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Thunderbird has been teaching global business skills and training international business leaders since 1946. So it’s not surprising that Thunderbird alumni have had success in different functional areas, geographic locations and corporate situations. Here are just a few examples of members of the remarkable Thunderbird alumni network.

Alumni

Ladé Dada '04, Nigeria

Ladé Dada is a T-bird through and through. After earning her MBA in Global Management in 2004, she chose the road less taken - and used her skills and conviction to pursue her passion for the disadvantaged. 
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Ramiro Castro '07, Argentina/Italy

Ramiro Castro, born in Argentina and of Italian descent, says a natural global instinct is irreversible after studying at Thunderbird. It’s a tool that, today, is helping him gain business in Asia and Europe as a manager with Lloyd’s Register UK. “You will develop global awareness at Thunderbird,” he says, while learning international business methodologies that are real, practical and immediately applicable. 
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Laura Libman '05

With her brains and education, Laura Libman ’05 could easily be the CEO of a major corporation, ensconced in a plush, high-rise office, wearing heels and an Armani suit. Instead, the 2005 Thunderbird graduate puts her passion and professional skills to work through the Tia Foundation, the Arizona-based nonprofit organization she founded to bring health care training to rural Mexico.
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Andrew Wulf '08

Young entrepreneur Andrew Wulf '08 helps build prosperity in Panama's rainforest. The rainforest project is a part-time endeavor for Wulf, who represents the family-owned Driscoll Strawberry Associates in Chile, moving back and forth between South America and the company's corporate headquarters in Watsonville, Calif.
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Dave Sattler '06

Dave Sattler '06 wasn't looking for high fashion. He just wanted affordable T-shirts and jeans made without child labor - using cotton grown without toxic pesticides and fertilizers. So... he launched his own online store replete with just that.
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