Bringing home the Net Impact Sustainability trophy
Team gREen, comprised of MBA students Heena Chhatlani, Mehreen Haider and Fang Yang earned a first-place finish in the Net Impact Sustainability Challenge, coming in victorious over 12 teams from MBA programs across Canada and the US. Haider was further recognized with the Best Speaker Award.
MBA alumnus on finding the FinTech wave
In conversation with Professor Karl Moore, Eytan Bensoussan (MBA’09), Co-founder and CEO of NorthOne, reflects on the importance of investing in yourself and the journey of finding your true course.
“You always want to be Michael Jordan on the basketball court, not Michael Jordan on the baseball field,” he says.
Longevity means adaptation: Leadership insights from a Pratt & Whitney Senior VP
Maria Della Posta (BCom’85, MBA’91), Senior Vice President of Pratt & Whitney Canada visited the Desautels Faculty of Management on February 19 to share her perspective on corporate leadership, the importance of adaptation amid technological advancement, and the rise of analytics in a business setting.
Why big law firms are failing at retaining millennials
Joint Law-MBA graduate Aly Haji (BCL/LLB’18, MBA’18) shares his take on why the traditional values and incentives that underpin operations in major law firms do not appeal as strongly to millennial lawyers.
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Desautels MBA’s score second place at Ivey
Congratulations to MBA students Julio Castañeda and Daniel Franco who were awarded 2nd place out of 18 local and international teams in the MBA Business Plan Competition.
Hosted by Ivey Business School, Castañeda and Franco were recognized for their solution involving the digitalization of small grocery stores in Latin America.
MBAs return home after experience of a lifetime in Dubai
MBA students: Tegan Boaler, Jessica Erdman, Aakash Gopalakrishnan, Robson Lazzarotto, and Duy Nguyen were recently in Dubai to participate in the World Government Summit 2019 Global Universities Challenge – an experience that was transformative in many ways.
Why love blossoms in business school
On this Valentine’s Day, hear from a roster of happy couples, including Andrew Maxwell and Helen Leighton (MBA’81), as they share how their love stories blossomed during their MBA studies.
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Blakes hires MBA alumnus
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP has appointed Hubert T. Lacroix (BCL’76, MBA’81), former president and CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada, as its strategic counsel.
Lacroix will take on the new role of strategic counsel and will assist clients with the development of business strategies, governance, long-term planning and major deals.
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And the coveted cup goes to...
Congratulations to Desautels MBA students: Hindul Bharadwaj, Paulo Caputo, Amelia Hirst, and Radhika Rana who won the 2019 Desautels Cup on February 1.
The team came in victorious over seven other teams comprised of MBA, MMA, and MMF students.
Off to the Rotman Design Challenge
This February, Desautels MBA students: Stephen Alvares, Ysa Cao, Aditya Chinnakonda, Rhea Dsouza, Intisar Ishtiaq, and Rodrigo Pomareda will compete in the Rotman Design Challenge. Representing McGill, they will compete against 31 teams from 17 different schools from all around the world.
An experience of a lifetime: An MBA student’s time in Davos
One year following her team’s 2nd place finish in the Business for a Better World Case Competition in Davos, Desautels MBA student Sandra Chang Urbina reflects on the transformative experience.
The team was recognized for their proposed Higher Education Right (HER) Bonds, which would provide low cost loans to make it possible for low- and middle- income young women in India to access higher education.
How to wow an MBA admissions team
Maclean’s surveys MBA admissions experts across Canada, such as Keum-Yeo Brochet of Desautels, to find out what sets an MBA application apart from the rest.
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Sitting down with MBA Class of 2020
Poets & Quants takes an in-depth look at the McGill Desautels MBA program and spotlights 12 of the 63 accomplished students comprising the MBA Class of 2020. Learn more about their journey.
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Maximizing your next business trip
Roohi Saeed (MBA’06), Head of Communications at Autodesk, is no stranger to travelling for business.
In a recent blog post, she shares her top five tips for making the most of your next business trip.
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Are Canadian MBA programs feeling the Trump effect?
Les Affaires sits down with Desautels’ Assistant Director of MBA Admissions, Antoinette Molino, to gauge whether the Trump Administration’s anti-immigration rhetoric is having an impact on Canadian MBA applications.
