Student Voices & Experiences

Trek recap: Experiencing Japanese business and culture in 10 days
Munazza Khan, Johnson Cornell Tech MBA ’19, reflects on her experience and key takeaways from the winter Johnson trek to Japan.

IBI case: To LBO or not to LBO, that was the question
Christina Park, MBA ’02, of RBC Capital Markets was the special guest for the Investment Banking immersion analysis on a potential LBO target.

MBAs in the Fintech Intensive hear insights from Betterment’s SVP
Betterment’s Ben Alden is one of the many market-changing leaders to visit Cornell Tech and discuss their industry’s technological shifts.

2019 SMART program reflections: Cau Chocolates, Indonesia
Students reflect on their SMART program trip Indonesia where they were tasked with helping a family-owned company expand its chocolate-production business.

2019 Best & Brightest: Dhanushka Kadawatharatchie, Cornell University
Dhanushka Kadawatharatchie, Dyson ’19, has been named one of the Best & Brightest Business Majors by Poets & Quants.

Re-energizing P&G’s bottom line with the IBI’s Duracell case study
The Investment Banking Immersion (IBI) hosted Procter & Gamble CFO Jon Moeller to discuss approaches to corporate strategy.

Park Perspectives: The heart of leadership
Zach Zirkle, Two-Year MBA ’20, highlights how motives behind one’s leadership approach make all the difference in their ability to build a world-class team.

Cornell’s ‘positive energy’ is just what Myron Spikes ’22 was looking for
The first in his family to attend college directly after high school, Myron has always held onto an unyielding determination to excel and earn a degree.

Interning with Dow Chemical at the intersection of sustainability and business
Matt Pundmann, MBA ’19, reflects on his summer internship at Dow Chemical, where sustainability is at the core of its mission.