To increase the awareness toward global issues among our MBA students, IESE’s Responsible Business Club (RBC) initiated the first business trek to visit SDGs players in Geneva earlier this month. We had a packed schedule, visiting organizations like UNHCR, UNICEF, WEF, IFRC, GAVI, The Global Fund, DNDi, WHO, WBCSD, DuPont Sustainable Solutions, Bamboo Capital Partners,…
The very first search fund in Japan
After my eight-year career at a large Japanese financial institution, I joined and graduated from the IESE MBA Class of 2019 and formed the very first search fund (*) in Japan. *This is a model that IESE Business School and Stanford Graduate School of Business, which have search fund research institutions, call the traditional search…
Making it a “Family Business” – Interview with Matthew Boyden, IESE Partner
Hi Matthew, tell us a little bit about your background? I’m from the US and met my wife, Laura, during our undergrad. I worked in insurance for several years before switching to a tech/software company. How was your adjustment to Spain? We arrived in June, a few months before Laura’s classes started. We spent the…
My Startup Life: IESE’s Summer Entrepreneurship Experience (S.E.E)
Each summer IESE offers the Summer Entrepreneurship Experience (S.E.E.), a unique alternative to a traditional corporate internship allowing entrepreneurially-minded students to test the entrepreneurial career path and develop their own startup project through a full-time, practical, team-based program. During the S.E.E., students immerse themselves in their own idea-stage startup for 10 weeks, and by the…
5 Lessons For Your First Year at IESE Business School
Last week, I started my second year at IESE Business School, and I must say I love it. My mornings are free, my days open (to pursue my interests), and the weather is fantastic. However, my favorite moment last week was a conversation with a first-year MBA about summer internships and her experience at IESE….