Sloan Presentation - Kunal Rai

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1. E x p l o r i n g n e w c u l t u re s a n d m a k i n g f r i e n d s a ro u n d t h e w o r l d h a v e i n f l u e n c e d w h o I a m , a n d f u e l e d m y d e s i re t o p u r s u e a n i n t e r n a t i o n a l c a re e r Ait-Ben-Haddou, Morocco with college friends Student group visit to Merrill Lynch’s Madrid office Made lifelong friends and cherished diversity in high school (one student selected from each Indian state) Visiting a Microfinance initiative in Amethi, India Earthquake relief - Bhuj, India (2001) In Huangcheng, China, with an Apple engineer on my team Penn’09 - Ran the Philadelphia Half Marathon to support Asha for Education Made new friends in Seoul, Korea Gyeongbok Palace, Korea
2. • PNG Case Study - pushed to think about business, ethics, and social impact on a global scale - A $14 billion project financing coordinated by Exxon. Projected would triple PNG’s GDP - 85% of the population is rural with strong tribal affiliations - Literacy rates are very low, especially among women - How should we initiate economic development without disrupting local culture? - How should we invest in education, and determine the role of local talent in the project’s future? • Pursue an S-Lab project that provides the opportunity to test solutions for such business and economic development challenges P ro j e c t s a t E x x o n M o b i l p u s h e d m e t o t h i n k a b o u t h o w d e c i s i o n s o f a g l o b a l c o r p o r a t i o n c a n i m p a c t l o c a l c o m m u n i t i e s Case study on community involvement and developing local talent
3. Fully automated Mac Pro enclosure finishing in progress Called in for a quality control project at the Austin factory Love that feeling when the product is flawless I h a v e a p a s s i o n f o r m a n u f a c t u r i n g o p e r a t i o n s , a n d w a n t t o i m p l e m e n t m o re i n c l u s i v e a n d e t h i c a l b u s i n e s s m o d e l s i n t h e g l o b a l m a n u f a c t u r i n g i n d u s t r y • Worked on production capacity and operator training projects at factories in China, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, and Taiwan - Helped bring the first generation fingerprint sensor to the iPhone 5S • What does the iPhone or the iPad mean to the factory operator? - Just a source of hourly wage and access to contract jobs, or one day, an enabler of access to quality education for his or her children • Organize company visits and panel discussions on operations strategies, factory management practices, and operator communities in Asia Groundwork for a future COO role Forum to discuss socially sustainable models for managing factories