Matteo Gobbi

MIT, Sloan School of Management

“Italian born but raised in French and British schools, avid soccer enthusiast, future Sloan graduate.”

Hometown: Rome, Italy

Fun Fact About Yourself: I’m very superstitious, I never cross a black cat’s path for example!

Undergraduate School and Major: Imperial College London, Mathematics

Most Recent Employer and Job Title: European Investment Bank, Treasury analyst

Describe your biggest accomplishment in your career so far: Without any doubt, being accepted to MIT’s MBA program.

What quality best describes the MBA classmates you’ve met so far and why? Unfortunately I haven’t met my classmates yet.

Aside from your classmates, what was the key factor that led you to choose this program for your full-time MBA and why was it so important to you? Certainly the prestige and the reputation that Sloan has, in teaching, career development and culture were determining factors in choosing the program. However, having worked in Finance for a few years, the most important factor was knowing that individuals like Modigliani, Scholes and Merton were all professors at Sloan. This motivated me further to choose this school above others.

What club or activity are you looking most forward to in business school? Certainly soccer.

What led you to pursue an MBA at this point in your career? I got to a point in my daily job where I felt my learning curve was slowly flattening and where I wanted to increase not only my network but also my knowledge related to management. Thanks also to my colleagues help and support, I concluded that pursuing an MBA at this point of my career was the best option for me.

How did you decide if an MBA was worth the investment? Sloan is one of the most prestigious MBA programs in the world. Just the fact of being fully immersed for 2 years in an environment made of the most successful and brilliant people in the business world means creating an infinite number of opportunities for my future and thus makes the program priceless.

What other MBA programs did you apply to? HBS and Stanford

How did you determine your fit at various schools? Coming from a scientific background MIT’s strong scientific community was a clear fit for me so it did not take long to understand how the culture of Sloan would be match with my profile. Another factor I prioritized is the location. Boston is a business melting pot for many industries. Above all, the most important tool I used to evaluate school is to speak to as many alumni as possible. Their impression and stories about each university is something invaluable that will have a strong impact in choosing where to apply.

What was your defining moment and how did it shape who you are? I think the day I moved to London to start my undergraduate degree. It was the moment I understood how important is to be independent.

What do you plan to do after you graduate? Working in management consulting for a few years is my main professional goal for now.

Where do you see yourself in five years? California would be a dream!