Northwestern Alumni Conversation: Careers After Majoring in a Language
September 27, 2023
Three alumni who majored in German, Spanish, and Italian who are now working in strategy management, marketing, and analytics.
Topics Covered:
- Impactful classes/experiences while on campus that helped these alumni figure out what they might want to do after graduation.
- How their language majors have been an asset in their career journey.
- More about what they do in their work today in the various job functions/industries they are working in now.
Alumni Speakers:
- Chris Schmidt '10 (German/History) Senior Strategy Manager - Value Proposition, Circular & Low Carbon Solutions at LyondellBasell
- Catherine Johnson '98 (Spanish) Director, Film Marketing at Warner Bros. Entertainment
- Julian Boyd '05 (Italian/International Studies) Senior Product Manager - SaaS at Kynetec