About
Name: Annie Wang
Nationality: American
Programme: MBA 2023
Education: BSc Industrial Engineering, University of Southern California, USA
Pre-MBA role: Strategy & Operations, Google, San Francisco, USA
Post-MBA role: Co-Founder, Kalavai
Annie Wang received the Cambridge MBA Scholarship for Technology and Innovation in 2023.
Why did you choose to study for an MBA?
I had been working at Google in San Francisco for 5 years and I wanted to pivot to AI. It’s the future and I was very interested in entrepreneurship.
Having been based in California, I wanted to do an MBA in Europe and I was looking for a one-year course.
The MBA programme at Cambridge offered more AI-enabling resources than other European business schools I had considered.
I chose Cambridge because it’s the heart of where technology is built and founded in the UK. I chose it because the Cambridge ecosystem is so strong.
What was it like living in Cambridge for your MBA year?
Well, I am now living back in the US, in LA and it is such a driving city. Cambridge on the other hand is so walkable and I really miss just bumping into my MBA classmates on the street and having those little moments of connection with them. I also miss all the events across Cambridge Judge Business School and the University of Cambridge ecosystem. It’s just these small micro events that really make your day.
What has driven your passion for using technology to make a difference throughout your career?
My passion has always been about enabling others through access to technology and making a meaningful impact with it. From the start, I wanted to bridge the gap between business and engineering, which led me to pursue an undergraduate degree in industrial engineering. This gave me an engineering mindset for tackling business challenges, allowing me to approach problems with both technical and strategic perspectives.
After that, I joined Google, where I focused on expanding access to technology for students. My work centred on providing hardware solutions like Chromebooks and integrating Google Workspace into education, ensuring students had the tools they needed to learn, collaborate and grow in a digital environment.
Now, with my MBA, along with co-founding Kalavai, my focus has shifted toward democratising AI and making it accessible to everyone. I see AI as a transformative force and my goal is to help businesses and individuals harness its potential in a way that drives innovation and creates real world impact.
Annie’s tips for those starting an MBA?
I would say for anyone thinking about the Cambridge MBA, maybe one good piece of advice is really understanding what your priorities are coming in because there’s so much you can do all the time. There are College formals, there’s talks, there’s networking events and there’s the classes.
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