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Manager, Deloitte Consulting
Tripp Shubert's advice to prospective Owen students—"Get involved, and give back to a community that thrives on each member's commitment"—is what he's always lived by. In high school, he began volunteering for the March of Dimes. As an undergrad at Vanderbilt, he started a dance marathon that has since grown into $100,000+ annual fundraiser for Vanderbilt Children's Hospital. During seven years as a high school math teacher in Nashville and Savannah, Georgia, he gave back by coaching basketball and tennis.
Guided by these experiences, Tripp sought an MBA so he could pursue a career in nonprofit management. Once he got to Owen, however, he was attracted by the Health Care MBA program "because of the quality of the faculty, the availability of many great opportunities and the significance of health care today in the United States."
True to form, at Owen, Tripp participated in a multitude of student activities, including serving as president of the Owen Student Government Association. He was also part of a student team that wrote strategic and fundraising plans for a children's hospital in Ghana. Upon completion of the project, the team had the unique opportunity to present their work to former Senate Majority Leader (and current professor) Bill Frist and others interested in international health affairs.
"I used to shape young minds through education and coaching," he says. "Soon I hope to shape health care policy and business through the next stages of my professional career."
Tripp Shubert
Vanderbilt MBA 2010Manager, Deloitte Consulting
Giving Back
Shubert Plans to Use Health Care MBA to Make a DifferenceTripp Shubert's advice to prospective Owen students—"Get involved, and give back to a community that thrives on each member's commitment"—is what he's always lived by. In high school, he began volunteering for the March of Dimes. As an undergrad at Vanderbilt, he started a dance marathon that has since grown into $100,000+ annual fundraiser for Vanderbilt Children's Hospital. During seven years as a high school math teacher in Nashville and Savannah, Georgia, he gave back by coaching basketball and tennis.
Guided by these experiences, Tripp sought an MBA so he could pursue a career in nonprofit management. Once he got to Owen, however, he was attracted by the Health Care MBA program "because of the quality of the faculty, the availability of many great opportunities and the significance of health care today in the United States."
True to form, at Owen, Tripp participated in a multitude of student activities, including serving as president of the Owen Student Government Association. He was also part of a student team that wrote strategic and fundraising plans for a children's hospital in Ghana. Upon completion of the project, the team had the unique opportunity to present their work to former Senate Majority Leader (and current professor) Bill Frist and others interested in international health affairs.
"I used to shape young minds through education and coaching," he says. "Soon I hope to shape health care policy and business through the next stages of my professional career."
