Immersions
Shades of Grey: Exploring the Intersection of the Public and Private Sectors
by Aidan Renaghan, MBA ’17 and Environmental Finance and Impact Investing Fellow The SGE immersion trek was an informative and inspiring experience in meeting people working on the front lines to create a more sustainable future. In April 2016, students from the Sustainable GlobalEnterprise (SGE) immersion traveled to Washington, D.C. for three days ofnetworking and […]
Key Learnings from Working on a Company-Sponsored Project
by Joshua Jefferies, MBA ‘17 Figuring out how to expand the organic dried fruit snacks market. As we begin the final stretch of our Sustainable GlobalEnterprise (SGE) immersion projects, I realize that I’ve learned a lot overthis past semester. My team has had the privilege of working directly the CEOof Made in Nature, Doug Brent, […]
A Sustainability Conversation about the Green Bond Market
by By Michael Aiyetan, MBA ’16 and Environmental Finance and Impact Investing Fellow A conversation about green bonds underscored the need for defining and setting general standards for the green bond market. The course, ‘Strategies for Sustainability,’ taught byProfessor Glen Dowell which is part of the Sustainable Global EnterpriseImmersion, gave me the opportunity to gain […]
Sustainable Global Enterprise – An Experience in Combining Perspectives
by Sheffin Joseph, MRP ‘15 Stepping out of my comfort zone and immersing myself in a different field of study. One of my favorite things about Cornell is the opportunity itprovides students to go outside their department and “immerse” themselves in differentfields of study. One such opportunity is the Sustainable Global EnterpriseImmersion (SGE) at the […]
Why the Capital Markets and Asset Management Immersion is a No-Brainer
by David Michael Estrine, MBA ’17 When beginning the Capital Markets and Asset Management (CMAM) immersion, there were a few common terms on our minds: equities, fixed income, commodities, currencies, and derivatives. We all agreed that it doesn’t take an MBA to know that bankruptcy is something to avoid. That opinion changed during our first […]
Key Ways Spring Semester Prepared me for my Consulting Internship
by Mark Geskermann, MBA ’16 Deciding on an immersion is what I imagine choosing a favorite child is like for parents. Alright, I admit that’s a bit exaggerated, but it was still a tough choice. Second semester proved to be critical in preparing me for my summer internship at the Boston Consulting Group. As I […]
Socially Responsible Investing Goes Mainstream
by Thomas Bishop, MBA ’16 and Environmental Finance & Impact Investing Fellow The Sustainable Global Enterprise (SGE) Immersion and its career trek to Washington, DC were instrumental in making a career transition to social impact and finance and landing an internship with Calvert. I had the opportunity to intern with CalvertInvestments, a socially responsible investment […]
What I Didn’t Know Before My Corporate Finance Immersion
by Shiril Sunil Nikhar, MBA ‘17 The beginning of Johnson’s Corporate Finance Immersion (CFI)for the Class of 2017 MBA candidates was a boot camp led by Matthew Holaves, co-founder and managing director of Pillars of Wall Street, in conjunction with Jack Ferrer, MBA ’07, visiting lecturer of Finance. Ferrer, a well-known industry figure, brings real-life […]
Intense, Practical, Worth It: Immersion Learning at Johnson
by Alessandra Kroeff, MBA ’16 About a year ago, I was faced with the important decision of selecting an immersion; a unique Johnson experience that involves an intense, hands-on semester of integrated course- and field-work in a specific industry or career interest. Possessing a corporate finance background, I was unsure whether I should explore […]