Dr. Géraldine Streib

Hometown: Osnabrueck, Germany

Undergraduate School and Major: University Hospital Hamburg Eppendorf, Doctor of Medicine

Most Recent Employer and Job Title: The Boston Consulting Group GmbH, Management Consultant

What makes London such a great place to earn an MBA degree?

London as a city was my top choice for pursuing an MBA. As a business and innovation hub, it offers exposure to global industries, great networking opportunities and a strong job market, whilst also holding space for diverse arts and culture. London is incredibly vibrant and culturally rich, with residents from hundreds of different nationalities, historic landmarks and a unique landscape for the arts. For me, it has opened a world of fantastic creative expression through theatre, music events, museums and street art, as well as providing those everyday interactions with very inspiring individuals.

Aside from your classmates, what was the key part of Imperial Business School’s MBA curriculum and programming that led you to choose this business school and why was it so important to you?

The decision to pursue the Full-Time MBA was based on three goals. I wanted to improve my leadership skills, build knowledge and credibility in business, finance and economics, and – importantly – have a great year in an exciting city that offers opportunity, a broad network and good quality of life.

Imperial stood out to me for its clear focus on developing competent leaders through its year-long LEADS (Leadership, Ethics, Awareness, Diversity, Society) module. Not only did this speak to my personal goals, but I was also looking forward to surrounding myself with a cohort that had similar motivations.

What course, club or activity excites you the most at Imperial Business School?

There truly is a club or activity for anything and everything one can imagine as a student at Imperial. The module that currently excites me the most is the Personal Leadership Journey. While at first, I was very hesitant about facing my own weaknesses in presenting, networking and leading, doing exactly that has offered me the much-needed safe space to grow and work on myself in a personal and business context.

I am also part of the Entrepreneurship Careers Club. It’s an area I have always had an interest in, but not a lot of time to explore, so Imperial is giving me the opportunity and the space to do that. Separate from my studies, I’m also taking a French language course through Imperial that I very much enjoy and value for the enrichment it brings to both my own personal and professional life alike.

The Imperial MBA is known to strike a balance between core business knowledge and skills that emphasize vision, judgment, and innovation. What area do you hope to strengthen during your year of business school and why?

One of the main reasons I joined Imperial was to build on my business acumen and credibility for my current and future roles. As a Strategy Consultant, I already have the foundation for thinking innovatively and “outside of the box”, and this is an area I hope to strengthen whilst at Imperial through its dedicated innovation-focused modules and clubs.

This will be further enhanced by the incredibly diverse group of individuals I study alongside who have a wealth of different experience and perspectives I can draw from. In a more general sense, I also want to strengthen my leadership, communication and presentation skills, all of which I am already actively developing on the programme.

What is your unique quality that will enable you to make a big contribution to the Class of 2026?

As a medical doctor turned management consultant, I have already once done the career pivot many MBA students aspire to. This gives me the empathy, experience and knowledge to be a great advisor within class. Both my jobs have exposed me to a fantastic, large network of interesting professionals and I would love to enable meaningful connections between talent.

The Imperial MBA is also known for its strong emphasis on technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Why does the program’s focus on technological insights and mindful leadership appeal to you? How have been able to leverage this approach in your career so far?

With my own background in STEM, Imperial’s STEMB status with a lot of focus on technology and innovation immediately spoke to me.

Personally, Imperial is a logical next step in my career development and nicely balances my scientific and business interests. Today, technological developments and mindful leadership alike are the central elements of business and economies.

The recent technological disruptions, such as AI/LLM, but also the shift in the workforce’s priorities towards psychological safety at work, work-life-balance and DEI efforts, make it more important than ever that future leaders understand and can navigate this evolving business landscape. Imperial’s focus is exceptionally future-looking and stood out to me. Technological developments and innovative thinking, as well as empathetic leadership have, to a great extent, been essential in both my careers as a medical doctor and as a management consultant, providing a strong base from which to grow further during the MBA.

When you think of Imperial, what is the first word that comes to mind? 

Opportunity. Lots of characteristics describe Imperial well, such as innovation, excellence and prestige. What sets Imperial apart is their focus on opportunity for the individual and the cohort. And this applies to all areas, including the career search and job market with its fantastic career consulting initiatives, the opportunity for personal development, the exposure to various global competitions, the guarantee to experience international employers and markets through opportunities like the Global Experience Week, or even the possibility to do a Global Exchange at a well renowned partner university.

Describe your biggest accomplishment in your career so far:

My biggest career achievement so far is my Medical Doctorate in Medical Psychology that I obtained in 2020 at the age of 24. This is not merely because it is a great personal achievement, but mostly because it dealt with a typically under-served group (pregnant women), examined an underrepresented topic (psychosocial stress) and offered actual real-life implications that can be adopted into practice in obstetrics.

What advice would you give to help potential applicants gain admission into Imperial Business School’s MBA program?

You will need a great GMAT/GRE and language test score at any competitive school. What sets the admission’s process apart for Imperial is the personal interview and your motivation.

Ultimately, I strongly believe that good people attract good people, which leads me to thinking that if, after undertaking research, Imperial’s core values deeply resonate with you, this will be the right place for you and an application will always be the right choice. Building on this, my advice is to reflect on your personal values, phrase your motivation precisely and get a clear vision on which of your qualities will be gamechangers for your future cohort.

 

 

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