Linda Amedo - Hewlett Packard
To be successful in a technical world like Hewlett Packard's you cannot just rely upon your technical expertise. The successful engineer is an individual who is able to gain the business/management support they need to do the work they love.
I have seen some of our engineers become frustrated when, as they say, their management doesn't "get it". Most of the time this frustration is a result of the engineer pitching an idea without providing any business context. The managers ask the engineer, "why would we want to invest in something without understanding the relative return on this investment?"
PSM graduates have an advantage over other graduates in their ability to gain this type of support. In this world (as a business major) I made sure I had enough of a technical background so that I could communicate both with our engineers as well as our management team -- creating a "bridge" between the two. The PSM creates individuals who are capable of bridging the worlds of science and business, which is critical for success within the science and technology industries.