Take the lid off your world. - MIT Sloan School of Management

Take the lid off your world.
MIT SLOAN FELLOWS PROGRAM | 2016
THE THREE PILLARS
It all starts with three powerful pillars.
The program’s rigorous curriculum is created on the
foundation of three interdependent pillars—leadership,
innovation, and global perspective.
1. Leadership
MIT defines successful leadership by impact, not position.
Our program has educated generations of leaders who
have gone on to shape the futures of organizations. We
integrate the teachings of the most influential experts on
leadership—researchers and practitioners—to give you the
A year of profound consequence.
knowledge and experiences you need to:
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enhance your global leadership skills so that you are
confident and effective in any environment
The MIT Sloan Fellows Program is a one-year, full-time
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leverage and build your own leadership abilities and
know how to address your limitations
MBA or MS program for executives of exceptional
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promise. Alumni say this global leadership
2. Innovation
manage, develop, and motivate people to innovate and
embrace change
If the 25,000+ companies founded by MIT alumni formed
laboratory is unequaled in the world today. For more
than 80 years, in fact, some of the world’s most
an independent nation, it would have the 11th-largest
economy in the world. As an MIT Sloan Fellow, you are
positioned to tap this ecosystem to develop a new
enterprise or drive productive change at an established
organization. You will leave the program equipped to:
influential leaders have relied upon it. There’s a reason
for that. Read on.
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society
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“What you need are the essential tools, network, and
environment to develop and drive new ideas into the
world, and MIT gives you all that. In this program,
you learn to think.”
champion innovation within an organization or across
lead the innovation process knowing how to optimize
systems
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understand the many factors that determine whether a
new enterprise succeeds
3. Global perspective
Working shoulder-to-shoulder with fellows from 30+
countries, you share strategies, hard-won wisdom, and
CÉLESTIN MONGA, SF ’95 \ CA MEROON
M A NAGI NG DIR EC TOR , U N ITED NATIONS I N DUSTR I A L
DEV ELOPMEN T ORGA N IZ ATION (U N IDO)
successes—as well as your most stubborn challenges.
After one year in the MIT Sloan Fellows Program, you will:
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view the world through a broader lens with a greater
understanding of how economic, social, and political
factors can impact an organization
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acquire the skills, credibility, and confidence to conduct
business globally
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rely on a network of trusted advisors working in every
region of the world
A GLOBAL COMMUNITY
Absorb a wealth of
collective wisdom.
Immersing yourself for one year with 100+
gifted leaders from across the global management spectrum is like spending a year with
100+ living case studies. As your peers share
perspectives gained and lessons learned during
their careers, their experiences become your
experiences—how a South African entrepreneur
has transformed the national mobile telephone
marketplace, for example, or how the marketing
Build a dynamic
global network.
director of a Brazilian cosmetics giant launched a
successful campaign in Asia.
“Your fellow students are the best of the best.
I remember looking across the classroom and
thinking: just the dozen of us in this room could
change the world.”
M A RCELO BA LLESTIERO, SF ’10 \ BR A ZIL
FOU NDER /CEO, LIBR ING TECH NOLOGIES, INC.
Welcome families into the
network.
The partners and families of your peers
are key members of the personal and
professional network you build in the
program. They are fully integrated into
the MIT Sloan Fellows community,
participating in community-wide activities
and cultural events.
By graduation, families have forged lifelong
During 12 months together in study groups
and team projects, you will develop a global
knowledge alliance that stretches across
industries, cultures, and continents. Years later,
when your company is poised to enter a
competitive sector for the first time or your
agency is initiating a coalition with a foreign government, you will have influential advisors
in place who can answer crucial questions
and open closed doors.
friendships within the MIT Sloan Fellows
community and beyond. Many look back on
their year in New England as one of the best
of their lives, an invaluable bonding
experience, a year of pivotal growth for
adults and children alike. As Scott Gutz,
SF ’08, remembers, “My family had an
MIT Sloan Fellows experience that was as
precious to them as mine was to me.”
GLOBAL PROFILE CLASS OF 2015–2016
19% NORTH AMERICA
40% ASIA
12% EUROPE
38
3% MIDDLE EAST
5% AFRICA
Countries
19% SOUTH AMERICA & CARIBBEAN
Represented
“I strategized with the world’s top aeronautics scientists,
2% OCEANIA
explored pivotal technological innovations at the MIT
Media Lab, learned from leading security experts in
political science—even tapped the latest thinking on
defense policy at Harvard Kennedy School. If it was
essential to me as a leader, I could reach across the MIT
universe and get it.”
A M Y GOW DER , SF ’10 \ U N I T E D S TAT ES
V ICE PR ESIDEN T & GEN ER A L M A NAGER
LOCK HEED M A RTIN COM MERCI A L ENGINE SOLU TIONS
CLASS PROFILE 2015–2016
121
31
14
MIT Sloan Fellows
30 Women
91 Men
Average
Work
Experience
(years)
38
52
Average Age Range
INDUSTRY 2015–2016
1%
Accounting
2%
Entertainment
1%
Internet/Computer-
2%
Pharmaceuticals/Biotech/
2%
Advertising
9%
Financial Services
6%
Banking
5%
Food/Beverage/Tobacco
2%
Law
1%
Real Estate
1%
Chemicals/Plastics/Rubber 9%
2%
Conglomerate
3%
Government
Healthcare
1%
Logistics
2%
Retail
2%
Machinery
6%
Technology
2%
Construction/Real Estate
5%
Consulting
2%
1%
High Tech–Software
3%
Manufacturing
7%
Telecommunications
Household/Personal
1%
Market Research
1%
Textiles/Clothing
2%
Education
7%
Energy
1%
Human Resources
1%
Media/Communications
2%
Transportation
1%
Metals/Mining
1%
Travel
2%
Import/Export/Trading
2%
Nonprofit
2%
Utilities
Products
Related Services
E D U C AT I O N 2 0 1 5 – 2 0 1 6
45%
Business
24%
Engineering
3%
Medicine
3%
Computer Science
2%
Humanities
7%
Science/Mathematics
9%
Economics
2%
Law
5%
Social Science
Medical Devices
Class of 2015–2016
THE 121 FELLOWS YOU WILL MEET BELOW HAVE COME TO THE
MIT SLOAN FELLOWS PROGRAM TO MAGNIFY THEIR VISION, BROADEN
THEIR POSSIBILITIES, AND INCREASE THEIR IMPACT AS LEADERS.
Abang Jimmy Abang
Mordian
Malaysia
Senior Manager,
Corporate Strategic
Planning
PETRONAS
Shaped and led corporate
strategy development
to drive the business
growth and performance
of PETRONAS, Malaysia’s
only Fortune Global
500 company.
Mohammed al
Muaili
Saudi Arabia
Technical Support
Department Manager
Saudi Electricity
Company
Led the management
of power network
assets; issued reliability
performance key
indicators and recommendations and secured
resources for better
performance; monitored
quality and costs.
Ziad Al Murshed
Saudi Arabia
Head of Strategic
Planning
Saudi Aramco
Led strategic planning,
developing corporate
strategy and investment
plans, monitoring
execution, and informing
major decisions;
managed gas plant and
refinery.
Mohammed Al
Shetwey
Saudi Arabia
Investment & Cash
Management Department Manager
Saudi Electricity
Company
Managed and controlled
Saudi Electricity
Company’s cash
flow portfolio of
approximately US$30B
along with local and international sukuk issuance.
Led a fast-moving
consumer goods
company in Brazil,
achieving consecutive
performance records
in terms of market
share, sales, and profit.
Jorge Bustamante
Peru
Logistics Manager
Hipermercados
Tottus
Jose Luis Canto
Febles
Mexico
Founder and CEO
JLC Corporation
Led the design and
implementation of the
logistics strategy, building distribution centers,
implementing software,
and developing a nationwide distribution network.
Designed and led
strategic synergies that
improved the overall
performance of CEMEX
in Malaysia and UAE;
founded a consulting firm
that delivers enterprise
performance management solutions.
Cofounded and led a
floral and gift e-commerce company sold to
an American company
in 2011; cofounded and
sold a DVD online rental
business; invested in
three digital startups.
Jae-Hyun Cho
South Korea
VP
Banseok G&B
Construction
Co., Ltd.
Fernando
Constantino
Brazil
Senior Manager
Accenture
John Dalgarno
Australia
Ireland
Head of Finance
Laing O’Rourke
Fredy Daza
Colombia
Sales Manager
RELIANZ Mining
Solutions
Established and led
emerging technology
innovation practice in
Latin America, fostering
innovation and the next
wave of technologies;
served as a business and
technology consultant.
Led finance, strategy, and
the restructure of a $1B+
business; led teams delivering innovative financial,
governance, and change
management solutions
across global businesses.
Developed complex
customized solutions
for mining and heavy
construction projects,
leveraging advanced
technology to maximize
value for stakeholders.
Developed long- and
short-term planning for
building construction
projects; managed
civil construction infrastructure projects and
bidding for government
orders; negotiated
investment contracts.
Eduardo Casarini
Brazil
Portugal
Cofounder, CEO, and
Board Member
Flores Online
Bruno Alves
Portugal
Country Manager &
Executive Member of
the Board
Gallo Brazil
Caio Cavani de
Almeida
Brazil
Italy
Senior Segment
Manager
DIRECTV
Developed the strategy
for a mobile startup
operation; led different
product development
teams and projects
for telecom and media
companies in Europe and
Latin America.
David Amin
United States
Emergency Medicine
Physician and Medical Officer
US Air Force
Reserve
Luis Ayllon
United States
Bolivia
International R&D
Program Manager
Bard Access
Systems
Led adult and pediatric
emergency departments;
improved quality and
operational flow;
increased access to
cost-effective care
through innovative
outreach programs to
underserved populations.
Led global product
R&D across company
portfolio; organized and
led cross-functional
teams for multinational
exploration of emerging
markets and synthesized global product
offering strategy.
Daosong Cham
Singapore
Deputy Director
Ministry of Finance
Girija Chandrawat
India
AVP Client Delivery,
Risk & Compliance
HSBC Bank
Led strategic planning
and budgetary allocation
across key segments
of the Singapore
government, including
education, healthcare,
housing, and retirement.
Maria Luiza
de Andrade Soares
Brazil
Marketing & Trade
Marketing Manager
Coca-Cola,
Refrescos
Bandeirantes
Spearheaded business
plan and led the planning
and marketing teams;
developed Coca-Cola
brand position in central
western Brazil; managed
cross-functional marketing initiatives.
Led investment banking
operations and strategic
projects; established
risk and compliance
function; augmented
regulatory and market
procedures at global
financial services firms.
Ana Carolina
de Salles Freire
Brazil
Legal & Compliance
Executive Director
AES Brasil
Led key legal initiatives
related to business
development, financing
transactions, M&A, and
corporate governance;
served as regional
compliance officer and
board member.
Arif Abdul Qayyum
Pakistan
Head of Mobile
Financial Services
Axiata Group
Berhad
Led mobile financial
services business for a
telecom group; created
and deployed products,
business models, and
partnerships aimed at
serving the underbanked
in markets across Asia.
Vivek Bagri
India
Executive Director
Kores India Ltd.
Founded and led
entrepreneurial ventures
in the surveillance, LED
lighting, and telecom
industries; designed
and managed growth
strategy at a highly
diversified conglomerate.
Ali Furkan Akin
Turkey
Senior Manager
Turk Telekom
Built and led corporate
pricing and bid
management teams;
managed price
negotiations with
government; designed
business-planning
process for
multibillion-dollar
enterprise and wholesale
clients.
Anuj Bhalla
United States
Senior Manager,
Management
Consulting
Accenture
Served as the global lead
of service analytics and
the management consulting innovation lead for
Accenture’s Internet and
social media client portfolio in Silicon Valley.
Jiwoong Chang
South Korea
COO
Red Elephant
Chia Ching Cheng
Taiwan
Senior VP
Fubon Securities
Launched a gamification
startup targeting the
education market; led an
online and mobile game
enterprise in Korea and
China; set up successful
product development
and marketing strategies.
Led an e-commerce
team to manage an
online trading platform,
database marketing, and
service center; initiated
cooperation with telecom
company to deliver
value-added services.
Fernando Derossi
Argentina
Italy
Regional Asset &
Business Manager,
LATAM
Syngenta
Juan Pablo Diaz
Colombia
Partner, CFO
Crececol SAS
Led cross-functional
teams to develop
strategies and operations
in Latin America for
global chemical and agro
companies; managed
regional business P&L
and product marketing
organization.
Launched finance
company that serves the
unbanked population in
Colombia; designed and
led initiatives that generate alternative securities
in the financial sector.
Rodrigo Diez de
Bonilla
Mexico
VP, Business
Development for
Consumer Banking
Banamex–Citibank
Led cross-functional
teams for new business
development in consumer banking; managed
new business channels
and established key
partnerships to enrich
models of banking products in Latin America.
Yasuto Fujiwara
Japan
Senior Manager,
Corporate Strategy
Nippon Telegraph
& Telephone
Corporation
Developed annual
budgets and corporate
strategies to maximize
company’s enterprise
value; developed
effective communications with stakeholders.
Eduardo Alberto
Hamel Ortuzar
Chile
Merchandise
Manager
Sodimac
Led development, launch,
and growth of high-tech
energy-efficient millwork
products that are affordable to lower-income
customers in Latin
American markets.
Sangeetha
Jayabalan
India
Delivery Lead,
Solution
Architect–Emerging
Technologies
Accenture
Led global implementation of emerging technologies; strategized and
designed IT solutions to
streamline clients’ global
business processes;
secured multimilliondollar IT contracts.
Lijun Duan
China
Founder & CEO
China Collaborative
Resources Group
(CRG)
Developed CRG into
a major provider of
business process
outsourcing; cofounded
pan-Pacific group in management and investment
advisory serving China’s
Fortune Global 500
corporations.
John Gallagher
United States
International Programs Manager
Office of Naval
Research (US Navy)
Facilitated and strengthened collaborative
relationships with foreign
partners on research and
technology to enhance
future US Navy and
Marine Corps capabilities.
Alexandre Duarte
De Britto Pereira
Brazil
Partner & Executive
Director
Nova Gestão
Serviços
Served as CFO for
companies in the oil and
gas sector; led M&A
activities, valuation,
financial planning, and
budget control for the
construction of new
vessels.
Juan Carlos Garza T.
Mexico
Corporate & Financial Planning VP
Alfa
Developed and executed
strategic investments
and financing activities of
more than US$4.0B.
Yohei Hashimoto
Japan
Senior Business Development Manager
Sony Corporation
Tarig Hilal
United Kingdom
Director
Conflict Dynamics
International
Led cross-functional
teams (product, cloud
system, and solution
service) partnering with
startups; leveraged
open innovation for new
business development
utilizing imaging
sensor technology.
Led a program that
facilitated and supported
dialogue and negotiations between competing
political groups and
presented options to help
resolve conflict.
Lipsa Jha
India
Management
Consultant
Capgemini
Matias Kerlakian
Argentina
Assurance Manager
Ernst & Young
Led business process
transformation for
insurance and banking
sector clients; managed
key strategic initiatives
and led cross-functional
teams to implement
IT applications in
global settings.
Led, managed, and
supervised multidisciplinary working teams as
a senior auditor working
with multinational clients
in diverse industries;
strategized with specialists in IT, HR, and other
sectors.
Shikha Dubey
United States
Independent
Consultant
The Bridge School
Led strategic consulting
and technology
integration into
education; managed
international growth;
built transformative
programs in partnership
with corporations, NGOs,
and governments.
Nicole Geneau
Canada
Director,
Development
NextEra Energy
Resources
Vivian Espeseth
Norway
Cofounder & CEO
HydrogenPro
Built international
partnerships; led
cross-functional team
of internal and external
partners to deliver the
largest environmentally
friendly hydrogen generation plant in Europe.
Aayush Giri
India
General Manager–
Commercial
Stena AB
Bruno Ferreira Fiuza
Costa
Brazil
Operations Manager
Vale
Managed the commissioning, startup maintenance, and operations
of industrial facilities
related to mining, base
metal, and logistics
on three continents.
Camila Goetze
Brazil
Real Estate
Development
Manager
Cyrela Brazil Realty
Led development of renewable energy projects,
delivering shareholder
value in complex
jurisdictions in North
America; previously
managed investments in
emerging technology.
Led cross-functional
global teams at a major
Swedish conglomerate
in roles ranging from
shipboard management
and commercial
operations to strategic
planning and corporate
entrepreneurship.
Takashi Hongo
Japan
Founder & CEO
Zeku
Keisuke Honzawa
Japan
Manager
Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
Chiya Hua
Taiwan
VP
Cathay United Bank
Founded a software
company specializing in
recruiting and human
resource management
and grew it into one of
the leading companies
in the marketplace.
Managed overseas
investment projects
in the home shopping
network industry and
implemented value-add
supports to investees.
Led group risk management division and established industry expert
team to ensure effectiveness of risk management
framework within
business operations at
all levels of the group.
Grace Kermani
United Kingdom
Global Innovation
Strategy Lead
BT Global Services
Sunil Shivaji
Khandbahale
India
CEO
KHANDBAHALE.
COM
Youchul Kim
South Korea
Senior Manager
LG Electronics, Inc.
Led global strategy for
product, service, and
commercial innovation;
realigned R&D, marketing,
and sales sectors to
deliver innovation
and £300M+ growth;
downstreamed emerging
technologies.
Built a multilingual
translation technology
platform and launched
a company around it,
serving as entrepreneur,
innovator, and
company founder.
Managed real estate
development teams,
from the purchase of
properties to product
launch; oversaw product
design, market research,
sales strategy, financial
control, and feasibility
analysis.
Built a company-wide
technology strategy;
managed an R&D portfolio to drive technology
commercialization initiatives; led a cross-functional team to develop a
key global partnership.
Luciano Fialho
Brazil
Cofounder/Partner/
Head of M&A and PE
Practices
Campos Fialho
Advogados S/C
Cofounded and managed
a Brazil-based law firm
specializing in complex
corporate transactions
representing private
and listed companies,
domestic and foreign.
Sam Goldberger
United States
Owner/Physician
Sam Goldberger,
MD
Owned and managed
an ophthalmic plastic
surgery practice.
Mariia Ievseieva
Ukraine
Global Marketing
Director
Nemiroff
Developed brand positioning and strategies in
fast-moving consumer
goods, confectionary,
and beverage sectors; led
global product launches,
advertising campaigns,
and segmentation
studies.
Foluso Ladejobi
United Kingdom
Nigeria
Head Design and
Planning–Core IN
& VAS
Bharti Airtel Nigeria
Deployed innovative
product platforms and
monetized investments
through retail and enterprise offerings; aligned
network architecture with
business strategy.
Hiroyuki Fujiwara
Japan
Manager
Mitsubishi
Corporation
Developed global
strategy for a feed and
meat business; managed
a pork-packing business;
led an M&A project with
a processing company
in the US; led several
international investments.
Robert Goldie
United States
Technology Director
Razorfish
Led teams to design and
implement technology
platforms for Fortune
500 clients; developed
digital strategies.
Pushkar Jauhari
India
Senior VP–
Investments
Khazanah India
Advisors Private Ltd.
Co-led development of
investment strategy for
India; led transaction
execution in underrepresented sectors of
portfolio exceeding $US
350M; led cross-cultural
teams.
Matthew Lake
United States
Industrial Manager
US Coast Guard
Managed the US Coast
Guard’s only shipyard
and largest industrial
facility; led design and
production of all Coast
Guard ship modernization and renovation
projects.
Maricruz Larrea
Chile
Program
Development
Manager
Austral Education
Group
Managed the expansion
strategy and development of Latin America’s
largest educational travel
service; led a cross-cultural team to showcase
the opportunities in the
region’s growing markets.
Zhaslan Madiyev
Kazakhstan
Deputy Head of Monetary Operations and
Asset Management
National Bank of
Kazakhstan (Central
Bank)
Managed Kazakhstan’s
national oil fund, national
bank reserves, and pension fund assets (AUM
120B+); led global capital
market transactions for
government and quasigovernment sectors.
Spiridon
Michalitsianos
Greece
Managing Principal,
Private Equity–
Emerging Markets
Black Sea Trade and
Development Bank
Chung Wei Lee
Singapore
Deputy Director,
Leadership
Development
Public Service
Division, Prime
Minister’s Office
Developed and
implemented leadership
development and talent
management strategies
within the Singapore
Public Service to ensure
a pipeline of capable
public service leaders.
Shuichi Maeda
Japan
Senior Manager,
Technical Development Department
Kirin Brewery
Company Limited
Led operational and
technical synergy creation across global group
companies; managed
benchmarking and best
practice deployments
in manufacturing
and group-wide R&D
applications.
Carmen Millan
Chacartegui
Spain
Grants Office
Director, Abengoa
Research
Abengoa
Designed strategies and
co-led initiatives to help
transform a startup into
a successful emerging
market financial
institution; developed its
private equity function.
Coordinated efforts
at corporate level to
secure funds for R&D
projects to develop
sustainable technologies
in the areas of renewable
energies, water, and the
bioeconomy.
Wen Xu Ng
Singapore
Head, Biomedical
Sciences
Singapore Economic
Development Board
Shunsuke
Nishimura
Japan
VP
Development Bank
of Japan
Designed strategies to
develop the pharmaceutical industry in Singapore;
engaged global companies to establish strategic
operations in Singapore.
Developed in-house
regulations, IT systems,
and training programs for
departments to increase
productivity, streamline
daily operations, and
prevent operational
errors.
KyoungMoon Lee
South Korea
Manager
S-OIL Corporation
Young Jick Lee
South Korea
Director,
International
Cooperation Division
Financial Services
Commission
Silvana Lopez
Colombia
Head, Patent and
Innovation
Department
Clarke, Modet & Co.
Colombia
Led Korea’s finance policy and managed $50B
in restructuring funds in
response to a financial
crisis; initiated $4B in
micro-finance to help
underprivileged
populations.
Led patent and
innovation department,
creating strategies for
the protection of national
and foreign developers;
conducted technology
transfer negotiations.
Ramil Maharramov
Azerbaijan
Chief Strategy
Officer
Central Bank of
Azerbaijan
Xuefei Mao
Canada
Lead, MaRS Market
Insights–China
MaRS Discovery
District
Daisuke Matsuoka
Japan
Account Director
Hakuhodo Inc.
Developed country
strategies and managed
the $1.5B investment
portfolio of the regional
development bank
in the Central Asia
region; led planning and
execution of strategic
development programs.
Developed the pilot
program “Going Global”
for Canada’s largest
innovation center; helped
startups enter Chinese
market; initiated Canada-China innovation
collaboration discussions.
Lydia Miller
India
Consultant–Manager
Strategic Initiatives
TATA Consultancy
Services
David Mittan
United Kingdom
United States
Innovation Valuation
& Market Strategy
Acelity
Led strategic initiatives
and developed global
solutions across banking
and financial services,
government, and retail
sectors, fostering business development and
customer expansion.
Led pipeline innovation
valuation and strategy
for finance strategy
team that included M&A
projects; ran market
analytics for portfolio
management team at
global medtech company.
Jude Njugo
Nigeria
Senior Investment
Officer
International
Finance Corporation,
The World Bank
Group
Onyeka Obasi
Nigeria
CEO
Hemisphere
Frontiers Consulting
LLC.
Developed long-term
business and operational
plans, focusing on
financial projections;
led the establishment
and implementation of
a performance-driven
KPI system.
Structured equity and
debt instruments and
negotiated portfolio
company exits; led M&A
transactions; delivered
performance improvement solutions to West
African companies.
Developed business
strategy, vision, mission,
and budget; supervised
daily operations;
advised on transactions
across the energy and
extractive industries.
Drove marketing communication strategies and
activities for Japanese
and international
automotive brands;
executed creative, media,
sales promotion, and PR
activities.
Rahul Muchhal
India
General Manager
Tempsens
Instrument GmbH
Led sales and marketing
initiatives for industrial
and consumer packaged
goods across Europe
and India; managed
profit and loss, business
development, and
strategy initiatives.
Yusuke Okada
Japan
Interactive
Supervisor
Dentsu Inc.
Led development of
digital businesses;
headed performance
media department;
built relationships
with a digital platform
company and the largest
social media company.
Diogo Lousa
Brazil
Production Manager
Construtora
Norberto Odebrecht
Managed and developed
major infrastructure,
energy, and industrial
projects in Africa and
Latin America; led multicultural teams dealing
with clients from public
and private sectors.
Karina McEntee
El Salvador
General Manager
Dichter & Neira
Research Network
Revamped marketing
and sales for a leading
healthcare product line,
developing new products
and brand image;
managed successful
turnaround for market
research firm.
Wilson Low
Singapore
Commanding Officer,
Officers’ Personnel
Centre
Ministry of Defence
Developed and managed
talent acquisition policies
and framework, performance management
system, and succession
planning for critical
appointments in the
Singapore Armed Forces.
Michael McKean
United States
Founder & CEO
MF Holdings LLC.
Founded and grew a
technology startup to
the leader in its market;
managed liquidity
event to private equity;
managed investments
in private capital, real
estate, and technology.
Teresa Gbemisola
Munis
Nigeria
Senior Systems
Engineer
Cisco Systems
Siegfried Naumann
United States
Chile
Founder &
Orthodontist
Effion Group
Strengthened C-level
relationships with leading
accounts by using
technology solutions to
drive desired business
outcomes; provided
strategic sales guidance
and support to partners.
Developed new mathematical models that
dramatically improved
the efficiency of orthodontic care and designed
strategies to improve
practitioner training.
Kimihiro Okubo
Japan
General Manager,
Strategic Marketing
Department
NTT DOCOMO, Inc.
Adedapo Oso
Nigeria
Founder/CEO
Travelogue Travels
and Tours Ltd.
Developed marketing
strategy for the mobile
telecom market; created
new value-added services
through partnership with
IT startups.
Established a leisure
and business travel
management company;
achieved IATA-BSP
accreditation; initiated
key relationships
with airlines and
service providers.
Jermaine Loy
Singapore
Deputy Director
Ministry of Health
Led strategic planning
and implementation
of financing policies in
the delivery of public
healthcare services
in Singapore.
Shakeel Ahmed
Memon
Pakistan
National Sales
Manager/HOS
Dabur International
Led business in Pakistan
and Afghanistan;
developed systems and
built the sales team’s
capability to strengthen
the organization.
Natasha Nelson
Canada
Russia
Owner
NNelson Consulting
Developed and
implemented Canadian
go-to-market strategy
for a UK-based payments
security provider; led
business development
efforts and established
strategic partnerships.
Olusegun Oso
Nigeria
Director
The Abraaj Group
Originated small and
midcap investments in
the healthcare space for
a leading international
private equity firm
focused on global
growth markets.
Mounir Ouhadi
Morocco
General Manager,
Strategic Sourcing
Americas
Maersk Group
Jeremiah Pam
United States
Lecturer in Political
Science
Columbia University
JaeBum Park
South Korea
Deputy General
Manager
Korean Air
Led global crossfunctional strategic
sourcing projects; drove
high-impact negotiations;
contributed to the
group’s global procurement transformation.
Served as a US State
Department diplomat in
Afghanistan, a Treasury
diplomat in Iraq, and a
sovereign debt restructuring lawyer in New York;
lectured on global financial and security crises.
Managed the new
business development
of the aircraft structure
sector governing the
design and build of the
aerospace division.
Alan Ringvald
United States
Israel
Founder
Superdigital
Abraham Rodriguez
Garcia
Mexico
Cofounder & CEO
Centinela
Jonathan Ruane
Ireland
CEO
Eventovate
Managed mobile,
YouTube, and searchstrategic partnerships
at Google; launched
ventures in consumer
technology, packaged goods, and
professional sports.
Designed high-impact
growth strategies for
Centinela’s media
businesses; created
profitable IT solutions for
nurturing contentoriented communities.
Alok R. Singh
India
Regional Director
Dell
Manisha Singh
India
Head–L&D
Operations &
Diversity
Tata Teleservices
Led organizations
dedicated to IT and
social causes in 25
countries across the
Americas, EMEA, and APJ;
developed international
teams of 250+ people;
exceeded $600M annual
revenue goal.
Detelina Vasileva
Bulgaria
Associate
Greylock McKinnon
Associates
Implemented
quantitative economic
models to estimate
litigation damages for
leading corporations in
finance, telecommunications, consumer
electronics, and the
pharmaceutical industry.
Headed strategic HR
and organizational
development; led
business transformation
and integration; built
high-performing leadership teams; delivered
performance-culturecapability solutions.
Shanker
Venkateswaran
India
VP
Singapore Post
Limited
Led large-scale operations transformations;
set up new operations
and managed established
businesses across Asia,
Europe, and the US.
Founded a cloud software
business; raised venture
capital funds and exited;
led a €170M turnover
business for Procter
& Gamble; lectured in
entrepreneurship at
University College Dublin;
Fulbright awardee.
Murray Smith
Australia
Director
Victorian Building
Authority
Reformed and
developed government
regulators’ compliance
activities to improve
risk management and
decision-making.
Manikandan
Vijayaraghavan
United Kingdom
Director
Deutsche Bank
Headed finance and
operations teams at
global investment banks;
established offshore
centers for analytics and
valuation; led change
initiatives and helped
structure innovative
client solutions.
Yulia Pavkova
Russia
Director
Merchandising
Group Brands
adidas Russia
Created and led product
management and
merchandising for the
largest footwear and
apparel retailer in
Russia and achieved
above-average growth.
Rathinam Pradeep
Kumar
India
CEO
Rupeezone
Built a multichannel debt
consulting company with
focus on retail banking
products; held senior positions in sales, marketing, and credit operations.
Shukhrat Sadyrov
Kazakhstan
Deputy CEO
Sberbank of Russia,
Kazakhstan
Yoichi Sannomiya
Japan
Senior Manager
The Bank of TokyoMitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.
Managed corporate business, restructuring, and
workout; headed marketing and public relations
teams and managed
government relations.
Led strategic financial
planning for the parent
company; developed
operational strategies
for optimizing the
balance sheet as asset
liability management.
Jooyeon Sung
South Korea
Senior Manager
LG Electronics, Inc.
Tanuja Suriarachi
Australia
Head of Marketing
Philip Morris
International
Led cross-functional
teams to incubate new
business opportunities;
created business
plan; drove R&D by
developing corporate-wide technology
strategy and investing in
emerging technology.
Aejaz Zahid
United Kingdom
Pakistan
Head of Research &
Innovation
Mada–Qatar
Assistive
Technology Center
Established regional
and national centers
of excellence for
the development of
assistive technologies,
technology strategy,
and policy to support
persons with disabilities.
Spearheaded innovation
initiatives with global
experience in rebuilding,
transforming, and leading
teams to achieve record
business results.
Hernando Zerda
Colombia
Corporate Strategy
& Business Performance Manager
Ecopetrol
Managed corporate strategy with focus on growth
and competitiveness; led
business performance
and transformation
processes in the oil
and gas sectors.
Adrian Purcarea
Romania
General Manager
Medicover
John Rainey
United States
CEO
Jaffe & Asher
Headed a local subsidiary
of a leading European
healthcare company;
managed corporate turnaround; led an embedded
software design center
for a multibillion-dollar
tech company.
Managed all business
functions of a law firm;
led the firm through a
regulatory-driven transformation; developed
proprietary software that
improved performance
and compliance.
Sergio Saravia
Argentina
Finance Director,
CFO–Americas
Central & South
The Western Union
Company
Katja Schoenherr
Germany
Faculty
New England
Conservatory
Led the finance, treasury,
and procurement areas in
Latin America within the
remittance and payments
industry; implemented
innovative solutions
for revenue growth and
margin improvements.
Kengo Suzuki
Japan
Manager
Suruga Bank Ltd.
Led credit card division
and managed strategic
planning for new customer-oriented banking
services; organized new
business alliances with
corporate partners.
Gerson Zilles
Brazil
Distribution Manager
Coca-Cola Andina
Managed the logistics
operation for handling,
storage, and distribution
of Coca-Cola in Rio de
Janeiro; contributed
to planning and cost
reduction strategies.
Developed educational
strategy for pre-professional performers;
managed concept
implementation and
established program;
performed internationally
and recorded with
major labels.
Yuta Tago
Japan
First Secretary
(Trade, Industry, and
Technology)
Embassy of Japan in
Singapore, Ministry
of Foreign Affairs
Developed strategies
to promote Japanese
companies’ overseas
projects; enhanced
Singapore-Japan cooperation in trade, industry,
and technology.
Ana Maria Reyes
Colombia
Chile
Senior Portfolio
Manager
Ecopetrol
Managed multiple
fixed-income portfolios;
developed investment
strategy, executed trades,
and provided market
analysis; designed
financial and capital
management strategies.
Jun Young Seo
South Korea
Senior Manager
SK Telecom
Managed portfolio of
telecommunications,
semiconductor,
Internet, and media
and entertainment
businesses; led M&A
and investments
for startups.
Alejandro Valdes
Mexico
Director of
Operations for
Mexico
Cinepolis
Led business management teams and
developed strategies
to improve customer
service while increasing
profits for the largest
Latin American movie
theater company.
THE SUMMER
Expand your knowledge.
In a global arena where the shelf life of
trends is unpredictable and best practices
are in a continual state of flux, you must
develop deep knowledge that you can
leverage in any situation. That’s what the
12-week summer term is all about. After an
eye-opening week of orientation, you and
your peers will build a common foundation
of essential management topics, forming
“This program is a strategic integration of soft
skills and hard knowledge. The economics of
information technology. System dynamics and how
complex organizations work. Using data to analyze
trends and predict outcomes. Negotiating contracts
and navigating difficult situations. I use this
knowledge every single day and in ways I never
could have predicted.”
SIOW H UA NG GA N, SF ’10 \ SINGA POR E
BRIGADIER GENER AL
HE A D OF AIR INTELLIGENCE & DIR ECTOR OF SPECI A L PROJECTS
SINGA POR E AR MED FORCES
the groundwork of your study at MIT.
Start with a robust
foundation.
your skills, investigate the latest break-
Explore the potential of
teamwork.
throughs in business, and earn the practical
Working together in five-person study
wisdom necessary to excel as leaders in an
groups created for maximum diversity,
As a close-knit group, you will advance
increasingly volatile world. You will explore
you will address every challenge through
tested theories and frameworks, exercising
a broad range of academic, professional,
your collective knowledge in team projects
and cultural lenses. By reaching beyond
and working closely with internationally
what you know and incorporating the
recognized faculty experts.
perspectives of others, you will find yourself
thinking about yourself and the world
differently—and achieving what you never
could have achieved on your own. In this
global forum, you will exercise collective
leadership and decision-making skills, while
building confidence in the strength of your
own contributions.
At the conclusion of the summer term, you
will find that you are well prepared for the
required and elective courses that will follow
COR E COU R SE S
L E A R N I NG I N AC T ION
COM M U N IT Y EV EN TS
during the fall and spring terms. Equally
Financial Management
360° Leadership Assessment
SF Community Launch with
important, you will have developed strong
Applied Economics for Managers
Introduction to Program Pillars
Fellows and Families
bonds among your Sloan Fellows peers—
Team Building
Fourth of July on the Charles River
a foundation of trust that is essential
Beer Game
Midsummer Community Outing
for deep personal and professional
Data, Models, and Decisions
Financial Accounting
Networking Event with Local
development. These experiences are
for Products and Services
Alumni
augmented by several hours of one-on-one
Marketing Management
Summer Term Survival
executive coaching throughout the year,
Celebration
a compelling tool that will assist you in
Management of Supply Networks
Coaching
fine-tuning your professional objectives
and personal development.
T H E FA L L
Map the program to
your goals.
Put your leadership skills
into action.
Building upon the summer foundation,
By the fall term, you will find that your
you now have the opportunity to tailor the
interactions with peers, the faculty, the MIT
program to your own professional goals.
environment, and the wider community have
The feeling of momentum is palpable as you
begun to transform the way you think about
begin to leverage the full range of resources
yourself, the world, and your role in it. With
available to you as a Sloan Fellow at MIT.
a formidable storehouse of new knowledge
“The professors at MIT are the best of the best in
their fields. I found their insights illuminating and
their knowledge bottomless. You know that what
you’re learning is the very latest thinking in the
technology and management arenas.”
and a more sophisticated global perspective,
you will find that you have developed greater
confidence in your own abilities and opinions.
You also are ready to investigate leadership
in action. As a cohort and in small groups,
you will meet with international business
and government leaders for candid, faceto-face conversations. You will meet other
influential leaders during a trip to New York
J O H N W. T H O M P S O N , S F ’ 8 3 \ U N I T E D S TAT E S
City—the first of three business trips during
CH A IR M A N, MICROSOF T COR POR ATION
your MIT Sloan Fellows year.
Tap our vast resources
to achieve your goals.
During the fall semester, you choose
from electives offered at MIT Sloan, across
MIT, and at Harvard University. You also
will be able to choose from an array of
action-learning courses that combine
management theory with hands-on projects
in existing organizations.
THE WINTER
Push the boundaries of your learning experience.
COR E COU R SE S
L E A R N I NG I N AC T ION
COM M U N IT Y EV EN TS
Leading Organizations
Sloan Innovation Period (SIP)
New England Clambake
The month of January at MIT is a community-wide
Without the usual distractions of the academic
Seminar in Leadership
New York City Trip: Lens on
Halloween
knowledge fest called Independent Activities Period
semester, you will have the luxury of concentrating fully
Macro and International
Leadership
Thanksgiving
(IAP)—a long and much celebrated Institute tradition.
on courses like social entrepreneurship, negotiation, and
Economics
Coaching
Country Cultural Nights
Global Markets, National Policies
& the Competitive Advantage of
Action Learning Lab Electives
$100K Events & Competitions
Members of the community share with one another
the human side of enterprise—or branch off and study
what they know best, from nuclear physics to
Italian, environmental design, or the art of the Japanese
chocolate science.
tea ceremony.
Firms
Introduction to System Dynamics
Competitive Strategy
IAP offers you a choice of 700+ learning experiences,
including intensive academic courses geared to
building expertise related to the program’s three pillars—
leadership, innovation, and global perspective.
THE SPRING
Reach across the community.
By the spring term, much of the
foundational knowledge you have gained
will be second nature to you. You will have
“The intellectual climate is exhilarating. You are
among global movers and shakers, adding your own
perspectives to the mix. I talked frankly with faculty
and global leaders I had admired for years and
knew I was contributing to dialogues that were
shaping business.”
worked with it, relied upon it, and used it
to solve real management problems. You
XOLI K A K A NA , SF ’08 \ SOU TH A FR ICA
will find yourself weaving together the
E X E C U T I V E C H A I R P E R S O N A N D G R O U P C E O , I C T- W O R K S
myriad elements of your Sloan Fellows
year, combining knowledge, skills, and
experiences as the challenge requires.
And you are now fully part of the MIT
community. You know how to access
the resources at your disposal, such as
Bring it all together.
Exercise your options.
You have the option of conducting an
faculty and research centers, campus
in-depth analysis of solutions vital to your
organizations and conferences, entrepre-
future or to the future of your company
neurial competitions and new enterprises.
by embarking on a thesis project or an
Then there’s the Kendall Square Innovation
independent study—efforts that many
District, the neighborhood that surrounds
fellows leverage for professional advance-
MIT Sloan. Here, new enterprises rub
ment. Or you might opt to participate in the
shoulders with some of the world’s most
MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition
influential corporations—from Microsoft
as a member of a team of interdisciplinary
and Google to Novartis and Pfizer.
innovators who pool their expertise to
launch a new product or service.
Spring also means travel—to San
Francisco and Silicon Valley to explore the
power of innovation and to Washington, DC
to examine global controversies throughout
the world that threaten the health of
markets, economies, and populations.
Many of the leaders you’ll meet during the
COR E COU R SE S
L E A R N I NG I N AC T ION
COM M U N IT Y EV EN TS
capstone trip to Washington will personify
Innovation-Driven Advantage
Coaching
Welcome Back Gathering
the triumph of leadership, innovation,
Global Strategy and Organization
California Trip: The Power of
Country Cultural Nights
Global Leadership
Innovation
April Orientation
Washington, DC Trip: Global
New England Community
Controversies
Weekend
$100K Events & Competitions
and global perspective—the three pillars
of the MIT Sloan Fellows Program at work
in the world.
Leverage a lifetime of benefits.
You are not an MIT Sloan Fellow for just one year.
Think of this as a continually growing and lifelong
relationship. MIT provides a steady stream of
opportunities to update your knowledge, learn
about late-breaking developments in management
and industry, and connect with the people and
Meet your network.
The network you enter as an MIT Sloan Fellow is a personal and professional
asset of incalculable value. It extends from your 100+ close colleagues in the
program to the larger network of 3,500+ Sloan Fellows alumni, 20,000+ MIT
Sloan alumni, and 120,000+ MIT alumni. It reaches across every continent but
Antarctica—and is attainable by no other means than through your experience
as an MIT Sloan Fellow.
KO FI AN NAN
Nobel Peace Prize Winner
Board of Directors, United
resources you need. And you don’t have to travel to
As a graduate of the program, you will count the following leaders among your
Cambridge to take advantage of many of these events.
Nations Foundation
alumni network:
Former Secretary-General,
Often, we bring them to your region or provide an
United Nations
online platform.
Ghana
THAD W. ALLEN
Former Commandant
ABD U LL ATIF A . AL- OTHMAN
“Every day, I feel the impact of my Sloan
Fellows experience. I am more innovative, more
United States Coast Guard
Governor and Chairman
United States
Saudi Arabian General
Investment Authority
J O HN W. TH O M PSO N
strategic, more global in my thinking. The value
Saudi Arabia
of the program is integral to everything I do
SEOW HIAN G LEE
Chairman, Microsoft
CEO
Corporation
Changi Airport Group
United States
and everything I am. I keep waiting for that
sensation to abate, but it doesn’t.”
CEO, Virtual Instruments
Singapore
SCOT T GUT Z
AL AN M U L ALLY
CEO and President
R A NDA JA M A LI CH A R A M A ND, SF ’08
Board of Directors, Google
Amadeus North America
LEBANON
Retired President and CEO
United States
CHIEF OPER ATI NG OF FICER , BENCH M A R K
Ford Motor Company
DEV ELOPMENT
United States
SIOW H UAN G GAN
Brigadier General
J O ERG SO M M ER
A note to company sponsors.
Can I spare this pivotal employee for a full year?
That’s one of the most frequent questions we hear
from organizations deciding whether to send one of
Head of Air Intelligence &
Vice President, Product
Director of Special Projects
Marketing and Strategy
Singapore Armed Forces
Volkswagen AG
Singapore
Germany
KEIJ I TACHIK AWA
CÉLE STIN M O N GA
President
Managing Director, United
Japan Aerospace Exploration
their most talented mid-career managers to the
Nations Industrial Development
Agency
MIT Sloan Fellows Program. The fact is, that year at
Organization (UNIDO)
Japan
MIT can be every bit as impactful for the organization
Cameroon
as it is for the fellow. Many global organizations rely
M EGAN J . BREN NAN
XO LISWA K AK ANA
on the program to prepare their most promising
Postmaster General and CEO
Executive Chairperson and
United States Postal Service
leaders for executive suite positions or upcoming
Group CEO
United States
challenges—particularly when those challenges are
ICT-Works
complex, multidimensional, and global in nature.
South Africa
Reach out to us to discuss how you can integrate the
TANA L . UTLE Y
President
Perkins Engines Company Ltd.,
MIT Sloan Fellows Program into your professional
a division of Caterpillar, Inc.
development strategy.
United States
CONTACT
Stephen Sacca, SF ’90
Director, MIT Sloan Fellows Program
[email protected]
+1 617 253 0139
IRIS F. BO M BELY N
VP and Program Manager
Lockheed Martin Space
Systems Company
United States
PED RO VILL ARE S
Director of Projects
Natura
Brazil
H UA YAN G
Chairman
China National Offshore
Oil Corp.
China
M O N DAY O KO RO
President, Artificial Lift
Schlumberger
Nigeria
“Dedicating 12 months to this program is one of the
most strategic investments you can make in your career.
It’s a year that pays off in ways you could never imagine.
I have a better head for finance, negotiation, and global
business practice. I have greater emotional intelligence
and cultural awareness. I am a more effective leader and
a better person. And I have trusted business advisors—
my fellow alumni—on the ground all over the world. Yes,
you would improve during those same 12 months on the
job, but you would never approach the level of growth
you achieve as a Sloan Fellow.”
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GOV ER NOR A N D CH A IR M A N
SAUDI AR A BI A N GENER A L IN V ESTMENT AU THORIT Y
mitsloan.mit.edu/fellows/
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