MBA to M&A: My Wild Career Journey & Secrets — Himani Naresh

Bottom 10% in accounting. Top of her game in M&A.Himani Naresh — Wharton MBA, former Microsoft M&A leader, and self-described boomerang employee — sits down with The Four Fs Podcast to walk through the wild path from Columbia computer science to Wharton to closing 20+ deals at Microsoft.In this 10-minute conversation, Himani shares:• Why the people in business school matter more than the curriculum• The day she froze in an elevator with George Stephanopoulos• The office romance that brought her back to Seattle• Why she didn't want to be a CFO (despite the finance pedigree)• How an M&A transaction actually works, end to end• Becoming Microsoft's go-to Israel-deal lead — and the falafels she still dreams about—Four Fs Podcast: 10-Minute Wins delivers a daily short clip from in-depth conversations with founders, veterans, executives, and world-class experts you won't hear on every other show — on leadership, entrepreneurship, failure, and personal reinvention.Full episodes available on the Four Fs Podcast feed on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube.