Desai giving back to the College that helped him get ahead
德赛回馈帮助他取得进步的大学
Oct 30, 2019, 13:11 PM
2019年10月30日下午13:11
“I am super appreciative of the opportunities I had at Illinois.”
“我非常感谢在伊利诺伊州的机会。”
Double major doubles down on giving.
双主打双打。
These days, it’s not uncommon for someone to pursue a second degree at Illinois while earning their MBA, but when Chirantan “CJ” Desai (MBA and Masters in CS ‘95) did it nearly 25 years ago it wasn’t so typical. Then again, nothing about his career path was.
如今,在伊利诺伊州攻读第二学位的人在攻读MBA时并不少见,但当奇兰丹“CJ”Desai(MBA和CS 95硕士)在近25年前攻读MBA时,情况就不那么典型了再说一次,他职业道路上什么都没有。
CJ Desai arrived on the University of Illinois campus in 1993 with an ambitious plan — to earn dual master’s degrees in computer science and business in two years. There was only one problem. Both programs were expensive. As Desai began looking for a campus job, he bumped into Dr. Paul Handler, a physics professor in search of a research assistant.
希杰·德赛于1993年来到伊利诺伊大学校园,雄心勃勃地计划在两年内获得计算机科学和商业双硕士学位只有一个问题。两个项目都很昂贵当德赛开始寻找一份校园工作时,他偶然遇到了保罗·汉德勒博士,一位寻找研究助理的物理学教授。
“He was looking for a graduate student to help with enhancing a very sophisticated long-range climate forecasting model that he had developed,” explained Desai. Forecasts derived from his model were already being used by Fortune 500 firms ranging from consumer products to investment banks, but he needed someone with a specific set of skills to help refine it. Desai got the job, as well as a hefty research scholarship. He was able pay for his education at two different colleges thanks to the financial support from a third.
德赛解释说:“他正在寻找一名研究生,帮助改进他开发的非常复杂的长期气候预测模型从他的模型中得到的预测已经被财富500强的公司使用,从消费品到投资银行,但他需要一个有特定技能的人来帮助完善它。德赛得到了这份工作,还有一笔丰厚的研究奖学金。由于第三方的资助,他得以在两所不同的大学里支付学费。
The perfect start.
完美的开始。
“Dr. Handler was very astute and provided guidance on what kind of internships I should pursue, including my first job post-graduation,” says Desai. That turned out to be a job with Oracle, providing the perfect start to what has been a successful career with some of the biggest names in Silicon Valley, including Oracle, Symantec, and ServiceNow.
德赛说:“汉德勒博士非常精明,为我提供了应该从事哪种实习的指导,包括我毕业后的第一份工作。”事实证明,这是甲骨文的一份工作,为硅谷一些知名企业的成功职业生涯提供了完美的开端,包括甲骨文、赛门铁克和ServiceNow。
Currently, Desai is chief product officer for ServiceNow, a successful cloud computing company that helps businesses, governments, and universities manage their digital workflows. In 2012, the company went public with a $120 million IPO, and six years later it was named the world’s most innovative company by Forbes. Desai feels fortunate to be part of this journey that might never have gotten started without that first scholarship and the support he received at Illinois.
目前,Desai是ServiceNow的首 席产品官,这是一家成功的云计算公司,帮助企业、政府和大学管理其数字工作流。2012年,该公司以1.2亿美元的IPO上市,6年后被福布斯评为全球最具创新能力的公司德赛感到幸运的是,如果没有他在伊利诺伊州获得的第一笔奖学金和支持,他将永远无法踏上这段旅程。
“I am super appreciative that I got an opportunity to pursue two master degrees at the same time. That was very unique about Illinois at that point in time,” said Desai, who is grateful for the program’s flexibility and the help he received from people like Dr. Paul Magelli. The longtime administrator, professor, and mentor at Illinois allowed Desai to take extra courses to expedite his first job at Oracle. “Dr. Magelli was also very helpful in making sure that I finished both of my curriculums and got both of my degrees, and that put me on the right career path.”
“我非常感谢我有机会同时攻读两个硕士学位。Desai说,这对当时的伊利诺斯来说是非常独特的,他很感激这个项目的灵活性和他从Paul Magelli博士那里得到的帮助。伊利诺伊州的长期管理者、教授和导师允许德赛参加额外的课程,以加快他在甲骨文公司的第一份工作“马盖利博士也很有帮助,确保我完成了两门课程,获得了两个学位,使我走上了正确的职业道路。”;
Giving back. One school at a time.
回馈。一次一所学校。
In 2015, the successful Silicon Valley executive began giving back to the two colleges that enabled his success, creating the Chirantan J. (CJ) Desai and Hina Desai Computer Science Fellowship at Illinois Computer Science. Designed specifically to support women who are underrepresented in the computer field, the fellowship has already funded the educational aspirations of two worthy candidates. But it was one woman in particular who inspired his recent gift to Gies College of Business.
2015年,这位成功的硅谷高管开始回馈两所成功的大学,创建了伊利诺伊州计算机科学学院的Chirantan J.(CJ)Desai和Hina Desai计算机科学奖学金该研究金是专门为支持在计算机领域任职人数不足的妇女而设立的,它已经资助了两名优秀候选人的教育愿望但是,是一位女性特别激发了他最近送给吉斯商学院的礼物。
Desai’s oldest daughter began her college career this fall. Fortunately for the nervous father, the California native stayed close to home to attend a university in the San Francisco Bay Area. Watching his daughter and her friends head off to college, though, took him back to those first few weeks at Illinois and the gift that made such an impact on him. “If I can make life easier for somebody else who’s starting college at Gies, that would be great.” So, together with his wife, he created the Chirantan J. and Hina Desai Undergraduate Scholarship at Gies.
德赛的大女儿今年秋天开始了她的大学生涯对这位紧张的父亲来说,幸运的是,这位加州本地人呆在家附近,在旧金山湾区的一所大学就读不过,看着女儿和朋友们去上大学,他又回到了在伊利诺伊州的最初几周,这件礼物对他产生了如此大的影响。“如果我能让其他在gies上大学的人过上更轻松的生活,那就太好了。”因此,他和妻子一起,在gies创建了chirantan j.和hina desai本科奖学金。
“Dean Brown — who is a wonderful human being — and the entire Gies College of Business administration are doing great things,” said Desai, adding that his time at Gies was invaluable. “It really helped me see the world picture. How businesses make decisions, how to do capital investment — all of that came from Gies College of Business.”
德赛说:“布朗院长是一个了不起的人,整个gies工商管理学院都在做伟大的事情,他在gies的时间非常宝贵。“这真的帮助我看到了世界的图景企业如何决策,如何进行资本投资,所有这些都来自Gies商学院;
Making a difference. Here and now.
与众不同此时此地。
Many philanthropic gifts make a difference in the future, but Desai says he likes giving in a way that makes a difference for students here and now. “It’s meaningful immediately, and it takes away a little financial stress,” he explained. “My education became free because the physics department gave me that scholarship, so if that could help me as a struggling grad student, I want to do the same.”
许多慈善捐赠在未来会产生影响,但德赛说,他喜欢用一种对现在的学生有影响的方式捐赠他解释说:“这很有意义,而且可以减轻一点财务压力。”“我的教育之所以免费,是因为物理系给了我奖学金,所以如果这能帮助我成为一名苦苦挣扎的研究生,我也想这样做。”;
For Desai, there’s also a more personal reason for supporting higher education. “Both of my maternal and paternal grandparents were school teachers, as well as my mom, who’s retired now,” said Desai. “As a family, we value education a lot.”
对德赛来说,支持高等教育还有一个更私人的原因德赛说:“我的外公外婆都是学校老师,我的妈妈也退休了。“作为一个家庭,我们非常重视教育。”;
Even after funding two scholarships in two different colleges at the University of Illinois, this alumnus remains humble about his contributions, saying that he simply wants to give back to the school that helped him move ahead. “I’m just doing my very small part to help whoever I can.”
即使在伊利诺伊大学的两所不同学院资助了两项奖学金后,这位校友仍然对自己的贡献感到谦虚,他说他只是想回报帮助他向前迈进的学校“我只是尽了自己的一小部分来帮助任何我能帮助的人。”
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