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April 14, 2014 MBA Blog

What Makes a Successful Hedge Fund Trader?

Two elements distinguish successful traders from those who struggle at hedge funds, Todd Finegold ’04, managing director at Maverick Capital, told students: creativity and conviction.

April 14, 2014 MBA Blog

"Sunshine She's Here: You Can Take a Break"

Business school, for all intents and purposes, tends to be a heavily left-brained undertaking.

Beckenstein Atrium shown from the second floor, with two people walking on the ground floor. The yellow and blue façade of the atrium is shiny and reflecting the mid-summer night
March 28, 2014 MBA Blog

Admissions Corner: April Visits to SOM

It’s a wonderful time of year to visit the Yale School of Management and experience Evans Hall.

March 28, 2014 MBA Blog

Facets of Sustainability

In 2007, B. P. Agrawal left his longtime career in the telecommunications industry to launch a U.S.-based NGO that would address the shortages of clean drinking water and healthcare in rural parts of India, his native country.

March 26, 2014 MBA Blog

Christine Bader '00 on a Career in Corporate Social Responsibility

Christine Bader ’00 discussed her career in corporate responsibility as part of the Colloquium on Business and Society at Yale SOM on March 24.

March 26, 2014 MBA Blog

Looking Back at Global Network Week

They watched robots animate in Japan and toured the top innovation companies in Israel. They spoke with executives from leading financial institutions in New York and visited facilities in Brazil with FIFA officials ahead of the World Cup.

March 24, 2014 MBA Blog

Dim Sum Brunch

Dim Sum Brunch connects first year, second year, MAM students as well as SOM partners who may not get to interact on campus.

March 24, 2014 MBA Blog

Physicians and Hospitals Face a Changing Sector

Graduates of Yale SOM and the Yale School of Public Health in the healthcare industry discussed the physician’s role in the rapidly evolving healthcare sector at an alumni event on March 19.

March 23, 2014 MBA Blog

International Experience Course in Brazil 2014

In the mid-1980s Brazil was emerging from military dictatorship into an uncertain future.

March 21, 2014 MBA Blog

Extracting a Better Deal

Jenik Radon has for almost 20 years gone eye-to-eye with oil and gas companies planning to extract new reserves in emerging nations. His role, he told students at Yale SOM on February 20, is to represent the public good.