A YEAR OF

REINVENTION
A LIFETIME
OF IMPACT

MIT SLOAN FE LLOWS

MBA PROGRAM
 PROGRAM
AT A G L A N C E

12
MONTHS
FULL TIME

3
DEGREE OPTIONS
M B A , SM I N M A N AG E M E N T,
SM I N M A N AG E M E N T O F T E C H N O LO GY

12
CORE COURSES
A N D 12–18 E L E C T I V ES

2
OFF- CAMPUS
MODULES

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PROFILE

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M I T S LOA N
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I S T H I S YO U R T I M E T O G O B O L D?
The MIT Sloan Fellows MBA Program invented management education nearly
a century ago. The program continues to reinvent the paradigms of executive
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education—with one stunning result: MIT Sloan Fellows alumni are among REPRESENTED
the most sought-after leaders on every continent. Most important, their
contributions continue to shape a better, safer, more equitable world.

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Mid-career leaders looking to move into a new or higher sphere of leadership
have the ability to revolutionize their careers in this one game-changing year.
If your next step must be a bold one, this is it.
AV E R AG E Y E A R S O F
WO R K E X P E R I E N C E
JOHANNA HISING DIFABIO DUNCAN SIMESTER

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Assistant Dean, NTU Chair in Management Science,
MIT Sloan Fellows MBA Faculty Chair,
and Executive MBA Programs MIT Sloan Fellows MBA Program

AV E R AG E
AG E
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 MIT SLOAN F E LLOWS MBA

MIT SLOAN F E LLOWS MBA

A C O N V E R G E N C E O F C ATA LY S T S W H AT I T M E A N S TO B E A N
MIT SLOAN FE LLOW
+ M A K E T H E PRO G R A M YO U R OW N
Invest one year immersed in the dynamic MIT universe. Delve into a curriculum

Brainstorming for one full year

built on the foundations of management and the program’s three pillars:
leadership, innovation, and global perspective. Pursue electives, industry
projects, and independent research focused on your topics of interest. Spend

with 100+ talented mid-career

intensive sessions with an executive coach to develop strategy around your
personal leadership goals.

+ ENTER THE MIT ECOSYSTEM

Reach across MIT to connect with faculty and research centers working on
leaders from dozens of nations and
the frontiers of markets and disciplines. Stay at the forefront of late-breaking
advances that will shape industries, governments, and lifestyles. Tap the
fertile entrepreneurial climate of “the most innovative square mile on Earth,”
industries. Learning, innovating,
Kendall Square.
and creating together. Sharing
+ BUILD INDISPE NSABLE RE L ATIONSHIPS
Brainstorm with a cohort of global leaders poised for impact. Exchange insights
with your peers—some of the most talented mid-career managers in the world
wisdom, experiences, and life
today—who bring to the table knowledge of a broad range of markets, cultures,
and industries. Inspire one another to achieve key objectives as you share your
dreams and challenges in a safe environment.
stories. Collaborating with MIT
+ SIT DOWN WITH GLOBAL LEADERS faculty on pioneering ideas in
Talk candidly with CEOs, government leaders, and successful entrepreneurs
about what it means to lead change in an unpredictable world. Work
closely with some of the best minds at MIT to dissect the lessons of effective management and innovation. That’s
global leadership.

+ S T R E N G T H E N FA M I LY B O N D S
what it means to be part of the MIT
Sloan Fellows MBA program, and
Many Fellows approach this year as a once-in-a-lifetime bonding experience
with their significant others and/or children. During the many events that bring
the MIT Sloan Fellows MBA community together, loved ones forge longtime

decades of prominent alumni stand

connections with one another—and with MIT. And because so many of the
Fellows’ significant others are leaders in their fields, they enrich the program
experience and add valuable links to your network.

as proof of its power.

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 ADA ZHOU ME LISSA ADA MSKI
SFMBA ‘20 SFMBA ‘20

CITIZENSHIP COMPAN Y CITIZENSHIP COMPAN Y

China Oh My Green USA Booz Allen Hamilton
REC E NT LOC ATION TITLE REC E NT LOC ATION TITLE
Mountain View, CA Head of Events and Community Cambridge, MA Business Analyst for Operations,
Strategy, and Risk

ABOUT ADA ABOUT MELISSA

PRE-SFMBA EXPERIENCE PRE-SFMBA EXPERIENCE

I started my career in modeling while studying economics as an undergraduate in
China. I then made the transition to e-commerce, managing 300+brand relationships
at Jumei. When I moved to the U.S. in 2014, I joined a VC-backed startup called Oh My
Green and helped grow the company from four to 500 employees across nine cities.
POST-SFMBA AMBITION
Empowering people to live better lives drives my short- and long-term goals. I want to
lead Oh My Green’s international growth while collaborating with global nonprofits to
solve food waste challenges.
I have an MA in psychology and an MS in strategic intelligence. I served 20 years in the U.S.
Army, where I led organizations and programs from the tactical to the strategic. At the
National Intrepid Center of Excellence, I created an outreach program for service members
with traumatic brain injuries. At Booz Allen Hamilton, I worked as a business analyst for the
Global Defense Group, focusing on operations, strategy, and risk.
POST-SFMBA AMBITION
I am expanding my leadership skills, learning how to employ artificial intelligence, and
thinking about launching a startup.

INTERESTS/HOBBIES INTERESTS/HOBBIES
I love exciting outdoor activities such as skydiving, scuba diving, and car racing but I love family activities with my husband and daughters and enjoy art, music, and travel.
ground myself with yoga and meditation.

J O S E L U I S VA L D OV I N O S
SFMBA ‘20 TONY HANADA
SFMBA ‘20
CITIZENSHIP COMPAN Y
Mexico/Spain Thermion CITIZENSHIP COMPAN Y
Japan Shotoku Corp.
REC E NT LOC ATION TITLE
Mexico City, Mexico Corporate Finance Director REC E NT LOC ATION TITLE
Tokyo Managing Director

ABOUT JOSE LUIS

ABOUT TONY
PRE-SFMBA EXPERIENCE
I was the corporate finance director at Thermion, a private equity fund PRE-SFMBA EXPERIENCE
focused on renewable energy. Among our accomplishments, my team and I I began in banking and management consulting, then left to run my family
managed to secure the largest wind portfolio under development in Mexico. company, a highly diversified robotics manufacturer based in Japan.

POST-SFMBA AMBITION POST-SFMBA AMBITION

After MIT Sloan, I intend to pursue entrepreneurship or join a VC/PE fund with Expanding my family business and starting/investing in exciting new ventures.
a sustainability mission.
INTERESTS/HOBBIES
INTERESTS/HOBBIES Playing on the intramural basketball team and walking around Boston to
My main interest is my family, and I try to spend quality time with them. I also learn more about its place in American history.
enjoy riding my bicycle, skiing, reading, and wine tasting.

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HOW IT WORKS +

MIT SLOAN F E LLOWS MBA

MIT SLOAN F E LLOWS MBA

PROGR A M BY THE SE ASONS

An intense, immersive curriculum

built on the science of management
knowledge and practice.

SUMMER FALL WINTER SPRING

G R O W YO U R K N O W L E D G E Begin with
an in-depth 360º leadership assessment
and a series of executive coaching sessions.
Embedded for one year at the frontier of
management and innovation, you and your
peers will build a common foundation of
essential management topics, forming the
groundwork of your study at MIT.
I N C R E A S E YO U R C O L L A B O R A T I V E
C A P A B I L I T I E S Working together in teams,
you will address challenges through a range
of academic, professional, and cultural
lenses. You will exercise collective leadership
and decision-making skills, build confidence
in your own contributions, and reach goals
you never could have achieved on your own.
COURSEWORK
Applied Economics for Managers
Data, Models, and Decisions
Financial Accounting
Leadership and Teams Lab
Marketing and Strategy
Operations Management
Organizational Processes
C U S T O M I Z E T H E P R O G R A M   You will E X P E R I M E N T + E X P L O R E   January at T A K E I T T O T H E N E X T L E V E L The
continue to build your foundational MIT is Independent Activities Period (IAP), a foundational knowledge you have gained
knowledge with core courses, supplemented community-wide celebration of knowledge over the last several months has become
with electives and project-focused studies. offering 700+ learning experiences. During second nature. Now, you will tailor the
You also are free to pursue certificates. If you this optional period, regular classes are program to your goals with a greater
opt to produce a thesis, fall is the time for suspended, and you may choose from number of electives, offered at MIT Sloan
preparing the groundwork. a specially created selection of executive and across MIT. This is also your chance
electives or a vast array of short courses in to work with one of MIT’s leading-edge
P U T YO U R E X P E R T I S E I N T O A C T I O N
everything from coding to the visual arts— research centers on a project of significance
Working closely with peers from 40
or you may decide to travel abroad for to you or your company.
countries, you get an intimate perspective
project-focused research and courses.
on the ins and outs of doing business in E X E R C I S E YO U R O P T I O N S Embrace
key regions around the world. You also will COURSEWORK MIT’s extensive resources and support
have the chance to head to New York City Negotiation Seminar systems—research centers, industry
for the Lens on Leadership module and to organizations, and entrepreneurial think
meet face-to-face with global leaders and Executive Electives* tanks. Meet with leaders in Washington,
innovators who come to campus for candid, Short Courses D.C. during the Global Perspectives module
eye-opening conversations. to examine issues that will influence the
*Executive electives are offered exclusively to
health of markets, economies, and
COURSEWORK MIT Sloan Fellows MBA and Executive MBA
populations.
Financial Management students and alumni.
COURSEWORK
Seminar in Leadership I
System Dynamics
Electives*
Seminar in Leadership II
MODULE
Electives*
Lens on Leadership – New York City
MODULE
Global Perspectives – Washington, D.C.

C E R T I F I C AT E S A N D T R AC K S SAMPLE ELECTIVES

Business Analytics Analytics Edge Leading in Ambiguity

Enterprise Management Blockchain and Money Management of Service:
Concept, Design, and Delivery
Entrepreneurship & Innovation Digital Marketing and Social
Media Analytics New Enterprises
Finance
Global Markets, National Policies, and Strategic Leadership Communication
Healthcare
the Competitive Advantage of Firms U-Lab: Transforming Self, Business,
Sustainability
Improvisational Leadership: and Society
In-the-Moment Leadership Skills

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GLOBAL PROFILE

MIT SLOAN F E LLOWS MBA

C L A S S O F 2020 – 2021

EUROPE
ASIA
Belgium
Denmark China
France Hong Kong S.A.R.
NORTH AMERICA
Germany India
Canada Ireland Indonesia
Haiti Italy Iran
Mexico Romania Israel
United States Russia Japan
Spain Kazakhstan
United Kingdom Lebanon
Maldives
Pakistan
Saudi Arabia
Vietnam

I N D U S T R Y   CL ASS OF 2021
AFRICA

4% Advertising/Retail/Entertainment Algeria
Burkina Faso
7% Construction/Real Estate
Chad
7% Consulting OCEANIA
Egypt
2% Education SOUTH AMERICA Australia
Morocco
6% Energy/Chemicals Brazil Mozambique New Zealand
19% Financial Services Chile Nigeria
6% Food/Beverage/Hospitality Colombia South Africa
Uruguay
6% Government
7% Healthcare/Life Sciences
2% Household/Personal Products “Courses come alive here because your classmates­–experienced
Import/Export/Trading
leaders from almost every continent–provide insider knowledge
1%

3% Manufacturing/Machinery
1%

4%
Media/Communications
Nonprofit
into their corner of the global marketplace. For an entire year,
6%

3%
Other
Pharmaceuticals/Biotechnology
you’re embedded with experts who share everything they know.”
12% Software/Technology/Telecom
4% Transportation/Automotive E M I LY R E I C H E R T , S F ’12
CEO, Greentown Labs
U N I T E D S TAT E S

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 ALUMNI
PROFILES
John W. Thompson
SF ’83
Chairman, Microsoft Corporation
U N I T E D S TAT E S
Microsoft Chairman of the Board
John W. Thompson began his
storied career at IBM and cemented
his reputation as a transformative
leader during his tenure as CEO
of Symantec. A dedicated supporter
of early-stage enterprises,
Thompson serves as a venture
partner at Lightspeed Partners.
+ ON THE FRONTIER
“I came to the program from IBM at the genesis
of the personal computer revolution. In fact,
my thesis topic was A Distribution Model for
Personal Computers. My advisor had deep ties
to the technological frontier—across MIT and
in industry. I knew that I was discovering the very
latest thinking in technology and management.”
+ PR ACTICAL KNOWLEDGE
“When you spend a year as an MIT Sloan Fellow,
you enter a cocoon of nonstop learning—and
not just from the faculty. My classmates shared
their rich experiences in all facets of business
and life. And as mid-career executives, they had
a good deal of practical knowledge to share.
The value of working closely, day in and day out,
with some of the most talented people in the
global arena is incalculable.”
+ MU LTI FAC E TE D PE RS PE C TI V E S
“My early work at IBM was primarily domestic
and tech oriented. The MIT Sloan Fellows
program brought the world to me.
I collaborated with classmates from Argentina,
Brazil, Canada, Japan, China, and all across
Europe. The industry diversity was just as
vital. My class included executives from a wide
swath of professions and environments—even
a professional baseball player. Viewing life
and work from such multifaceted perspectives
opened up my world.”
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Priya Iyer
SF ’05
Chairman and CEO, Vee24
U N I T E D S TAT E S
Chairman and CEO of the rapidly
growing customer engagement
company Vee24, Priya Iyer was
previously cofounder, chairman,
and CEO of Anaqua. She was
named New England Entrepreneur
of the Year in 2014 and has
ranked on the Boston Globe’s top
100 Entrepreneurs list.
+ INFOR M ATION AND INSPIR ATION
“When I entered the program, I was negotiating
an exit from a successful startup. By the time
I graduated, I was launching a new enterprise.
During my year at MIT Sloan, I entertained
a bazillion ideas inspired by everyone I was
meeting, everything I was learning, and
the thrilling climate of invention at MIT. The
collaborative model of the program itself
influenced how I structured my new company.”
+ I N F I N I T E VA LU E P RO P OS I T I O N
“Success can actually hold you back. I was
so involved in my career that it kept me from
pursuing a higher level of achievement.
I came to realize that if I wanted a significant
life story—to progress 100 steps at a time
instead of 10—I really needed this year
of supercharging. It worked. Time reveals,
again and again, just how valuable it was.”
+ CONSTE LL ATION OF CONTAC TS
“After learning, inventing, and problem-solving
together for a year, you leave MIT with
a powerful network of people invested in your
future. When my company wanted to enter
the Asian market, I reached out to my classmates.
In Tokyo, I was stunned to find an entourage
of Japanese leaders with MIT connections waiting
for me at the airport. I left Tokyo with contacts
at both Samsung and Panasonic that soon turned
into contracts.”
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M E E T YO U R G LO BA L T E A M
OF ADVISORS

4,000+
M I T S LOA N
F E L LOWS M B A A LU M N I

25,000+ The network you build as an MIT Sloan

Fellows MBA is not limited to alumni.
M I T S LOA N A LU M N I “The intersection between business and technology is
MIT is famously a connection engine. not something you get at other schools. You develop
During your year at the Institute, you will
137,000+ forge bonds with faculty and students
an ability to come into a situation like the Gulf oil spill,
and you know how to deal with unfamiliar technology,
M I T A LU M N I
across MIT. You will sit down with industry build a team, and craft a solution.”
leaders. You will meet students and faculty
95+ at neighboring universities. And in one THAD ALLE N, SF ’89
Senior Executive Advisor, Booz Allen Hamilton
M I T C LU B S
WO R L DW I D E
short year, you will grow a network that Former Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard
U N I T E D S TAT E S

spans industries, cultures, and continents.

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MIT SLOAN F E LLOWS MBA

LEARN WITH THE MOST INFLUENTIAL A LE GAC Y OF LE GE N DS
T H I N K E R S O F O U R DAY
As an MIT Sloan Fellows MBA, you will work closely with MIT Sloan School of
Management’s most renowned thought leaders and industry experts, including:

Among the attributes that set this

DUNCAN SIMESTER
program apart is its unparalleled
network of accomplished leaders.
NTU Chair in Management Science
Faculty Chair, MIT Sloan Fellows MBA

Duncan Simester explores how economics and artificial intelligence

contribute to the understanding and practice of marketing and Pioneering entrepreneurs like
strategy. His leading-edge work focuses on industry participation
and often includes large-scale field experiments conducted with
cooperating firms. Simester regularly consults with a variety of Snejina Zacharia, founder and
organizations on topics related to marketing strategy, go-to-market
strategies, and the use of artificial intelligence and experiments to
improve business decisions. CEO of Insurify. Corporate icons
TAV N E E T S U R I
like Alan Mulally, who famously
Louis E. Seley Professor of Applied Economics
turned around Ford Motor
Tavneet Suri is a renowned development economist specializing
in Sub-Saharan Africa, where she has undertaken extensive
on-the-ground research. Her work cuts across multiple global
Company. And renowned change
sectors, including agriculture, governance, and digital financial
services. Scientific director for Africa for the Jameel Poverty Action
Lab (J-PAL), she is also a faculty research fellow at the National
agents like the late Nobel Laureate
Bureau of Economic Research and an affiliate of the Center for
Economic and Policy Research.
Kofi Annan, Secretary-General of
JOHN STERMAN the United Nations.
Jay W. Forrester Professor of Management,
Professor, System Dynamics and Engineering Systems

Director of the MIT System Dynamics Group and the MIT Sloan
Sustainability Initiative, John Sterman is a leading force in systems
thinking, organizational learning, computer simulation of complex
systems, climate change, and sustainability. He is the author
of influential works on the challenges and opportunities facing
organizations, including the award-winning textbook Business
Dynamics. Sterman pioneered the development of management
“flight simulators” now used in academia and industry worldwide.

R E A D P RO F I L E S O F T H E S E A N D OT H E R
T R A N S F O R M AT I O N A L L E A D E R S AT
M I T S LOA N . M I T. E D U/S FM B A

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“Whenever I’m faced with decision points, I
realize just how that year as an MIT Sloan Fellow
equipped me for so many facets of my career
and my life. ‘Aha,’ I often think, ‘so this is what
that lesson meant.’”
XOLI K AK ANA , SF ’08
Executive Chairperson and Group CEO
ICTworks
SOUTH AFRICA
D E V E LO P A S T R AT E G I C P L A N
FOR CAREER GROW TH
The MIT Sloan Career Development
Office and the MIT Leadership
Center work together to provide
you with the guidance and
resources you need to plot the
next phase of your professional
life. Career and executive coaches
will help you develop your vision,
providing frameworks to think
strategically about your year at MIT.
They will work with you one-on-one
and in teams to determine how you
choose to use these 12 powerful
months to transform your career.

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 “My learning as an MIT Sloan
Fellow has shaped my abilities
and empowered me to turn
my life into an odyssey of
impact. Everything I’ve been
able to accomplish, I owe to
that experience.”
S A N J AY I N A M DA R , S F ’ 0 5

Founder, Flucon
Founder, Bhau Institute for Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Leadership
INDIA

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