Search Results for: EMBA Spotlight (91 results found)

EMBA Spotlight: Emory Goizueta’s Pursuit Of Flexibility (NEWS)

By: Kristy Bleizeffer | Last Updated: September 22, 2022

Last month, The Wharton School shook up the Executive MBA market by becoming the first top-five program to offer an online MBA. Its new Global MBA For Executives will welcome its first cohort in May 2023, and students will complete three-fourths of the program in online synchronous sessions. The move is part of a larger…

EMBA Spotlight: TCU Neeley’s Promise – ‘ROI Starts Monday’ (NEWS)

By: Kristy Bleizeffer | Last Updated: September 29, 2022

There’s a motto emphasized in the executive MBA classrooms at Texas Christian University’s Neeley School of Business: “Class starts Friday. ROI starts Monday.” In the highly-personalized, small classroom setting, students work in teams to solve the real problems in their own companies, non-profits, or organizations. They are encouraged to take their lessons back to their…

EMBA Spotlight: UW Foster’s Program Brings Students To Seattle’s Tech Mecca (NEWS)

By: Kristy Bleizeffer | Last Updated: October 17, 2022

Want to know what sets University of Washington’s Foster School of Business executive MBA apart from its competitors? Think like a realtor: Location, location, location. “Being positioned in Seattle, especially on the West Coast, our region is very tech focused. There are a lot of tech companies here. I think we have anywhere between 25…

EMBA Spotlight: At UMN Carlson, A New Curriculum & Hybrid Option (NEWS)

By: Kristy Bleizeffer | Last Updated: November 4, 2022

Over the course of his 20-month EMBA program at Carlson School of Management, Darrin Hubbard sampled a variety of delivery formats: in-person, online, and virtual live via Zoom. Not by choice, necessarily. The pandemic closed the University of Minnesota campus for parts of his term and, for a time, remote class was the only option.…

EMBA Spotlight: The Columbia Business School Advantage (NEWS)

By: Kristy Bleizeffer | Last Updated: November 11, 2022

Brianna Day’s path to consulting was a bit unorthodox, to say the least. She studied pre-med at the University of Albany, where she also played Division I lacrosse, sure she was going to be a surgeon. She took a few required business classes in undergrad, but nothing beyond what was required. She spent hours in…

EMBA Spotlight: How Cornell Johnson’s Program Is Uniquely Suited To The Moment (NEWS)

By: Kristy Bleizeffer | Last Updated: January 3, 2023

Three years and three days into one of the most disruptive decades in the history of business education, 2023 dawns with yet more turbulence ahead. Predictions range from an economic downturn at best to a full-on recession at worst. Hiring freezes and layoffs that rocked the tech industry throughout 2022 show no sign of slowing.…

The Benefits Of Rutgers’ Academic-Run EMBA Powerhouse

EMBA Spotlight: The Benefits Of Rutgers’ Academic-Run EMBA Powerhouse (NEWS)

By: Kristy Bleizeffer | Last Updated: January 17, 2023

Back before COVID sent most meetings to Zoom, Farrokh Langdana remembers interviewing a West Indies EMBA candidate in his office at Rutgers Business School. Across from him, the candidate froze. He just couldn’t talk. But Langdana saw something in the older man, and his resume was fantastic. Langdana, who grew up in Mumbai, India, picked…

Vanderbilt Owen’s Two-Track EMBA In The Heart Of Nashville

EMBA Spotlight: The Two-Track Program In The Heart Of Music City (NEWS)

By: Kristy Bleizeffer | Last Updated: January 27, 2023

A Dallas native, Tara Tenorio, 39, moved to Nashville 20 years ago for the sole purpose of attending Vanderbilt University. She never left. She started her career in politics, joining Governor Phil Bredesen’s successful re-election campaign and administration and working with Mayor Karl Dean. Much of her career was in community development for nonprofit organizations…

University of Texas At Austin McCombs Executive MBA

EMBA Spotlight: The University of Texas At Austin McCombs Executive MBA (NEWS)

By: Kristy Bleizeffer | Last Updated: February 13, 2023

In the decade that she considered it, there was always a reason for Komal Patel to put off an MBA. She had a demanding job in developing B2B and B2C products through engineering, business operations, quality and product management functions. She juggled international assignments, moving between three countries, and an extended family in India. She…

At UGA Terry, An Executive MBA With 18 Years Average Work Experience

EMBA Spotlight: At UGA Terry, An Executive MBA With 18 Years Average Work Experience (NEWS)

By: Kristy Bleizeffer | Last Updated: March 9, 2023

Living in Alpharetta, Georgia, Lynsey Atkinson, 39, had no shortage of choice when looking for an executive MBA program. In Atlanta alone, a 39 minute drive from her home city, there’s Emory University’s highly flexible Goizueta EMBA (ranked No. 8 by Poets&Quants’ latest composite ranking) with in-person, online, and hybrid options. There’s also Georgia Tech’s…

University of Pittsburgh Katz’s Executive MBA Celebrates 50 Years

EMBA Spotlight: Pittsburgh Katz’s Executive MBA Celebrates 50 Years (NEWS)

By: Kristy Bleizeffer | Last Updated: April 20, 2023

After more than 20 years working in supply chain systems and e-business integration in healthcare and other sectors, Michael DeLuca, 47, first considered an MBA in 2020. Then, his healthcare technology company, Prodigo Solutions, Inc., was about to enter a commercialization phase, and he felt the advanced business acumen would help him navigate the impending…

SCU Leavey’s Executive MBA In The Heart Of Silicon Valley

EMBA Spotlight: SCU Leavey’s Executive MBA In The Heart Of Silicon Valley (NEWS)

By: Kristy Bleizeffer | Last Updated: April 27, 2023

Oksana Komarova’s professional interest in business and healthcare has led to a varied career. She worked as a benchside lab tech at Oregon Health & Science University and managed P&L for Louis Vuitton's retail businesses in three international markets. She led business development for a communication agency in New York City and worked at an…

Texas Mays Executive MBA

EMBA Spotlight: Texas A&M University’s Mays Business School Executive MBA (NEWS)

By: Kristy Bleizeffer | Last Updated: June 20, 2023

Kishia Haberle built a career in operations, working in supply chain, procurement and contracts in automation manufacturing. After about 15 years, she was ready for a new challenge. She’d worked in functionally specific roles throughout her career, and her lack of overall business experience limited her options outside those areas. So, she started thinking about…

Cambridge Judge Launches Global EMBA With Mix Of In-Person And Online Classes

EMBA Spotlight: Cambridge Judge Offers More Flexibility With Its New Global EMBA (NEWS)

By: Kristy Bleizeffer | Last Updated: July 13, 2023

This spring, Cambridge Judge Business School at the University of Cambridge became the second elite brand to announce a new Global Executive MBA that will combine in-person teaching with online instruction. The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania welcomed its first Global EMBA cohort in May. Instruction in that program is about 75% online,…

ASU Carey

EMBA Spotlight: ASU Carey’s EMBA Offers A Leading Concentration In the Business Of Health Care (NEWS)

By: Kristy Bleizeffer | Last Updated: July 14, 2023

Up until a couple of years ago, Shane Speirs spent almost his entire life as a student: Primary and high school in the Phoenix area where he grew up, then undergrad, medical school, residency and a fellowship in geriatric medicine. He always knew he wanted to get a business education, perhaps to do something in…

EMBA Spotlight: After Pandemic Pause, Wisconsin School Of Business Launches New Hybrid Executive MBA (NEWS)

By: Kristy Bleizeffer | Last Updated: November 28, 2023

For most of her early career, Pamela Petz found herself in small business leadership roles. She took on projects, extra training, and any leadership responsibilities she could get her hands on. She joined Great Wolf Lodge, an indoor water park in Baraboo, Wisconsin in 2019, starting as a corporate training manager. Though she was promoted…

EMBA Spotlight: Yale School Of Management Updates Its MBA For Executives (NEWS)

By: Kristy Bleizeffer | Last Updated: August 29, 2023

As the third oldest university in the United States, Yale University has a slew of experiences and traditions that are uniquely Yale: From its Residential Colleges that are often compared to Hogwarts houses, to the 54 bells of the Memorial Carillon, to Handsome Dan, its beloved bulldog mascot. Since a Yale student bought the first…

EMBA Spotlight: Notre Dame Reimagines Its EMBA With A Global Focus (NEWS)

By: Kristy Bleizeffer | Last Updated: September 27, 2023

Even before University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business announced it was transforming its Executive MBA to one with a global focus, its residencies gave students valuable international exposure no matter their professional background. Take Sarah Gallagher, 43. She’s worked in education throughout her career, serving some of the country's most underserved communities. She’s…

EMBA Spotlight: Michigan Ross Combines Leadership & Experience At Two EMBA Cohorts (NEWS)

By: Kristy Bleizeffer | Last Updated: February 26, 2024

On the first day of orientation week in Ann Arbor, the two cohorts of University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business executive MBAs gathered to introduce themselves. Arthur Bochner, 42, was the only EMBA from the Los Angeles cohort without a job. “I was embarrassed, which is not on brand for me,” Bochner says, a…

EMBA Spotlight: At UCLA Anderson, A Leadership-Focused Program That Is All About Flexibility (NEWS)

By: Kristy Bleizeffer | Last Updated: March 12, 2024

Cheddy Matthews loves his boss, Cheddy Matthews. After a 20-year career in the U.S. Marines, Matthews worked for years as an entrepreneur, business growth strategist, and motivational speaker. He founded and is the CEO of HED Space Coaching, a firm offering executive coaching, training, and workshops. So, he wasn’t looking for a job (or a…

Military Brat To Global Strategist: A Student’s Journey Through Columbia & London Business School’s EMBA-Global Program (NEWS)

By: Kristy Bleizeffer | Last Updated: January 29, 2025

Rashida Elbourne already had a lot of global experience when she started shopping for an MBA program. She grew up as a self-described “military brat,” living in Japan, Panama, Germany, and England, as well as at various military bases in the United States. She attended seven different schools (including three high schools) all before college.…

EMBA Spotlight: Georgia State’s Executive MBA Shapes Leaders For The C-Suite (NEWS)

By: Kristy Bleizeffer | Last Updated: February 7, 2025

Asked to choose, Charles F. Davis, Jr., can point to two particularly impactful moments from his Executive MBA at Georgia State University’s Robinson College of Business. The first: The class trip to South Africa, where he connected to the country in a way he’d never before experienced, immersing himself in the country’s economics, business, and…

EMBA Spotlight: ESMT Berlin’s Small Cohorts Sprout Big Transformations (NEWS)

By: Kristy Bleizeffer | Last Updated: December 30, 2025

The executive MBA at ESMT Berlin is intentionally small, enrolling just 35 to 40 students per cohort. It’s striking, then, to consider the level of diversity the program manages to attract within those size constraints. Take Annika Bellon, EMBA ’25, a sustainability manager at Siemens who graduated with honors while becoming a first-time mother, building…

Wharton Tops P&Q’s EMBA 2025-2026 U.S. EMBA Ranking For A Second Time (NEWS)

By: Kristy Bleizeffer | Last Updated: February 5, 2026

It's a repeat for University of Pennsylvania’s The Wharton School. After topping Poets&Quants’ composite Executive MBA ranking of U.S. programs for the first time last cycle, it topped the list again for the 2025-2026 ranking. The No. 1 finish is a fitting end to an impressive streak in three major EMBA rankings for 2025. Wharton…