Redfin and Blue Apron CFOs Dish at Sloan Summit
MIT Sloan recently published an article by Kara Baskin who broke down five crucial lessons Redfin CFO Chris Nielsen, MBA ’96 and Blue Apron CFO Brad Dickerson shared at the MIT Sloan CFO Summit this past week on how to “balance creativity with a strong bottom line.”
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Sloan Hosts Leadership Talk from Red Hat CEO
MIT Sloan recently published an article on a leadership strategies seminar that Jim Whitehurst, CEO of open source software company Red Hat and author of The Open Organization: Igniting Passion and Performance presented last week as part of the Innovative Leadership Series.
Sloan Alum Startup twoXAR Uses Big Data to Connect Diseases with Drugs
MIT Sloan School of Management recently published an article on biopharmaceutical firm twoXAR (pronounced “two czar”), launched by Sloan alumnus Andrew M. Radin (MBA ‘14) and Andrew A. Radin (no relation). The firm takes a big data approach to scan “the handful of drug candidates out of a drug library of thousands, if not millions, that would most effectively treat a specific disease.”
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Boston MBA Programs without GMAT and GRE Requirements
Let’s be honest: Nobody likes taking tests. And knowing that one test could have a significant impact on your education can make you feel like you’re in a pressure cooker. The GRE and GMAT are just two examples of tests that can leave talented, intelligent students waking up sweating. Continue reading…
Sloan Offers New 18-Month Format for Master of Finance Program
MIT Sloan School of Management‘s Master of Finance program is now offering students the opportunity to expand the length of their program to 18 months. The program, which is normally completed in one year, will now be expanded across four semesters, instead of three. This new format of the program will also give students the opportunity to complete a summer internship. The first groups of students to complete this pilot program will graduate in 2017. The new program format will also offer students the option to complete a concentration in capital markets or corporate finance.
The new 18-month format for the program will have the same requirements as the 12-month program. The only difference between the program is the length of time students have to complete the program and the opportunity to complete a summer internship. The new format will first be offered for the next intake of MFin students in July 2016. Students begin the program by completing a six-weak term that focuses on using advanced mathematical models and methods to find solutions to complex financial issues.
Sloan Students Come Together for Fundraiser
Students from all six programs at the MIT Sloan School of Management have come together to raise money for the student led fundraiser for the Sloan Annual Fund. For the student fundraiser, each degree program holds its own campaign and has its own fundraising goal. The Student Giving portion of the Sloan Annual Fund is a multi-program event that was designed to bring the classes together.
The MIT Sloan Annual Fund provides funding for many of the School’s most important initiatives and priorities. Money given to the fund go toward supporting innovative new programs and courses at Sloan, fellowships for students and funding research projects developed and led by junior faculty. The fund also helps Sloan to expand their alumni and student networks by bringing both groups together.
