Cornell MBA

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

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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.

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Evan Yates, MBA ’18: Uniting business, tech, and medicine

After starting a company with a friend during his second year of medical school, Yates knew that he wanted his life and career to be built on more than just medicine.

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An international healthcare experience: Scrubs, suits, and social impact

The Social Impact Internship Fund provided me with the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to join Cleveland Clinic’s International Operations department and contribute to their global mission.

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Lessons for MBA team-building from an improv comedy pro

In sharing my experiences, I hoped to inspire people to give it improv a try someday, as well as take some lessons from improv with them through their journeys here as Cornell MBAs.

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A strategic pursuit: Benefits of earning an MBA and a JD

I knew the hybrid of having skills from a JD and an MBA would be essential for becoming the practitioner and advisor that I wanted to be.

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A community of service: Giving a hand up at Berea College

Every year on President’s Day weekend, a group of Johnson students and alumni go to Berea to provide career and recruiting advice.

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AGS IPO: Casino Royale meets Investment Banking Immersion

Like clockwork, 8 a.m. dictates that a new case will be posted on Blackboard, team assignments to follow. I log in, knowing that we are going to be pitching an Initial Public Offering (IPO).

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5 things I learned from Ben Alden ’06, general counsel at Betterment

One of my favorite speakers this month was Ben Alden ’06, a fintech legal authority general counsel at Betterment. I could not have been more impressed by the quality, openness, and insightfulness of Ben’s presentation at Cornell Tech.

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3 reasons why robo-advisors threaten the traditional wealth management industry

Have you ever considered the advice of a robot for your investments? It probably sounds weird, but it’s not at all. Robo-advisors are real, and they are giving advice right now.