Rex Sungyoon Yi

UCLA, Anderson School of Management

“New Zealand born, Australian raised. Korean by blood and (disasters notwithstanding), American by residence.”

Hometown: Sydney Australia

Fun Fact About Yourself: I’ve written a sci-fi novel that I hope to publish in the second year of my MBA.

Undergraduate School and Major: Bachelor of Law and Bachelor of Economics, the Australian National University

Most Recent Employer and Job Title: Transformation Manager, Healius Digital

UCLA Anderson is founded on the Three Pillars: Share Success, Think Fearlessly, and Drive Change. Which pillar resonates most with you and why? Drive change. Helping your peers and thinking big are critical – but actually setting your feet to push past the finish line is what separates a leader from a dreamer.

What makes Los Angeles such a great place to earn an MBA? It’s filled with cultural niches and exciting little secrets that makes for a magical backdrop to your MBA experience.

Aside from your classmates and location, what was the key part of UCLA Anderson’s MBA programming that led you to choose this business school and why was it so important to you? Its strong outcomes in the tech and entertainment spaces – I’m taking an MBA to pivot to those industries and out of the consulting and corporate strategy roles that I’m used to.  Anderson is an ideal fit for this.

What course, club or activity excites you the most at UCLA Anderson? The Global Immersions that Anderson offers to understand different markets around the world. In particular, the global immersion to Singapore excites me as an opportunity to understand a market that serves as a hub for South East Asian and East Asian economies.

What is your unique quality that will enable you to make a big contribution to the Class of 2026? My willingness to take charge when needed and my strong commitment to making sure that everyone around me is having a good time.

Describe your biggest accomplishment in your career so far: Leading a national optimization of courier operations for a major healthcare provider in Australia.

What do you hope to do after graduation (at this point)? Become a Product Manager in a large tech company.

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