Student & Alumni Features
Tabassum Mili Hawlader, MMA’26
“Leadership today is about connecting people, process, and data.”
- Based in: Toronto
- Current role: Associate Director, Office of the COO, RBC
- Previous education: Bachelor of Commerce (Digital Business Management), Humber College
- Advice for future MMA students: “Be really clear on why you’re doing the program: Is it to improve technical skills? Is it to improve communication skills? Is it both, or something else? Once you’re in the program, the work is super fast-paced, and it helps to have your ‘why’ to anchor you.”
Adam Joe, MMA’25
“It reinforced my growth mindset.”
- Based in: Toronto
- Current role: Chief Product Officer, Apption Software
- Previous education: Bachelor of Science (Engineering), Queen’s University
- Advice for future MMA students: “Be comfortable with a bit of the unknown. Take a risk and jump in, and go all in. I tried to go to every event. I joined the executive council. I really went for it. And I think it helped me get the most out of the year.”
Iris Guo, MMA’24
“The program has helped me grow into a more mature leader.”
- Based in: Toronto
- Current role: Product Manager, Platform Machine Learning, Zynga
- Previous education: Bachelor of Financial Management, Finance & Computer Science, University of Waterloo
- Advice for future MMA students: “Get out of your comfort zone. If no one wants to present on your team, volunteer to do it. What is there to lose? The program includes a lot of opportunities to train your courage and your stage presence—and those are skills that will come in handy one day.”