Spotlights

Sekai Kaminski,
GABELLI ’21

Ecosystem Marketing Lead, Service Partners, IBM

Sekai Kaminski, GABELLI ’21, was offered a key marketing position at IBM following a successful internship at the global technology and consulting organization. It was the culmination of several impressive accomplishments she achieved during her time as a student at the Gabelli School of Business.

Kaminski, who graduated summa cum laude with a B.S. in marketing and a concentration is strategic branding, was named among Poets&Quants 2021 Top 100 Best & Brightest Business Majors. She represented the Gabelli School at the International Business Ethics and Sustainability Case Competition in Los Angeles and won, and was named Best Speaker of the 2018 Undergraduate Consulting Cup. In addition to completing three internships, she also worked as a research and teaching assistant at the Gabelli School.

…the Gabelli School provided me with a great network of peers, professors, and administrators that I will value for the rest of my life.

As ecosystem marketing lead at IBM, Kaminski provides marketing support for the organization’s partnerships with top global consulting firms. “A huge part of the technology space now focuses on collaborating with other organizations to maximize impact,” she explained. “It’s all about how we’re going to best position IBM technology within these organizations and also create new offerings and opportunities for them to reach new clients.”

Kaminski noted that learning from supportive professors with years of industry experience kept her at the forefront of her field and gave her a competitive edge in landing internships and ultimately, the job offer at IBM. “The biggest lesson I learned from studying business is the importance of community,” Kaminski commented. “My four years at the Gabelli School provided me with a great network and community of peers, professors, and administrators that I will value for the rest of my life.”

Joseph Healy,
GABELLI ’14

Managing Director and Corporate Controller, United States Tennis Association

Several years into his career at the United States Tennis Association (USTA), Joseph Healy, GABELLI ’14, felt the time was right to pursue his longtime goal of earning an M.B.A. He had already accrued extensive experience as a CPA in public accounting in his role as an auditor at EY, in the private sector as assistant controller at Clear Channel Media, and in the nonprofit world as a corporate controller at the USTA.

As he researched programs, the Executive M.B.A. at the Gabelli School of Business “checked all of the boxes,” allowing him the flexibility to pursue a rigorous course of study while balancing the demand of his full-time position and the many responsibilities of raising a young family.

“The program’s location in New York City was ideal and the people, culture, and philosophy were very consistent with my own [background and ideals],” Healy asserted. He especially appreciated the opportunities to collaborate and network with other business leaders from diverse backgrounds and industries.

I’m much more impactful in my role at the USTA and I still use things I learned in the program day to day to help drive outcomes and action.

“I also learned to identify my own strengths and blind spots and to build teams that leverage everyone’s strengths,” he said. “Now, I think I’m much more impactful in my role at the USTA and I still use things I learned in the program day to day to help drive outcomes and action.”

Healy is nearing his 25th anniversary with the USTA, where he and his team oversee the allocation of the organization’s funds to drive the mission of “growing tennis to inspire healthier people and communities everywhere,” as well as managing the world-famous US Open.

—Claire Curry

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