Rethinking venture capital and innovation in emerging markets
By Alejandro Cercio, MBA ’27 Before arriving in Mexico over the summer, my first year at Cornell’s Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management had already pushed me to think…
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Power forward: Rethinking clean energy for emerging markets
By Tika Diagnestya, MBA ’27 On a small prototype in Indonesia, a screen displays three live measurements: electricity from a solar panel, electricity flowing through a battery and electricity going…
Building Nol Karbon AI: AI for sustainability and scalable carbon impact
By Pera Malinda Sihite, MBA ’26 Through the support I received with the Social Impact Internship Fund (SIIF) from Cornell’s Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise (CSGE), I continued my journey…
How the Cayuga Fund helped me develop an investor’s mindset
By Phalguni Miraj ’26 The Cayuga Fund was one of the most rewarding experiences of my time at Cornell. It is a rare opportunity in college to move beyond theoretical…
AI’s next leap: Expanding health care access in emerging markets
By Melissa Linares, MBA ’26 AI in health care is often discussed through the lens of developed markets, incremental efficiency gains, administrative automation and optimization of already-digitized systems. In emerging…
My first time in Ghana: Discovery, learning, and reflection
By Makenley Jean, MBA ’27 Stepping out of Kotoka International Airport in Ghana, I felt like I was entering a rhythm I somehow recognized. The warm, heavy air wrapped around…
From campus energy to global systems: The Global Sustainability Challenge at Stanford
With support from the Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise, I represented Cornell’s Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management at the Americas regional finals of the Global Sustainability Challenge (GSC),…
Future proof: What a sake brewer can teach America about sustainability
When sustainability is discussed today, the conversation is often dominated by carbon markets, renewable energy, electrification and climate technology. I focused on these themes while participating in the Center for…
From Verona to Parma: Lessons in stewardship from Italy’s oldest family enterprises
The Smith Family Business Initiative’s 2026 Italy trek brought me and a group of Cornell graduate students to Verona and Parma, Italy, for a weeklong immersion in one of the…
India’s digital pull revolution: How kirana stores are reshaping global retail
Growing up in India, I walked to the kirana store — a small neighborhood grocery — almost every day for milk, cooking oil, lentils and, in the summer, daily ice…