An MBA during global upheaval – COVID-19 vs 2008
How one Cambridge MBA’s experience in 2008 reveals lessons for MBAs of today: for Marina Maslowski Marsat (MBA 2008), embarking on the Cambridge MBA just as the global financial crisis broke in 2008 was a new challenge she hadn't anticipated.…
NASA, SpaceX and Boeing – how nearly a decade of rocket design has led one student to business school
With the launch of SpaceX Dragon capsule in June and the planned launch of NASA's Mars Rover in July, space exploration has never been more topical. As the world is slowly coming out of pandemic restrictions, could space be the…
Investing in the future – what aspiring finance experts need to know
China, climate change and social virtue – a career in private wealth/investment management is now about so much more than the figures. Investment expert and Cambridge MBA alumna Janet Mui (MBA 2010) gives an insight into the breadth and depth…
Our MBA Forté Foundation scholars share their experiences at Cambridge Judge Business School
Cambridge Judge Business School (CJBS) supports an active and engaged female community of future business leaders. Here we meet and talk to two leading women, both from the finance sector and both recipients of the Cambridge MBA Forté Foundation scholarship.…
A career journey in healthcare: using an MBA to find your career ‘sweet spot’
Dr Ritika Dave talks about asking the right questions and having an analytical and open mind in the healthcare industry. Transitioning from a career in medicine and research to consulting and now managing a global pharma portfolio, Dr Dave has…
Two female entrepreneurs making Cambridge their new home
As we celebrate International Women’s Day 2020 and #CambridgeWomenCan we meet two female founders and discover why Cambridge is the right place for their start up journey. Image credit: Mon Breton Thabo Lennieye (MBA 2018) and Atiqah Zaki (MBA 2018)…
Marketing moves centre stage
Long the Cinderella of the corporate world, marketing is playing an increasingly major role as analytics take over from intuition, and human needs shape products. Dr Shasha Lu, Lecturer in Marketing at Cambridge Judge Business School, who delivers the Digital…
More women leading
Forté Foundation scholars Julia Goldfeld and Sarah Lester from Cambridge MBA Class of 2019 share their insights for the forthcoming year and their personal career journey so far. Career background Sarah Lester (MBA 2019) Sarah Lester from Melbourne, Australia has…
Women on executive teams
Gender diversity on top management teams improves company performance in times of adverse firm conditions, but matters less in favourable conditions, says a new study led at Cambridge Judge Business School in advance of International Women's Day. There has long…
What is it like to be a woman in one of today’s top global business schools?
We speak to two Forté Foundation scholars about their outlook and experiences as they journey deeper across the Cambridge MBA programme at Cambridge Judge Business School. "I think as women we count ourselves out of the race if it is…
