Cornell MBA
The latest news and updates from the MBA programs at SC Johnson College.

Potential leveraged buyout: Our client took the driver’s seat
This week we were presenting our potential leveraged buyout case—and we had a special guest: Christina Park, MBA ’02, managing director in leveraged finance at RBC Capital Markets.

Taking home top honors at the Cornell Investment Portfolio Case Competition
Lindsey Staley, Two-Year MBA ’19, recounts her experience winning the top prize at in the Cornell Investment Portfolio Case Competition, from first applying to heading to Cornell Tech in NYC and presenting in front of the judges.

MBA Q&A: Why the future is fintech
Fintech. To some, it’s a term that sounds unfamiliar. To the MBA students within Cornell Tech’s classrooms, however, it’s widely considered to be the future of the finance industry.

Sustainability sows a healthy business climate
Corporate professionals gathered with students at the Cornell Business Impact Symposium, “Unleashing the Hidden Power of Sustainability,” at the Breazzano Family Center for Business Education.

Family expansion: From 3 to 300+ in less than a year
If you are reading this, maybe you have already Googled “best MBA for families” or “best MBA cities for families.” Well, let me tell you my story and how my family grew from three to 300+ people.

Park Perspectives: Core semester? It’s like drinking from a firehose.
A popular cliché around Sage Hall during the core classes term is that the onslaught of new classroom content, recruitment activities, and social events is like “drinking from a firehose.”

Three things Cornell’s entrepreneurial spirit taught me
It is sometimes said that an MBA cannot do anything for an entrepreneur. Over my last two semesters at Johnson, I have found this proven wrong every day that I spent in class.

Mistakes interns make and how to avoid them
MBA interns from the top business schools, including Mark DesMeules, Two-Year MBA ’18, reflect on their own experience and impart their best advice by citing the mistake most often made as an intern and the best way to fix it.

What is fintech? Lessons from seven weeks in NYC
Threading together takeaways from various speakers, including Citi Ventures, EY, Point72, Betterment, SoFi, and Capital One, Zoelle Mallenbaum, Two-Year MBA ’18 gets a better understanding of fintech.