Student Perspectives:

Jim Rogers

Jim Rogers has worked in clinical research for more than 20 years. In 1999, he and his partners founded Nextrials, Inc., a research consulting services company. Today Nextrials focuses on applying Internet technology to clinical research so that, in his words, "we can drag the industry kicking and screaming into the new age." Rogers, who has lived in the Bay Area since college, particularly enjoys the exposure to the New York business climate.

Jim Rogers, MBA 2003
President and CEO, Nextrials, Inc.

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Class Profile

Entering Class of 2010

Demographics
Size of entering class: 70
Average age: 36
Age range: 27–57
Median years of work experience: 12
Middle 80% range of years of work experience: 8–17
Women: 21%
Students with advanced degrees: 37%
Students from outside San Francisco Bay Area: 33%
Other Locations represented: Southern California, China, Colorado, Colombia, Georgia, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Utah, Washington
International students: 34%

Functional Expertise
Marketing / Sales: 24%
General Management: 20%
Consulting / Management Services: 9%
Engineering: 7%
Operations: 7%
Project Management: 7%
Finance: 6%
Accounting / Auditing: 4%
Research / Development: 4%
Information Systems: 3%
Planning / Corporate Strategy: 3%
Other: 6%

Industry Expertise
High Technology / Electronics: 19%
Financial Services: 13%
Computer-Related Services: 11%
Telecommunications: 10%
Consumer Products: 9%
Biotechnology: 4%
Consulting: 4%
Entertainment: 3%
Health Services: 3%
Military: 3%
Real Estate: 3%
Utilities: 3%
Energy: 1%
Not-For-Profit: 1%
Other: 13%

Select List of Employers
Apple
BrightGrid Solar
BROCADE
British Telecom
Cisco Systems
Dell
eBay
Federal Reserve Bank
Genencor
GT Financial
Intel Corp
Johnson and Johnson
Juniper Networks
Kaiser Permanente
LabCorp / US Labs
Life Technologies
Mattel Inc.
Microsoft
NIKE
NVIDIA
Oracle
PayPal
PG&E
Sapient Corporation
Shiseido Cosmetics
US Navy
Wells Fargo
YouTube

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