It was exciting to participate in this day-long plenary session and to discuss our collective commitment to increasing women’s access to graduate management programs and to preparing our students to succeed in diverse work environments by leading by example around issues of equity and inclusion within our respective organizations. At the Yale School of Management, our integrated core curriculum also helps in this preparation by challenging students to think broadly and to apply diverse perspectives to solving complex problems. 

A few ways that Ross Martin has broken convention: while working for MTV, his team was the first to simulcast TV shows on the web and to go tapeless in 2004. Though he studied poetry in graduate school, on October 15^th Martin became the EVP of Marketing Strategy and Engagement at Viacom. And he wore lime green Nikes with a dark jacket, dark slacks, and a periwinkle collared shirt when he spoke at Yale CCI’s Colloquium on Marketing Leadership. “I do get to wear sneakers at my job,” he noted.

“I’ve been really, really lucky,” John Pepper, Jr. YC ‘60 told a full audience in Evans Hall this past Tuesday, October eighth. “I ought to pinch myself.” The informal conversation, which covered Pepper’s successes, setbacks, and management insights, kicked off this year’s Colloquium on Marketing Leadership series.

On May 16, 2014, ten Yale SOM students met in Salt Lake City, UT to embark on a 9-day National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) backpacking adventure in the Cedar Mesa Canyon region of Southeastern Utah. NOLS is a world class experiential education non-profit that prides itself on teaching...