Prof. Luis Palencia Herrero began IESE’s MBA program in 1987 a year after earning his undergraduate degree in civil engineering from the Universidad de Cantabria. He worked in the private sector for three years before returning to IESE in 1992 to join the faculty of the Department of Accounting and Control. He acquired his master’s…
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“Our actions count and form habits that end up forging a character”, Professor Marc Badia
Marc Badia is an assistant professor in IESE Business School’s Department of Accounting and Control and first-year academic director. He holds an MBA from IESE and a PhD in financial accounting with distinction from Columbia University. Question: How did you decide to become an accounting professor? Answer: I was always a numbers person and really…
The MBA in Their Veins
Discussing case studies with classmates in the garden,”; “the fabulous views over Barcelona,”; “professors encouraging us to participate in class,”; “big challenges that we faced during two intense years,”; “the sunshine that gave us our daily dose of vitamin D.” These are some of the images that eight MBA alumni recall from their time at…
14 Reasons to Apply to IESE’s Young Talent Program (YTP)
There is an alternative path by which you can secure pre-admission to the IESE MBA as early as the time that you are in university. This is made possible by the Young Talent Program (YTP), which identifies talent right at the stage when they are in university and secures pre-admission in the MBA class. These…
Introducing Prodigy Finance, a New Student Loan Program
The IESE MBA is delighted to announce that we have joined the Prodigy Finance Community Loan program, which will enable international students to join Prodigy Finance’s global community and obtain loan funding for their studies at IESE. Anthony Hall, Head of Business Development at Prodigy Finance, explains to us how it works. IESE: What is Prodigy…
