Blog Posts

Beijing initiative helps Chinese companies explore markets along ancient Silk Road trade route. By Cary Huang (Read article in PDF format or Read article at South China Morning Post) Chinese President Xi Jinping’s ‘Belt and Road’ trade development initiative, always ambitious, has been given a boost by American counterpart Donald Trump’s protectionist trade agenda and isolationist […]

Innovating for the Long Term: Sustainable Enterprise in NYC by Crosby Fish, MBA ‘18 In early March, the entire Sustainable Global Enterprise (SGE) Immersion 2017 cohort descended on New York City to visit seven very different organizations that are engaging with sustainability issues in a wide variety of ways.   In early March, the entire […]

Nixon funding makes exposure to international business, culture, and language possible by Alex Woo, MBA ’17 Let me tell you, 2016 was quite a rollercoaster. Bouncing between academic work, networking, and recruiting is no easy quest. Many of my colleagues knew that I was recruiting for tech, more specifically travel tech. I come from an […]

Victor Nee says that, despite their starkly different personalities, Donald Trump and Xi Jinping actually have much in common. Now, with reciprocal visits all but sealed, it remains to be seen how the two presidents steer the bilateral relationship. By Victor Nee via South China Morning Post US President Donald Trump has embarked on an […]

Combining Passions in Pursuit of a Dream by Ana Kalugina, MBA ’17, MPS ’17, Environmental Finance and Impact Investing Fellow Every great journey begins with a step, and with enough of them, you can run a marathon. My hope is that the past two years will lead to an ever-fulfilling finish. In deciding between graduate […]

Untrashing News by Mauricio Medaets, MBA ’17, MEng ’17 Putting organic waste in its place — laying the groundwork for a cleaner and more sustainable America Many people dream of a world where trash doesn’t accumulate in landfills (or in abandoned city blocks or rivers, as is the reality in most developing countries). Grind2Energy, a […]

The SGE Immersion: A True Consulting Experience by Brett Lester, MBA ’17 The Sustainable Global Enterprise (SGE) Immersion allowed me the opportunity to interact with clients and support a market expansion problem, leaving me prepped for success for my internship with EY’s Strategy group.One of the most important questions a 1st year MBA student must […]

Finding My Place in the World and the Courage to Pursue It by Jackie Barrett, MBA ’17 Whether I was interviewing an executive or pulling retention data this summer, I knew from my Sustainable Global Enterprise (SGE) Immersion experience that I had acquired all of the skills that I needed to succeed and in a […]

by Jon Tang-Kong, MBA ’17 Why choose SGE? Jon Tang-Kong relates how his SGE Immersion experience gave him the necessary confidence and expertise to navigate tough problems and even tougher CEOs. During the first week at Johnson, every student asks each other the same few questions. One of them is: “What immersion are you doing?” […]