Meet our MBA class

Discover the talented and diverse individuals that form our MBA cohort.  

Each year, our full-time MBA class represents a new and intriguing range of cultures, perspectives and backgrounds. And every year, this elite cohort find they have certain things in common. They’re bright. They’re curious. And they’re ambitious – to learn and grow, to evolve into the business leaders of the future, and to immerse themselves in the full Cambridge experience.

Read article: Meet the Cambridge MBA class of 2024

Explore our student and alumni profiles

MBA student smiling in class.
244

Students

29

Average age

%
47

Women in the class

697

GMAT score
(mean average)

49

Nationalities represented

6

Years’ average work experience

Nationalities

Industry background

Alumni profiles

Wondering if the Cambridge MBA is right for you? Meet our diverse student cohort – you’ll fit right in. 

Hendrik Westerink

Canadian

BESc and MEng Civil Engineering, Western University, Canada

Audrey Aw

Singaporean

Bachelor of Business Administration, BBA, Marketing & Management, National University of Singapore

Raúl López Petisco

Spanish

Bachelor, Business Management & Law, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain

Marguerite Cornu

British/Swiss

BA Political Science and International Relations, University of Geneva; Masters in International Relations, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Switzerland

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I loved the practical element of the programme that allowed me to apply what I'd learned immediately.

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I became a more rounded and internationally vested individual, with the tools required to lead in my field.

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Steer your career in the direction you want, within an academic environment of the highest standards.

Diversity and admissions strategy

We actively seek to admit people from all backgrounds, countries, cultures, identities and orientations to each Cambridge MBA class. There are various initiatives and scholarships in place to support this recruitment goal, and to build an active, engaged and supported community through the MBA experience and beyond.

Browse the initiatives on offer, and if you’d like to learn more and be invited to relevant admissions events, please introduce yourself to us.

Women

Cambridge Judge Business School is developing the next generation of women leaders. We do this by attracting a diverse community through our educational programmes. We research the cultures, institutions and organisations that enable more women to become successful leaders. We believe in encouraging and supporting business women to achieve their best potential.

The Forté Foundation Fellows Scholarship is such a brilliant initiative. I have mentored and been a mentor in several guises over the years, and I know first-hand how important female role models are to improving outcomes for young professional women and students; the Forté network plays a big role in this.

Sarah Sketchley, MBA 2020 and Forté Foundation Fellow

Regional

Our business school community is highly international, with the MBA class each being c.90% non-British. This global community is essential in enabling our world-class research, teaching, real-world impact and outreach as a Business School. To support the continuance of this diversity, we offer several scholarships to candidates from under-represented regions/countries.

LGBTQ+

Pride @CJBS was launched in 2019 to bring together students, faculty and staff across the Business School in support of our LGBTQ+ community. Cambridge Judge, together with this initiative, work together to create a community that anyone can join and feel at home.  

Throughout the year CJBS supports student-led events for and with the LGBTQ+ community, as well as organising recruitment events from those companies who support LGBTQ+ initiatives and run talent recruitment programmes. 

We also host admissions event for those interested in the ROMBA scholarship and LGBTQ+ community to discuss experiences with current students and alumni – check our events page regularly for details.

After coming out, I made a promise to myself that I would give back to my community and be active in promoting LGBTQ+ acceptance. Finding the right MBA programme to support me was imperative and the minute I came to Cambridge Judge I knew I had found it. I couldn’t be more grateful for the support of Cambridge in my professional and personal pursuits. Whether planning events on campus or attending conferences, I have learned invaluable lessons and met incredible people.

Simon Schwartz, MBA 2019

Sector

Building an MBA class of people who come from diverse/sector professional backgrounds, in terms of sector and job function, is vital to the thriving learning community we create, bringing varied experiences and expertise to the classroom and team projects.

Military

The Cambridge MBA has a record of recruiting strong candidates from military backgrounds and educating them in the broad range of business skills required to make a transition into successful alternative careers. Graduates from military backgrounds have gone on to work in companies such as Amazon, Google, Booz Allen Hamilton and leading investment banks.  

The Cambridge MBA is especially suited to military candidates, with its emphasis on practical project work, which allows students to gain first-hand experience of many roles and sectors during the 1-year programme, our global alumni network and our class size, which is designed to enable the powerful Cambridge style of small-group discussion and debate between our students and faculty. 

The Cambridge MBA will expand upon what you have learned in the military and help you translate that into business language. The military already develops many of the strengths and skills, and the leadership and critical thinking necessary to be successful in business. The Cambridge MBA can bridge that transition and cultivate the necessary communication, management, and quantitative knowledge for success in your next chapter outside of the military.

Katherine Danielson, US Military Veteran

Funding your MBA

There are multiple ways that our students fund their Cambridge Judge MBA – we encourage you to start researching potential financing options as soon as possible.  Explore our extensive range of scholarships, merit bursaries and external funding opportunities. A useful additional funding source, loans are available to all candidates holding a conditional offer for the Cambridge MBA.

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