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Marcus Hedahl
Washington, DC |
After Graduating from the University of Notre Dame (Go Irish!) with a degree in Physics, Marcus went to work for NASA. After realizing that the computer simulations required for researching the effects of reentry were not as interesting as the events in the actual world of things, he accepted a commission in the US Air Force. As an Air Force Captain, Marcus served as a program manager in charge of the development of a new command and control system for US Intelligence Satellites. He would talk about it, but alas he cannot. At one point in his program management career, Marcus took the GMAT (and perhaps every other standardized test known to man – he was a confused young lad) and scored a 790.
It was here in the story, where things went horribly awry. Marcus - up to this point a very practical young man - somehow got interested in the Stoics, Aristotle, and the life most worth living. He got his MA in Philosophy and then became an Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Ethics at the US Air Force Academy. In his four years as a Professor, his students consistently ranked his courses as one of the best at the Academy. In his last year, Marcus was named one the Academy’s Outstanding Educators.
Marcus has been with Manhattan GMAT since 2007. When he is not teaching at Manhattan GMAT, Marcus spends most of his time at Georgetown University (Hoya Saxa!), where he is in the terminal stage of his PhD in Ethics and Public Policy (It's called the "terminal stage" because its painful and you never know when the end will come: it's like dying). Along the way, he has had articles published in Business Ethics ("Principles of Managerial Responsibility" with Edward Soule and John Deinart in Business Ethics Quarterly) and the use of military contractors ("Blood and Blackwaters: A Call to Arms for the Profession of Arms" in the Journal of Military Ethics).
Feedback From Marcus' Recent Students
“He obviously has a vast knowledge of the material tested, and makes it interesting. Classes are long, but they are rarely boring, which is surprising since we're studying for the GMAT which is, well, boring.”
“Marcus is very capable in his approach to presenting dry subject matter. He knows the answer solution to every problem and is more than willing to explain proper methodology on difficult problems.”
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