Global alumni

Cristianne Close (MBA 2006) gave up a fast-paced corporate career to follow her purpose. Now, as Deputy Global Conservation Director at WWF, she explains how her business acumen is helping her tackle one of the most insurmountable problems facing humankind: reversing nature loss.

Gustavo Buffara (MBA 2010) explains why he set up a private equity fund focused on business turnaround at the height of the crisis in Brazil.

Growing up in a family of physicians led to an inevitable career in medicine. Wondering whether medicine really was her destiny, Cosima Suter’s IMD MBA skills gave her the confidence to change career paths twice and reminded her of where her true passion lies.

Signing up for an IMD MBA “on a whim” was the start of a learning journey that led Maria Tokarska (MBA 2023) from her native New York to her dream job in Los Angeles – via Lausanne.

In a new economy shaped by accelerating technological change, business leaders must balance tough decision-making with a human touch, says Pasha Pourfallah.

Fernando Trolia Slamic (MBA 2010) has not only moved from Argentina to Canada and from Switzerland to Finland, where he has resided for the past 12 years, but he has also adeptly steered his career through diverse industries.

Allegri got a call from a Siemens executive and former client, who had bought a company and needed somebody to take the helm, grow it, and shape it to be integrated into Siemens later.  

After graduating from IMD, Venter’s dream of landing a role that would put her at the forefront of the fintech sector was realised when she secured a role as Head of Investments at Aperture.

Top Novartis executive says companies must take deliberate measures to promote inclusivity.

Moving jobs to an educational NGO that helps people in China’s rural communities access higher education and training, gave Shalom Tang, MBA 2008, something his global corporate career could not offer him: purpose.

Quah Ley Hoon, Head of Singapore’s Maritime and Port Authority, outlines how the pandemic has forced a focus on the difficult balancing act between public health risk and business continuity in the face of long-term uncertainty.

Adam Craker created startup SAtion to boost business and the economy through digitalization.

As many teams return to remote working, it is important to explore creative ways to build relationships and learn the value of healthy communication, says Omar Molato.

An engineering background and an innovator’s nose make Aurore Amaudruz a key driver of the move to renewables in Vaud.

For the fifth edition of Fintech Chain Mail, we spoke to MBA 2017 alumnus Schuyler Weiss (CEO at +alpian) about building a fully licensed digital bank in Switzerland. +alpian is incubated by REYL & Cie, and aims to provide banking, wealth management and investment products to mass affluent customers via its app.

The former Harvard Medical School Research Fellow spoke to IMD about his career transition from clinic to corporation and the need for the business world to embrace Diversity & Inclusion (D&I).

Søren Skou, Maersk CEO, talks to Jean-François Manzoni, President of IMD.

An Instagram exec on the evolution of social media and how the MBA shaped his life.

Years of travelling to explore different food cultures has led an IMD alumna to create a restaurant business whose eateries offer dishes from around the world. Skills learned during her MBA have provided Serena Shamash with the tools to inspire her staff and customers

John F. Gallagher reflects on the IMD MBA in his past and present, why his daughter is following in his footsteps, and his reason for giving back.

Prominent alumni revisit their experience of a lifetime.