Two of the 50 鈥溾�� management students in the United States鈥攏o surprise鈥攁re headed for top positions in their professional areas of concentration.
In December,聽聽鈥�16 and聽聽鈥�16 were named among the 鈥淏est and Brightest Business Majors鈥� in the nationwide class of 鈥�16. Bestowing the honor on the two Carroll School students was聽Poets & Quants, a news website devoted to the coverage of business schools.
The chosen 50 鈥渞eflected the best of their school in terms of academic performance, extracurricular leadership, personal character, and innate potential,鈥�聽Poets & Quants聽said in its announcement of the winners. The news outlet based its choice on discussions with faculty and administrators of the nation鈥檚 top undergraduate business programs.
Giannetto鈥檚 concentrations were in finance and accounting. She has served in a variety of campus leadership roles such as president of the Boston College chapter of Consult Your Community, a national student-run service organization, and as a Carroll School Peer Advisor. Professor of the Practice Amy LaCombe was cited by聽Poets & Quants聽as saying, 鈥淢arissa has a calm and mature nature, as well as a critical eye. She understands the big picture鈥�.鈥�
Quintana, of Lake Oswego, Oregon, studied information systems and marketing. He took an active part in entrepreneurial activities (for example, through the聽Edmund H. Shea Jr. Center for Entrepreneurship) as well as service outreach. 鈥淐laudio has always exemplified Boston College鈥檚 Jesuit motto of 鈥楳en and Women for Others,鈥欌�� Associate Dean for Undergraduate Curriculum Ethan Sullivan told聽Poets & Quants.
After graduation, Giannetto will assume her role as Strategy & Operations Business Manager at Deloitte Consulting in Boston. As the聽Carroll Connection聽went to press, Quintana was negotiating a position in product management with a leading consumer technology firm.
In Q&As with all 50 of the 鈥淏est and Brightest,鈥澛�Poets & Quants聽asked, among other questions: 鈥淲hat are your long-term professional goals?鈥�
Giannetto said she would like to eventually work in 鈥渟ocial enterprise鈥� and nonprofit management. Quintana said his goal was 鈥渢o continuously learn, grow, and challenge myself鈥� perhaps by launching his own company.
Photos originally appeared in聽Poets & Quants