September 2016 MBA Mama of the Month

Allegra Asplundh is a new mom to Winslow, a career switcher and a full-time student at the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas.

Allegra graduated from Yale with a B.A. in History. After graduation, she joined the Peace Corps and spent two years living and working on the island of Dominica. There, Allegra worked with community leaders to establish rural borrowing libraries for students, built a mentorship program for young business owners, and played soccer every chance she got.

After a few years working in philanthropy and in nonprofits, Allegra decided to pursue an MBA. In her first year at McCombs she focused on finance and joined the McCombs MBA Investment Fund. She interned at Goldman Sachs in Dallas this summer and will return to the firm and to Dallas full-time after she graduates in 2017.

Allegra lives in Austin with her husband, Evan, who is a writer and and a tutor, her month-old son Winslow, and two adored dogs.

Check back next week to learn more about how Allegra completed a rigorous Wall Street internship while pregnant and gain insights into how she is balancing her MBA with a new baby.