The Global Executive MBA teaching faculty comes from both Italy and abroad.
This global mix of different experiences and cultures results in a learning environment that is dynamic and multi-nationally relevant.
Ph.D. (Università Bocconi)
Associate Professor of Financial Institutions Economics
« "Hey Prof, you disclosed us a completely unknown world! Do you think it might be possible to think of a professional future in the Financial Services Industry?"
This is quite a common question students ask after participating in the "Financial Markets and Institution" course: you will be brought into the real-time operativity of financial advisors, private equity and venture capital fundmanagers, corporate bankers, brokers and dealers working in the capital markets. A great chance to understand the real bank standpoint when deciding whether to finance or not a company.
Furthermore, you will see which kind of operations investment bankers perform when executing a mandate dealing with a corporate bond issue in the debt capital market. »
MSc (University of Aarhusand); MBA (SDA Bocconi)
Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship
A Stimulating Challenge
« Teaching the EMBA class is a stimulating challenge. The participants are
with us physically for a week at a time, so the objective is to get as much
out of this Face-to-Face time as possible. For me this means challenging the
participants with complex managerial decisions and advocating that the more
complex the problems, the more structured must the solution approach be.
It's not difficult to provoke discussions, because the class is full of
experienced persons that have dealt with most managerial issues directly.
For me the challenge, and what makes teaching the EMBAs interesting, is
to extract learning from idiosyncratic approaches and different contexts. This
is where I learn too. Then the class leaves us for a period, because they have firms and functions
to manage. In this period the challenge is to get the 3-5 hour attention per
week that your course needs from each participant. After 5 years I'm getting
better at this and live-sessions, real-time messaging and all the other
smart things the technology team provides us with is definitely helpful. »
Ph.D. (University of St.Gallen)
Assistant Professor of Marketing and Innovation Management
« Milan is one of the global Top 10 Economic Centers and it is the business capital of one of the most value creating regions in Europe. In this context, SDA Bocconi is the learning hub and meeting place that brings together people you look for.
No wonder SDA Bocconi EMBA is truly an experience of action learning. Highly motivated, execution-oriented executives join to sharpen their leadership skills, to get challenged, and to broaden their international outlook.
Prepare to cope with the quest to grow your company and enhance your career. »
BS (MIT); MSc and Ph.D (UCLA)
Adjunct Professor of Technology Innovation Management
« I am very excited to participate in the launch of the SDA Bocconi Global Executive MBA.
It is a very brave new world out there; a world that demands from the Internationally-minded Manager both an exceptional breadth of scope as well as an exceptional depth of skill. One of the primary goals of SDA Bocconi is to supplement the business experiences and instinct of our students with the proper tools to habitually make consistent and substantiated decisions.
My past experiences with the members of our Executive MBA have been particularly positive. At this level of education, student in-class contribution is as important as formal lecture; what one learns in class is directly correlated to the maturity level of her fellow students. I have found the typical SDA Executive MBA student to be inquisitive, amply experienced, and willing to both learn as well as to help others learn.
I expect that the new Global Executive MBA will further improve on what has been already been a very successful program. If anything, this new program will be more diverse that anything else we have offered in the past in terms of material, student body, and location. Our partnership with UCLA Anderson in the United States and Fudan in China is the cornerstone of this new offering and we hope that the result will not fail to impress: An International curriculum, tough by an International faculty, in three continents over two years. »
Director, Global EMBA
Adjunct Professor of Statistics and Quantitative Methods
« I was part of this project from the very beginning and I believe there are several distinct advantages to the Bocconi School of Management Global Executive MBA. First, as the business world changes at a rapid pace, the program stays current by leveraging its strong ties both to business community and academic research.
Many faculty members, like me actually, share their time between academic studies or lessons and executive programs or professional work to provide a 'real world' environment. Secondly, the thirty years experience of Bocconi School of Management in MBA and executive training represents a guarantee of the organization and content level, with a bit of ... Italian style. Finally, I have seen our programs attract top talent. The caliber of students makes every lesson challenging for me and raises the knowledge level of entire classes. »
Ph.D. (University of St.Gallen)
Associate Professor of Strategic Management
« In my Executive MBA strategy classes, I try to refine the individual strategic leadership traits and skills of the course participants. I strongly believe that - up to a certain point - one can learn to be an excellent leader in a dynamic business context. Of course, there are the so-called "naturally born leaders" that have plenty of charisma and positive energy, able to manage every situation and challenge. But they probably make up less than 1% of the total population of managers. Most managers have to - and can - study their own behaviour, skills and attitudes and polish their leadership traits. I support the development of these competences by discussing case studies, through meetings with external experts/practitioners, role playing and business games. Simple theoretical frameworks help participants to analyze complex situations, to develop a point of view and to communicate it effectively. »
