By the time Taylor Moss finished his bachelor's degree in economics, he was sure of only one thing.

I didn’t want to wake up 60 years from now having worked the traditional, 9-to-5 grind and regret not trying anything different.”

Taylor had a love of different cultures and felt that if he didn’t explore it at that point in his life, he never would. So he took the international plunge, leading education and community-based projects in Jamaica for two years. It only strengthened his appetite for a life abroad.

“All of a sudden the IMBA program made perfect sense,” he says. “Even though I didn’t know exactly what I wanted to specialize in, I knew I could further my economics degree and turn this passion for multicultural experiences into a real career.”

A short time into the program, Taylor found his niche in operations management, and after graduation began putting it to work for UnitedHealth Group. Four months later, he became the chief of staff for the CEO of UnitedHealthcare Global, a Brazilian arm of the company serving four million people in more than 126 countries.