Disciplines

M.B.A. Program - People in the Program

Rotational Assignments

 Risa, Northwestern University, Finance and Strategy

Risa

M.B.A., Northwestern University (Finance and Strategy), 2005
M.E., Northwestern University (Engineering Management), 2005
B.S., University of Michigan at Ann Arbor (Industrial Engineering), 2000

Corporate Business Development (London, United Kingdom)
Financial Analyst

  • Evaluating new business opportunities in key strategic areas.
  • Assisting with yearly corporate strategic planning update.

Corporate Treasury, Credit and Receivables Management (Singapore, Singapore)
Credit Analyst

  • Performed reviews of Global Trading, Shipping and Fuel and Marine Marketing counterparties to determine trading lines of credit.
  • Managed a credit line of trading counterparty.

Consolidation and Management Reporting (San Ramon, California)
Summer Intern

  • Redesigned competitor analysis model utilized to understand Chevron’s performance in relation to competition.
  • Worked with a team to implement a standard process for capital budgeting.
  • Participated in a senior management team responsible for creating a worldwide shared services strategy for Finance, Human Resources, Law, and Sourcing.
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Bertha, Cornell University, Finance

Bertha

Cornell University, M.B.A. (Finance), 2004
University of California, Berkeley, B.A. (Economics, Minors: Business Administration and Environmental Science), 1996

Upstream Australia SBU Strategic Planning (Perth, Australia)
Business Analyst

  • Developed greater understanding of exploration, economic modeling, decision analysis and tax regimes for Chevron’s business in Australia.
  • Evaluated and updated economics in the exploration database used by the Upstream organization (eProspect).
  • Interviewed stakeholders and presented recommendations to the Strategic Planning Manager and Exploration Manager on improvements to the exploration database process.

Global Financial Services Project (Concord, California)
Analyst

  • Utilized Chevron’s Project Development and Execution Process (CPDEP) Phases 1 and 2 to evaluate the global finance department and determine which activities should be centralized versus embedded.
  • Managed the compilation of more than 300 surveys which represented over 4,500 finance employees.
  • Mastered Microsoft Access and Microsoft Excel pivot tables.
  • Visited the Manila Shared Service Center and business operations in Manila, South Africa, Philippines, Thailand and Singapore.

Treasury: Asia Pacific Opco Support (San Ramon, California)
Financial Analyst

  • Developed, recommended and presented a financial model to analyze the finances of leasing versus purchasing a Thai floating, production, storage and offloading vessel.
  • Coordinated efforts with Comptroller’s, Treasury and external counsel to include conflict of interest language in financial institution agreements.
  • Analyzed the optimal funding mechanism to settle an inter-company loan between Chevron subsidiaries.
  • Assisted in repurchasing Texaco Capital, Inc. bonds.
  • Designed and presented a process for recording operating company third-party debt to the Asia/Middle East/Africa (AMEA) finance managers.

Corporate Audit (Concord, California)
Summer Intern

  • Assisted on the Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 project in documenting internal control procedures.
  • Identified a cost effective recommendation to strengthen a control weakness after the implementation of new system in the land ownership department.
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Roberto, Emory University, Finance

Roberto

M.B.A., Emory University (Finance), 2005
B.A., Syracuse University (Economics), 2000

Benefit Plan Investment (San Ramon, California)
Financial Strategist

  • Provided support in the selection of a money manager for the Chevron Retirement Plan (CRP).
  • Participated in several teams responsible for harmonizing and integrating retirement benefits after the Unocal merger in 2005.

Global Downstream Finance (San Ramon, California)
Financial Analyst

  • Provided financial support to a joint venture refinery in Thailand in the process of merging with another refinery in that country.
  • Analyzed the financial and administrative effect of new accounting regulations regarding the securitization of financial assets on Credit Card Enterprises.
  • Developed solutions for Chevron subsidiaries to be able to attain credit at the lowest possible cost for the enterprise.
  • Assisted in the planning of several capital expenditure possibilities for a joint venture between Chevron and one of its partners.
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Yana, University of Texas at Austin, Finance

Yana

M.B.A., University of Texas at Austin (Finance), 2005
B.S., University of Houston (Summa Cum Laude Economics and Chemistry), 2000

Finance and Competitor Analysis (San Ramon, California)
Financial Analyst

  • Analysis of competitors’ strategies and financial results.
  • Financial research topics for competitor analysis reports, share repurchases and competitor book reports Office of the Executive Vice President, Global Downstream (San Ramon, California) Downstream Strategy Consultant.
  • Developed demand prioritization process (DPP) for Global Downstream. Duties included stakeholder engagement, defining DPP governance and process execution, defining scope of business processes to be included, presentations to the Downstream organization leadership team, data collection and more.
  • Prepared pre-read materials for the Executive Vice President prior to corporate meetings for both Upstream and Downstream items.
  • Participated in committees related studies to identify Global Downstream opportunities.
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Vasu, University of California at Berkeley

Vasu

M.B.A., University of California at Berkeley, 2004
M.S., Oregon Health Sciences University (Materials Science), 1995
B.S., Pune University, India (Mechanical Engineering), 1994

Treasury: Corporate Support (San Ramon, California)
Treasury Analyst

  • Developed optimal post-tax funding mechanisms for large upstream Nigerian projects under different tax regimes.
  • Supported document review and negotiations for a liquid natural gas (LNG) project in Nigeria.
  • Coordinated the establishment of offshore escrow accounts and funding of Chevron’s share for an LNG project in Nigeria.

Australasia Strategic Business Units (Perth, Australia)
Marketing Advisor, Gorgon Project

  • Created economic models to assess the impact of pricing, volume flexibility and seasonality on project metrics.
  • Coordinated Gorgon marketing cross-functional interface with Engineering and Commercial teams.
  • Participated in customer engagements and negotiations in the Asia Pacific region. Group successfully negotiated milestone agreements for long-term supply to Japanese utility companies.

Global Marketing Strategy and Planning (San Ramon, California)
Competitor Intelligence Analyst

  • Developed and deployed a Web application for competitor intelligence, enabling collaboration and information sharing across the Global Marketing team.
  • Established a competitive intelligence database to enable detailed analysis of the competitive landscape in the retail marketing business.
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