Back to All Profiles
Associate, Capgemini Consulting, New York City, NY
Gianna DelliCarpini gleaned most of what she knows about electric cars from a marketing course at Owen with Professor Steve Hoeffler. Gianna, who comes from a “big Italian family” in New York, apparently was a quick study; her parents purchased an electric Chevy Volt after she gushed about the car’s features.
Perhaps the electric car, which promises a “reboot” of sorts for automobiles, is an apt metaphor for Gianna’s own career. As an associate at Lehman Brothers, she survived the firm’s bankruptcy but was forced to consider, as she watched coworkers being let go, how she could transform herself into a competitive candidate “in a recession environment.”
When Gianna first arrived at Owen, Professor Tim Vogus helped her formulate visions “of all the things I wanted to do” into a more concrete career path, which took her to a position with Capgemini Consulting after graduation. “I wouldn’t be entering the next phase of my career without a Vanderbilt MBA,” she says. “I am smarter, happier, and more excited now than I have ever been.”
Along with pursuing a new path in Nashville, Gianna competed in marathons and enjoyed “exploring outside the walls of Owen,” and recorded another marketing accomplishment that is perhaps even more impressive than the electric car sale. Thanks to her, Gianna’s parents have become converted fans of country music.
Gianna DelliCarpini
Vanderbilt MBA 2012Associate, Capgemini Consulting, New York City, NY
Recharging Her Career
New Yorker Gains Nashville Bona FidesGianna DelliCarpini gleaned most of what she knows about electric cars from a marketing course at Owen with Professor Steve Hoeffler. Gianna, who comes from a “big Italian family” in New York, apparently was a quick study; her parents purchased an electric Chevy Volt after she gushed about the car’s features.
Perhaps the electric car, which promises a “reboot” of sorts for automobiles, is an apt metaphor for Gianna’s own career. As an associate at Lehman Brothers, she survived the firm’s bankruptcy but was forced to consider, as she watched coworkers being let go, how she could transform herself into a competitive candidate “in a recession environment.”
When Gianna first arrived at Owen, Professor Tim Vogus helped her formulate visions “of all the things I wanted to do” into a more concrete career path, which took her to a position with Capgemini Consulting after graduation. “I wouldn’t be entering the next phase of my career without a Vanderbilt MBA,” she says. “I am smarter, happier, and more excited now than I have ever been.”
Along with pursuing a new path in Nashville, Gianna competed in marathons and enjoyed “exploring outside the walls of Owen,” and recorded another marketing accomplishment that is perhaps even more impressive than the electric car sale. Thanks to her, Gianna’s parents have become converted fans of country music.
