Keshup, 27, a native of Dubai, says he would have no trouble finding work at home but wants to try his luck in the U.S. first

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Before coming here, I was the youngest director at AT&T's Dubai office, handling $100 million in revenue out of the Middle East and Africa. My mom and everybody around me thought I was crazy to quit my job and give up two years of income to go to business school. I came to business school knowing I could always go back to my old job, so that made the decision a lot easier. I considered schools in the Middle East for a few seconds, but I felt Cornell and U.S. universities in general have more brand equity and cachet. Over the summer, I interned at a global consulting firm in Dubai and at a leading telecom company in the U.S. I've got job offers from both, plus one from a sovereign-wealth fund in Dubai, so I've got choices. I feel fortunate. I didn't need to focus on recruiting this fall as much as some of my classmates.