Venture capital (VC) has always been an attractive sector for some IESE MBAs, but it is also a sector where recruiting is mostly unstructured. How can one successfully navigate this career transition? In this post Kevin Peer, MBA Class of 2022 who completed his summer internship in VC shares his personal experience so far with…
If you’re a podcast fan, we have some exciting news for you. IESE Beyond the Bio is a new podcast launched by two IESE MBA Class of 2022 students, Ally O’Donohoe & Tiernan Lean, showcasing the diverse lives and stories of the IESE community. In this post, Ally and Tiernan give us a brief background…
At IESE, we regularly review and update our program to ensure our graduates are best prepared for their future careers. This past year, concentrations were launched as a complementary certificate to the IESE MBA degree to allow students to further personalise their MBA experience. Concentrations are offered in four subjects – Finance, International Business, Entrepreneurship…
Name: Hung-Wen Lee (Gray) Year of Graduation: 2017 Nationality: Taiwanese Country of Residence: Netherlands Current Employer: Nutreco My background can be considered as “non-traditional” for an MBA graduate. I studied biological science and got my master’s degree focusing on aquaculture. The idea of pursuing an MBA firstly came into my head when I…
One afternoon in March 2021, it was still a bit chilly in Barcelona. My partner and fellow IESE classmate, Silvia and I just arrived home from the supermarket. When I was about to open the fridge, I suddenly felt the vibration of my phone in my pocket. It was a Belgian number. “Pick it up!…