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by Cara Petonic, MBA ’13 Prior to Johnson, I worked for a middle-market financial institution in Investment Banking and Sell-Side Equity Research where I focused on eCommerce stocks. While these experiences gave me a fantastic foundation in understanding finance, I found myself desiring to dig deeper into and be a part of developing strategies for […]

by Robert Michaels, MBA ’14 The first semester at Johnson consists of challenging core classes, such as microeconomics, finance, accounting, and rigorous case competitions. While the ‘core’ was interesting and is absolutely necessary for gaining competency in all areas of management, I found myself yearning for knowledge that I would apply to both my summer […]

by Hanna Teklit, MBA ’13 Business cases are essential for reinforcing problem solving best practices, frameworks, and theories. However, because cases rarely offer opportunities for students to appreciate the complexity behind working through symptoms to identify the real problem, case-based training works best when students can also apply the knowledge and skills they learn to […]

Johnson students with His Excellency John Kufuor, former President of the Republic of Ghana, at his home in Accra. “Akwaaba, Welcome to Ghana,” stated His Excellency John Kufuor, former President of the Republic of Ghana, as he hosted 25 Johnson students and staff at his home in Accra. Johnson’s first study trip to Africa began […]

by Sasha Abraham, MBA ’13 The Strategic Marketing Immersion provided me with a good foundation to succeed in my summer internship. The Immersion’s in-class lectures and case studies taught me a lot, and the semester-long team Immersion Project taught me even more. Interestingly the best part of the project was also the toughest: the freedom […]

by Kay Fok, MBA ’12 After graduating from Johnson last spring, I started working at Ocean Spray in the fall as an Associate Marketing Manager on the foods brand team. I was asked by my manager to create a deck for a presentation on a project that I was brought onto, so that we could […]

by Emily Forsythe, MBA ’14 Prior to Johnson, I managed several manufacturing projects including working on S-80 submarines and massive bulk mail sorting systems. I was more comfortable working around heavy machinery than I was in a corporate office. I came to Johnson looking to transition from operations and to acquire more finance-focused skills. The […]

Cornell’s graduate business school shares a mission with non-profit organization to advance education for the developing world The Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University has joined the Global Business School Network (GBSN), a non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C., that is dedicated to addressing the severe shortage of management talent in […]

Emerging Markets are expected to experience moderate to significant growth, while developed markets should experience mostly moderate growth. The Emerging Markets Institute at the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University teamed up with GLG Research to publish a survey of 150 food service professionals across 14 countries.  Key findings of the […]