Kerim Hanif

Microsoft Corporation in Redmond, Washington

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CIMBA MBA, 1994

From Turkey to CIMBA to Microsoft

A native of Istanbul, Turkey, Kerim Hanif graduated from the CIMBA MBA program in 1994. Today, he works for Microsoft Corporation in Redmond, Washington, where he is a program manager in the Enterprise Client Management group. He’s responsible for gathering customer requirements and writing specifications. He also handles project management for software development initiatives in the product group. “I chose CIMBA because I wanted to learn more about the business world,” he said. “I wanted get experience and network to go forward at the time. CIMBA improved my analytic and strategic thinking skills.”