## Rachel Hurnyak, MBA 2015

![](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/sites/default/files/assets/images/rachel.jpg)Rachel Hurnyak is a Senior Program Manager at Tesla focused on scaling enterprise-wide business processes in preparation for Model 3 volume. Prior to Tesla, Rachel spent four years at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) working to restore the U.S. financial markets after the 2008 Global Financial Crisis: two years as the Chief-of-Staff for an elite enforcement unit and two years working for Chairman Mary Schapiro. Rachel resides in San Francisco.

**If you could visit any place in the world, where would you choose to go and why?**

The Amalfi Coast. It looks incredibly beautiful and romantic, and I bet the croissants are good.

**What is your favorite childhood memory?**

Visiting Lake Muskoka in Ontario, Canada with my family.

**What is your favorite TV show?**

Broad City.

**What is your favorite memory from your time at Stern?**

The friendships that grew out of shared stress and exploration. And those LABA events.

**Why do you choose to stay engaged with Stern as an alumnus?**

Stern believes in me and I in it. I want to help Stern grow and tackle the greatest challenges of our time through its students, faculty, administrators, and alumni.

**What quote most inspires you?**

“Make it so.”
~ Jean-Luc Picard

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