Vani’s career spans over five years in the core Human Resource function. Vani has worked with Accenture and IBM as a HR functional advisor. Her experience covers a wide range of strategy, business performance and HR areas, including resource planning, organizational design, performance measurement and reward programs, at executive and junior levels. She has extensively managed multinational clients in planning and implementing HR service centres while at IBM.
InterviewBay is a result of her discussions with a network of top business school friends and colleagues across the world. Working with her husband’s MBA application for HBS, Wharton, MIT, LBS and INSEAD, Vani has understood the importance of mock interviews for MBA applicants, and the inherent need of the direct connection between the School’s alumni and MBA applicants. Vani’s strong experience in HR has seeded the confidence to start InterviewBay.
She holds a Bachelors degree (Hons.) in Business Management with a specialization in Finance, and a Masters in Business Administration with a concentration in Human Resource Management. She is pursuing Masters in International Employment Relations and Human Resources Management at London School of Economics (LSE).
Waziri Garuba, Head of North American Operations
A seven year Wall Street veteran who worked in equity trading for Goldman Sachs and was an analyst on a seven person team managing over $5 billion in assets for Goldman Sachs Private Wealth Management division. Prior to Goldman, Waziri was a NASDAQ trader with Merrill Lynch.
In 2007, Waziri received the Morgan Stanley Fellowship, a full scholarship to attend Columbia Business School, and earned his MBA in the spring of 2009. Since graduating business school Waziri has served in various consulting roles to companies such as Alexander West, a tailored men's clothing fashion line, QBID.com an online auction web site, Plutocracy a women's clothing line and Eqao, a Brazilian carbon credit structuring firm. Waziri serves on the board of InterviewBay and The adventures of Ada and Ayo - an African focused media company.
Hiroki Matsumoto, Head of Asia Pacific Operations:
Based in Tokyo, Hiroki manages Asia Pacific operations of InterviewBay. Prior to InterviewBay, Hiroki worked with Cocoroca Corporation for over 9 years. He joined Cocoroca when its sales were below 100 million yen and fewer than 20 employees, and oversaw the growth of the organization to over 4 billion yen in sales, when he left the organization. Hiroki managed sales and marketing operations of Cocoroca in Tokyo. Hiroki holds a bachelors degree in Mathematics from Waseda University, Tokyo.
Courtney Cannon, Sales and Marketing Associate:
Based in New York, Courtney is a Sales and Marketing Associate for InterviewBay, focusing on the US market. She recently graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor’s degree in English. Prior to joining InterviewBay, Courtney interned in the Marketing department of MetLife Insurance Company for three years, working on their Marketing Systems and Diverse Markets teams.
