As a graduating senior in the business analytics and information systems major, O’Carson Fils has come a long way — growing both professionally and academically — from his early days as a biomedical engineering student at USF.
At first, he was passionate about becoming a medical scientist on the cutting edge of finding treatments for cancer and heart disease. But then he realized he could make a larger impact on health and medicine by pursuing medical innovations from an analytical and entrepreneurial angle.
When he made the 180-degree academic U-turn, he quickly immersed himself in developing into a future business leader. He’s also a student at the USF Judy Genshaft Honors College. As president of the Association for Information Systems at USF, he helped the club build its membership roster and hosted several events, like the Python Workshop, that drew over 30 students.
His business turn also meant jumping into small business management and entrepreneurship. Fils participated in the Sustainability Pitch Competition hosted by the USF Nault Center for Entrepreneurship. He also joined the board of the Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization at USF. Currently, he is participating in a startup incubation program called Debut Labs.
Aside from academics, Fils served as a Resident Assistant in USF’s Holly Apartments, where he guided more than 30 residents in navigating college dorm life. He also participated in Citi’s 2022 Early ID Leadership Program, served as a summer analyst, and after graduation, will begin working as a full-time analyst at Citi.
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