/channels/taxonomy/term/16428/all en /channels/channels/news/meet-mba-camila-sabogal-one-poets-and-quants-2024-best-brightest-357292 <p><strong>Camila Sabogal Cuadros (MBA '24)</strong> has been recognized as one of Poets and Quants' 2024 Best & Brightest MBAs. Hailing from Lima, Peru, Sabogal has demonstrated exceptional leadership as the 2023 President of the Desautels Graduate Women’s Association (DGWA) and as a Senior Strategy Consultant at Monitor Deloitte post-graduation.</p> Thu, 09 May 2024 16:46:49 +0000 webfull 200014 at /channels /channels/channels/news/desautels-alumna-named-poets-quants-list-best-and-brightest-embas-333570 <p>Congratulations to <strong>Kate Arthur </strong>(EMBA’21) on being named to Poets & Quants’ 2021 list of <strong>Best and Brightest EMBAs.</strong></p> <p>Dedicated to ensuring education for all, Arthur is the CEO and Founder of <strong>Kids Code Jeunesse</strong>, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing Canadian children the opportunity to learn computer programming and coding skills.</p> Wed, 22 Sep 2021 15:07:04 +0000 webfull 173309 at /channels /channels/channels/news/graduate-spotlight-kelly-gonzalez-mba-21-331834 <p>Poets&Quants recently featured <strong>Kelly Gonzalez</strong> (MBA’21) on its “2021 MBAs to Watch” list. In one of the highlights of her Desautels tenure, Gonzalez served as the president of Marketing Club. In this capacity, she teamed up with the Desautels Graduate LBGTQ+ Association to launch the first edition of the Desautels Business Challenge, a case competition focused on improving equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI).</p> <p>Gonzalez will soon take on a new challenge in the Customer and Marketing unit of Deloitte’s Vancouver office.</p> Thu, 08 Jul 2021 13:07:54 +0000 webfull 171518 at /channels /channels/channels/news/graduate-spotlight-ugo-umeano-mba-21-331833 <p><strong>Ugo Umeano </strong>(MBA’21) is one of Poets&Quants’ “2021 MBAs to Watch” as he graduates from Desautels and launches his career as an associate in CIBC’s Technology Leadership Advancement Program.</p> <p>With a vast array of experiences in business, music, athletics, technology, and community outreach, Umeano has amassed skills that he can transfer to any industry.</p> <p><a class="button--outline" href="https://poetsandquants.com/2021/07/02/2021-mbas-to-watch-ugo-umeano-mcgill-university-desautels/?pq-category=students" target="_blank">Learn more</a></p> Thu, 08 Jul 2021 13:05:54 +0000 webfull 171517 at /channels /channels/channels/news/desautels-mba-student-among-ones-watch-297094 <p><strong>Mehreen Haider</strong> is named by <i>Poets & Quants</i> among the 2019 MBA students to look out for worldwide – and it’s clear to see why as she shares her proudest achievements, career aspirations, and some fun facts about herself.</p> <p><a href="https://poetsandquants.com/2019/05/12/2019-mbas-to-watch-mehreen-haider-mcgill-university-desautels/?pq-category=students" target="_blank">Read more</a></p> Mon, 13 May 2019 19:57:11 +0000 webfull 149220 at /channels /channels/channels/news/sitting-down-mba-class-2020-293809 <p><i>Poets & Quants</i> takes an in-depth look at the <strong>ƻ����Ժ Desautels MBA program</strong> and spotlights 12 of the 63 accomplished students comprising the MBA Class of 2020. Learn more about their journey.</p> <p><a href="https://poetsandquants.com/2019/01/28/meet-the-mcgill-desautels-mba-class-of-2020/" target="_blank">Read more</a></p> Tue, 29 Jan 2019 15:40:29 +0000 webfull 145470 at /channels /channels/channels/news/new-school-year-brings-new-crop-promising-mbas-289130 <p><strong>Laura Botelho de Carvalho</strong>, who previously worked in an environmental consulting firm, has just begun her MBA studies at the Desautels Faculty of Management.</p> <p>In an interview with <i>Poets & Quants</i> she talks about her experience in the program so far and what made her choose Desautels over three other leading Canadian business schools.</p> <p>Part of the answer lies in ƻ����Ժ’s commitment to sustainability and her outstanding peers whom she likens to family.</p> Wed, 29 Aug 2018 19:42:05 +0000 webfull 140332 at /channels /channels/channels/news/desautels-juan-serpa-included-poets-quantss-top-40-undergrad-profs-list-270495 <p><em>Poets & Quants </em>has released its inaugural 2017 Top Undergraduate Business Professors list, and on it is Desautels’ own <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/desautels/juan-camilo-serpa"><strong>Juan Camilo Serpa</strong></a>, Assistant Professor of Operations Management.</p> <p>Prof. Serpa’s students hail his enthusiastic approach and his unique teaching methods, which last year included using business statistics to predict a film’s chances at box-office success. He also holds “coffice” hours in cafés on the weekend.</p> Wed, 20 Sep 2017 20:18:25 +0000 webfull 131295 at /channels /channels/channels/news/desautels-assistant-professor-named-prestigious-list-267461 <p>The 2017 edition of <em>Poets and Quants</em>’ Best 40 Under 40 Professors list is out, and on it are four teachers at Canadian institutions — including Desautels Assistant Professor <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/desautels/sebastien-betermier"><strong>Sebastien Betermier</strong></a>. Professor Betermier teaches investment management and has been nominated for the Desautels Distinguished Teaching Award four times.</p> Mon, 03 Apr 2017 15:39:06 +0000 webfull 126827 at /channels /channels/channels/news/movies-mbas-can-learn-professors-have-their-say-267857 <p><em>Poets and Quants</em> recently asked business educators to name their top picks for films from which MBAs could learn a lesson or two. The range of movies mentioned was wide, and included some films that do not, at first, seem to be obvious choices. So, while films like <em>The Wolf of Wall Street</em>, 1986’s <em>Gung-Ho</em>, and <em>Margin Call </em>show up on the list, some professors give the nod to movies like <em>Zootopia </em>and <em>The Godfather</em>.</p> Tue, 25 Apr 2017 15:42:09 +0000 webfull 127915 at /channels /channels/channels/news/desautels-dean-montreal-college-town-international-students-and-mcgill-advantage-268345 <p>When <strong><a href="//www.mcgill.ca/desautels/isabelle-g-bajeux-besnainou">Isabelle Bajeux-Besnainou</a></strong> started as Desautels Dean nearly two years ago, she immediately began work on a <strong><a href="//www.mcgill.ca/desautels/about/our-approach">strategic plan</a></strong> and started to get to know the people who make up the faculty.</p> <p>When Bajeux-Besnainou sat down with <em>Poets & Quants</em>, the Paris native said that ƻ����Ժ has proven to be the perfect match for her because it’s an English school in a French-speaking city.</p> Fri, 26 May 2017 15:28:28 +0000 webfull 128496 at /channels /channels/channels/news/our-favorite-mba-professors-2016-264996 <p>Henry Mintzberg: The first rule of academia: “Don’t bite the hand that feeds you.”</p> <p>Mintzberg did just that in 2004, when he authored Managers Not MBAs. The premise? MBA programs were teaching management backwards by focusing on science over craft and experience. “In management, if you don’t have the practice, the science doesn’t take you very far,” he told Poets & Quants. “And if you leave the MBA program with the impression that you can manage, you tend to lean on technique and numbers, and so you’ve got all kinds of people mismanaging because of that.”</p> Mon, 09 Jan 2017 17:21:15 +0000 webfull 123969 at /channels /channels/channels/news/among-best-40-professors-under-40-267315 <p>For his engaging teaching and excellence in research, Professor<a href="//www.mcgill.ca/desautels/sebastien-betermier"><strong> Sebastien Betermier</strong></a> has been named by<em> Poets & Quants </em>as one of this year’s Best 40 Under 40 Professors. </p> Mon, 27 Mar 2017 16:45:53 +0000 webfull 126645 at /channels