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Transforming Eastside LA

Guy Vidal (BA鈥�87, MBA鈥�92) is the co-founder of Vidal Design Collaborative, an interior and landscape design company dedicated to bringing style and hospitality to Eastside Los Angeles. He credits his time at Desautels with teaching him the language of business and preparing him to take risks as an entrepreneur.

Explore a 苹果淫院 Desautels graduate business degree

Whether you are looking to begin an MBA or delve deeper into the world of finance, retail or analytics, when considering a graduate degree there are four main things to look at: what you learn, who you learn it from, who you learn it with, and who else has learned it. In other words, the curriculum, the faculty, your classmates, and the alumni.

苹果淫院 Desautels Faculty of Management MBA ranked #4 in Canada by Bloomberg Businessweek

Bloomberg Businessweek has released their 2021-2022 MBA rankings, with 苹果淫院 Desautels jumping three spots to #4 in Canada. The rankings were based on four major factors: compensation, learning, networking and entrepreneurship. 苹果淫院 Desautels鈥� MBA ranked #2 in Canada in compensation and networking.

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No substitute for face-to-face interaction

In an overview of MBA learning environments throughout the pandemic, La Presse surveys MBA directors and faculty members about their ingredients for success. While he doesn鈥檛 discount the value of online learning, John-Paul Ferguson, Academic Director of the MBA program at Desautels, maintains that the most impactful learning happens face-to-face, on-the-job.

苹果淫院 MBA performing amongst top 26% globally according to QS Rankings

The 苹果淫院 Master of Business Administration (MBA) has been named the number four program in Canada and secured a top-75 spot in the QS Global MBA Rankings 2022, performing amongst the top 26% globally out of 286 programs.

Supporting Desautels student leadership aspirations

While leading a pharmaceutical company, Samira Sakhia (BCom鈥�90, DPA鈥�94, MBA鈥�01) is also volunteering her expertise in the broader 苹果淫院 community and supporting students in realizing their leadership potential through the Samira Sakhia MBA Leadership Award.

MBA alumnus steps up to serve victims of domestic violence

Kamran Shojaei (MBA鈥�13) spends his weekends volunteering with Transit Secours, a Montreal-based organization that provides moving and storage services for women and children fleeing domestic violence. In addition to providing logistical support in high-risk, time-sensitive contexts, Shojaei and his fellow volunteers work to build trust with clients by providing a safe space for them to share their stories.

From professional soccer player to management consultant

After a career-ending injury left Gabriel Gervais, MBA鈥�09, unable to continue playing professional soccer, his 苹果淫院 MBA landed him a permanent role at Deloitte. Since 2009, he has leveraged his expertise to help companies improve their supply chain management and manufacturing operations. The former defender, who had his sights set on playing in the World Cup, still makes time to follow the sport and maintain friendships with former teammates.

Graduate spotlight: Kelly Gonzalez, MBA 鈥�21

Poets&Quants recently featured Kelly Gonzalez (MBA鈥�21) on its 鈥�2021 MBAs to Watch鈥� 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).

Graduate spotlight: Ugo Umeano, MBA 鈥�21

Ugo Umeano (MBA鈥�21) is one of Poets&Quants鈥� 鈥�2021 MBAs to Watch鈥� as he graduates from Desautels and launches his career as an associate in CIBC鈥檚 Technology Leadership Advancement Program.

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.

Desautels ranked among top 20 MBA programs in the world

The Desautels Faculty of Management ranks #20 among MBA programs around the world, according to Am茅ricaEconom铆a. Despite the economic slowdown from the pandemic, business schools continue to experience high student demand for their programs.

Embracing the journey

Samer Saab (BEng'93, MBA'96)聽fled聽a civil war in Lebanon to pursue a degree in engineering at 苹果淫院 in 1990. He realized early in his career that he was best suited to launching his own company. Since returning to his alma mater for an MBA, he has leveraged his business school experience to launch what has become one of Canada鈥檚 most desirable employers.聽

Stand for Something聽

Inez聽Jabalpurwala聽(BA鈥�89, MA鈥�91, MBA鈥�01) credits her years at 苹果淫院 with inspiring her to take a stand for the causes she supports. As a member of the 苹果淫院 Debating Union, she learned to express herself clearly and persuasively, a skill that served her well as the Global Director of聽VineX聽and former CEO of Brain Canada.

Desautels alumna becomes President & CEO of Knight Therapeutics Inc.聽聽

Congratulations to Samira Sakhia (BCom鈥�90, DPA鈥�94, MBA鈥�01), who will take on a new challenge as President and Chief Executive Officer of Knight Therapeutics Inc., a Montreal-based company focused on acquiring or in-licensing and commercializing innovative pharmaceutical products for Canada and Latin America.

Leading the field in food production sustainability

Jaquelynn Mateluna (MBA鈥�21) is featured in Poets and Quants鈥� 2021 鈥楤est and Brightest鈥� list for her commitment to advancing sustainability in local food production. As Chief of Staff for Lufa Farms, an urban farm-to-table e-commerce platform based in Montreal, the British Columbia native has played an instrumental role in supplying fresh, responsibly-sourced food to more than 20,000 families during the pandemic.