department in Denver attending. Upon graduating, he returned to the Philippines to his own consultancy which helps clients achieve their financia operational targets with optimum efficiency by identifying pro gaps and deficiencies Rex felt it would be a waste to deprive o the opportunity to feel the same excitement he felt going i Thunderbird classroom, so currently he shares this enthusias teaching MBA courses at the University of San Carlos in Cebu. “SHARE Fellows like me make the best out of the inch given so we can go the extra mile.”

2023SHARECohort

DanielChaves

Ecuador

LuisR.Gonzalez

Cuba

KenInoshita

Japan/Bangladesh

LizaKitange

Tanzania

AishaNdahi

Nigeria

JunedPrajanta

Indonesia

Philippines

“SHARE was a critical inflection point in my career.”

Fereshta Noori '23

A graduate of Smith College with a bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Fereshta is adept at navigating multiple worlds and wanted to leverage that mindset to develop opportunities for Afghan women. She was employed as the assistant to the First Lady of Afghanistan and was preparing to leave for Arizona when the Taliban took over her country. She fled to Pakistan where she waited several months for her U.S. student visa to be issued amidst the chaos. She eventually joined her cohort without missing a beat. She considers her SHARE experience an evolution: a path to safety, a means of staying hopeful, an opportunity to develop her skills and network, and now a career that allows her to pay it back to the university and other students like herself. After graduating, Fereshta began working for the ASU Foundation in Global Advancement. Afghanistan

“SHARE provided a new future, and a new home, for me.”

Mijail “Miki” Zegalo '23

A chemical engineer from Argentina, Miki spent several years in the oil and gas industry as a project engineer and maintenance supervisor, but he had a keen interest in sustainable energy solutions and decided to come to Thunderbird The funding and network provided by the SHARE Fellowship allowed him to focus on his objectives and participate fully in the student experience He worked at the Pub at Thunderbird, took part in Carbon Capture classes at ASU, and attended professional conferences that played a pivotal role in where he is today: developing the hydrogen economy with IDOM, a global engineering company present in over 120 countries A participant in Venture Devils, he won over $16k through competitions at Thunderbird and ASU for his startup GreenLoop, which builds “wood” made from 70% recycled plastic GreenLoop is now a member of the Arizona Recycling Coalition and the Global Chamber of Commerce and participated in the Seed Spot accelerator

Argentina

“SHARE taught me the value of paying it forward.”

Program Budget Sustainability

Below is a sample budget of the costs per SHARE Fellow over the course of the two-year Master of Global Management degree program:

Amount Benefit

$73,299

$40,800 $8,000 $6,000 $5,000 $145,799

$12,700

Tuition and fees (2-yr, full-time, Masters of Global Management Degree Program)

Room and board

Program costs (professional coaching, student enrichment, program director, etc.)

Summer/Emergency stipend

Health insurance

Books and supplies

Total cost per student

$115,000

Total investment of donor*

The costs of program administration, including the program director’s salary and other operating costs, has largely been underwritten by a donation so that other contributions flow directly to our students.

The success of the SHARE Fellowship is ensured in perpetuity through a unique endowment model established by the program founder, Marshall Parke. Structured as a non-pooled endowment, a portfolio of closely held assets were transferred to the ASU Foundation yet are managed independently. This structure accelerates the growth of the SHARE Fellowship’s endowment and will create a sustainable funding stream to program administration and defray unexpected costs SHARE Fellows may incur. Not only does this structure ensure continuity for the SHARE Fellowship, but it also creates applied learning opportunities for Thunderbird students in portfolio management

How philanthropists can invest

The SHARE Fellowship is entirely funded through private donations. Philanthropists who want to transform global change makers are invited to join the global education movement by donating to the Thunderbird SHARE Fellowship All gifts to Thunderbird are administered via the ASU Foundation, an affiliate 501(c)(3) organization that raises and manages private contributions to support the success of ASU’s units and programs. In 2021, the ASU Foundation attained Charity Navigator’s highest rating for the ninth consecutive year, demonstrating continuous outstanding financial health, transparency, and accountability. Fewer than 3% of the thousands of nonprofits rated have achieved this milestone.

SHARE Donors*

Erika Heim Abella

Helen Akanisi

Sefako Afi Akolly

Yalman Ansari

Kamran and Ayesha Javed

Barbara and Craig Barrett

Mary and Bill Bergin

Eric and Hauge Bing

Benita Boettner

Alejandro Castrillo

Angel and Elizabeth Cabrera

Chuan-Liang Chung

Harry Cockrell

Rockwell Collins

Gabriela De Col

Dick and Betsy DeVos

Richard Creamer

Alberto Cruz

Sanjyot Dunung

Mary and Sherry Deutschmann

Britta Dempsey

Gwen and Charles Denninger

Mary and Robert Dudley

James Echle

Thomas and Lisa Evans

Endre Gall

Michael Gerrard

Mike Halvorson

Stephen and Hiroko Pinto

Merle and Miriam Hinrich

Laura Himes

Maria Houle

Donny Weidong Huang and Yuan Tian

Kenneth and Donna Kolkowski

Kari and Mark Knapp

Tekena Koko

Ken Lambert

Eileen Leonhardy

Kathryn Lindquist

Xiang Li

John Lubin

Amy Lyndon and Russell Schwoerer

Jimmy and Liza Masrin

David Mayo

Thomas Malone

David Mayo

Patrick McDermott and Liang Cao

Teresa McCaslin

Ramon and Xiomara Menendez

Timothy Meyer

Gary and Berit Moore

Renuka Laddu Murawala

Marie Nelson

Stephanie Nelson

Ekwutosi Okoli

Brian O’Neill

Ravi Parameswaran

Marshall and Veronique Parke

Tom H. Persons

Megan and Brendan Petty

Cecily Peterson and David Sokoloff

Valerie Del Perugia

Robert Phillips

Alberto Piedra

Peter and Norlinda Proft

Bernard Rethore

Kim Smart

Himanshu-Kaul Sahib

Harriet Shugarman

Brian Smith

Susan Stevens and Hugh Fremantle

Petra Stoick

Marcella Symington

Ronald Martin Sy-Facunda

Jacques Tapiero

Mary Teagarden

Josue Gabriel Lopez Valle

Jonathan Walters and Heather Hernandez

Abraham Walker and John Wiklund

Kimberly Weihl

Bruce Wilcox

David Young

Thomas and Nancy Young

Raymundo Yu and Nancy Go

Robert and Barbara Zorich

SHARE Fellow Supporters:

Clara Adistya

Kelly Alvarez

Vi Braun

Yazeed Ettaib

Lemmy Gitahi

Yagana Hafed

Harrison Kamau

Rexcel Lagare

Soukaina Lamrani

Josue Lopez

Fungai Mandaza

Maryglory Moshi

Lilian Mramba

Pauline Nalumansi

Tenzing Nepali

Fereshta Noori

Nana Oureya

Sneha Pujani

Yully Purwono

Juily Sawant

Tingli Wan and Anthony Veltri

Vince Vu

June Lau Fei Wen

Tettey Wilson-Tei

Cedric Yumba

Mijail Zegalo

Bowei “William” Zhu

*As of November 2023

2023 SHARE Cohort