Search Results for: london business school (3431 results found) Meet The MBA Class of 2022: Chuks Umeche, IESE Business School (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: April 9, 2021 Chuks Umeche IESE Business School, University of Navarra “The smiley avant-garde, avid reader and flaneur.” Hometown: Nnewi, Nigeria Fun Fact About Yourself: Tended for 5 beautiful cats while growing up. “Retired” amateur portrait artist. Undergraduate School and Major: Federal University of Technology, Owerri (Nigeria). Major: Electrical & Electronics Engineering Middlesex University, London (United Kingdom). Post… Meet The MBA Class of 2022: Mafalda Oom Torres, IESE Business School (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: April 9, 2021 Mafalda Oom Torres IESE Business School, University of Navarra “A caring mother and wife eager to lead others to make the world a better place.” Hometown: Oeiras, Lisbon Fun Fact About Yourself: While in Alaska, I sprayed a dog with pepper spray thinking it was a wild bear. Undergraduate School and Major: Bsc in Economics… Meet The MBA Class of 2022: Michelle Marie Miranda Cua, IESE Business School (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: April 9, 2021 Michelle Marie Miranda Cua IESE Business School, University of Navarra “I’m a courageous dreamer, willing to take the plunge to make an impact.” Hometown: Manila, Philippines Fun Fact About Yourself: I’m very fond of the water and enjoy all sorts of water sports – I can land the kicker ramp on my wakeboard and am… Meet IESE Business School’s MBA Class Of 2022 (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: April 9, 2021 IESE Business School isn’t for the faint of heart – or slow of mind. In fact, the program’s rigor has become legendary. Before joining the Class of 2022, for example, Michelle Marie Miranda Cua was told by an alumni member that “the pile of cases she went through went up to her waist when stacked… Master’s in Management: Sofia Ribeiro, Yale School of Management (NEWS) By: rileywebster | Last Updated: July 20, 2021 Student Name: Sofia Ribeiro Graduate Business School: Yale School of Management Describe Yourself In 15 Words: Ambitious and courageous woman striving to improve health of vulnerable populations. Passionate about overcoming challenges. Master’s Graduation Class: 2020. Undergraduate School and Major: University of Lisbon, Portugal, Medical Doctor. London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Public Health. NOVA University… How Business School Clubs Are Rising To The Sustainability Challenge (NEWS) By: Catalina Vlad | Last Updated: April 23, 2021 Joining — or even starting — a sustainability-focused student club at a business school is a great way to become energized about taking care of the Earth while learning about some of the most important issues facing the world in the 21st century. And as a result of the pandemic, that focus on sustainability and social… On Earth Day 2021, Meet The B-School Sustainability Graduates (NEWS) By: Matt Symonds | Last Updated: April 23, 2021 Katherine Neebe takes a hands-on approach to saving the planet. So much so that this MBA graduate from the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business can say that she once released a polar bear back into the wild while on a trip to near the Arctic. When she’s not saving endangered wildlife, Neebe heads… More B-School Students Join The Effort To Help A Covid-Ravaged India (NEWS) By: Marc Ethier | Last Updated: April 30, 2021 The worst is still yet to come for India. But the world is pitching in to help — including business school students across the United States. The world's second-most populous country is in the teeth of a coronavirus catastrophe, with 350,000 new daily cases and over 2,600 daily deaths in recent days. Things will worsen in… 2021 Best 40-Under-40 Professors: Anne ter Wal, Imperial College Business School (NEWS) By: Nathan Allen | Last Updated: September 14, 2023 Anne ter Wal Associate Professor of Technology and Innovation Management Imperial College Business School Receiving three dozen nominations and making this year's 40 Under 40 Professors list is Anne ter Wal, who is also a prolific researcher with more than 4,300 Google Scholar citations. ter Wal is an award-winning professor, who has won both research… 2021 Best 40-Under-40 Professors: Chia-Jung Tsay, University College London (NEWS) By: Nathan Allen | Last Updated: September 14, 2023 Chia-Jung Tsay Associate Professor UCL School of Management, University College London With a whopping 86 nominations, Chia-Jung Tsay of the University College London's School of Management was one of our most nominated professors this year, and any previous year. And considering how much her research has be covered in major academic and mainstream media, Tsay… P&Q 2021 40-Under-40: Oguz A. Acar, City University of London (Bayes) (NEWS) By: Nathan Allen | Last Updated: September 14, 2023 Oguz A. Acar Reader (Associate Professor) Bayes Business School (formerly Cass) Oguz A. Acar is a professor in marketing at City University of London's Bayes Business School. In addition to teaching marketing, Acar is the Director of the Marketing Strategy & Innovation master's program at Bayes. With nearly three dozen nominations from students, colleagues, and… Poets&Quants’ Best 40-Under-40 Business School Professors Of 2021 (NEWS) By: Nathan Allen | Last Updated: May 6, 2021 As a first-generation college student, Sandra Matz had no intention of pursuing a Ph.D., much less becoming a professor. Then she went to college and earned a life-changing scholarship. "When I got a scholarship to spend a year at Cambridge University during my undergraduate degree, I fell in love with research and the question of… 2021 Best & Brightest MBAs: Sarah Schilling, ESADE Business School (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: May 9, 2021 Sarah Schilling ESADE Business School “Positive, impact-driven European with a passion for giving back and empowering others.” Hometown: Hamburg, Germany Fun fact about yourself: I won the German Championships in rifle shooting with my team 10 years ago. Undergraduate School and Degree: Hamburg School of Business Administration (HSBA), Bachelor in Business Administration Where was the… 2021 Best & Brightest MBAs: Marc-Olivier Granger, IESE Business School (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: May 9, 2021 Marc-Olivier Granger IESE Business School “Gentle giant, engineer converted consultant, that goes above and beyond to help those around him.” Hometown: Montreal, Canada Fun fact about yourself: I have explored the depths of the earth! I worked for an underground mine for a few months. I was regularly working at 1,000m underground and the deepest… 2021 Best & Brightest MBAs: Toni Thorne, Cambridge Judge Business School (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: May 9, 2021 Toni Thorne Cambridge Judge Business School “Afro-Caribbean in soul; innovation in mind; compassion in heart; global citizen: never confined.” Hometown: Barbados, West Indies Fun fact about yourself: Since I have been both a fashion designer and a shoe designer, I can make an entire fashion ensemble. My favourite hobby is handcrafting shoes. It takes an… 5 Insights From Admissions Directors On Business School Admissions Trends (NEWS) By: Scott Edinburgh, Founder of Personal MBA Coach | Last Updated: January 28, 2025 As a member of the Association of International Graduate Admissions Consultants (AIGAC) Board of Directors, Personal MBA Coach had the pleasure of meeting with and facilitating sessions with admissions directors from top MBA programs including HBS, MIT Sloan, Chicago Booth, Columbia Business School, UVA Darden, Berkeley Haas, Michigan Ross, Yale SOM, London Business School and… Hip Hop Comes To Business School (NEWS) By: Jeremy Hazlehurst | Last Updated: July 14, 2021 When you imagine a luxury-focused MBA based in Paris, your mind’s eye is probably filled with the sorts of images you see on perfume ads; women in flowing Dior ballgowns descending staircases, or beautiful people in shades lounging about on yachts or pouting as they brandish expensive handbags in front of the Louvre. On the… 2021 Best & Brightest Online MBAs: Graham Alltoft, Warwick Business School (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: June 12, 2021 Graham Alltoft Warwick Business School Dubai-based British expat, software engineer and data analyst. A husband, father and now an MBA. Age: 39 Hometown: Gravesend, UK Fun fact about yourself: I have played drums in various bands over the past 25 years, last on stage in Dubai a few weeks before lockdown in 2020. Undergraduate School… Speaking Of Stern: My Favorite Things From Business School (NEWS) By: Cortne Edmonds | Last Updated: June 22, 2021 I spent the last few weeks of my MBA winding down my schoolwork. Ahead of me, I would be re-entering the workforce, putting all the lessons I learned to use. However, my anxiety over starting work again was palpable. On top of that, the lack of pomp and circumstance around a traditional graduation ceremony made… 2021-2022 MBA Admissions Events By School (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: August 24, 2023 COVID-19 forced business schools to rethink how they engage with applicants. For many program, that meant either reinventing or repackaging. Just look at admissions events. Two years ago, you’d find your friendly neighborhood adcom bouncing between cities and continents to provide that ‘personal touch.’ It was a time-consuming, exhausting, and costly exercise. As the world… The 10 Most Cutting-Edge Innovations Happening Right Now In B-Schools (NEWS) By: Marc Ethier | Last Updated: June 29, 2021 Game-based learning. Art-based learning. Team-based learning. These and other cutting-edge approaches are the future of graduate business education, according to a major new report by learning innovation hub LearnSpace that lists 10 fascinating pedagogical advances, as well as the overarching themes that inform them. Based on surveys of top schools, the Business Education Innovations Report includes… Pandemic Or Not, INSEAD Students Trek To School’s New San Francisco Hub (NEWS) By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: July 3, 2021 On a bright day in San Francisco, Professor Lutz Finger is front and center in a round classroom at INSEAD's Hub in the Bay Area talking about the limits of artificial intelligence. He shows the mostly masked students fresh from the school's Singapore campus the caption Microsoft's algorithms placed on a photo of German Chancellor… 2021 MBAs To Watch: Akshay Arora, Rutgers Business School (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: July 3, 2021 Akshay Arora Rutgers Business School “A passionate, technophile marketeer who wants to make a dent in the consumer and healthcare industry.” Hometown: New Delhi, India Fun fact about yourself: I am a lark and wake up at 5:30 am every day. I start my day watching the sunrise with a cup of Indian chai. Also,… 2021 MBAs To Watch: Jeanne Roboh, Warwick Business School (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: July 9, 2021 Jeanne Roboh Warwick Business School “Passionate, reserved, and a good listener.” Hometown: Paris, France Fun fact about yourself: I love DJing and I love dancing, I have some pretty mean moves on the dance floor. Undergraduate School and Degree: BBA, Essec Business School, France Where was the last place you worked before enrolling in business… Meet Alexandros Angelopoulos, Imperial College Business School (NEWS) By: Catalina Vlad | Last Updated: July 1, 2021 Name: Alexandros Angelopoulos Birthplace: Athens Greece Place of residence: Dublin, Ireland Fun fact about yourself: Big water sport enthusiast, member of the Hellenic Sailing team. Business School programme: MSc Climate Change, Finance & Management - Imperial College Business School Can you tell us about your role and what it entails? As the co-founder and operations… Meet Seye Onabolu, Aston Business School (NEWS) By: Catalina Vlad | Last Updated: July 1, 2021 Name: Seye Onabolu Birthplace: Nigeria Place of residence: London, UK Fun fact about yourself: I speak fluent Greek. Business School program: MBA and MSc Accounting and Finance - Aston Business School Can you tell us about your role and what it entails? I am co-founder and CEO of Sona Circle Recruitment, a non-profit social enterprise based… These B-School Graduates Are Helping Refugees All Over The World (NEWS) By: Catalina Vlad | Last Updated: July 1, 2021 Over 700 million people worldwide have no access to clean water and over 900 million lack access to electricity. Refugees are often at the center of this, with many living in unelectrified camps without access to employment or connectivity. These conditions are what inspired business school graduate Alexandros Angelopoulos to help make a change. A…