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

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

10 military veterans to watch from the Class of 2019
Military veterans from business schools, including Johnson, are featured on the student section of Poets & Quants.

Combining expectations with unexpected, pleasant surprises
The reality of my first semester was a hybrid of expected developments and unexpected experiences and was simultaneously one of life’s most difficult, rewarding, and stimulating challenges.

IBI case #1: The name is bonds, corporate bonds
The first Investment Banking Immersion (IBI) case was emailed at 8 a.m. on Monday. Drew Pascarella, lecturer of finance, does not waste a single second.

Profile in Leadership: Meredith Amdur, MBA ’03, CEO of Rhetorik Solutions
Making data smarter, from the UK’s “silicon suburb” and beyond