Articles

Innovation on New York City Transit – On the Track to Sustainability by Brennan Duty, MBA ‘15 (03/13/2014) During the SGE immersion trek to New York City, students visit the Metropolitan Transport Authority (MTA) which runs New York City’s buses, subways and railroads. Counter to popular belief, it is a company that uses technoplogy innovation […]

Reflections from a Practitioner – The Value of Management Cases by Michel El-Khoury, MBA ’12 (03/12/2014) When reflecting upon skills utilized on a daily basis as a Management Consultant, many are traced back to experiences developed during the Consulting Program at Johnson. Among the opportunities provided by the Program to aspiring consultants, I found Nate […]

Getting the real scope with Beth Keck, Senior Director of Walmart’s Global Women’s Economic Empowerment, on international expansion  by Matt De Paolo, MBA ‘14 – An Interview with Beth Keck, Senior Director of Walmart’s Global Women’s Economic Empowerment, October 18, 2103 Walmart has encountered a number of successes and a few failures in its international […]

by Nicole Sim, MBA ‘14 My experiences at Johnson Graduate School of Management will always be unforgettable; in part because of the friendly banter that goes on with my over-achieving, top-performing friends that I absolutely adore. Much of that banter revolves around marketing which is often referred to as “fluff” by my investment banking immersion […]

On behalf of the Johnson Club of Seattle, Club President Pam Spier ’05, MBA ’11, receives the Henry P. Renard ’54, MBA ’55 Regional Club of the Year Award Pam Spier ’05, MBA ’11, connected with Johnson alumni in Seattle even before she moved there to do her summer internship at Amazon in 2010. As […]

Kenyattah A. Robinson, MBA ’06, receives the Robert J. Swieringa Young Alumni Service Award Helping public organizations to help the people they serve improve their quality of life is a major motivator that has resulted in rewarding achievements for Kenyattah A. Robinson, MBA ’06. As a vice president on the public institutions team at the […]

Jack M. Ferraro, MBA ’70, receives the Samuel C. Johnson Distinguished Service Award Although he began his graduate studies at Cornell in a joint law and MBA program, Jack Ferraro liked the business school so much more that he decided to focus his education on business; he went on to earn his MBA with distinction. […]

Irene Rosenfeld ’75, MS ’77, PhD ’80, CEO of Mondelez International and recipient of the L. Joseph Thomas Leadership Award, shares “Tips to the Top” At Johnson’s seventh annual Alumni Recognition and Celebration Dinner in Manhattan on Jan. 30, Irene Rosenfeld ’75, MS ’77, PhD ’80, chair and CEO of Mondelēz International and this year’s […]

by Ginger Ku, MBA ‘14 The Emerging Markets Institute at the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University is honored to sponsor a team to compete in the mai Bangkok Business Challenge @ Sasin that will take place during Feb 27th – March 1st 2014 at Chulalongkorn University. Juan Diego Alonso MBA […]

by Adam R. Beane, MBA ‘10 Like many of my Johnson colleagues, I pursued an MBA not to advance my current career, but to put myself on a new path altogether. I spent three years moving sideways at a well-known hotel chain, but when the long-awaited promotion opportunity finally arrived, I found myself hesitating to […]