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Fishing for Big, Sustainable Returns
by Alexandra H. Jostrom, MBA ‘16 Developing investor engagement in the global sustainable seafood industry. Did you know that over half of global seafood for consumption comes from aquaculture, also known as fish farming, a near $150 billion industry? Or, how about that 90% of seafood consumed in the US is imported; yet, only 1-2% […]
Taking Part in the Renewables Revolution
by Jeremy Kuhre, MBA ‘16 Jeremy Kuhre, MBA ’16 uses his newly acquired MBA skills to do things that matter, deliver value, and tackle complex problems. “Get DOWN!”shouted our river guide. We had just entered the Tunnel Chute, a class IV+rapid on the Middle Fork American River near Tahoe, California. I was in thefront of […]
Finding Balance
by Rob Brink, MBA ’16 and Environmental Finance and Impact Investing Fellow Rob Brink, MBA ’16 talks about walking the career tightrope between knowledge and practice, passion and process, old business models and innovation, and work-life and personal-life. My internship this summer with GE has been all aboutbalance. How to balance knowledge with practice, passion […]
From Hydrocarbons to Refrigerators: How the Johnson MBA prepares you for exploring different industries
by Rizwan Ahmed Quraishi, MBA’16 Rizwan Quraishi reflects on how Johnson’s MBA has prepared him for his summer internship as he transitions into a new industry. Onboard Sri Lankan Airlines flight UL184 headed to Colombo, Sri Lanka, I had the first real opportunity to reflect on just how intense the last few months had been […]
Girls Just Wanna Have Drum
by Erin Popelka, MBA ‘16 Drumming, brainstorming, and business strategy are all part of a regular day for Erin Popelka during her summer internship in Japan. I am about half way through my summer internship with Kodo Foundation on Sado Island, a hauntingly beautiful isolated island off the west coast of Japan. Kodo Foundation is […]
Why get an MBA?
by Amador Zuazua, MBA ‘10 We all have different answers to that question. Maybe it is because the industry we are in requires an MBA to advance, we want to change careers, we want to become leaders, or better leaders, in our current jobs. Regardless of how you came to this decision, I’m pretty sure […]
Investing in Emerging Markets, with Prof. Andrew Karolyi
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Lisa Bonk, MBA ’11, and Dana Price, MBA ’11
On behalf of the Johnson Club of New York City, Club Co-Presidents Lisa Bonk and Dana Price receive the Henry P. Renard ’54, MBA ’55 Regional Alumni Club of the Year Award President Obama’s visits. Religious holidays. Anything around September 11. These are some of the times to avoid when scheduling alumni events in New […]
Kimberly S. Stevenson, MBA ’01
Robert J. Swieringa Young Alumni Service Award Recipient In the business world, Kimberly (Kim) S. Stevenson, MBA ’01, chief information officer and vice president at Intel, has made a splash by being the kind of transformational leader that exemplifies a Johnson MBA. Now known for raising IT’s profile at Intel, she has elevated it to […]