If there’s one thing I’ve learned since starting and completing my EMBA at Olin, it’s that the lessons of the program can be applied in an infinite number of ways. Some find the program useful as a catalyst for success at their current job, some as a springboard to a better job at a different place, and some for radical personal and professional development. Chris Oestereich, EMBA 30, is in the latter category.

Chris Oestereich, EMBA 30

I worked with Chris for a short time at the Save-A-Lot corporate headquarters in Earth City, Missouri. At the time, he was President of the Project Management Institute’s (PMI) Metro St. Louis Chapter. During the time that I worked with him in the Save-A-Lot Project Management Office, he transformed his role from IT Project Manager to Sustainability Lead, leveraging his own passion for environmental sustainability with the company’s green commitment.

Next time I looked him up, he had become Enterprise Waste & Recycling Manager for SUPERVALU, Save-A-Lot’s parent company.

Chris’s recent LinkedIn post, Getting to Here – My Path to the Wicked Problems Collaborative, demonstrates another dramatic personal and professional act. His unique approach to work encompasses his desire to make a big difference for good in the world, and is further evidence that there is more than one way to use an EMBA.

Here is a link to the original publication on his website.