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GMAC Chief: ‘Go East, Young Man’ (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: February 2, 2011

If Dave Wilson’s own son or daughter were accepted into just two schools—Harvard Business School or the China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) in Shanghai, Wilson says he would now encourage his child to study overseas. That’s despite the fact that Wilson, chief executive of the Graduate Management Admission Council, had once taught at Harvard…

After his first startup failed, Andrew Rosenthal is determined to try again--this time with an MBA from Harvard where he co-founded the school's Startup Tribe

My Story: From A Dot-Com Bust To Harvard (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: February 7, 2011

The morning after his dot-com startup went bust on Dec. 15th, 2009, Andrew Rosenthal registered for the GMAT test, determined to get an MBA. As co-founder of Happier.com, a website devoted to positive psychology, he and his partner, Doug Hensch, had burned through roughly a million in funding in less than two years. Now they…

Best Prof: Phanish Puranam (NEWS)

By: Andrea Carter | Last Updated: February 9, 2011

Phanish Puranam Professor of Strategic and International Management Age: 38 Institution: London Business School Hometown: New Delhi/Hyderabad Marital Status: Married Children: One son Education: University of Pennsylvania Wharton School, PhD, Management University of Pennsylvania, MA, Managerial Science and Applied Economics Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Master’s degree in International Business University of Delhi, BE, Civil…

Best Prof: Anita Elberse (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: February 15, 2011

Anita Elberse Associate Professor of Business Administration Age: 38 Institution: Harvard Business School Home Country: The Netherlands Education: MA in Communication Science from the University of Amsterdam MA in Communication from the Annenberg School for Communication, University of Southern California PhD from London Business School Courses: Strategic Marketing in Creative Industries At Harvard Business School…

The World’s Most Expensive MBA Program: $172,200 (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: March 4, 2011

Sticker shock. The term doesn’t only apply to luxury cars and yachts. For most newcomers to the Executive MBA game, one of the early and big surprises is exactly how much the top programs cost. For all the hand-wringing over the cost of a full-time MBA, it turns out that the most expensive graduate business…

Post Ding Depression Sets In (NEWS)

By: Mark Wong | Last Updated: March 10, 2011

Getting through work was tough last week. Out of the five schools I’ve applied to, two of them have dinged me already, and since I haven’t heard a peep out of Stanford, I assume that’s a ding as well. That just leaves two schools left, both of which I completed interviews for. This past weekend was essentially…

Most Innovative Global MBA Programs (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: April 7, 2011

Want a truly global education in business? Then, go work for a global company. That idea isn’t nearly as farfetched as you might think. A recent report by a task force of the Association for the Advancement of Collegiate Schools of Business found that there is a sizable gap between what the real world needs…

INSEAD Plans MBA Program in U.S. (NEWS)

By: Neelima Mahajan-Bansal | Last Updated: October 3, 2019

INSEAD, one of Europe’s top business schools, plans to offer an MBA program in the U.S., according to the school's new dean, Dipak Jain, in an interview with PoetsandQuants. All the details have yet to be worked out. “But we will offer some degree, either the MBA or the Executive MBA,” says Jain. “We are…

Can INSEAD Really Be Global Without a U.S. Campus? (NEWS)

By: Neelima Mahajan-Bansal | Last Updated: October 3, 2019

How can any educational institution lay claim to being “the business school for the world” when it lacks a real presence in the U.S., the world’s largest single economy? It’s a good question for the new dean at INSEAD, which proudly claims to be the quintessential global business school, yet is headquartered in Fontainebleau, France,…

Can You Get Into HBS, Stanford, Wharton? (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: July 21, 2011

Are these MBA applicants good enough for Harvard Business School, Stanford Graduate School of Business, or Wharton? Or for that matter, could they pass muster with Columbia, MIT, Chicago, or Kellogg? Mr. Hollywood has been an Off-Broadway actor, a director and CEO of a film production company, even a personal trainer. He’s earned black belts…

MBA Debt: The Burden Grows Heavier & Gets Scarier (NEWS)

By: Mica Bevington | Last Updated: October 5, 2019

In 2008, Brian Jenkins moved to Malibu, Calif., to start his MBA at Pepperdine University’s Graziadio School of Business and Management. He had big ambitions for B-school, expecting the degree to help him land a job in human resources at a top company. He hoped to make close to a six-figure salary, too. Pepperdine seemed…

LEK Expects To Hire 30 MBAs This Year (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: September 21, 2011

As fears of a double-dip recession rise, L.E.K. Consulting says it still expects to recruit as many MBAs this year—roughly 30 from top U.S. schools alone for its domestic offices--as it did last. But it is already looking less likely that the 2011-2012 recruiting season will see an increase in hires. ”This past year we…

Economist Ranking Due Oct. 13th (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: October 6, 2011

The Economist will publish its annual ranking of the world's best business schools next Thursday, Oct. 13, nearly a month later than its 2011 MBA ranking. The Economist list will be the last of the five most influential business school rankings published by the major media brands in the past 12 months. It follows Forbes…

Booth Topples Kellogg in New EMBA Ranking (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: March 30, 2022

The University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business has done it again, this time toppling rival Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management in BusinessWeek’s new ranking of the world’s best Executive MBA programs. Booth, which has also won first place in BusinessWeek’s full-time MBA ranking three consecutive times, ousted Kellogg, which until now was…

Am I Too Old To Get An MBA? (NEWS)

By: Deborah Knox | Last Updated: October 3, 2019

You’ve never felt better in your life. You just ran your fourth marathon, ranking in the top 20% of finishers. You’ve totally hit your groove at work, taking names, taking lunches, and taking home a nice bonus, despite the economic downturn. At thirtysomething, you’re accomplished, confident, seasoned, and ready for your next step: getting a…

FT Names HEC Paris Best in Europe (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: March 23, 2022

For the third year in a row, The Financial Times today (Dec. 5) proclaimed HEC Paris as the best business school in Europe. Rounding out the top five were No. 2 INSEAD, No. 3 London Business School, No. 4 Iese, and No. 5 IMD. The 75 ranked schools represent 18 countries, though France and the…

Assessing Your Odds of Getting In (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: February 22, 2022

She’s a self-styled hippie, an artsy type who has worked for a hedge fund, an imploded Icelandic Bank and a media and entertainment boutique. With a 710 GMAT and a 3.4 grade point average, this 29-year-old woman hopes to use her MBA to gain a corporate development or strategic planning job for a blue-chip media…

Handicapping Your Odds Of Acceptance (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: February 9, 2022

She’s a 30-year-old marine biologist who for six years worked as a purser on a super yacht. With a GMAT of 680 and a 3.48 grade point average, this Canadian now wants an MBA to shift into a financial career. A Marine Corps captain, he managed 200 personnel and $5 million of equipment and has…

FT’s New MBA Ranking Out Monday (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: February 9, 2022

The new 2012 global MBA ranking of The Financial Times will come out this Monday, Jan. 30th—and one of the most interesting issues will be whether Britain’s best business schools suffer a significant decline on the list. In gathering data for its 14th annual ranking, the British newspaper has already reported that enrollment at the…

Tuck MBA Reports $863K Pay Package (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: February 2, 2022

A Dartmouth College Tuck MBA landed a private equity job with a total compensation package last year of $863,000, according to the school’s recently published employment statistics. While the Tuck MBA didn’t top the highest starting salary reported for a graduating MBA last year—a whopping $552,681-a-year job captured by an MBA from the London Business…

Bain & Co. Helps to Overhaul HEC Paris (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: January 28, 2022

This fall, the HEC School of Management will do what many business schools periodically do: introduce a newly revamped MBA curriculum. What makes this revamp especially noteworthy is that it was hatched in consultation with Bain & Co., one of the world’s most voracious recruiters of MBAs. This is not the first time a prominent…

Carlson Names Veteran Professor New Dean (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: January 28, 2022

Some 20 years ago, Srilata A. Zaheer came to the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management straight from completing her PhD in international management at MIT’s Sloan School. Today (March 8), Zaheer was named dean of the school after a nine-month stint as Carlson's interim boss. The appointment, to be approved by the university’s…

What Are Your Chances Of Getting In (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: December 29, 2021

He’s a key player in a strategic planning group at Honeywell Aerospace where he has racked up nearly five years of experience while also helping to care for a parent with early onset Alzheimer’s. With a 700 GMAT and a 3.64 grade point average, this 26-year-old hopes to get an MBA to move into a…

The Rise of the Specialty Master’s (NEWS)

By: Paula Lehman | Last Updated: November 18, 2021

Practically every twenty-something has a “five-year plan,” an idea of where they want to be by the end of that timeframe and a rough idea of how they are going to get there. And, like all plans, they are never as straightforward or simple as they may seem initially. Tyler Louie’s five-year plan was as…

Chicago Booth Apps Down 3% (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: November 17, 2021

The University of Chicago's Booth School of Business reported that applications to its MBA program fell slightly by 3% last year to 4,021 from 4,169. The nearly flat nature of applications at Booth is in direct contrast to Columbia Business School's 19% collapse. Widely attributed to Wall Street's woes, Columbia's decline is out of whack…

Columbia Names New Admissions Head (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: November 17, 2021

Less than a week after news reports about an unusual 19% plunge in MBA applications, Columbia Business School today (Sept. 5) announced a new assistant dean for admissions. Amanda Carlson, currently an executive MBA student in one of Columbia's EMBA programs, will become assistant dean of admissions, succeeding Mary Miller. She will oversee the admissions…

The Economist’s Historical Rankings (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: November 17, 2021

The biggest beneficiary of The Economist’s MBA rankings since their debut in 2002 will surprise you. It’s not Harvard or Stanford or Wharton or London or INSEAD. In fact, in ten separate rankings over ten years, none of those highly prestigious schools have ever managed to capture a No. 1 ranking from The Economist. Harvard…