Arjun Nayar Job before MMM: Product Manager at Socure
Hometown
New Delhi, India
Undergrad
Wesleyan University - Economics & Data Analysis
Job Before Kellogg
Product Manager at Socure
Summer Internship
Product Management Intern, Consumer Tech
Activities at Kellogg
Impact Consulting Club
Brew n’ Que
Sports Business Club
Kellogg FC
KTech
Wilderness Club
Coffee House
Affiliated Programs
Why did you choose MMM?
I chose MMM at a moment when I felt both confident in my product skill set and restless about its limits. In my previous roles, I worked on complex, high-stakes problems in digital identity and fraud which involved leading cross-functional teams, shipping at scale, and making data-driven decisions. But the more experience I gained, the more I wanted to move upstream: to spend more time shaping which problems we solved, grounding decisions more deeply in human context, and designing solutions with long-term impact in mind.
MMM stood out because it offered a rigorous way to expand how I think. The program’s integration of design, strategy, and technology felt like the natural next step for someone who had built products within constraints and now wanted to influence how those constraints are framed in the first place. MMM gave me the language, tools, and community to pair my product and analytical background with design-led exploration—so I could build solutions that are not only effective at scale, but intentional, humane, and durable.
What is life like as a MMM student?
Life as an MMM student is a constant blend of thinking, making, and hanging out with people who are equally curious and slightly unhinged in the best way. My days move between Kellogg classes focused on strategy and leadership, McCormick courses that push me to prototype and build, and team projects that require translating ideas across very different disciplines.
In between, the MMM lounge acts as our unofficial home base; it is part workspace, part hangout. It’s where you’ll find free snacks, long and meaningful conversations, MMM swag everywhere, and post-its covering just about every available surface (you’ll know once you get here). It’s also where some of the best learning happens: impromptu critiques, late-night ideation, and the kind of peer support that makes the intensity of the program feel energizing rather than overwhelming.
What have you loved about your MMM experience?
What I’ve loved most about MMM is how quickly ideas move from frameworks to the real world. Through Research-Design-Build (RDB), I worked with a large U.S. airlines on revamping their loyalty program. This required us to apply rigorous design research methods, and prototype our way toward clarity. The tools and mental models from RDB didn’t stay confined to that class, they’ve fundamentally shaped how I approach problem-solving across the program.
One of my favorite examples is a Kellogg class where I’m currently working with a company in the soccer analytics space, something I’m deeply passionate about. The RDB frameworks around reframing problems, grounding decisions in user insight, and testing assumptions early have directly guided how I think about product strategy and experimentation in that setting. That ability to learn something in one context and immediately apply it in another is, to me, the biggest value of MMM.
Beyond the classroom, the MMM summer was a highlight. Arriving in Evanston early, getting to know classmates before the rest of campus arrived, and spending long afternoons at Clark Street Beach and along the lake are all incredible bonuses. Those early experiences, combined with close relationships with professors and the FaMMM, have made the program feel both intense and deeply rewarding.