Alumni Spotlight: Farihah Chowdhury ’14

Where are you from or where do you currently reside?

I am from Irvine, CA.

Tell us about your current job post UCI:

I currently work at Pinnacle Claims Management, Inc. as Manager of Health & Wellness, overseeing wellness programs for multiple clients, which includes program development and evaluation. What interests me the most about my position is seeing the return on investment on disease management programs – where members with certain disease states (such as diabetes or hypertension) enroll in a program with an assigned health coach who helps manage their condition.

Who inspires you?

I am is inspired by seeing the positive impacts that the programs she oversees have on the members’ health. Ever since I was little, I knew all I wanted to do was help people.

What is your favorite UCI memory?

My favorite UCI memory is doing the boat race for UCI Greek Week, where my team won!

What is your favorite quote or message to current students?

I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”-Maya Angelou.