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School of Business alumni stories

On this page you can find School of Business alumni stories. Our alumni share their professional journeys and give advice and tips regarding working life. In addition, they reminisce about their time as university students. As the articles have been published during different years, some of the alumni may have changed their work position. The stories have been sorted based on the alumni's majors. This page also includes stories from Aalto Executive Education alumni and School of Business donors, as well as Alumni Advisory Board members' introductions.
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Latest alumni stories

Alum Vesa Sironen

Alum Vesa Sironen: 'It's important that studies have a certain amount of flexibility'

Alum of the School of Business and board professional Vesa Sironen studied for his bachelor's degree in Mikkeli and his master's degree in Töölö, in addition to completing the separate ITP and IDBM programmes in Otaniemi.

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“Listening and meeting people matters”

Having built a long career in the retail sector, Sampo Päällysaho decided to update his skills through Open University, as retail management increasingly requires understanding of different topics.

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Alum Tuomas Paananen

Alum Tuomas Paananen: 'Many paths lead back to studies'

Tuomas Paananen, originally from Vihti, knew from a young age that he wanted to be an entrepreneur.

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Alum Nina Zhao

Alum Nina Zhao: Curiosity has taken me far

Nina Zhao has graduated from the master's program in Global Management, and she currently works at EY People Advisory Services in New York.

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Alumni Advisory Board members

School of Business Alumni Advisory Board 2026 members pictured at the School of Business, in front of the staircase

School of Business Alumni Advisory Board

Alumni Advisory Board steering group discusses policies related to the School's alumni activities, external relations, and fundraising. The steering group consists of 10–14 alumni representatives from the various study programmes of the School of Business and from different fields of business. The steering group meets approximately four times per year.

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