Chicago Booth School of Business
MBA · MS in Computer Science
Concentrations in Strategic Management, Finance and International Business.
- Tarrson Fund
- Golub Board Fellows
Michael Eng
In relentless pursuit of growth.
For five years I worked at Accenture helping software & platform executives create go-to-market strategies, transform operations, and expand internationally. Now I'm pursuing an MBA at Chicago Booth while also getting a Master's degree in Computer Science.
Curiosity has shaped most of my life. I'm always chasing adventure and the feeling of learning something new. I'm most passionate about expanding access to education globally, which I support through nonprofit work and advocacy.
Michael Eng
MBA/MPCS Candidate, Chicago Booth
- Currently
- Recruiting · Summer 2027
- Previously
- Strategy @ Accenture
- Focus
- GTM · Partnerships · Education
- After Hours
- Travel · Food · Photography
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Experience
Chicago Booth · Accenture · UT AustinThe University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
2026 — Present
Involvement
- Graduate Business Council (elected)
- Management Consulting Group
- Booth Education Group
- Net Impact
- Epicurean Club
Strategy @ Accenture
New York, NY
2021 — 2026
Jan 2024 — Sept 2026
Waymo · Ops Transformation & Partnership Strategy
Delivered a three-year transformation roadmap to close critical process gaps, enable vendor partnerships and expand the ride-hail service.
20 → 500
vehicles in California
70% → 85%
peak fleet availability
16 → 5 mo
time to launch a market
- Scaled California operations from 20 vehicles to a fleet of 500 serving 30,000+ weekly trips, contributing to $2.5B in VC funding.
- Redesigned depot and charging workflows, the source of 65% of vehicle downtime, lifting peak-hour availability from ~70% to 85%.
- Mobilized expansion into 7 new markets (3 international) with a repeatable launch playbook for depots, staffing and shipping.
- Assessed operational maturity across six core functions and prioritized quick wins worth $8M+ in savings.
Nov 2022 — Dec 2023
Splunk & Kinaxis · GTM Strategy & Due Diligence
Led GTM strategy for key software and platform clients, co-developing partner activation models, joint value propositions and co-sell playbooks.
$80M+
license & service sales
+23%
win rate
+15%
average deal size
- Segmented 115+ accounts, refocusing co-sell on life sciences, high tech and industrials and rolling out joint offerings across 20+ delivery teams.
- Secured $35M+ in investments by running innovation workshops and building narratives for CEO, CFO and COO audiences.
Aug 2021 — Oct 2022
California EDD · Fraud Strategy & Remediation
Designed analytical frameworks to identify coordinated fraud networks in the state's unemployment system.
$135M+
fraud recovered
20K+
claims flagged
−45%
manual claim review
- Converted fraud-network findings into 85 detection rules.
- Synthesized the analysis into legislative briefing materials for Governor Newsom on the state's fraud response.
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX
2017 — 2021
McCombs School of Business
BBA, Finance & MIS · BA, Economics
Minors in Computer Science, Marketing and Educational Psychology. University Honors. Studied abroad at VŠE Prague.
- Co-founded Texas Consulting, a student-led pro-bono consulting organization serving global nonprofits and Fortune 500 companies.
- MIS 304 (Python Computing) Teaching Assistant, supporting 500+ students and leading review lectures for 200+.
- Selected for the Accenture Leadership Program, 1 of 20 from 250+ applicants.
- Invited to the Deloitte National Leadership Conference at Deloitte University.
- Selected for the Goldman Sachs Insight Series.
Involvement
- Texas Consulting
- Delta Sigma Pi
- University Securities Investment Team
- Club Volleyball
- Convergent
Summer 2020 · Dallas
Accenture · Consulting Summer Analyst
Reinvented USAA's enterprise technology through an agile framework, analyzing 86 platform features and system performance to pinpoint critical gaps and deliver high-impact enhancements to the core platform.
Summer 2019 · Dallas
PwC · Financial Markets Intern
Ran right-of-use asset impairment valuations for 500+ retail properties across $250M+ in real estate deals, built purchase price allocations for a $90M deal, and advised asset managers on the LIBOR transition.
Summer 2018 · Hong Kong
Dun & Bradstreet · Solutions Intern
Designed the data architecture for a large national bank on legacy systems and scripted a Python parser to sort client reports into ETL databases (saving $10K), while also devising a master data campaign that earned 80 leads/week.
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Leadership & Impact
Built, led, raised500+
students reached
EPOG Academy
Associate Board Co-Chair
2023 →
Launched the associate board of a nonprofit advancing educational equity through AI-driven personal development, improving initiatives across 17 campuses.
350+
students in two years
Texas Consulting
Co-Founder & President
UT Austin
Co-founded a student-led pro-bono consulting organization serving global nonprofits and Fortune 500s; led projects for the American Heart Association and Zeta Charter Schools.
35+
students a year
Speech & Debate
High School Coach
Public Forum · Policy
Competed in Public Forum at Plano West, winning 3 tournaments, finaling at state twice and qualifying for nationals. Now coaches the team's Public Forum and Policy debaters.
$5.5K
raised in 3 months
Success Academy
NYC Marathon Runner
2025
Ran the five-borough race to raise funds and public visibility for Success Academy's educational-equity mission.
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Off the Clock
Travel · Food · Photography
A life in motion.
The same instincts as the day job — curiosity, a plan, and a high bar — pointed somewhere else. I keep a running list of cities, plan more trips around dinner than I'd like to admit, and carry a camera everywhere I go.
Hobbies
- Running
- Volleyball
- Pickleball
- Guitar
- Texas Hold'em
- Reading
Interests
- Subway design
- Peruvian food
- Costco
- Dallas Mavs
- Coldplay
- Christopher Nolan
Licenses
- Texas Real Estate
- Class M Motorcycle
- PADI Open Water Scuba Diving
On a mission to keep learning and get one new license/certification every year!
3.1
Travel
Fourteen places that shaped me, from Plano to Hong Kong — and one summit.
14 placesChicago
Where I live now, for Booth. New territory, two years to figure it out.
New York City
Home from 2022 to 2026. No city can match the energy, and most days I think no city ever will.
Hong Kong
My dad's home, and the city I keep planning to move back to. Dense, fast, completely itself.
Tanzania19,341 ft
Seven days up Kilimanjaro, then a safari to come back down to earth. The trip I'll be telling stories about for a while.
3.2
Food
Four years of eating my way through New York, ranked. The Chicago list is in progress.
New York City · 2022 — 2026The list, in order.
- 01AtomixKorean tasting
- 02JungsikKorean fine dining
- 03JuaKorean tasting
- 04Thirteen WaterOmakase
- 05HowooKorean barbecue
- 06HojokbanKorean
- 07Cho Dang GolKorean tofu & stews
- 08Chongqing Lao ZaoSichuan
- 09ChalongSouthern Thai
- 10Tomi JazzJapanese izakaya
- 11RakuUdon
- 12Patent PendingCocktail bar
- 13GulpTaiwanese
- 14Apollo BagelsBagels
- 15Radio BakeryBakery
Three, with notes.
the benchmark
Atomix
No. 01 · Korean tasting · NoMad
For years this was the restaurant I hadn't been to and couldn't stop thinking about. I finally made it, and it earned the top spot. A two-Michelin-starred Korean tasting menu with a card at every course, in a dining room people fly in for. It's still the benchmark I measure everything else against — now from experience.
the value pick
Thirteen Water
No. 04 · Omakase · East Village
My standing answer when someone asks where to take a date or a visiting friend they want to impress. Omakase in the East Village, sharply executed, and priced like the chef hasn't yet figured out he could charge more. I've taken everyone here and no one has been disappointed. The room is small enough to feel like you've been let in on something.
the pilgrimage
Chongqing Lao Zao
No. 08 · Sichuan · Flushing
Worth the trip to Flushing, and worth the three-to-four hour wait that comes with it. Order the hot pot. Numbing, oily, loud, and exactly what I want when I'm tired of being well-behaved about food. Bring people who don't flinch. The wait is part of the meal — by the time you sit down, you've earned it.
Want the full database? Find me on Beli at @engmichael.
3.3
Photography
Mostly on foot, occasionally above the clouds. Frames from Yosemite to Kilimanjaro, Hong Kong to Hokkaido.
More on Instagram →
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Contact
Recruiting · Summer 2027The best ideas start as a coffee, a long walk, or a half-formed text.
I'm recruiting for Summer 2027 internships, and always glad to talk shop. I'm easy to reach, and I answer — whether it's a role, a project, or a restaurant I have to try.