The Purpose Pivot: Turning Corporate Experience into Impact (Social Impact Week Panel)

Many MBAs start their careers in corporate roles (such as consulting, finance, or tech) to build credibility, gain experience, and pay back loans. But a corporate path doesn’t have to mean leaving purpose behind. This session explores how business professionals can apply the strategic, analytical, and operational skills they develop in the private sector to drive impact later in their careers. Attendees will learn how to stay connected to purpose in profit-driven environments and how to align long-term values with professional growth – and, if it’s the right fit, how to identify the right time to pivot to social impact later in their career.

Our MBA alumni speakers have worked in leading financial services and consulting firms, and later transitioned into mission-driven roles across the public and nonprofit sectors. They’ll share candid reflections on why they made that leap, the skills that proved most transferable, and how their time in corporate roles strengthened their ability to create meaningful change. Even if you never plan to pivot fully into social impact, the lessons from this conversation will help you become a stronger nonprofit board member, a more thoughtful steward of social causes, a more intentional donor, and a more value-driven representative for corporate social responsibility within your firm.

Co-hosted by: Nonprofit Board Fellows, Yale Philanthropy Conference, and Social Impact Consulting Club

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Co-hosted with: Social Impact Consulting Club, Nonprofit Board Fellows, Philanthropy Conference

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