Meet MMM's 2017 Siebel Scholars
Five students in the 2017 class at Kellogg — including MMM students Jonathan Goldstein and Bo Gustafsson — have been named 2017 Siebel Scholars. Goldstein and Gustafsson will each receive a $35,000 award for their final year of graduate studies.
The awards recognize top students from the world’s most prestigious business, computer science, bioengineering and energy science graduate programs, and scholars are chosen based on outstanding academic performance and leadership. On average, Siebel Scholars rank in the top 5 percent of their class, many within the top 1 percent.
The two MMM students inducted into the Class of 2017 Siebel Scholars demonstrate this academic rigor, as well as a commitment to innovation, entrepreneurship and social impact.
Read on to learn about these talented and ambitious Siebel Scholars:
Jonathan Goldstein ‘17
Jonathan is pursuing a dual Master of Business Administration and Master of Science in Design Innovation through Northwestern’s MMM Program. He draws upon his creative and entrepreneurial talents as a classical musician and the co-founder of an education startup to explore the ways design thinking, analytics and technology can help people improve their lives. Currently, Jonathan is a Summer Associate at McKinsey & Co. in San Francisco. An honors graduate of Stanford and San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Jonathan performed with symphony orchestras throughout the country and under the baton of the world’s most prestigious conductors. He also developed educational programs for children in low-income schools in San Francisco and Chicago. Test Prep Chicago, co-founded 2011, helps prepare Chicago students for the rigors of testing into competitive public and private high schools. Jonathan is the recipient of numerous leadership, artistic and academic honors, including the Allstate Business Competition (first place), McKinsey Emerging Scholars (finalist) and the Civic Orchestra of Chicago (Principal Timpani position, by audition).
Bo Gustafsson ‘17
Bo is pursuing a dual Master of Business Administration and Master of Science in Design Innovation through Northwestern’s MMM Program. He is passionate about international business and creating solutions for developing nations in health and economic development, resulting in the founding of two companies, including a for-profit social enterprise that seeks to improve health in developing nations. Bo has diverse cultural experiences from growing up in Europe, visiting over 30 countries in the past ten years and working in nine countries on four continents with projects related to economic development, social entrepreneurship and corporate strategy. He is currently working for BCG and previously worked for Flex, where he led the strategy to launch a new consulting unit and successfully turned around a $1B failing business unit in China from -9 percent to 6 percent operating profit within nine months. At Kellogg, Bo is the IDEA Club vice president of innovation, CIM section leader and Latter-Day Saint Student Association (LDSSA) treasurer.