MBA Career Opportunities in Sustainable Global Enterprise
Working in coordination with the Johnson Career Management Center, the Center is a resource for students seeking careers pertaining to sustainability. There is no single path to finding sustainability-related jobs as career aspirations differ greatly from student to student. While at Johnson students are encouraged to identify a functional area and/or industry that they are most passionate about to facilitate their job search whether it be through an independent job search or the traditional MBA recruiting process.
Johnson SGE students pursue diverse career interests; some immediately seek careers related to sustainability while others pursue traditional MBA careers with the understanding that sustainability frameworks and knowledge will be called upon sometime throughout their career.
Below is a sample list of companies that have hired SGE Immersion students in recent years:
AB InBev
Google
Amazon
Guggenheim Partners
Bain & Company
IBM
Bank of America
JP Morgan Chase & Co.
Blue Harvest Fisheries
Johnson & Johnson
Citibank
Karner Blue Capital
Cypress Creek Renewables
Kraft Heinz
Deloitte
McKinsey & Company
DTE Energy
Rocky Mountain Institute
EDF Renewables
SunPower
Emerson
Target
EnterSolar
The Wonderful Company
EVgo
Unilever
Federal Reserve Bank
World Bank
To get an overview of the career path progression and a framework for finding careers with a social or environmental impact view our SGE career-focused webinar.
Employment Report for SGE Immersion Students
Figures reflect class of 2016-2019 as of three months after graduation
Summary of permanent jobs accepted
Number of graduates
82
Graduates reporting offers as of the end of August
85%
Of those accepting jobs, graduates reporting base salary
94%
Mean base salary accepted
$114,919
Of those accepting jobs, graduates reporting signing bonus
77%
Mean signing bonus accepted
$28,105
Jobs accepted by industry
Consulting
23%
Consumer Products
9%
Energy / Utilities
10%
Financial services
15%
Healthcare
11%
Hospitality / Tourism
1%
Manufacturing
8%
Nonprofits / Government
3%
Real Estate
1%
Retail
1%
Technology
13%
Jobs accepted by job function
Consulting
25%
Entrepreneurship
3%
Finance
14%
General Management
10%
Human Resources
5%
Marketing
6%
Other
11%
Product Management
5%
Rotational Development Programs
20%
"It is shocking how relevant so many of the experiences in the Immersion are both in and out of the classroom. Decision making methods and argument structure remain crucial to my success."
Ryan Legg, MBA '13 GE Energy, Wind Blades Technology Leader
The semester-long consulting project is the corner stone of the immersion. We interact with international stakeholders and truly exercise the problem-solving skills we’ve gleaned thus far at Johnson.
Natalie Grillon, MBA ‘12
"I appreciate the hours you spent helping me think about my future career opportunities and connecting with professionals in the industry--an excellent example of our collaborative and close-knit community."
Christy Harrington, MBA ’09 Renewable Energy Leadership Program Associate, GE
"The Center was invaluable in helping me to refine my own job search and understand what I want to do, once I complete my MBA."
