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Class Profile: Class of 2027

The MBA for Executives Class of 2027 boasts an accomplished group of leaders from a variety of industries and sectors—including lawyers, physicians, engineers, CEOs, and entrepreneurs.

Data gathered at fall matriculation.

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Class of 2027 Overview

66 Total Enrollment

Average Years of Work Experience
16
Average Age
36

36%

Women

35%

Born abroad

59%

U.S. Students of Color (% of U.S. Students)2

58%

Advanced degree holders1

12%

US Military active duty or veterans

42%

U.S. underrepresented students of color (% of U.S. Students)3

Includes: Doctor Level Degree, Doctor of Education, Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Pharmacy, Doctor of Philosophy, Juris Doctor, Master of Arts, Master of Laws, Master of Library Science, Master of Public Health, Master of Science, Master of Science in Nursing, Master of Social Work, Other Masters Level, Other Medical Degree
Includes: U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents who identify as Asian, Black, Hispanic/Latino, Native American/Islander, or Multiethnic     
Includes: U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents who identify as Black, Hispanic/Latino, Native American/Islander, or Multiethnic

Professional Background

Sector

Donut chart showing sector representation; For-profit: 70% Non-profit: 22% Government: 8%

Area of Focus

Applicants can indicate their interest in one or more areas of focus they wish to pursue during their studies at Yale. “General” includes those selecting either more than one area or no area.

Areas of Focus Interest 15% indicated interest in Asset Management 33% indicated interest in Healthcare 26% indicated an interest in Sustainability 26% indicated an interest in General Management

Industries Represented

  • Advertising/Marketing
  • Consulting
  • Consumer Goods/Retail
  • Education
  • Energy
  • Financial Services (Accounting)
  • Financial Services (Asset Management)
  • Financial Services (Investment Banking)
  • Financial Services (Other)
  • Food Service
  • Government
  • Healthcare Delivery
  • Healthcare Management
  • Hospital
  • Hospitality
  • Information Technology
  • Insurance/Managed Care
  • Law
  • Manufacturing
  • Medical Research
  • Medical Services
  • Medical Technology
  • Military
  • Not-for-profit
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Supply Chain Management

Select Employers

  • A.P. Moller Maersk
  • Amazon
  • Baywell Health (formerly West Oakland Health Council)
  • BDO USA
  • Capitol Petroleum Group
  • Catholic Academy of Bridgeport
  • Chicago Freedom School
  • Chick-fil-A at USC
  • China Renaissance Securities (US) Inc.
  • Cohnreznick LLP
  • CRRC MA Corporation
  • Dassault Systèmes
  • Electronic Arts
  • Equinox Open Library Initiative, Inc.
  • Ernst & Young, LLP
  • Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
  • Google
  • Greencastle Consulting
  • Hologic, Inc.
  • IBM
  • Ideal Fish
  • JPMorgan Chase & Co.
  • Juniper Design Group
  • Kaiser Permanente
  • Kirkland & Ellis LLP
  • Merck
  • Mobile Health Diagnostics
  • Morgan Stanley
  • Morrison Clinic
  • Moses-Weitzman Health System
  • New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
  • Nimble Health
  • Northside Hospital
  • Odyssey Systems Consulting Group, Ltd.
  • OnlyX
  • Pantone
  • Paralel Technologies LLC
  • PCAOB
  • PPG Industries
  • PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
  • Prudential Financial
  • PURE Insurance
  • QueerDoc
  • Robert Wood Johnson Barnabas Health
  • SBS Enterprise
  • SCA Pharmaceuticals
  • Snap Inc.
  • Stanford Health Care
  • Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
  • Thales Group
  • The Center for Health Equity & Wellbeing
  • The Health Collective
  • Transformative Leadership Revolution, LLC
  • U.S. Army
  • UCONN Health
  • UMass Memorial Health HealthAlliance-Clinton
  • United States Marine Corps
  • UPMC Health Plan
  • USAF
  • VIDHY
  • Yale New Haven Health
  • Yale University School Of Medicine

Geographic Diversity

Class of 2027

Map showing regional representation Northeast 70% Southeast 12% Southwest 2% West 11% Midwest 3% Canada 2%

Citizenships/Birth Countries

  • 16 citizenships (including US); 35% born abroad
  • Birth countries: Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Comoros, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Ghana, Hong Kong S.A.R., India, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Peru, Rwanda, South Korea, Taiwan, United States, Vietnam

Community Profiles

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Pranav Abraham ’25

MBA for Executives | Healthcare | Head of clinical development, RWE AI platform strategy, R&D, Sanofi
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Jutta Brew ’25

MBA for Executives | Sustainability | Senior vice president, Citi Private Bank
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Paul Gordon ’25

MBA for Executives | Sustainability | Global director of energy and sustainability, CBRE