It was 180 days after leaving Barcelona when I finally had the courage to recollect the memories of my two years there since I was afraid of the effect they would have on me. In late August 2012, I was scarcely 25 years old. I grew up in Beijing and earned my master’s degree in…
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…
As an incoming IESE MBA ‘17 student, I am very much looking forward to moving to Barcelona later this summer. But why did I choose IESE and what was my journey like to get there? As the saying goes, “the journey is half the battle,” yet I would disagree with this as I would characterize…
This interview belongs to the blog series featuring interviews with current and future MBA students, MBA staff and faculty, offering readers a behind-the-scenes look at the IESE MBA Program. And now, introducing Pascal Michels, Associate Director of MBA Career Services. IESE: Could you tell us a little bit about the finance MBA recruiting landscape these…
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…