Meet The MBA Class of 2025: Olufemi Odumosu, University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management

Olufemi Odumosu

“An accomplished visionary and strategic Finance leader with over 10 years of work experience in professional practice and consulting – Big 4.”

Hometown: Lagos and Nigeria

Fun Fact About Yourself: I love vintage cars and traveling.

Undergraduate School and Major: Oxford Brookes University, Accounting

Most Recent Employer and Job Title: GEA Group, Financial Controller 

What has been your favorite part of the Twin Cities so far? What has made it such a great place to earn an MBA?

The cultural diversity of the Twin Cities. Concentration of some Fortune 500 companies and quality of seasoned Faculties.

Carlson MBA spend a year in hands-on Enterprise programs for Consulting, Branding, Ventures, and Funds. Which program do you intend to enroll in? What excites most about your Enterprise program?

Carlson Consulting Enterprise. The ability to develop a structured way of solving important business problems.

Aside from your classmates, experiential learning, and location, what was the key part of the Carlson MBA programming that led you to choose this business school and why was it so important to you?

The study abroad/ global immersion program. This program will allow me to experience a range of different cultures, life styles and business practices which is critical to my aspiration as a global business leader.

Describe your biggest accomplishment in your career so far:

Being the Financial Controller overseeing operations in West and Central Africa.

Describe your biggest accomplishment as an MBA student so far:

Awarded the Sands Fellowship for launching Aspire-X, a social impact initiative. Aspire-X provides essential skills to underrepresented ethnic groups, aiming to bridge diversity gaps and address the talent shortage in US finance and accounting.

What has been your best memory as an MBA so far?

Support from faculty, core team interactions, group work, and case competitions.

What advice would you give to help potential applicants gain admission into the Carlson MBA program?

An MBA is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that sets one on a path to success. Optimize every opportunity that comes your way and seek to build lasting relationships during and after the program.