Advancing senior careers

Our Executive MBA students are experienced, ambitious and dedicated to achieving the highest levels of personal and professional growth. You may be looking to advance your career within your current organisation. You may be keen to switch industries, or you may have plans to begin your own venture. Whichever track you’re on, our Careers team offers the individual support you need to gain maximum ROI from your degree. 

EMBA career impact

Want to know what a typical Cambridge Judge Business School EMBA career journey looks like?

There isn’t one. Our EMBA cohorts come to us from every possible background – engineering, healthcare, startups, the charity sector, finance, pharma, law and more and their stories once they leave us are equally diverse.

Many progress to senior leadership roles within existing firms and others use newfound knowledge and networks to transition to a different sector or found their own venture.

Strategic career development for senior executives

Gain deeper insights into your career trajectory with our tailored executive career development programme.

We empower you to:

  • enhance your expertise: build the knowledge and leadership skills needed for long-term career success
  • refine your vision: develop strategic insights and explore key areas of interest through personalised advisory sessions
  • expand your influence: strengthen relationships within your peer network and engage with our alumni community

Career Development Programme

We partner with you at every stage of your career to help you maximise your Cambridge advantage.

Careers discussion.

Strategic career planning

  • Define long-term career goals and leadership trajectory.
  • Align strengths with high-impact executive roles.
  • Navigate career transitions with clarity and confidence.
Cambridge Executive MBA students working.

Leadership & skills development

  • Enhance executive presence, decision-making, and influence.
  • Strengthen strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities.
  • Stay ahead with cutting-edge industry insights and innovations.
Cambridge Executive MBA students working.

Networking & relationship building

  • Leverage professional networks, peer groups, and alumni connections.
  • Build relationships with industry leaders, recruiters, and board members.
  • Engage with key stakeholders and thought leaders to amplify your impact.
Cambridge Executive MBA students working.

Executive branding & market positioning

  • Craft a compelling leadership narrative and personal brand.
  • Master executive applications, interviews, and salary negotiations.
  • Position yourself for board roles, C-suite opportunities, or entrepreneurial ventures.

Networking: connect and engage

As an Executive MBA student, you’ll build relationships with a vibrant global alumni body, recruiters, innovators, business angels, VC companies, entrepreneurs and more. Immersed within your own talented and driven cohort, you’ll also become part of the wider University of Cambridge network and College system, developing professional relationships and personal friendships to last a lifetime.

Stories of EMBA career impact

Josh Neely and Ben Saward.

Executive MBA alumni Ben Saward and Josh Neely reveal how Cambridge’s EMBA and Silicon Fen ecosystem fuelled Novi GP’s launch. Discover how key courses and cohort networks helped forge their entrepreneurial edge.

During May Day 2025, an Executive MBA student and 2 Cambridge Judge alumni trekked 121 km across the Gobi Desert in the inaugural Will of Nature – Gobi to West Friendship Race alongside 800+ business professionals. In mixed-school teams with CEIBS peers, they endured sandstorms and scarce resources to sweep the top medals. This non-profit event fused endurance, leadership and cross-cultural collaboration.

Chander Velu, Luka Gebel, Toni Vida-Puig.

An article in Nature on the Nobel-winning Laboratory of Molecular Biology began as a dialogue between a student and lecturer at the Executive MBA programme.

Alumni network

Join a global community to be proud of. Cambridge alumni are active, engaged and supportive of the School and each other. Stay connected through the Cambridge Judge Alumni Network, or explore one of our 418 alumni groups.

Read EMBA alumni profiles

Our alumni network
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