Nicole Anderson
AT&T
Dallas, TX USA
"You can’t rely on anyone else for your own happiness—you have to make your own."
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
Bachelor's Degree
Political Science
University of California-San Diego
Graduate Degree
Business Administration and Management
The University of Texas at Austin
Life & Career Milestones
My path in life took a while to figure out
1.
My parents are both immigrants from the Netherlands, so my sister and I are first-generation Americans.
2.
Growing up, our parents were active in politics and serving the community, so I developed an early interest in both of those areas.
3.
Attended the University of California, San Diego, where I earned my bachelor’s degree in political science.
4.
I began my career in politics working on campaigns and congressional tasks.
5.
On a whim, I decided to go back to school to get my MBA from the University of Texas at Austin.
6.
I struggled my first year in graduate school—I had to learn the basics of Microsoft Excel and familiarize myself with subjects like accounting and statistics.
7.
After graduating, I began working for AT&T where I started out working in external and legislative affairs within the same branch as the AT&T Foundation.
8.
I am now the assistant vice president of social innovation at AT&T and the president of the AT&T Foundation, overseeing all of our philanthropic programs and charitable giving.
