Rodrigo Stabio

Product Marketing Manager
Microsoft

Rodrigo is a first-generation college graduate. He currently works in Microsoft as a Product Marketing Manager on the Surface team where he is helping drive growth, fans, and adoption of Surface line in the US market. Prior to joining Microsoft, he was completing his MBA at the University of Wisconsin. He has worked at HP Inc, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, & Procter and Gamble prior to Microsoft.

He is passionate about diversity and inclusion. He was a DREAMER while perusing his undergraduate degree and prior to that, he was undocumented for over 10 years. Rodrigo married Catherine in 2012 and have 2 kids, Camila (6) and Nico (4) and both have the same birthday. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management from Brigham Young University-Idaho, and a master’s in business administration (MBA) from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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Rodrigo on mentorship

As a first-generation college graduate, I had to figure things out on my own. My parents didn’t know much about what it was like going to college, they didn’t understand why it cost so much, they didn’t have the means to help me much, and I had to rely on finding things on my own. Along the way, I found people who had gone to college and they were a huge help in answering questions, and helping me think through some of the classes, internships and full-time employment. I’m thankful for the help I received from mentors along the way and I am excited for the opportunity to give back.

Some topics I’m excited to mentor students in include:

• How to think about classes
• How to network efficiently
• How to think of internship and FT employment opportunities
• What is like to have a family while going to school
• Time-management
• Business Leadership, Strategic Management, and Communications
• Human Resources
• Marketing

Favorite books

• Good to Great by Jim Collins
• Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell