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P&Q’s Must Reads: Poets&Quants’ World’s Best 40-Under-40 Graduate Business Professors Of 2026

by: Kristy Bleizeffer on May 20, 2026 | 3 minute read


Hello everyone  — Welcome back to Poets&Quants’ Must Reads, a quick, digestible recap of the top business school news, sponsored by CentreCourt, P&Q’s virtual admission events. 

I’m your host, Kristy Bleizeffer, and I’ll be highlighting the most important P&Q stories you might have missed. So, let’s get to it.  

No. 1: Poets&Quants’ World’s Best 40-Under-40 Graduate Business Professors Of 2026 

This week, we proudly present our annual recognition of exceptional professors under the age of 40 demonstrating outsized impact on their students, schools, communities, and society at large. Now in its 14th year, our list features 40 star professors from 38 business schools from around the world.  

You can read about each of their fascinating careers in this story, now up on our homepage. 

No. 2: Vault’s Top 25 Accounting Firms 

Vault breaks down the world’s best accounting companies, on everything from pay to work-life balance in its annual ranking. 

Which firm tops the list? Find out in this story, which you can find in our news tab. 

No. 3: Financial Times Releases Its Executive Education Ranking For 2026  

London Business School continues its winning streak in the The Financial Times Executive Education Rankings for 2026, released this week. The UK school secured the top spot in the Open Enrollment category while finishing second for Custom Programs. 

Meanwhile, SDA Bocconi School of Management in Italy rose two spots on the Custom Programs ranking to No. 1.  

You can see the full ranking in this analysis, now in our rankings tab. 

No. 4: Our Weekly Round Up of News You Can Use 

No matter where you are in your B-school journey, we bring several helpful stories for you this week. 

First up: Canada’s Top MBA Programs: Compare Canada’s top MBA programs, scholarships, career outcomes, visa pathways & recruiting advantages for international students n this 2026 admission guide, which you’ll find on our homepage. 

Next: Crafting A Compelling Career Vision For Your MBA Application. Find this essential advise in our admission tab. 

Finally, The Top MBA Admissions Consulting Firms Of 2026. This list, which you’ll also find in our admissions hub, offers all the data to help you choose the right consultant to get you into your target school. 

And, that’s it for this week’s Must Reads recap.  

I also want to alert school seekers to our events tab from our main menu. There, you’ll find all the upcoming admissions events for a range of degrees and programs including full-time and online MBAs, specialized masters, entrepreneurship and more. Registration is free. 

Again, I’m Kristy Bleizeffer, and you can join me next week, right here, for a recap of what’s important in the world of business education. Thanks for listening. 

 

 

 

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