Exploring Post-MBA Opportunities in ETA

October 01, 2025

by a searcher from Georgetown University - The McDonough School of Business in Washington, DC, USA

Hey all, hope you’re doing well! I’m wrapping up my MBA this upcoming year with a background spanning AI (Master’s in Information Systems), PE value creation, SaaS growth, and startup founding. I also interned at a search fund and currently serve as ETA President. I’m actively exploring post-grad opportunities starting May ’26 in ETA investing, PE ops, platform/value creation, or GM/CXO-track roles. If you’re hiring, know of firms active in these areas, or can share advice on navigating the search, I’d love to connect and learn more. Thanks so much!

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from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in Atlanta, GA, USA

^redacted‌ - If you're graduating in May, my number one advice would be to start self-funded searching now! You've already de-risked the time commitment by being in your MBA program, so get out there, start searching. You might even find yourself with an acquisition prior to graduating (which I'm sure your MBA program would gladly work with you to accommodate).

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from University of California, Berkeley in Washington, D.C., USA

Congratulations on wrapping up your MBA! While I unfortunately don't know of any firms hiring in the area right now, I'll be sure to pass along anything that pops up. If you are planning to start to search now, I'd love to chat about using AI and automation to search in a cost-effective manner (though I'm sure you already have opinion there given your background haha)

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