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As part of the Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business Countdown to Commencement series, we interviewed a few soon-to-be graduates from our Undergraduate program to learn about their backgrounds, why they chose Scheller, and what they plan to do after the Fall 2020 commencement.

As part of Scheller’s Countdown to Commencement series, we interviewed a few soon-to-be graduates from our Undergraduate program to learn about them. Meet Ronnie Ludwin.

The Georgia Institute of Technology publishes a new 10-year Strategic Plan with Scheller College Dean Maryam Alavi participating in the one-year planning and development phase as co-chair of the Strategic Planning Task Force.

As part of Scheller’s Countdown to Commencement series, we interviewed a few soon-to-be graduates from our Undergraduate program to learn about them. Meet Sarah Boger.

CDL-Atlanta, in partnership with the Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business, launched the first session of its Commerce stream, bringing together a community of experienced mentors and scientists to help founders of massively scalable science-and tech-based companies move from the lab to the market.

Scheller faculty member Deven Desai provides eight steps to show that democracy is alive while the U.S. participates in the “American revolution” of societal change.

As part of Scheller’s Countdown to Commencement series, we interviewed a few soon-to-be graduates from our Undergraduate program to learn about them. Meet Rachel Luckcuck.

Read how a Lean Six Sigma certification can build up your resume as a leader and expert and position you to lead teams focused on advancing a company’s success.

Findings from Research Conducted by Scheller Professor Qiuping Yu Finds Changing Employee Schedules Affects Revenue and Employee Performance at Work and Home

As part of Scheller’s Countdown to Commencement series, we interviewed a few soon-to-be graduates from our Undergraduate program to learn about them. Meet Barrett Kulik.

As part of Scheller’s Countdown to Commencement series, we interviewed a few soon-to-be graduates from our Undergraduate program to learn about them. Meet Avery Silva.

Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business Ranks No. 4 in the 2020 Better World MBA Ranking by Corporate Knights.

Georgia Tech Scheller Professor Qiuping Yu publishes research on virtual queues, showing when providing wait time estimates, it pays to under-promise and over-deliver.

U.S. Army veterans Marcus Harmon and Jarrod Snell talk about their military experiences, the paths they took to Georgia Tech Scheller, and the community they’ve nurtured in the MBA program.

Georgia Tech Scheller’s Dean Maryam Alavi speaks with Lori George Billingsley about Coca-Cola’s diversity and inclusion initiatives and how individuals and companies can follow their lead.

The Institute for Leadership and Social Impact hosted their Impact Speaker Series centered on anti-racism, social justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion. Read the calls to action provided from these panel discussions.

Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business professors Tim Halloran and Deven Desai weigh in on TikTok and its future as a social media app and data collector.

The Georgia Tech Scheller College Diversity & Inclusion Council has been created to foster organizational change and create equal access to opportunities for educational and professional growth and advancement.

U.S. News & World Report ranks Scheller’s undergraduate and graduate business analytics programs No. 1 among public universities and No. 3 overall in the nation. Here are three reasons why.

In the spirit of Georgia Tech Homecoming, we talked to a few former Georgia Tech football players who are a part of Scheller’s MBA programs about their MBA journeys.

Dean Maryam Alavi speaks with Ed Bastian, CEO of Delta, about the company’s plan for the future, air travel in a post-Covid world, and racial equity.

Seven new corporate leaders join Scheller’s Advisory Board

Civic innovation. It’s a concept that is gaining increased relevance as our society recognizes the fact that all citizens can and should be empowered to be problem solvers. Civic innovation elevates community-driven ideas and solutions to address inequality and build trust in the public sector. And it’s a mindset each of us can engage in.

The Scheller College of Business Institute for Leadership and Social Impact hosted a discussion on Georgia’s new criminal justice reform bill, racial disparities in the criminal justice system, and how bipartisanship can make a difference in the

Eric Frey is a second-year Scheller Full-time MBA student, Double Jacket, and Poets&Quants First Generation MBA.

First-year Full-time MBA student Luis Trejo offers insight into what questions he reflected on at the beginning of his MBA journey.

Grace Stewart, a Georgia Tech Scheller first-year Full-time MBA student, is a first-generation college student with experience in storytelling and entertainment. She has been profiled by Poets&Quants as a part of their First-Generation MBA series.

Meet Anik Khan. From a young entrepreneur to a successful Scheller graduate and fintech founder, Anik talks about his journey in the lastest episode of the Intersection podcast.

Georgia Tech Scheller’s incoming MBA students bring expertise and experience that spans a variety of industry, educational, and cultural backgrounds.

Associate Professor Tiffany Johnson is a new Georgia Tech Diversity & Inclusion Fellow - one of three at Scheller accepted into the program. She will undertake a project examining equity and diversity in organizations with the mind-body connection of the individual as part of a course she’ll teach in Summer 2021 for MBA students titled “Work, Equity, and Wellness.”

King & Spalding, an international law firm founded in Atlanta, announced today that it is joining the Executive Council of the Business Analytics Center (BAC) at the Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business. They join other global industry leaders including The Coca-Cola Company, The Home Depot, AT&T, NCR, UPS, and thyssenkrupp Elevator.

Full-time MBA student, Joshua Burr is a new Georgia Tech Diversity & Inclusion Fellow - one of three at Scheller accepted into the program. He wants to create a way for people, in particular men, to understand and recognize issues facing women in the workplace.

Scheller undergrad student Hannah Sherrill named a Georgia Tech 2020-2021 Diversity & Inclusion Fellow. Over the course of a year, she'll be studying team building environments to help women's organizations across the campus.

Institute Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (IDEI) and the ADVANCE program at Georgia Tech have announced the 2021 - 2021 Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Program Fellows and three members of the Scheller College of Business community have been chosen out of 150 applicants.

First-year Full-time MBA student, Luis Trejo, reflects on beginning his MBA experience during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum, an award-winning educational leader, best-selling author, and noted expert on the psychology of racism recently talked with Dean Maryam Alavi of Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business on the themes of prejudice, racism, discrimination, and racial bias.

Georgia Tech’s Scheller College of Business will host the 2020 Journal of Investment Management (JOIM) Conference on October 5 to 7. Scheller College professor of Finance Sudheer Chava will be one of the presenters.

The Full-time MBA program at the Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business will pilot a GMAT/GRE test optional admission process for Fall 2021 enrollment.

U.S. News and World Report recently released its 2021 Best Colleges rankings and the Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business undergraduate program has broken into the top 20 in the U.S., jumping three spots from the previous year to No. 19 in the nation.

David Sluss, Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior at the Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business recently published an article in the Harvard Business Review titled “Becoming a More Patient Leader.” Read about his strategies.

Gain an insider's perspective on Georgia Tech Scheller's Full-time, Evening, and Executive MBA programs at our Virtual Open House from October 6 to 8.

While Darius Broughton’s life story began with music, he is currently a project manager on some of the largest construction projects in his hometown city of Atlanta.

The National Academies of Science and Engineering has named Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business Professor Peter Swire to a new study committee on “The Future of Encryption."

Scheller College Dean Maryam Alavi and the Diversity & Inclusion Speaker Series is partnering with the Institute for Leadership and Social Impact (ILSI) to host an impressive line-up of speakers who will center their discussion around race, social justice, equity, and inclusion. The series runs from September to November and is open to the public.

Dr. Beth Cabrera, First Lady of Georgia Tech spoke to Scheller MBA students and offers four strategies for building resilience to help get through difficult times.

Of the 30 schools that have improved their Poets&Quants best MBA school rankings position by at least 10 places over the past decade, Scheller College is one of only two schools that has broken into the top 30.

Meet three of the Scheller Full-time MBA program’s incoming students with global experience and backgrounds in construction, consulting, and aerospace.

Despite the volatile career landscape during the Covid-19 pandemic, Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business undergraduate and MBA graduates have displayed a high level of resilience in the job market.

The Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business at the Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business (“Center”) recently held a panel discussion around the role individuals and communities have in the fight for racial equity and social justice. The conversation centered around ways individuals can elevate their levels of engagement—in conversation, in protest, and in advocacy.

Poets&Quants just published a list of the top 35 schools in the U.S. and Europe for percentage of consulting industry hires. The Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business Full-time MBA program came in at 16th overall and 3rd among public institutions, with 31% of grads going into the industry at a median base salary of $140,000.

Cornelius Cook’s eagerness to learn and share his own knowledge has landed him on Poets & Quants 2020 Best & Brightest EMBA list.

At the Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business, practicums are a vital way for students to gain in-depth knowledge and insights into real-world issues. Scheller College’s TI:GER (Technology Innovation: Generating Economic Results) program offers a Global Technology Innovation Practicum that is uniquely positioned to provide students with hands-on experience in tech innovation and strategy to help solve the most pressing problems companies face.

Four Scheller College of Business MBA alumni share advice on career search strategies, industry outlooks and perspectives, and the current economic downturn during Covid-19 at a recent Lifelong Learning Speakers series event.

Jesse Breidinger’s determination to make the world a better place has landed her on the Poets & Quants 2020 Best & Brightest EMBAs list.

Scheller College of Business came in at 12th overall on Poets&Quants list of Top Tech Industry Feeders.

Scheller College of Business professor Deven Desai and co-writer Christos A. Makridis recently wrote an op-ed piece in The Hill on why creating a "G.I. Bill" for Covid-19 is a good idea.

As part of Scheller’s Graduation 2020 Profiles series, we interviewed a few soon-to-be graduates from our doctoral program to learn about their backgrounds. Meet Cheng He.

CDL-Atlanta, a nonprofit organization based at Georgia Tech that delivers an objectives-based program for science- and technology-based companies, announces a new program focused on innovative technologies with the potential to disrupt online and offline retail.

Eight members of the Scheller College of Business community made the list of 40 distinguished honorees in the Georgia Tech Alumni Association’s inaugural "40 under 40" list.

Kate Groce, a rising fourth-year student in Literature, Media, and Communication, has been named Class of 2021 Student of the Year by the Steven A. Denning Technology & Management Program in the Scheller College of Business.

Gartner just published its rankings of the top 25 supply chain management programs in the U.S. for 2020 and Georgia Tech’s MBA and undergraduate programs ranked in the top 10 with the MBA program placing no. 3 and the undergraduate program placing no. 10 out of 67 universities in the U.S. and Canada.

Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business students and collaborators create new website to track Georgia's economy in the midst of Covid-19.

Three Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business faculty publish paper on Right-to-Work laws and collective bargaining agreements in the Journal of Financial Economics.

As part of Scheller’s Graduation 2020 Profiles series, we interviewed a few soon-to-be graduates from our doctoral program to learn about their backgrounds, why they chose Scheller College, and their advice for individuals interested in an academic career. Meet Nikhil Paradkar.

In an interview with WSB-TV, Dr. Timothy Halloran, senior lecturer of Marketing at Georgia Tech’s Scheller College of Business discussed the impact of corporate ads pulled from Facebook on companies, consumers, and the social media giant.

Learn how higher ed can fight the impacts of racial inequality from Dr. Tiffany Hughes-Troutman, licensed psychologist and Director of CARE at Georgia Tech.

MD/MBA students Candice Blacknall and Chima Odinkemere have been accepted into Georgia Tech’s CREATE-X program to work on their educational tech company GABA.

Alumni of the Scheller College of Business Executive MBA (EMBA) program share their thoughts, experiences, and advice on leading during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Are you a PhD candidate working on a research project with commercialization potential? Learn how Scheller College of Business' TI:GER program can turn your innovative technology research into economic results.

A panel of Scheller College of Business alumni hosted by the Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business revealed how employees can be true advocates for sustainability and allies to social justice causes in their professional lives.

What kind of industry experience does this year’s incoming Scheller Evening MBA class have? Meet four students who will join the program this fall.

An adventurer by heart, Executive MBA recent graduate Jonathan Colbert is heading west to Silicon Valley for a new chapter in his career.

An advocate for healthy lifestyles, responsible business practices, and collaborative problem-solving, Scheller Full-time MBA alumna Blais Hickey has also been named a 2020 MBA to Watch by Poets&Quants.

What do a film society programming manager, a financial services rep, an MA candidate in culture/theology, and an Army captain have in common? All four will be starting their life-changing journey through the Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business Full-time MBA program this August.

The Scheller College of Business community has created a list of articles, books, videos, podcasts, and other resources in the fight against racism and discrimination. Learn how you can help.

The Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) kicked off its new RECOVERY program yesterday which was conceived, designed, built, and launched in eight weeks to accelerate the world’s recovery from the COVID-19 crisis through information-based solutions.

Nona Black (MBA 2020), a design-minded innovator whose dream is to spoil all the dogs in the world, worked right down the street from the Scheller College of Business for a year and a half before applying to the Full-time MBA program. Now, two years later, Black has graduated from Scheller with her Full-time MBA, will be joining Capgemini Invent as a Senior Consultant, and has been named a 2020 MBA to Watch by Poets & Quants.

Scheller College of Business doctoral student Chris Green recently received a promotion from Major to Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army. The ceremony took place at Scheller College in front of faculty, staff, students and family members - a first for the College.

Who exactly is an Executive MBA? Meet four of the Georgia Tech Executive MBA (EMBA) program’s incoming students, whose expertise spans the globe in a vast variety of industries and backgrounds. These four students will be starting their transformational 17-month EMBA experience at the Scheller College of Business this August.

Dr. Alex Hsu, professor of Finance has published a working paper on the impact of COVID-19 on equity valuations.

Jon Michael Thomas’ EMBA degree has helped him through many work changes, including a merger, career shift, and response to Covid-19.

The Clorox Company is one of the most important creators and suppliers of products to help combat COVID-19. Scheller alumni and VP of Global Operations Rick McDonald talks about the ways the company is doing more during the pandemic.

Four Scheller College of Business Faculty Receive 2020 Georgia Institute of Technology Award for Excellence in Teaching.

Some people believe in coincidences. Some people believe that everything happens for a reason. For Christian Hyatt and Christian White, 2016 Scheller College of Business Executive MBA (EMBA) alums, they believe in serendipity.

Workers in the war against COVID-19 are tenacious, steadfast and resilient. Austin Lopeman, Georgia Tech Army ROTC Cadet, a veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), and third-year Scheller undergraduate student is one of those behind-the-scenes workers.

In the first educational offering of its kind, a new course titled Global Technology Innovation Practicum will build on the fundamentals of the TI:GER® (Technology Innovation: Generating Economic Results) program while narrowing its focus to innovating for the COVID-19 crisis.

Jasmine Howard (MBA 2020) was selected as one of Poets & Quants' “2020 Best & Brightest MBAs”.

An article published on April 22 by the Ivan Allen College for Liberal Arts highlights the contributions of Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business leadership in a collaborative effort to find solutions to reduce Georgia’s carbon emissions by 2030.

Diana Nichols (MBA 2020) was selected as one of Poets & Quants' “2020 Best & Brightest MBAs”. Nichols, who is originally from Chicago, received her B.S. in Economics from Florida A&M University (FAMU) and her M.S. in Economics from Georgia Tech.

Jacquie Smyth, (MBA ’18) details her metamorphosis from a home recycler to a Scheller College Evening MBA student to becoming a City of Atlanta Sustainability Ambassador in the Office of Resilience’s Sustainability Ambassador program.

Scheller College of Business’s 12th annual Honors Day was virtually commemorated this month in celebration of the accomplishments of Scheller College’s students, faculty, and staff, as well as the acknowledgment of the generous support of Scheller’s benefactors.

As part of Scheller’s Graduation 2020 Profiles series, we interviewed a few soon-to-be graduates from our undergraduate programs to learn about their backgrounds, why they chose Scheller College, and what they plan to do after Spring 2020 Commencement.

The Scheller College of Business has joined the Creative Destruction Lab’s global network to launch a program that addresses public health and economic recovery challenges that are emerging in the current crisis. Applications are now being accepted from all types of innovative teams.

Eric Overby, Information Technology Management associate professor, has been appointed to the Catherine & Edwin Wahlen Professorship. He joined Scheller College in 2007.

James “Robbie” Moon, Accounting assistant professor, has been appointed to the Hubert L. Harris Early Career Professorship.

Marco Ceccagnoli, professor of Strategy & Innovation and area coordinator of Strategy and Innovation has been appointed to the Brady Family in Management Professorship.

In the April 22nd article “MBA Field Notes: Getting An Early Start On Your First Year” in Poet’s and Quants magazine, Scheller College of Business second-year MBA student Jasmine Howard advises the incoming MBA class of 2022 to get a head start on their first year prior to fall classes beginning.

Whether you’ve been promoted from within the workplace or are coming into a new organization, your direct reports will have questions about your leadership capabilities. Associate professor of Organizational Behavior, David Sluss offers several steps new leaders can take to establish a relationship with employees.

Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business tradition calls for ringing the bell when students accept an employment offer of any kind.

As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded, third-year undergraduate Claudia Onley created Letters of Love, which delivers letters of support and encouragement to frontline workers and submissions are welcomed.

The Institute for Leadership and Social Impact (ILSI) is thrilled to announce the results of the 2020 Ideas to Serve Competition (I2S).

As part of Scheller’s Countdown to Commencement series, we are interviewing a few soon-to-be graduates from our Evening MBA program, including Julia Snell.

As part of Scheller’s Countdown to Commencement series, we interviewed a few soon-to-be graduates including Braddon Calloway.

As part of Scheller’s Countdown to Commencement series, we are interviewed a few soon-to-be graduates including Subhash Shanmugasundaram.

As a part of Scheller's Graduation 2020 series, we interviewed a few soon-to-be graduates including Taylor Levy.

As part of Scheller’s Graduation 2020 series, we interviewed a few soon-to-be graduates including Viha Desai.

To highlight all the innovative ways our faculty, students and staff are responding to the pandemic, Georgia Tech has launched a new resource site to centralize news related to COVID-19.

Dr. Rafael Bras, provost and executive vice president for Academic Affairs shares his views on Servant Leadership and the mission of the Serve-Learn-Sustain program he witnessed in action from a lifetime of service by Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter.

CDL-Atlanta, Georgia Tech’s Creative Destruction Lab program for the commercialization of early-stage science, is pivoting to help respond to the global COVID-19 crisis.

As part of Scheller’s Graduation 2020 series, we interviewed a few soon-to-be graduates including Achintya Arora.

As part of Scheller’s Graduation 2020 series, we interviewed a few soon-to-be graduates including Emma Adams.

As a part of Scheller's Graduation 2020 series, we interviewed a few soon-to-be graduates including Jasmine Howard.

As a part of Scheller's Graduation 2020 series, we interviewed a few soon-to-be graduates including Michelle Lumpkin.

Vickie Thomas, a Georgia Tech alumna, has been named Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business’ Associate Dean for Executive Education. Thomas joins Scheller after an accomplished corporate career including the Coca-Cola Company and Equifax and served as an Innovation and Entrepreneurship Leader at the Metro Atlanta Chamber.

Scheller professor of organizational behavior David Sluss looks at how leaders can build resilience in teams who are working virtually.

In 2000, Dori Pap came to the United States to play volleyball for the Yellow Jackets, and she never left. Today she is the managing director for Georgia Tech’s Institute for Leadership and Social Impact (formerly the Institute for Leadership and Entrepreneurship).

As part of Scheller’s Graduation 2020 series, we interviewed a few soon-to-be graduates including Abbey Yates.

As part of Scheller’s Graduation 2020 series, we interviewed a few soon-to-be graduates including Aiman Shahab.

As part of Scheller’s Graduation 2020 series, we interviewed a few soon-to-be graduates including Hannah Koenraad.

As part of Scheller’s Graduation 2020 Profiles series, we interviewed a few soon-to-be graduates including John Stauffer.

Poets and Quants for Undergrads announced its “Best and Brightest Business Majors of 2020“ and two of Scheller’s exceptional students, Darby Foster and Jason Quill, have been selected from a national pool of candidates.

With the help of so many of our Georgia Tech colleagues, community collaborators, and the wider Atlanta social innovation network, I2S 2020 has come together as a fully-virtual competition.

When the campus shutdown threatens to cancel their previously scheduled workshops, Business Analytics Club leaders pivot and present the workshops virtually.

In the March 29th article “MBA Field Notes: Say Yes To The Address” in Poet’s and Quants magazine, Scheller College of Business second-year MBA student Jasmine Howard examines how important location is during a student’s MBA experience.

In the latest installment of the MetroMBA “5 Questions” series, Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business’ Lael Whiteside, an Executive MBA Recruiting Manager, talks about the advantages of the Executive MBA and the ‘typical student profile’ among other hot topics.

A recent MBA graduate carries her passion for sustainability from Scheller College to her position with the City of Brookhaven.

Jasmine Burton, a Georgia Tech graduate, product designer, social activist, and founder is passionate about a problem fairly novel to most: access to safely managed sanitation. She's also a new judge in the upcoming Ideas to Serve (I2S) competition.

The Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business and the Scheller College of Business have selected Jenny Choi as the first recipient of the Vivian Nora Lukens Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship was established to support undergraduate students who are pursuing the Certificate in Sustainable Business.

As students around the globe navigate a new normal amid quarantines and sheltering in place, Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business’ Women in Business members are staying connected with a unique array of virtual gatherings aimed at fostering a sense of continuity and community, while staying safely apart.

In recognition of International Women’s Day, Scheller College women, both current students and alumnae from the Full-time and Evening MBA programs, gathered for an annual celebratory brunch hosted by Scheller MBA alum Jacquelyn Renée Schneider (Evening MBA, 2018).

U.S. News and World Report has released its 2021 Best Business Schools report, which ranks the best business schools and MBA programs in the United States.

Georgia Tech Scheller College scores top honors in Bloomberg Businessweek’s annual International Recruiters survey ranking in the Top 10 in three of the four categories.

In the latest installment of the MetroMBA “5 Questions” series, Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business’s Christopher Hilario, Evening MBA Recruiting Manager talks about the advantages of Scheller’s evening MBA, the “perfect” kind of candidate and priorities before applying.

Georgia Tech Scheller College’s Spring 2020 Lifelong Learning event featured an in-depth presentation on the new partnership between Toronto-based Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) and Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business.

Former TI:GER MBA student and Tech colleagues publish a new study showing the success of their app for breast cancer survivors.

Chan By, an alum of the Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business Executive MBA (EMBA) program, never let being a female in the male-dominated industry of Information Security (Infosec) intimidate her. She viewed it as a motivator to excel.

Four Full-time Georgia Tech MBA students took first place in Texas Christian University (TCU) Neely Center for Supply Chain Innovation’s Graduate Supply Chain Case Competition on February 24, 2020. Scheller’s Team NFI, named after competition sponsor NFI, a leading supply chain solutions provider, comprised of Preston Jones, James Farmer, Sachin Pai and Victoria Skinner, won the grand prize of $10,000 and four iPads after beating out 17 other graduate teams from various universities.

Waffle House CEO Walt Ehmer represents a kind of servant leader that, like the business he oversees, is what he calls a “unique American phenomenon.” He spoke to Scheller about the company's success at a recent Impact series event.

In celebration of International Women’s Day, Scheller College of Business hosted a discussion on “When Women Lead: Insights and Experience” with an esteemed panel of women leaders who have made remarkable impacts in business.

In the March issue of The Accounting Review, Finance Professor Sudheer Chava Publishes Paper on the Impact of Language in Earnings Conference Calls.

A team of four Scheller College of Business MBA students won first place ($5000) in the annual Race and Case competition in Denver, Colorado. The unique event, hosted by University of Denver’s Daniels College of Business from February 28-29, 2020, combined a premier business ethics-based case competition with an alpine ski challenge.

Seventy scholars representing nearly 40 different institutions from around the world gathered for the sixth annual Early-Career Sustainable Operations Workshop from February 21-23, 2020. The event brought together scholars and industry speakers for presentations covering a broad range of sustainability topics.

At a packed crowd of Scheller College of Business and Georgia Tech students, faculty and staff, President Ángel Cabrera delivered a compelling talk about the globalization of business and leadership.

In a recent event hosted by Scheller College of Business, panelists and keynote speakers from Accenture, Anthem, and Georgia Tech convened to discuss Frictionless Healthcare and what it means to patients, providers, and the healthcare industry.

In the latest installment of the MetroMBA.com “5 Questions” series, Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business's Amy Hayes, Full-Time MBA Recruiter, talks about what makes an ideal Georgia Tech MBA candidate, what to know before applying, and much more.

In the February 14 article “MBA Field Notes: How to Get Paid to Attend Business School” in Poet’s and Quants magazine, Scheller College of Business second-year MBA student Jasmine Howard examines how students seeking an MBA can afford tuition through scholarship and fellowship opportunities.

From February 21-22, 2020, five MBA students from the Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business attended ClimateCAP at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business. The annual global MBA summit on climate, capital, and business prepares students to respond to the financial risks, investment opportunities, and leadership challenges associated with climate change.

Developing diversity and inclusivity whether on college campuses, or corporate boardrooms is becoming a necessity for organizations to prosper and flourish. Neve Shah, Priyesh Shah, and James Ni join the Scheller Intersection Podcast to discuss diversity through their own experiences.

In the Positive Impact Rating (PIR), Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business is identified as one of the world’s top “transforming” schools. The World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, announced the PIR results on January 22, 2020. The new rating, conducted by students and for students, assesses business schools on the basis of their positive impact.

The Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business hosted its annual Diversity and Inclusion symposium on February 13, 2020. This year’s focus was on creating impact and driving growth in business through diversity and inclusion.

Scheller College of Business professor of Operations Management, Brady Family Chair and faculty director of the Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business Beril Toktay was recently quoted on Amazon's carbon footprint in e-Tailing,

Visioning Phase garners more than 5,700 interactions with Georgia Tech stakeholders. Now, the process moves into the goal-setting phase that will include an opportunity for review and input from the Georgia Tech community.

Scheller College of Business doctoral student Maria Roche’s research was featured in the recent article “The Particular Creativity of Dense Urban Neighborhoods” by City Lab. The study finds that neighborhood form—in particular the density and layout of its streets—has a considerable effect on innovation.

“Hey, I’m Charlie.” Those three words were enough for Charlie Harty to land a Forecasting Manager position at The Coca-Cola Company. Well, those three words and his journey through the Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business Executive MBA (EMBA) program.

Scheller College of Business will be hosting Part V: Frictionless Healthcare as part of its Digital Disruption Series on Friday, February 28 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. with leading thought leaders from corporate partners Accenture, Anthem and Georgia Tech.

As an official Georgia Tech “Double Jacket,” Ashish Arya earned both his undergraduate (BA’06) and Executive MBA (EMBA’13) degrees from Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business. Currently, he is the Global Head of Strategy & Marketing for Travel at Pinterest.

Kicking off the first in this year’s series “Cecil B. Day Presents”, Lara O’Connor Hodgson, co-founder, president and CEO, Now Corporation, spoke on “Lessons in Ethics from a Serial Entrepreneur.”

Scheller College’s Barrett Kulik recently presented at TEDxGeorgiaTech Speaker Series on Achieving Excellence in Everyday Life.

Scheller College of Business Professor of Law, Peter Swire spoke on the recent identification of the Equifax hackers and the message it conveys to China's state-sponsored hacking of U.S. data.

Professor Barrington (Barry) Branch discusses national trends in the online magazine RENTCafe that are leading more young people to rent rather than purchase a single-family home.

TEDxGeorgiaTech recently hosted the first Student Speaker Series and Scheller undergraduate student Aiman Shahab presented a talk on women inequality and gender bias in South Asian Culture.

Georgia Tech has announced the next phase of Technology “Tech” Square – an exciting planning, programming and concept design, Phase III will create another world-class destination within the already thriving innovation ecosystem.

Georgia Tech MBA students, MBA alumni, prospective MBA students, and the Atlanta business community are invited to attend the MarTech 2020 Conference on Friday, February 21st at Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business from 1-6 pm.

If you ask most entrepreneurs why they created their product or service, they would say they saw a need in the marketplace. Georgia Tech Scheller College student, Connor Ford (BA’20), is a shining example of recognizing a market need and launching a highly sought-after product.

A team of four full-time MBA students recently won 2nd place and a $2,500 award in a two-round competition of the Deloitte SCNO Supply Chain Case Competition.

In business, being early for work, appointments, and deadlines is a good thing. For Snehal Doshi, a 2019 Scheller College of Business Executive MBA graduate, being early on the morning of September 11, 2001, saved his life.

Scheller College of Business Executive MBA (EMBA) students have the unique opportunity to lead and serve their fellow EMBA cohorts while interacting with program management through EMBA’s Student Leadership Team (SLT).

Scheller College of Business associate professor Deven Desai was quoted in a recent article on the use of facial recognition software by the Atlanta Police Department to assist in police investigations.

How does soft drink king Pepsi and the internationally renowned pop group ABBA trade with the Soviet Union when rubles are useless? How does Blockchain works outside the public image of being tied predominately to Bitcoin? Listen to the Mondo Merkato podcast series from CIBER to find out.

The Leadership for Social Good (LSG) Study Abroad program is taking applications from students across disciplines for its summer semester abroad. The program provides an opportunity to make a positive impact globally by working with non-profit partner organizations in Budapest, Hungary, Prague, Czech Republic, and Vienna, Austria.

Before heading home for winter break this past December, 29 Scheller MBA students traveled to the San Francisco Bay Area for the College’s annual West Coast Tech Trek.

Statistically, men still serve in more leadership roles than women. However, a recent study published by Scheller College of Business professor and Tedd Munchak Chair in Entrepreneurship, Dr. Terry Blum, and colleague Dr. Jim Lemoine (U. Buffalo) asserts that where servant leadership is practiced in the workplace it provides an environment that creates servant followers and provides a leadership advantage for women servant leaders.

Scheller College’s first-year Full-time MBA students had the opportunity to hear Executive Chairman of Accenture and Scheller alum, David Rowland, speak on how his experiences have shaped his view of leadership at Scheller’s Re-CHARGE event on January 10, 2020.

While it is highly improbable for a father and son to attend the same university at the same time, that’s exactly what John Britto and his son Jeyanth (Jey) did.

Scheller College of Business’ Undergraduate Program has been named #14 Best Undergraduate Business Program in the U.S. and #5 Best Undergraduate Business Program at a public university in the U.S. by Poets and Quants in their just-released 2020 rankings for undergraduate programs.

The Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business at Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business is delighted to announce the 2019-20 Graduate Sustainability Fellows and Undergraduate Sustainability Ambassadors. This year, 11 graduate and seven undergraduate students will deepen their engagement in sustainability by working on projects and participating in activities related to sustainable business.

First-year MBA students Candice Blacknall (FT MBA, 2021), Kristen Brinson, (FT MBA, 2021) Denzel McCollum (FT MBA, 2021), Andrew Shibata (FT MBA, 2021), and Gabi Solis (FT MBA, 2021) won second place in InterContinental Hotels Group, plc’s, (IHG) yearly case competition.

Creative Destruction Lab (CDL), an objectives-based program for massively scalable science- and tech-based companies, is partnering with Georgia Tech Scheller School of Business for its next North American location, CDL-Atlanta.

Lane McAree is a fifth-year business administration student who’s set to graduate this weekend. She says her experience in Senegal gave her new insights into improving education for women and girls.

Georgia Tech now boasts a $5.3 million high-performance computing (HPC) system that is enabling data-driven discovery in data science, computational astrophysics, biology, chemistry, and materials science at the institute.

Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business has added a new testing option for working professionals interested in applying to the nationally-ranked Evening MBA program.

For the second episode of our new Intersection roundtable podcast series 'Ramblin' Roundtable', host Jasmine Howard chats with MBA Candidate Ben Rosenthal, MBA Alum Saurabh Bose, and Professor Eric Overby about trends in and the future of FinTech.

2nd year MBA candidates discuss all that they learned during their summer west coast tech internships, what helped them prepare, and more!

Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business continues to be recognized as a leader in sustainability education in business. In the 17th annual Better World MBA Ranking, released by Corporate Knights on November 8, 2019, Scheller College is ranked #3 in the United States and #9 globally

2nd year MBA candidates discuss all that they learned during their summer consulting internships, what helped them prepare, and more!

Never one to shy away from challenges, Kenneth Hettler, a first-year Scheller College of Business Full-time MBA student, is an Eagle Scout, a West Point graduate with a B.S. in Information Management (’11), and an Army veteran who was recently named by Poets and Quants to their “MBA Class of 2021: The Go-Getters” roster.

Former President and CEO of Georgia-Pacific and Chairmen of Grady Hospital, Pete Correll, speaks to students about his career journey and the chances he took that led to his tremendous success.

For the third consecutive year, Scheller College of Business undergraduates were crowned “Mr. and Ms. Georgia Tech.” Winners Rachel Luckcuck (‘20) and Francis Yang (‘20) received the honor during Georgia Tech’s Homecoming Game on November 2, 2019.

Faculty, staff, and students affiliated with the Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business at Scheller College of Business contributed to Georgia Tech’s inaugural Sustainability Showcase. Over 150 members of the Georgia Tech community shared their current work in sustainability research and education.

Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business’ Fulltime MBA program is ranked in the top 20 among all MBA programs in the US, #6 among MBA programs in public universities and #23 globally by The Economist in its 2019 rankings.

Scheller College of Business’ Dean Maryam Alavi welcomes incoming Georgia Tech President Dr. Ángel Cabrera on behalf of all faculty at the October 28th Investiture ceremony for Dr. Cabrera.

As part of the Lifelong Learning series, Dr. Manpreet Hora discusses Operational Excellence

The EXCEL program for young people with intellectual and development disabilities receives funding from the Donald L. Chapman Endowment Fund established by McKinneys, Inc.

The Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business at Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business and the Net Impact – MBA Chapter co-hosted the sixth annual panel on sustainability in careers on October 9. Speakers shared insights with nearly two dozen MBA students eager to hear how their careers could be aligned with their environmental and social values.

Michael Lowe, assistant professor of Marketing at Scheller College of Business has been chosen by Poets and Quants as one of the nation’s favorite business professors in its October 8 article “The Favorite Professors of Business Majors.”

Fourteen of the nation's leaders in business analytics attended the BAC Career Fair and Analytics Expo, hoping to attract Tech's top talent.

The National Black MBA Case Competition awards were held this past September at the 41st Annual National Black MBA Conference in Houston. Thirty-four teams from the nation's top MBA schools vied for a winning spot in the case competition and Scheller College’s Team LifeUnited placed third in the nation, winning $10,000.

Kicking off a new Intersection roundtable podcast series 'Ramblin' Roundtable', host Jasmine chats with MBA Candidates Stephen Stradley and Sunny Gupta, and Professor Patricia Mokhtarian from the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering about trends in and the future of mobility.

The faculty affiliated with the Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business participated in the Global Climate Action Symposium. The event brought together engineers, government delegates, business and policy experts, activists, and students from around the world. It was jointly sponsored by Georgia Tech and six European consulates during European Climate Diplomacy Week.

Peter Swire, professor at Scheller College of Business talks about the Court of Justice for the European Union's decision on Google's use of EU citizens' data.

Six universities and higher education organizations including Georgia Tech participated in the University Global Compact’s (UGC) inaugural “17-Rooms-U” at Rutgers University. Georgia Tech President Dr. Ángel Cabrera and Beril Toktay, Scheller professor among attendees.

Amazon released its carbon footprint earlier this week and its greenhouse gas emissions are close to those of a small nation. However, they have committed to becoming carbon neutral by 2040. Professor Beril Toktay provides an assessment of their plans.

The Alliance for Corporate Sustainability (ARCS), an organization advancing rigorous academic research on corporate sustainability issues, has selected Basak Kalkanci for its Emerging Sustainability Scholar Award.

The Project Management Institute, started in the late 1960’s is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, with over 500,000 members in 208 countries, 300 chapters, and over 10,000 volunteers. Jim Snyder, one of its founding members, visited Scheller College of Business on September 10th to discuss the history of the Project Management Institute, its half-century hallmark, and the Georgia Tech connection that helped form the international organization.

On Sunday, September 15, someone stole Marquavious Barnes’ bicycle. He received it from his uncle when he was just eight years old, two years after being hit by a car, which resulted in a traumatic brain injury. Read how the Georgia Tech Police Department and the Atlanta community came together to help Qua.

The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) Foundation awarded the first William (Bill) Ezzell Scholarships to five CPAs pursuing doctorates in accounting.

As assistant director of Undergraduate Career Education in the Scheller College of Business, Stan Broome manages recruitment relationships with corporations and teaches career development classes to business students.

The Intersection sits down with full-time MBA candidates Melanie Coissard, Yash Lakhotia, and Alireza Nazari to learn about the experience of international students at Scheller. Listen to the episode to find out some of their helpful hints to thriving in an MBA program when coming from abroad.

Beginning in Fall 2019, Georgia Tech undergraduates from any major will have the opportunity to pursue a Certificate in Sustainable Business.

The U.S. News and World Report’s 2020 Best Colleges rankings were announced Monday September 9, and two of Scheller College of Business’ Undergraduate programs were selected in the top five programs among all business schools in the U.S. The two programs are Management Information Systems, ranked No. 3, and Quantitative Analysis/Methods, ranked No. 4.

Millie Bradley, former chief auditor with ExxonMobile, speaks on ethics and leadership at the latest Impact Speaker Series.

At the 11th Annual Diversity Symposium, held Wednesday, September 4, 2019, Maryam Alavi, Dean, Scheller College of Business and Stephen P. Zelnak Jr. Chair, was the recipient of the prestigious 2019 Diversity Champion Faculty Award. Dean Alavi was recognized for her many contributions toward creating a diverse and inclusive community at Scheller College and Georgia Tech.

Professor Gary T. Jones welcomed Dr. Raphael Bostic, president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, to his Management of Financial Institutions class at Georgia Tech’s Scheller College of Business on Thursday, August 29 for a discussion of the role of the Federal Reserve and its effects on today’s markets.

Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business entered a time machine on August 20, 2019—and came out ten years in the future. During the “Reports from the Future” symposium, MBA students, pretending it was the year 2029, spoke about the progress society has made addressing global issues related to environmental and social sustainability.

In an August 20th U.S. News & World Report article titled "Ways to Save Money in College," Scheller professor Jonathan Clarke weighs in on how college students can achieve stronger financial success. He notes the importance of building a budget to help stretch a paycheck

Ph.D. graduate David Montes De Oca Zapiain didn’t plan to be an entrepreneur, but a great experience in Georgia Tech’s TI:GER program encouraged him to turn his research into a business plan that he is pursuing while working as a postdoc at Sandia National Laboratory. In this Q&A he talks about how he ended up staying at Tech for three degrees, and how he found a surprising level of support for taking his idea to market.

The 10th Annual USA India Business Forum and the 25th Annual Georgia Tech Global Business Forum was held August 27-28 at the Academy of Medicine. The event, titled “Global Advanced Industries: Creating Local Opportunities,” was sponsored by the Sheller College of Business’ Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER), the USA India Business Summit (UIBS), and the Georgia Department of Economic Development.

In its longstanding tradition of welcoming the incoming undergraduate class of first year and transfer students, Scheller College of Business held its Opening Bell ceremony August 27, 2019.

How do you stop millions of pounds of heat-trapping Carbon Dioxide from ever being emitted? In Georgia Tech’s Summer 2019 Carbon Reduction Challenge, student interns used their ingenuity to identify opportunities for scalable carbon reduction projects at a wide variety of partnering organizations.

Dr. Lucien Dhooge, Sue and John Staton professor of law at Scheller College, recently received the Academy of Legal Studies in Business’s (ALSB) Distinguished Career Faculty Award for his contributions in the field of law and ethics.

It is with great pleasure that we announce Scheller Tower – a new building for the Scheller College of Business in Tech Square Phase III, expected to open year-end 2022.

Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business’ Executive MBA (EMBA) program has become one of the first nationally-ranked business schools to achieve gender parity in an MBA program.

What does it take to transform a community from “striving” to “thriving”? Ask undergraduate students in Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business who recently learned about creating sustainable communities through an innovative project.

Two recent sustainability-focused op-eds featured Scheller faculty in Corporate Knights and Environmental Leader.

This year, Scheller welcomed its second class of M.D./MBAs - Candice Blacknall and Chima Odinkemere.

Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Rafael Bras announced this July that Maryam Alavi was reappointed as Dean and Stephen P. Zelnak Jr. Chair for Scheller College of Business through June 30, 2024.

Scheller College appears as one of the first of the 2019 “Best of the Best” placements appearing in the summer issue of Black EOE Journal.

The August edition of the Georgia Tech “My Favorite Element” series features Scheller College of Business Full-time MBA Candidate Jasmine Au Howard.

WABE’s Rose Scott interviewed Scheller’s own Peter Swire as part of her July 15th “Closer Look” radio series on 90.1 FM. They discussed ransomware and cyber security and how companies and individuals can protect themselves from cyber threats

In the French LeMonde newspaper op-ed piece, Peter Swire writes about the July 9th Court of Justice for the European Union (CJEU) oral argument of Case C-311/18 which discusses if U.S. surveillance practices violate the fundamental rights of EU citizens.

On July 29, 2019, Scheller College of Business Professor Beril Toktay was selected as a finalist for the 2019 Atlanta E3 Awards in the “Impact” category. The Atlanta E3 Awards, which are presented by the Metro Atlanta Chamber (MAC), celebrate the companies, organizations and people whose work innovates at the intersection of sustainability and commerce.

In a recent article in Bank News, Scheller professor Chuck Mulford highlights alternate ways to measure cash flow outside of the traditional earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) for underwriting decision making.

Have you ever wondered about the communities your students come from? Helping faculty members better understand this background information is one of the reasons why each year members of the Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) take a tour of a region in Georgia.

Provost Teaching and Learning Fellows (PTLF) at Scheller College established its goals and action plans, for the 2019-20 academic year

As part of the Denning Technology & Management (T&M) Program, 38 Denning Scholars participated in the “Global Leadership: Conducting Business in China” certificate program at Shenzhen University’s College of Management in mid-March.

Dr. Tiffany D. Johnson was recently featured as one of the exceptional women in the series “An Age of Empowerment."

One completed two half-ironman triathlons and one publishes papers on neuroscience and how the brain develops in in teenagers. Jacob Gelbaum and Rebecca J. Von Der Heide, respectively, are two of the nation’s Executive MBA graduates to receive accolades as Poets & Quants for Executives “100 Best and Brightest Executive MBAs for the Class of 2019.”

Scheller College of Business Professor Peter Swire and School of Interactive Computing Professor Annie Antón recently hosted the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) second public workshop on its development of the NIST Privacy Framework: An Enterprise Risk Management Tool.

Jonathan Clarke, associate professor of Finance, was quoted in a recent U.S. News and World Report article “Ten Simple and Free Budgeting Tools” which looks at some free budgeting tools to help you stay on track.

Scheller College Professor and Cyber Security expert Peter Swire was recently presented the Outstanding Academic Achievement award at the 10th Anniversary Celebration of the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF).

A few years ago, no one really knew what blockchain was or how it worked; only that it was being used by Bitcoin. Now, more and more mainstream companies are using it to handle their transactions.

At a recent event at St. Simons Island, Georgia, Scheller College of Business received a generous gift when Mr. Robert (Bob) Torras Sr. presented Dean Maryam Alavi with a check for $1 million.

Sudheer Chava Discusses Capital Cost Reductions Introduced by Socially Responsible Investing

When it comes to pitching business ideas to potential investors, an entrepreneur’s excitement and enthusiasm can make all of the difference between dreams taking shape or falling flat.

Two Georgia Tech students in Scheller College of Business’ Technology Innovation: Generating Economic Results (TI:GER) program recently won first place in the inaugural The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) Young Entrepreneurs University Global Pitchfest Competition

On Saturday, April 27, seven Scheller students in the Institute for Learning Experience (ILE) were the first in the EXCEL (Expanding Career, Education and Leadership Opportunities) program to graduate.

The Scheller MBA Team took 2nd place at the Race and Case Competition in Denver, Colorado. The event is hosted by the Daniels College of Business (University of Denver) and provides a unique experience as a premier business ethics case competition combined with an alpine ski challenge.

After working in the energy sector in places such as the Soviet Union, Kazakhstan, Papua New Guinea, and the Philippines, Oxman witnessed firsthand how social and environmental risks affect companies and their bottom lines.

Scheller College MBA students Michelle Albert, Maggy Deiters, and Luke Wareham were recently recognized in Poets and Quants “100 MBAs to Watch in the Class of 2019.”

Annual Commencement ceremonies for Spring 2019 took place May 3 and May 4 with over 317 Scheller students conferred degrees by the College’s Dean, Maryam Alavi.

As part of Scheller’s Countdown to Commencement series, we interviewed a few soon-to-be graduates from our undergraduate, MBA, and Ph.D. programs to learn about their backgrounds, why they chose Scheller College, and what they plan to do after Spring 2019 Commencement.

As part of Scheller’s Countdown to Commencement series, we interviewed a few soon-to-be graduates from our undergraduate, MBA, and Ph.D. programs to learn about their backgrounds, why they chose Scheller College, and what they plan to do after Spring 2019 Commencement.

A story in Georgia Trend’s May issue titled "Mastering the Future" highlights Scheller College of Business’ experiential learning opportunities as well as the convergence of technology and business – which is perfectly aligned with Scheller College’s unique positioning at the intersection of business and technology.

Debby Turner, a John and Wendi Wells Associate Professor for Teaching Excellence at Scheller College, was featured in an article in by EMBAC (Executive MBA Council) titled ‘Accounting Comes to Life in EMBA Course.”

As part of Scheller’s Countdown to Commencement series, we interviewed a few soon-to-be graduates from our undergraduate, MBA, and Ph.D. programs to learn about their backgrounds, why they chose Scheller College, and what they plan to do after Spring 2019 Commencement.

As part of Scheller’s Countdown to Commencement series, we interviewed a few soon-to-be graduates from our undergraduate, MBA, and Ph.D. programs to learn about their backgrounds, why they chose Scheller College, and what they plan to do after Spring 2019 Commencement.

While you might not think football coaching and MBA courses have a lot in common – they have more in common than you think according to Georgia Tech Football Coach Geoff Collins. Collins recently addressed the Executive MBA class at Scheller College and shared 10 key business learnings.

Scheller faculty Florin Niculescu and Cem Ozturk were nominated by students and peers and selected by Poets and Quants as "2019 Best '40 Under 40' MBA Professors. "

A recent U.S. News & World Report story on “STEM Workers Need Soft Skills Too” highlighted the importance of “soft skills” in today’s workplace with Dean Alavi providing insights.

STORD, an Atlanta-based start-up that provides storage space to companies, manufacturers and retailers, was launched in 2015 by Sean Henry, Scheller College of Business Dean’s Scholar, and Jacob Boudreau through Georgia Tech's CREATE-X program. In early April, the company announced a $12.3M round of venture funding.

Steven Murchison (MBA 2019) was recently selected as Poets & Quants' “2019 Best and Brightest MBAs” for 2019. Murchison, who was recently awarded the Dean’s Award for the Full-time MBA Student Excellence Award at the 2019 Honor’s Day ceremony, is a second year student in the Full-time MBA program.

As part of Scheller’s Countdown to Commencement series, we interviewed a few soon-to-be graduates from our undergraduate, MBA, and Ph.D. programs to learn about their backgrounds, why they chose Scheller College, and what they plan to do after Spring 2019 Commencement.

As part of Scheller’s Countdown to Commencement series, we interviewed a few soon-to-be graduates from our undergraduate, MBA, and Ph.D. programs to learn about their backgrounds, why they chose Scheller College, and what they plan to do after Spring 2019 Commencement.

“We’re delighted to be a part of helping Delta generate business value from these environmental initiatives,” said Beril Toktay, Faculty Director of the Center. Center corporate sustainability experts helped five teams of employee finalists from three different countries ...

As part of Scheller’s Countdown to Commencement series, we interviewed a few soon-to-be graduates from our undergraduate, MBA, and Ph.D. programs to learn about their backgrounds, why they chose Scheller College, and what they plan to do after Spring 2019 Commencement.

As part of Scheller’s Countdown to Commencement series, we interviewed a few soon-to-be graduates from our undergraduate, MBA, and Ph.D. programs to learn about their backgrounds, why they chose Scheller College, and what they plan to do after Spring 2019 Commencement.

As part of Scheller’s Countdown to Commencement series, we interviewed a few soon-to-be graduates from our Undergraduate, MBA, and Ph.D. programs to learn about their backgrounds, why they chose Scheller College, and what they plan to do after Spring 2019 Commencement.

As part of Scheller’s Countdown to Commencement series, we interviewed a few soon-to-be graduates from our undergraduate, MBA, and Ph.D. programs to learn about their backgrounds, why they chose Scheller College, and what they plan to do after Spring 2019 Commencement.

Countdown to Commencement As part of Scheller’s Countdown to Commencement series, we interviewed a few soon-to-be graduates from our undergraduate, MBA, and Ph.D. programs to learn about their backgrounds, why they chose Scheller College, and what they plan to do after Spring 2019 Commencement.

At the recent global finals of the Global Social Venture Competition (GSVC) held on April 5, two teams representing the U.S. Eastern Region, Key2Enable and Magnomer, had an exceptional showing - placing in the top six, with Key2Enable winning the top prize and $40,000 in funding.

The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) annually recognizes those who combine business leadership with passion and purpose for its “2019 Influential Leaders.” Alumni honorees are selected based on their meaningful, lasting impact in the world. AACSB’s Influential Leaders recognizes these graduates and the business schools that prepared them.

As part of Scheller’s Countdown to Commencement series, we interviewed a few soon-to-be graduates from our undergraduate, MBA, and Ph.D. programs to learn about their backgrounds, why they chose Scheller College, and what they plan to do after Spring 2019 Commencement.

Georgia Tech, known for producing concrete results, nurtures a culture of innovation and technological breakthroughs. With so many competing demands, students push to complete task after task under a heightened time constraint and strive to have intelligent, creative, correct answers. Until this year, the Ideas to Serve Competition aligned with every other solution-based competition on campus. However, this year’s competition focused on showcasing the unknown, the problem, or the path to understanding the problem, as a prerequisite to introducing any solution

As part of Scheller’s Countdown to Commencement series, we interviewed a few soon-to-be graduates from our undergraduate, MBA, and Ph.D. programs to learn about their backgrounds, why they chose Scheller College, and what they plan to do after Spring 2019 Commencement.

Atlanta Journal Constitution took an in-depth look at the program, its students and accomplishments. Saturday, April 27, seven Georgia Tech students will be the first in the EXCEL (Expanding Career, Education and Leadership Opportunities) program to graduate.

As part of Scheller’s Countdown to Commencement series, we interviewed a few soon-to-be graduates from our Undergraduate, MBA, and Ph.D. programs to learn about their backgrounds, why they chose Scheller College, and what they plan to do after Spring 2019 Commencement

The slate of destinations for the 2019 MBA International Practicum featured an exciting new option for students: South Africa. The South Africa course was co-sponsored by the Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business (“Center”), giving Full-time and Evening MBA students an opportunity to exercise their sustainable business skills with hands-on projects. The International Practicum is one of the MBA Program’s most popular electives, designed to facilitate a semester-long client project between international organizations and MBA student consultants.

As part of Scheller’s Countdown to Commencement series, we interviewed a few soon-to-be graduates from our undergraduate, MBA, and Ph.D. programs to learn about their backgrounds, why they chose Scheller College, and what they plan to do after Spring 2019 Commencement.

As part of Scheller’s Countdown to Commencement series, we interviewed a few soon-to-be graduates from our undergraduate, MBA, and Ph.D. programs to learn about their backgrounds, why they chose Scheller College, and what they plan to do after Spring 2019 Commencement.

Annually, The Love Family Foundation Scholarship is awarded to a member of the graduating class with the most outstanding scholastic record. It is one of the highest awards Georgia Tech Institute gives to a graduating senior who has the “most outstanding scholastic record of all members of the class.”

“When you have experience that can help other people, it’s your duty and responsibility to put that skill to use—to share that information and experience with other people to help them achieve their career goals,” said Steven Murchison, this year’s recipient of the Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business Dean’s Award for Full-time MBA Student Excellence.

With the world’s fastest-growing economy, China was the perfect destination for Scheller College Full-time and Evening MBAs participating in the 2019 International Practicum course. The International Practicum is one of the MBA Program’s most popular electives, designed to facilitate a semester-long client project between international organizations and MBA student consultants

Tiffany is completing her Evening MBA with a concentration in Business Analytics and describes herself as “a learner, achiever, dog mom, and karaoke enthusiast.” The native Atlantan will be working at Procter & Gamble in Cincinnati, Ohio, as a Supply Network Operations Manager post graduation.

The falling cost of solar power has led to a boom in recent years, with more and more photovoltaic panels popping up on rooftops and backyard solar farms around the world. But what happens to all of those solar panels in a couple of decades when they reach the end of their useful life? And what about electronic devices with even shorter life spans?

On Thursday, April 4, Scheller College of Business held its eleventh annual Honors Day at the Renaissance Hotel Midtown to celebrate the accomplishments of students, faculty, and staff and the generous support of Scheller College benefactors.

Shane is originally from Kingston, Jamaica, and completing his business administration degree with a concentration in finance. After graduation, he will be heading to New York to work at Credit Suisse as an investment banking analyst.

Of the many lessons Keith Parker shared at a recent Impact Speaker Series, one of the most important that he highlighted was how critical it is to find quality mentors in your professional career. Keith emphasized this succinctly for students in the audience, “Just as important as your major is who you choose as a mentor. One or two mentors might not be enough.”

Applicants for the 2019 Ideas to Serve (I2S) competition are exploring and addressing a number of issues both locally and globally from plastic waste reduction, disaster response in low-income communities, food security, global health, prison reform, education, and more!

Meet Anuj Gupta: Anuj hails from Gwalior, India, and is completing his Full-time MBA. He describes himself as “an ambitious, empathetic, and pragmatic change-maker striving to make a difference in the world.” He will be joining Deloitte Consulting in Atlanta after graduation.

Hailey is completing her Full-time MBA and describes herself as “reliable, hardworking, and quick to learn.” The native New Yorker will be heading back to her home city after graduation as she takes on the position of Vice President, Global Relationship Manager at Genpact.

Cosmopolitan European capital, fine dining, and networking with senior business and political leaders — what more could an MBA student ask for on spring break? Scheller College’s MBA International Practicum in Hungary offered students just that. The International Practicum is one of the MBA Program’s most popular electives, designed to facilitate a semester-long client project between international organizations and MBA student consultants.

Erfan is from Shiraz, Iran, and completing his undergraduate Business Administration degree with a concentration in Finance. He describes himself as a student who is “deeply passionate” about how the world functions, both economically and politically. Prior to coming to the United States for his undergraduate degree, Erfan says he extensively researched several business schools and decided Scheller College was the best choice for him.

The soon-to-be-released Best Business Schools 2020 issue from U.S. News & World Report features Scheller College in an article "What to Consider About Business School Diversity - MBA programs are stepping up efforts to recruit and retain women and minorities."

Kat Matthews (BSBA 2019) joins twenty-two other Georgia Tech students in the second class of Sustainable Undergraduate Research Fellows (SURF). The Fellows represent all six colleges at Georgia Tech and were selected from a highly qualified and competitive field of students.

As part of Scheller’s Countdown to Commencement series, we interviewed a few soon-to-be graduates from our Undergraduate, MBA and Ph.D. programs to learn about their backgrounds, why they chose Scheller College, and what they plan to do after Spring 2019 commencement.

The Global Social Venture Competition (GSVC) empowers the next generation of social entrepreneurs by providing them with mentoring, exposure, and over $80,000 in prizes to transform their ideas into ventures that address the world’s most pressing challenges using technology for good.

Poets & Quants Undergrads "Best and Brightest Class of 2019" features two of Scheller’s own stellar undergraduate students – Shane Phillipps and Meredith Wolpert. The article names them as two of the 100 fearless champions and gifted catalysts that comprise the Best and Brightest Class of 2019.

More than 50 scholars from the United States, Asia, and Europe convened at the University of San Diego for the Fifth Annual Early-Career Sustainable Operations Workshop earlier this month.

In a recent Poet & Quants article "Job Placement Rates At The Leading B-Schools" Scheller College of Business was ranked in the top five schools for placement rate 90 days after graduation. With a rate of 97.2% Scheller’s Jones MBA Career Center placed third in the country.

Michael (Mike) Duke, retired president and chief executive officer, of Walmart discusses leadership with Dean Alavi

On this episode of The Intersection, we sat down with Travis King and Sam Medinger to talk about their internships with big Atlanta corporations last summer. Sam spent the summer on the Leverage Finance team with SunTrust Robinson Humphry and Travis worked for Delta Airlines on the One Delta team.

The Full-time MBA program at Scheller College of Business is ranked No. 10 for public schools in the recently released graduate school rankings for 2020 by U.S. News & World Report.

CBS This Morning features Scheller College’s Peter Swire in story on genetic testing.

In recognition of International Women’s Day in March, Scheller College women, both current students and alumnae from Evening and Full-time MBA programs, gathered for a celebratory brunch. The women gathered to share life lessons, continue to connect, and provide support within the thriving Georgia Tech community.

In celebration of International Women’s Day, Scheller College of Business hosted “The Journey to the Top,” a breakfast discussion moderated by Dean Maryam Alavi featuring Senior Vice President of Home Services (retired) at The Home Depot Inc., Kelly Barrett, and President and Co-Founder of Kabbage Inc., Kathryn Petralia.

The Intersection sat down with three of Scheller College’s rockstar women MBA candidates in celebration of International Women’s Day 2019.

Scheller College of Business MBA student Yash Lakhotia was named among Poets & Quants’ “Top Indian Students From the Class of 2020."

Kiera Patterson completed her undergraduate degree at Georgia Tech and is now a Full-time MBA student at Scheller College of Business. She's also a 2019 Georgia Tech Diversity and Inclusion Fellow.

Scheller Alumna Chris Hagler recently spoke at the College about investor focus on sustainability.

Scheller College of Business Dean Maryam Alavi recently discussed shifts she’s seen in students entering business programs today.

Dionne Nickerson is a Ph.D. candidate in Marketing at Scheller College of Business and Georgia Tech Diversity and Inclusion Fellow.

Scheller College of Business accounting professor Charles Mulford discussed the U.S. economy and loom of a recession in a recent interview with CFO magazine.

In February, The Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business at the Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business opened its doors for an event unlike any other hosted in the five years since its founding.

Dean Maryam Alavi recently led a discussion for the Georgia Tech Leading Women@Tech program.

Georgia Tech is ranked No. 17 in “Top 30 Pre-College Summer Programs For 2019,” according to College Consensus.

Two Scheller College MBA students are included in Poets & Quants’ “The Women of the Class of 2020” roundup.

Trailblazer Nzinga Shaw recently shared diversity and inclusion best practices at Scheller College.

Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office and Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property Andrei Iancu led a discussion at Scheller College of Business on innovation and invention.

Navy veteran and Scheller student Ben Crom is among Poets & Quants' "10 Military Veterans To Watch From the MBA Class of 2020."

Polly Sattler, senior sustainability and resilience planner at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, presented a discussion at ILE's weekly Impact Speaker Series.

Beril Toktay talks fast furniture and the trend's effects on the environment.

Scheller College's Jeffrey Hale says capital markets are "hungry" for better information on sustainability performance.

Matt Pfaltzgraf, Founder and CEO of Softgiving, Visits Scheller College of Business for Impact Series

Sawyer is pursuing his Evening MBA at Georgia Tech to help his company better meet their goals. He is aware that today’s business world requires a little more understanding and study than it did 30 years ago. At his admissions interview he fell in love with the technical nature and history of Georgia Tech. Sawyer has already used everything from every course he’s taken at Scheller.

Bill McGahan, founder of the program Georgia Works, kicked off the Institute for Leadership and Entrepreneurship's 2019 Impact Speaker Series.

Scheller College's Charles Mulford recently examined how a new accounting standard will affect companies' -- such as GE -- bottom line.

Beatriz Rodriguez, chief diversity officer at The Home Depot, discussed diversity and inclusion at a recent Impact Speaker Series.

After Christian White completed 6.5 years as an Army Officer he decided he wanted to transition to civilian life and pursue an MBA, where Georgia Tech was at the top of his list.

William “Bill” George candidly shared his career and life experiences at a recent Scheller College of Business Impact Speaker Series.

Scheller College of Business professor Debby Turner recently reflected on former student and NFL standout Shaq Mason in an interview with Atlanta's WSB-TV. Find out why the star made a return to Tech's campus.

Managing Director of the Business Analytics Center at Scheller College Keith Werle is a judge for the NFL's 2019 "1st and Future" competition.

Valdosta native Sara Jensen is the latest profile in the 'Getting to Know Georgia Tech' series. Find out why she chose to come to Georgia Tech, what she loves about being a Scheller undergraduate student, and more.

On this episode of The Intersection we sat down with Darby Foster, Rachel Luckcuck, and Matt Webster to talk about their internships with some large corporations. All three of our guests worked in the IT space with these companies and are part of the Denning Technology and Management (T&M) Program at Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business.

Tina Boyd, a Scheller College of Business alumnus, was recently promoted to the rank of Brigadier General in the U.S. Army Reserve. Find out why she chose to have her promotion ceremony on Georgia Tech's campus.

Engineer Victoria Dean left a burgeoning career to pursue a joint Scheller College of Business MBA and Ph.D. program with Georgia Tech's College of Engineering.

Scheller College of Business has been selected as one of Poets & Quants’ “10 Business Schools To Watch In 2019.”

Scheller College Ph.D. candidates Amy Breidenthal and Dana Harari recently researched the performance of perfectionists at work. Their findings may surprise you.

Scheller College is the first and largest entity on the Georgia Tech campus to be awarded the highest level of certification through the Work Green program.

On this episode of The Intersection our host, first-year MBA student Jasmine Howard, talks to four of Scheller’s six second year full-time MBA students that interned at Nike this past summer.

A team of first-year, Full-time Scheller MBA students placed third in the national finals of the 6th Annual Deloitte SCNO Supply Chain Challenge hosted on the University of Southern California's campus.

Scheller MBA students paid a visit to the San Francisco Bay Area for the College’s annual West Coast Tech Trek for visits to some of the world’s leading technology and strategy companies.

We continue our series where Scheller undergraduate students interview notable Scheller College alumni, CEOs, and prominent C-level executives, tapping into their business expertise and more. In part-two of the series, fifth-year Business Administration student Travis King interviews Ed Bastian, CEO of Delta Air Lines.

Georgia Tech’s Fall 2018 Undergraduate Commencement featured a keynote address by former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

Scheller Dean Maryam Alavi co-hosted a discussion at the opening of Accenture Atlanta's Innovation Hub to explain how artificial intelligence is changing the workforce game.

Nia is from Philadelphia and completing her undergraduate Business Administration degree with a concentration in Operations & Supply Chain Management and a certificate in Business Analytics.

Rebecca thinks the biggest myth about Scheller College is that the classes are filled with engineers. "One of the things I loved most about Scheller is the incredible diversity."

Georgia Tech’s Carbon Reduction Challenge, a program that helps students design and implement large-scale projects to save energy, received two first-place awards at the 2018 Reimagine Education Conference & Awards in San Francisco.

Carolanne chose to pursue her Evening MBA at Scheller because of its “great reputation for STEM-focused MBAs, especially for those with a STEM background like me.”

Farrah chose to pursue her Evening MBA at Scheller because “having a background in intellectual property law, it was important for me to join an evening program that would allow me to work full-time, offer challenging courses, and provide networking opportunities that would help me change careers.”

During her final semester at Scheller, Hannah was chosen as only the fourth woman driver of the iconic Ramblin' Wreck and was also crowned 'Ms. Georgia Tech' at 2018 Homecoming.

Anne is a Dean's Scholar who's almost completed her undergraduate degree in Business Administration at Scheller. (She's also a distant relative of President Abraham Lincoln.)

Scheller Professor and Chair of the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) Jeffrey Hales recently rang the opening bell at NASDAQ and the London Stock Exchange as part of a worldwide tour to celebrate the launch of 77 sustainability accounting standards for global markets.

Though David was already a graduate student majoring in Civil Engineering here at Georgia Tech, he saw the benefit of a dual-degree program and chose to pursue a Full-time MBA at Scheller College of Business.

Mark chose Scheller's Executive MBA program because he wanted to "attend the best school with a program designed specifically to incorporate business and technology."

Peter is completing his Evening MBA and says "Scheller provides opportunities to interact with Atlanta businesses and leadership in a way that is unique and invaluable."

Jacquelyn is completing her third master's degree in Scheller's Evening MBA program and is a soon-to-be "Double Jacket," having graduated from Georgia Tech in 2006. Earlier in 2018, she participated in the Japan Practicum, consulting for a prototype machining company based in Kyoto.

Sam is a Bergmark Family Dean's Scholar recipient who participated in the Steven A. Denning Technology & Management (T&M) Program.

Naomi chose Scheller College after attending the Dean’s Scholarship Interview Day where she interacted with the faculty, administration, and current students, who all had a lasting impact on her.

The weekly Impact Speaker Series offers students, faculty, and staff the opportunity to hear from, and network with, industry leaders from both the corporate and social sectors.

Undergraduate Lonnie not only interned with his top choice, the Boeing Company, three times during his time at Scheller, he has also accepted a position at Boeing as a member of its Information Technology Career Foundation Program (ITCFP) in Charleston after graduation.

Malcolm is from Albany, Georgia, and is completing his undergraduate Business Administration degree with a concentration in Information Technology Management. Not only has Michael visited 10 countries in seven years, he prides himself on being a “total foodie,” who enjoys trying new cuisines and learning about other cultures.

Michael Oxman and L. Beril Toktay of the Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business highlight achievements in Atlanta’s sustainability efforts.

Buenos Aires native, Gabriel, is completing his Executive MBA (EMBA) in Global Business.

Megan is from Kennesaw, Georgia, and finishing her Evening MBA degree with concentrations in Business Analytics and Strategy & Innovation Finance. She describes herself as a “problem solver with a love of learning and exploration.”

Rishi is completing his undergraduate Business Administration degree with a concentration in Finance. After graduation, he’ll be heading North to work for PricewaterhouseCoopers in Boston.

Have you ever wanted to know what it’s like to intern at one of the most prestigious financial institutions in the world? Listen as three Scheller College of Business undergraduate students talk about their summer internships with Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, and Point72.

Audrey studied abroad twice during her pursuit of an undergraduate Business Administration degree at Scheller.

Hunter chose to pursue his MBA at Scheller College of Business because he completed his undergraduate degree at Georgia Tech and says he knew "just how challenging another Tech degree would be."

Jerel chose to pursue his Evening MBA at Scheller College of Business because "it is the perfect place for an engineer transitioning into business."

Each year, Poets & Quants selects top business schools to feature for an incoming MBA class profile. For the first time ever, Scheller College of Business MBA was selected, providing an opportunity for members of the incoming 2020 class to highlight their life journeys, why they’ve chosen Scheller, their career goals, and more.

Georgia Tech Provost, Rafael Bras, detailed various ethical dilemmas he’s faced during his 43-year career in academia in his 'Ethical Lessons In My Leadership Journey' at Scheller College’s Cecil B. Day Program for Business Ethics.

Claire interned for Georgia-Pacific and Chick-fil-A during her time as an undergraduate Business Administration student at Scheller.

René is from Covington, Georgia, and completing her Evening MBA degree. The “business-minded scientist” loves “running, cooking, and music,” and names Arn Rubinoff as her favorite professor during her time in the program.

Savannah native Walker is completing his undergraduate Business Administration degree with a concentration in Operations & Supply Chain and a minor in Engineering and Business through the Denning Technology & Management (T&M) Program. During his time in the program, he traveled to 20 European countries while studying abroad at Georgia Tech-Lorraine.

We are pleased to introduce a new series where Scheller College of Business undergraduate students interview notable Scheller alumni, CEOs, and prominent C-level executives. In this entry, undergraduate Cole Ormsby interviews Scheller alumnus and CEO of Inspire Brands, Paul Brown.

It has been Cajgie's dream for the past 30 years to graduate with a degree from Georgia Tech. In a few weeks, she will receive her Executive MBA from Scheller College of Business.

In between selling flowers from her flower garden on the weekends, Annie is pursuing her undergraduate Business Administration degree at Scheller.

Scheller College of Business Professor Jonathan Clarke and Lecturer Jacqueline Garner were selected as two of Poets & Quants’ 2018 “Top 50 Undergraduate Business Professors.”

The annual Scheller College of Business Dean's Scholars Dinner provided an opportunity for recipients across all years of the undergraduate program to come together with the generous benefactors of the program.

Professor Steve Salbu kicked off the University System of Georgia’s Ethics Awareness Week at Georgia Tech with an interview.

Peter Swire, Professor of Law and Ethics and Associate Director for Policy of the Georgia Tech Institute for Information Security and Privacy, was interviewed by WABE’s Closer Look with Rose Scott to discuss the upcoming launch of Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport’s facial recognition check-in technology.

Scheller College Business Analytics Center (BAC) hosted its Leaders Breakfast and Career & Internship Expo, welcoming some of the top technology companies in Atlanta.

Diverse: Issues In Higher Education profiled the Scheller College and Morehouse School of Medicine M.D./MBA dual-degree program.

The Better World MBA Ranking is recognized as the only major ranking that evaluates accredited MBA programs’ commitment to equipping graduates with the skills necessary to solve pressing business and social challenges in order to succeed in a rapidly evolving global business climate. The ranking evaluates curriculum, research, and centers related to sustainability, as well as faculty diversity, across the top 100 schools on the Financial Times’ Global MBA Ranking.

In recognition of Veterans Day, the Intersection Podcast sat down with three of our active duty and veteran MBA students to talk about their experiences in the military and at Scheller College and how both are helping to shape their futures.

Four Scheller College of Business undergraduate students participated in the College’s Management in the Healthcare Sector (MGT 3662) course’s first Serve-Learn-Sustain (SLS)-inspired exercise.

Part three of the Digital Disruption series explored how digital innovations in strategy, customer experience design, advanced customer analytics, omni-channel campaigns, and e-commerce are transforming the customer journey and creating compelling customer experiences.

Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business hosted the VETLANTA Q4 Education Summit on Oct. 25 as part of its continuing support of the Atlanta community’s military men and women and their dedicated services.

Eleven Scheller College of Business instructors are winners of the Class of 1940 Course Survey Teaching Effectiveness Award for courses offered in Fall 2017 and Spring 2018.

Scheller College of Business students James Ni (BSMA 2019) and Hannah Todd (BSBA 2018) won big as they were crowned 2018 “Mr. and Ms. Georgia Tech.”

Ramblin’ Wreck driver Hannah Todd (BSBA 2018) made a special appearance at Scheller College of Business to welcome none other than the College's namesake – Ernest Scheller Jr. (IM 1952, HON Ph.D. 2013).

Scheller College of Business Dean Maryam Alavi announced Georgia Tech’s Center for International Business Education and Research (GT CIBER) regional center of excellence -- based at the Scheller College of Business, serving the Georgia Tech academic and Georgia business communities -- was successful in its eighth national round of competition for a four-year award.

The fall 2018 issue of the Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine features Scheller College of Business Associate Professor of Finance Jonathan Clarke discussing his work instructing students at Georgia Tech’s own Wall Street, the Ferris-Goldsmith Trading Floor, a 2,000-square-foot facility equipped with dual-screen computers and scrolling stock ticker displays.

Scheller College of Business Professor Beril Toktay was featured in the fall 2018 issue of the Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine to talk about her experiences in academia and her commitment to advancing diversity and inclusion through her work as a Georgia Tech ADVANCE professor.

Launched in 2013 as the Center for Business Strategies for Sustainability, the Center was renamed after a $5 million commitment from the Ray C. Anderson Foundation. Anderson – a Georgia Tech alumnus (IE 1956, Honorary Ph.D 2011) -- founded and served as chairman of Interface.

Scheller College remains committed to setting the standard as an innovative business school of the 21st century. As such, we are pleased to share our 2018 Annual Dean’s Report. This report provides an overview of our accomplishments and activities throughout the year and tracks our progress against our 2020 strategic plan.

The passage of the EU’s Circular Economy Package in April placed many European companies in the face of mandates to reuse products they create for as long as possible.

Academic researchers at the Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business recently studied whether companies that make positive discretionary environmental announcements in the press improve their overall environmental performance more than companies that do not.

On Friday, September 21, Scheller College of Business Dean Maryam Alavi and Morehouse School of Medicine President and Dean Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice announced a dual-degree partnership between Scheller College of Business (SCOB) and Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) that will enable MSM M.D. students to complete their medical and business degrees in just five years.

Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business proudly hosted Ed Bastian, CEO of Delta Air Lines, for a conversation with Dean Maryam Alavi discussing leadership, strategy, and Delta Air Lines' innovative culture. The interactive discussion provided insight into Delta's core values, including their strong commitment to employees and customers, as well as strategies to confront the challenges posed by a rapidly-changing digital climate.

Q&A with Scheller College of Business’s Two Newest Soon-to-Be Doctors. Scheller College of Business and Morehouse School of Medicine have partnered to offer a joint, five-year M.D./MBA degree.

Tech Square Phase III will be located on the northwest corner of West Peachtree and Fifth streets. Initial programming envisions a two-tower complex for the first phase, which will likely contain graduate and executive education for the Ernest Scheller Jr. College of Business, the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, and other programming.

“It was different then. We didn’t have a word like ‘pivoting;’ it was just called ‘leaving,’” candidly remarked Kathy Walters at the Impact Speaker Series. Kathy, Group President of Georgia-Pacific’s Consumer Products Group, visited Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business to speak on “Choices to Make in Your Life and Career” and the benefits of exploring different roles, companies, and cities. The session was moderated by Lisa Carlson (BSBA 2012), a Scheller College Steven A. Denning Technology & Management alumna and National Accounts Manager at Georgia-Pacific.

Scheller College’s MBA Programs Office was selected as the 2018 recipient of the Diversity Champion Unit Award and will receive the award at the Georgia Tech Diversity Symposium Awards luncheon, September 5, 2018.

This year’s incoming classes at Scheller College of Business boast an impressive, record-percentage of women including 40% for both Full-time and Evening MBA, 30% for Executive MBA, and 43% for Undergraduate.

The September issue of Delta Air Lines’ Sky Magazine features Scheller College of Business in an in-depth business education story titled “Accelerating Success - the days of the cookie-cutter entrepreneur are over. Incubators, accelerators and business education programs are stepping up to provide new paths for diverse startups.”

Hannah Todd (BSBA 2019) will lead the football team onto the field for the 2018 kickoff. At this time last year, Hannah Todd didn’t know how to drive a stick shift. Now she’s behind the wheel of one of America’s most iconic cars. Todd, a business major in Scheller College of Business at Georgia Tech, spent hours upon hours this summer learning the intricacies of driving a 1930 Model A Ford Sport Coupe. Former drivers helped Todd “get her skills.”

Scheller College of Business officially welcomed its incoming class of first-year and transfer students at its time-honored Opening Bell tradition, August 28, 2018. The event, sponsored by Acuity Brands, included a welcome from Dean Maryam Alavi where she encouraged students to tap into the unique Tech Square ecosystem, find their career path, and learn how to learn.

In an editorial featured in Atlanta Business Chronicle’s July 27, 2018 Executive Education guide, Dean Maryam Alavi outlined the wide range of efforts within Scheller College of Business and throughout Georgia Tech in pursuit of a more diverse and inclusive campus.

Adding to its already successful LifeLong Learning series, Scheller College of Business recently hosted a LifeLong Learning webinar for MBA alumni. The webinar, hosted by Professor Eric Overby, discussed the origin of blockchain technology, its role as a transaction ledger for Bitcoin, and the future of blockchain applications.

Scheller College is proud to announce that recent Full-time MBA alumni Anna Babinets, Reemon Silverman, and Alex Walsh have been featured by Poets & Quants (P&Q) as “MBAs to Watch” for the Class of 2018. The P&Q “MBAs to Watch” list annually celebrates students with exceptional professional promise who’ve made a lasting impact on their business schools.

Scheller College faculty are often described as innovative and accessible, and now one instructor has been named “transcendent.” Jacqueline Garner, lecturer in finance, was recently recognized among her Institute peers in Georgia Tech Alumni Association (GTAA) magazine as Scheller College’s Transcendent Teacher.

One of the Jones MBA Career Center’s favorite annual traditions is traveling as a team each summer to the MBA Career Services & Employer Alliance (CSEA) Global Conference for networking and professional development. This year they traveled to Miami with an additional Scheller College attendee in tow, Dean Maryam Alavi.

I stood in the sunny atrium of the Atlanta Hilton Hotel, taking in the sights and sounds of women networking with representatives from companies and organizations sponsoring the 2018 Forté MBA Women’s Leadership Conference. The conference, hosted by the Forté Foundation from June 15-16, 2018, was advertised as an event where women could “explore career paths, meet recruiters and mentors, and hear from today’s most influential businesswomen.” When the Scheller College of Business (in which I am a second-year student in the Evening MBA Program) offered me a ticket to the conference, I jumped at the opportunity to attend.

Scheller College is proud to announce that Amy Evans and Maureen Portee have been selected by Poets & Quants (P&Q) as “The Best & Brightest EMBAs” for the Class of 2018. The P&Q “Best and Brightest EMBAs” list annually celebrates students who’ve made a lasting impact on their business schools.

The Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business at Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business (“Center”) has announced that Delta Air Lines will be the first participant in the Center’s Corporate Sustainability Program (CSP) Executive Council. Through the CSP, the Center seeks to collaborate with leading companies that share a vision for developing sustainability leaders and shaping a new economy that offers a more sustainable future for all.

Scheller College of Business Jones MBA Career Center proudly announces Dave Deiters as its Executive Director. Dave brings over 35 years of senior leadership experience from the management consulting and technology industries, including North Highland and Accenture. He follows Jim Kranzusch, who retired in May.

Each summer, hundreds of MBA women gather for Forté Foundation’s MBA Women’s Leadership Conference for career preparation, professional development, and networking. With the 2018 conference in Atlanta, Scheller College boasted over 50 attendees and contributed panelists throughout the conference weekend.

It is with great pleasure that we announce Atalay Atasu has been named the new Departmental Editor of the Sustainable Operations division of the Production and Operations Management Journal. The Production and Operations Management Journal is one of the premier journals in Operations Management and the flagship journal of the Production and Operations Management Society.

The Jones MBA Career Center at Scheller College of Business proudly welcomed over 30 employers and recruiters to campus June 7 for its annual MBA Employer Summit. As part of the collaborative event agenda, a panel of recent MBA alumni joined the Summit to provide their perspective on practicum experiences and recruitment. The panelists offered the attendees insights into the MBA students’ side of recruitment, highlighting the tactics that were most impactful to them.

The Jones MBA Career Center at the Scheller College of Business proudly welcomed over 30 employers and recruiters to campus June 7 for its annual MBA Employer Summit. The theme of the day was collaborative engagement — both in program content and the summit activities. With organizations representing a variety of industries, company sizes, and workplace cultures, the event was a microcosm of Atlanta’s vibrant and diverse business environment.

Scheller College is proud to recognize Kevin Stacia, Corporate Relations Manager in the Jones MBA Career Center, for his recent election to the Board of Directors of the MBA Career Services and Employer Alliance (CSEA). Founded in 1994, CSEA is the premier provider of education, information, and expertise for the support and development of individuals in MBA career management and employment professions

Scheller College professors are constantly reading, so they know a good book when they see one. We asked professors to share interesting books related to their fields that they thought our MBA alumni would enjoy reading this summer. And, we promise, there’s no test at the end! See what they recommend.

CapTech, an IT management consulting company, is pleased to announce its partnership with Scheller College of Business at Georgia Tech Business Analytics Center. As part of its partnership, CapTech is joining other local companies as Executive Council members, in supporting programs that benefit students, industry, and the analytics community.

The annual federal report on toxic material emissions from industrial sites across the country gains widespread media attention and serves as a reminder of the potential environmental impacts of industrial activities. But a team of researchers at Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business wondered whether federal regulators can persuade companies to abandon toxic chemicals by simply highlighting that information.

Since graduating from Scheller College with a degree in industrial management in 1973, Larry Huang’s entrepreneurial spirit has led him to many roles: co-founder of the Ciena Corporation, race car driver, and philanthropist, supporting the Huang Executive Education Center in Scheller College and endowing the Lawrence P. Huang Chair in Engineering Entrepreneurship at Georgia Tech.

Scheller College's Gail Evans joined NPR's On Point today to discuss the gender imbalance in news media, alongside panelists from The New York Times and The Atlantic. Prior to joining Scheller College, Gail served as Executive Vice President of CNN. In the On Point panel, she noted, "What we kept discovering at CNN was behind 90% of these important men on the air, there was some woman who was the researcher, or doing the briefing paper for them, or even answering the questions when the researcher called-- but they were never in front of the camera."

MBA Class of 2014 alumnus Lucien de Voux, Director of Market Planning at LexisNexis Risk Solutions, finds it extremely important to keep abreast of industry trends and funding in the private equity markets. Actually, it’s critical for his job. “My role allows me to ideate new products and marketing strategies,” he shared, “to help serve a diverse set of companies in FinTech, eCommerce, and sharing economy.”

For one week each spring, Tech Square’s identity as of one of the nation’s most successful ecosystems of ideation and disruption is on display as part of Tech Square Innovation Week. Scheller College of Business Dean Maryam Alavi showcased her thought leadership at the ATDC Retail Tech Summit, a gathering of retail executives and innovators to discuss the future of retail and the technologies impacting the industry.

Scheller College’s John R. McIntyre has released a new book, CSR and Climate Change Implications for Multinational Enterprises. The book describes, explains, and predicts how multinational firms will rise to the multiple challenges posed by global climate issues and the organizational and behavioral various responses of the international corporate community.

Scheller College is proud to announce that Declan Nishiyama has been selected by Poets & Quants (P&Q) as “The Best & Brightest MBAs in the Class of 2018.” Declan, a 2018 graduate of the Full-time MBA Program, served as Class Vice President of Finance and captain of the MBA intramural soccer teams. He also co-founded the Scheller Student Speaker program and volunteered at Open Hand Atlanta and the local veteran’s hospital.

To quote the smash hit Hamilton, seven Scheller College undergraduates were in "the room where it happens" this spring as they toured New York’s major financial institutions and took in the musical itself. Thanks to Scheller College of Business philanthropic leader and alumnus Richard Bergmark (IM 1975), the students received an insider’s look at the city’s top financial destinations by meeting investment bankers and visiting powerhouse financial organizations.

Congratulations to our newly-minted alumni on your great achievement of earning a degree from Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business! Commencement is always a time of great celebration, and the graduating students of the Spring 2018 class add to the immense pride in our College and Institute.

When Leah Ward walks across the Commencement stage, she will be her family’s third generation to graduate from Georgia Tech. “My grandfather graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering (1958), and my mom and dad graduated from Tech with degrees in industrial engineering (1986) and mechanical engineering (1985) respectively,” Ward said.

Meet Evening MBA student Josh Saylor. He describes himself as “hardworking and ‘on-the-go’ while pursuing a balanced life with family, friends, and travel.” As part of our Countdown to Commencement series, we spent some time with a few soon-to-be graduates from our undergraduate and MBA programs to learn about their backgrounds, why they chose Scheller College, and what they plan to do with their degrees after Spring 2018 Commencement.

Meet Evening MBA student Grace Walton. Prior to the Evening MBA Program, Grace worked at Caraustar as the Manager of Direct Materials; however, as a result of obtaining her MBA, she has become a Sourcing Manager at Georgia-Pacific within their Innovation unit. As part of our Countdown to Commencement series, we spent some time with a few soon-to-be graduates from our undergraduate and MBA programs to learn about their backgrounds, why they chose Scheller College, and what they plan to do with their degrees after Spring 2018 Commencement.

When Richard Huckaby crosses Georgia Tech’s McCamish Pavilion stage on May 5 with his diploma in computer engineering, it will represent a big first: Richard will be the first in his family to graduate from a four-year university — and with an engineering degree, no less. Richard didn’t stop at an engineering major though; he also completed a minor in engineering & business as part of the Denning Technology & Management (T&M) Program.

Meet undergraduate student Amir Bouhafs. Throughout his college career, Amir has received many awards and recognition for his work in and out of the classroom, including most recently in Poets & Quants for Undergrads Best and Brightest Business Majors for 2018. As part of our Countdown to Commencement series, we spent some time with a few soon-to-be graduates from our undergraduate and MBA programs to learn about their backgrounds, why they chose Scheller College, and what they plan to do with their degrees after Spring 2018 Commencement.

Meet Full-time MBA student Declan Nishiyama. Declan was recently recognized in Poets & Quants 2018 Best and Brightest MBAs. As part of our Countdown to Commencement series, we spent some time with a few soon-to-be graduates from our undergraduate and MBA programs to learn about their backgrounds, why they chose Scheller College, and what they plan to do with their degrees after Spring 2018 Commencement.

A year ago, John Foster’s older brother graduated with a degree in finance from Georgia Tech, making him the first in the family to go to Tech. “My mom’s side of the family is composed exclusively of die-hard UGA fans,” said Foster, who earned his Georgia Tech degree in May 2018. “So, it’s a nice little dose of rebellion to graduate from Georgia’s most prestigious college.”

Meet undergraduate student Evie Owens. Throughout her college career, Evie has been an active leader in and out of the classroom and was recently named Poets & Quants for Undergrads Best and Brightest Business Majors for 2018. As part of our Countdown to Commencement series, we spent some time with a few soon-to-be graduates from our undergraduate and MBA programs to learn about their backgrounds, why they chose Scheller College, and what they plan to do with their degrees after Spring 2018 Commencement.

Even though he grew up in a household with parents who never attended a four-year university, Iree Skinkle knew he wanted to go to college from the time he was 4 years old. Now, graduating from one of the nation's leading public universities, his mother credits him with having "changed our family line forever."

Meet Full-time MBA student Adam Zenker. In his spare time, Adam plays hockey and is involved in multiple philanthropy projects, including serving as the Student Executive Leader for the MBA program’s Pro Bono Consulting Practicum. As part of our Countdown to Commencement series, we spent some time with a few soon-to-be graduates from our undergraduate and MBA programs to learn about their backgrounds, why they chose Scheller College, and what they plan to do with their degrees after Spring 2018 Commencement.

Meet undergraduate student William Courrèges-Clercq. He describes himself as someone who “strives to love others and live life sincerely and authentically.” As part of our Countdown to Commencement series, we spent some time with a few soon-to-be graduates from our undergraduate and MBA programs to learn about their backgrounds, why they chose Scheller College, and what they plan to do with their degrees after Spring 2018 Commencement.

From meeting with Bud Peterson to spending time with students and listening to final presentations, including Denning Technology & Management (T&M) Program, TI:GER, and Full-time MBA strategy capstone, Mr. Ernest Scheller, namesake of Scheller College of Business, spent a day on campus this Spring.

Meet undergraduate student Sam Rubin. He describes himself as “a passionate, overly outgoing, focused and happy-go-lucky kid soaking in life’s moments.” As part of our Countdown to Commencement series, we spent some time with a few soon-to-be graduates from our undergraduate and MBA programs to learn about their backgrounds, why they chose Scheller College, and what they plan to do with their degrees after Spring 2018 Commencement.

Meet Evening MBA student Samantha Flowers. Samantha enjoys hiking, going to the movies, trying new restaurants, and reading. As part of our Countdown to Commencement series, we spent some time with a few soon-to-be graduates from our undergraduate and MBA programs to learn about their backgrounds, why they chose Scheller College, and what they plan to do with their degrees after Spring 2018 Commencement.

Meet Full-time MBA student Jason Alcedo. He describes himself as a “pragmatic idealist” who believes in the corporate responsibility to all stakeholders – not just shareholders. As part of our Countdown to Commencement series, we spent some time with a few soon-to-be graduates from our undergraduate and MBA programs to learn about their backgrounds, why they chose Scheller College, and what they plan to do with their degrees after Spring 2018 Commencement.

Scheller College of Business professor Peter Swire has been selected as a 2018 Andrew Carnegie Fellow, a prestigious program that supports significant research in the humanities and social sciences. Thirty-one scholars and writers were selected for the fellowship, often called the “brainy award,” from nearly 300 nominations. Swire is the only recipient from Georgia.

Meet undergraduate student Sara Beagle. While at Scheller College, Sara interned at The Coca-Cola Company, Siemens, and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey. As part of our Countdown to Commencement series, we spent some time with a few soon-to-be graduates from our undergraduate and MBA programs to learn about their backgrounds, why they chose Scheller College, and what they plan to do with their degrees after Spring 2018 Commencement.

Meet undergraduate student Nick Fazio. Nick describes himself as an “affable, business-minded individual who is passionate about building relationships.” As part of our Countdown to Commencement series, we spent some time with a few soon-to-be graduates from our undergraduate and MBA programs to learn about their backgrounds, why they chose Scheller College, and what they plan to do with their degrees after Spring 2018 Commencement.

Scheller College of Business' Dean's Scholar and undergraduate business student Sean Henry has something new to celebrate: his company STORD has completed a seed round of $2.4 million. Additionally, Sean was named one of Forbes' 2018 30 Under 30 for Manufacturing and Industry, included in Inc. Magazine's 2017 50 Young Entrepreneurs Rethinking the World's Biggest Problems, and ranked in the top 30 in Inc. Magazine's America's Top Emerging Companies of 2017.

Second-year TI:GER teams swept the podium claiming first, second and third place in the TiE Young Entrepreneur (TYE) competition finals held in Atlanta on April 21. Winning teams were Atramento, Oculus Prime, and Lunula Health.

Meet Evening MBA student Kathryn Morgan. She describes herself as a “self-proclaimed nerd that is passionate about people and her community.” As part of our Countdown to Commencement series, we spent some time with a few soon-to-be graduates from our undergraduate and MBA programs to learn about their backgrounds, why they chose Scheller College, and what they plan to do with their degrees after Spring 2018 Commencement.

Scheller College of Business celebrated its tenth annual Honors Day, recognizing the accomplishments of students, faculty, and staff as well as the generosity of Scheller College benefactors. While already being one of the most joyous occasions of the year at the College, the event was made even more special by the attendance of the College’s namesake, Ernest Scheller, Jr.

Meet Evening MBA student Jacqueline Smyth. She enjoys traveling, reading, knitting, and learning, and has visited 25 countries—seven of them twice. As part of our Countdown to Commencement series, we spent some time with a few soon-to-be graduates from our undergraduate and MBA programs to learn about their backgrounds, why they chose Scheller College, and what they plan to do with their degrees after Spring 2018 Commencement.

Meet undergraduate student Henry Truelove. Henry is from Falls Church, VA, and he describes himself as an “avid reader, wishful Washington Redskins fan, and basketball player.” As part of our Countdown to Commencement series, we spent some time with a few soon-to-be graduates from our undergraduate and MBA programs to learn about their backgrounds, why they chose Scheller College, and what they plan to do with their degrees after Spring 2018 Commencement.

Meet Full-time MBA student Chris Bergman. Chris describes himself as an “experienced leader who thrives in dynamic environments” who takes pride in facilitating successful teams. As part of our Countdown to Commencement series, we spent some time with a few soon-to-be graduates from our undergraduate and MBA programs to learn about their backgrounds, why they chose Scheller College, and what they plan to do with their degrees after Spring 2018 Commencement.

Meet Full-time MBA student Rohit Bothra from Chennai, India. He describes himself as a “life-long learner, leveraging artificial intelligence to make the world a better place.” As part of our Countdown to Commencement series, we spent some time with a few soon-to-be graduates from our undergraduate and MBA programs to learn about their backgrounds, why they chose Scheller College, and what they plan to do with their degrees after Spring 2018 Commencement.

Scheller College TI:GER teams Lunula Health and Oculus Prime recently made a big splash at the world’s richest and largest graduate-student start-up competition. Hosted by colleges and centers at Rice University, the Rice Business Plan Competition gives collegiate entrepreneurs a real-world experience to fine tune their business plans and elevator pitches to generate funding to successfully commercialize their product.

At the intersection of business and technology, Scheller College students study the impacts of technological innovation and digital disruption every day in the classroom. This spring a team of undergraduates put their knowledge to the test with a global competition sponsored by Procter & Gamble. Scheller College undergraduates Bethany Bell, Christine Nguyen, and Hannah Schafer teamed up with economics major Celina Apollon and industrial design major Mary Hirvela to compete in the P&G CEO Challenge.

It is a great pleasure to announce the Scheller College of Business Undergraduate Award Recipients and Faculty of the Year Award Recipients for the 2017–2018 academic year. Winners were presented with their award at the 2018 Scheller Undergraduate Awards Ceremony on April 9th.

This week’s guests are 2nd year MBA students Mark Jacobson, Cameron Richard-Smith, and Ann Babinets. Tune in to this week’s episode to hear from three Scheller students about their experiences at Tech, the process of landing an internship at Delta, what it’s like to work there, and why you should strongly consider Scheller if you’re thinking about getting an MBA.

In a rapidly diversifying world, implementing diversity and inclusion practices in the workplace is not only the right thing to—it is a business imperative. To this end, Scheller College of Business recently hosted executives from The Coca Cola Company, The Home Depot, and Southern Company, so they could share how their organizations both embody and embrace the power of differences.

More than 70 people gathered at the Scheller College of Business on April 4th for the Women in Technology and Analytics Panel. The all-star panel was hosted by the Georgia Tech Business Analytics Club and the Business Analytics Center at Scheller College of Business. The event attracted groups from an array of Atlanta Universities, as well as representatives from Chick-fil-A, Southern Company and NCR.

Earning first place and the $10,000 grand prize was Team Blue Ocean 12 with team captain German Schnaidt-Grez (PhD Cand. IE 2019), and Nermit Chetwani (MS Analytics 2018).

Scheller College undergraduate student Aiman Shahab is navigating her first semester as a co-op supporting global sourcing and supply chain optimization for The Coca-Cola Company.

For their groundbreaking accomplishments with the Internship and Co-op Carbon Reduction Challenge, Kim Cobb and Beril Toktay have been selected as the recipients of the 2018 Innovation in Co-curricular Education Award, administered by the Center for Teaching and Learning.

Undergraduate students, Amir Bouhafs and Evie Owens, were named “Best & Brightest Business Majors” by Poets & Quants for Undergrads.

Scheller College of Business at Georgia Tech has appointed three endowed chairs and professorships in its teaching faculty for the 2018–2019 academic year: Saby Mitra, Peter Thompson, and D.J. Wu. Reflecting on the recognition of her esteemed colleagues, Dean Maryam Alavi notes, “I am delighted to announce our new and returning chair and professorship appointments to Saby, Peter, and D.J. Their exemplary impact on research, academics, and service to Scheller College is paramount."

As part of the Scheller College of Business’ Fall 2017 MBA Sustainable Business Practicum, the US Green Building Council (USGBC) worked with a student team on building out the business case for Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification in the Southeast United States.

Dr. Earl Lewis recently addressed students, faculty, staff, alumni and business leaders at the Thomas R. Williams Distinguished Lecture, a special edition of the IMPACT Speaker Series.

Touch MBA named Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business one of its top full-time MBA programs in the country to launch a high-tech career. Among an impressive list of top U.S. business schools, this recognition further validates Scheller College’s unique position at the intersection of business and technology.

The Digital Disruption Series, co-presented by Scheller College and Accenture, discusses trends in today’s ever-changing digital arena. Part II focused on big implications of big data for business, with a discussion on how data science and other technologies can solve complex problems, harness applied intelligence, create new opportunities, and innovate the way we conduct business.

The United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS) announced a new regional sustainability network, RCE Greater Atlanta, one of six Regional Centres of Expertise on Education for Sustainable Development.

Entrepreneurship, hard work, scrappiness, and “treating anything like it’s everything,” Mixtroz co-founders Ashlee Ansen and Kerry Schrader tell us about challenges business owners face and how they overcame them

In the latest episode of “Why Scheller?”, a podcast from Scheller’s Full-time MBA program, hear directly from some of the veterans at Scheller why they think others who have served in the military may be the perfect candidates to apply for an MBA from Georgia Tech.

What do improved police training, reduced infant mortality in developing nations, more-accurate Pap test screening for women in low-income countries and financial services for refugees have in common? Each is the focus of an early-stage company started by student-led teams at four U.S. business schools. These teams gathered March 9 at Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business to present business plans at the Eastern Regional Finals of the annual Global Social Venture Competition (GSVC).

Effective July 1, 2018, Craig Womack will be Scheller College of Business Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs. Craig succeeds Jonathan Clarke, who served as Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs for two consecutive terms. The Scheller College undergraduate program thrived under Jonathan’s leadership, recently ranking #11 in the U.S. and #1 in Georgia by Poets & Quants Undergraduate.

Dean Maryam Alavi of Scheller College of Business at Georgia Tech was recognized for her dedication and achievement in her industry at the 2018 Women Out Front ceremony. This honor, bestowed by the Georgia Tech women’s basketball program, celebrates women leaders who have made a significant impact in their fields and who serve as role models for young women who aspire to leadership.

In the latest episode of “Why Scheller?” students chat with Katie Lloyd, executive director of MBA Admissions at Scheller, and an extremely approachable person who would be happy to answer your more specific questions about applying.

Over 300 people attended the inaugural panel of the Digital Disruptions Speaker Series at the Scheller College of Business at Georgia Tech. The Speaker Series is a collaboration between Accenture and the Scheller College of Business.

The Financial Times released its 2018 global rankings of top full-time MBA programs. Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business MBA Career Services is ranked #1 in the world.

Dean Alavi cites how Atlanta’s momentum and ecosystem make it an option for Amazon’s HQ2.

Scheller Alumna Amy Rich Shares Advice on Career Advancement within an Organization

Take the fiscal responsibility challenge below to see how you match up to the Scouts Wall Street trading simulation increases financial literacy, investing, and trading knowledge.

Marking a decade this year, Scheller College of Business student volunteers visit New Orleans to rebuild homes.

In the latest episode of “Why Scheller?”, a podcast from Scheller’s Full-time MBA program, second year students Sachin Khare, Julius G-K, and Chris Bergman describe how they each landed summer internships with one of the Big 4 Consulting Firm.

Joined by fellow Woman of the Year award winners, Dean Maryam Alavi discusses the future of business and technology, globalization, and a lifetime of learning.

Poets & Quants for Undergrads has named Scheller College of Business at Georgia Tech among the top ten undergraduate business schools to watch in 2018. This recognition follows the publication’s latest ranking results in 2017, which in its first year of participating, placed Scheller College as #1 in undergraduate business programs in the state of Georgia, #5 for public universities, and #11 in the U.S.

The Today Show featured Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business assistant professor of Organizational Behavior, Brian Swider, Ph.D., in its three-part series on first impressions. Brian’s Dr. Swider’s research, cited in the British Psychological Society Research Digest, focused on the importance of the first few minutes of job interviews.

Acclaimed professors of Scheller College receive Alumni Association’s highest honor

Double Jackets Ashish Arya, Joyelle Harris, and Amy Phuong named 2017 Atlanta Business Chronicle ‘40 under 40’

Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business MBA students have just returned from their annual west coast technology trek where they had the opportunity to meet with business leaders in the high-tech industry.

The EMBA Class of 2017 headed to China for their first international trip in the spring of 2017. In September 2017, the students headed to Panama to visit the Panama Canal and Georgia Tech’s Logistics Innovation and Research Center. They also met with alumni and business leaders to get an inside look on business operations.

If you haven’t seen it yet, you will soon enough, the new Mercedes Benz Stadium in downtown Atlanta, home of the Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United, will host this year’s College Championship game and the 2019 SuperBowl.

Scheller College students are recognized for outstanding achievements by the National Black MBA Association.

In September 2017, the EMBA Global Business Class of 2017 traveled to Panama to visit Georgia Tech research centers, tour the newly-expanded Panama Canal with the Minister of Canal Affairs and Director General of Panama Metro, Roberto Roy BSIE 1985, and meet President of Panama, Juan Carlos Varela BSIE 1985.

This November two Scheller College students were awarded the Most Valuable Students award at the 2nd annual Rice University MBA Student Government Leadership Summit in Houston, Texas.

Georgia Tech’s Scheller College of Business was named the #11 Best Undergraduate Business Program in the country and #1 in the state of Georgia.

Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business is 4th in the U.S. and 10th globally in the 2017 Better World MBA rankings.

Scheller College of Business’ Dean’s Scholar and third-year undergraduate business student Sean Henry was recently named one of Forbes’ 2018 30 Under 30 for Manufacturing and Industry. Henry founded and serves as chief executive officer of STORD, an on-demand warehousing and distribution company that leverages capacity in independent facilities nationwide – pairing excess capacity in third-party facilities with businesses that need affordable and efficient storage solutions.

Researchers from Georgia Institute of Technology Scheller College of Business and Georgia Institute of Technology H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering have identified how medical surplus items can be distributed more effectively by humanitarian organizations.

Dean Maryam Alavi named Woman of the Year for mid-size educational institutions by Women in Technology

Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business is pleased to announce several awards recently presented to students, faculty, and alumni at INFORMS 2017 in Houston, Texas.

In the latest episode of “Why Scheller?”, a podcast from Scheller’s Full-time MBA program, second year students Declan Nishiyama, Prateek Mittal, and Newton Chan describe how they each landed summer internships with one of the most exciting companies in the modern business world.

Financial Times released its 2017 global rankings of the Top 100 Executive MBA programs and Georgia Tech’s Scheller College of Business Executive MBA (EMBA) program has been ranked the #1 EMBA program in Georgia and the #15 Executive MBA program in the U.S.

The first episode of the podcast explores the three students' unique career backgrounds, their expectations of and experiences at Scheller, and their plans for the future once they have degrees in hand.

Dean Maryam Alavi has been named a finalist in this year’s Women In Technology’s (WIT) Women of the Year Awards

More than 45 leading supply chain professionals from around the Southeast gathered at Georgia Tech’s Scheller College of Business to share their experiences in this ever-evolving industry and learn from top experts about the latest trends and innovations impacting supply chain management.

Georgia Tech's Scheller College of Business recently named seven endowed chairs and professorships in its teaching faculty.

The Scheller College MBA Career Services team recently welcomed three new Career Coaches/Corporate Relations Managers, Patrick Manigault, Lauren Porter and Kristen Pratt.

MBA Class of 2013 alumnus Ricky Schwartz, Head of IT Innovation at Ericsson, has several pieces of advice for alumni focused on innovation.

A team composed of two Scheller College of Business and four Industrial and Systems Engineering students who interned this summer at SunTrust won the top prize in the inaugural Internship and Co-op Carbon Reduction Challenge.

This Scheller College alumna, who graduated in 2001 with an Executive Master's of Technology, has opened a 43,000-square-foot Global Innovation Center in Peachtree Corners – Atlanta Tech Park.

As a high-school student, when Marc Frankel started driving, he made a deal with his mother to always check-in. But he would forget to check-in some mornings, and his vigilant mother would text him to make sure he was safe and sound. He began thinking of better ways that would be a win-win for everyone. What happened next is amazing.

The Manufacturing and Service Operations Management Society (MSOM) has elected Professor L. Beril Toktay as a Distinguished Fellow of the organization. "Election as an MSOM Fellow should be considered a rare distinction," according to the society's web site.

Scheller College of Business is working to create the next business leaders. Three hundred high-achieving, pre-qualified prospective MBA students will come to Scheller College as part of a pre-MBA prep seminar designed for African Americans, Latinos and Native Americans. The seminar will take place June 16-18, 2017.

Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business is looking to creating the next leaders to take on carbon reduction, thanks to an innovative new co-curricular initiative launched in partnership with the College of Sciences. Starting in May 2017, Professors Kim Cobb (College of Sciences) and Beril Toktay have joined forces to run the Internship and Co-op Carbon Challenge.

The new incoming class of TI:GER students did outstanding work this year on their commercialization plans with several teams already achieving major recognition.

Professor Bryan Kevin Church, a teacher, scholar, husband, father, brother, and friend, known by his colleagues as a brilliant academic who did not take himself too seriously, died on Saturday, April 29.

Kevin Boldt has been selected for Poets & Quants’ list of the 100 “best and brightest” MBAs chosen from 59 business schools across the globe.

Meet Farzeen Tejani. Farzeen is from Atlanta and earned her bachelor’s degree in architecture with an architecture history certificate from Georgia Tech.

Fifth-year mechanical engineer D’Andre Waller took advantage of the interdisciplinary opportunities at Georgia Tech through the Denning T&M Program.

Meet Gaurav Singh. Gaurav is from Faridabad, Haryana (India) and earned his bachelor’s in electrical engineering from Vellore Institute of Technology in India.

Fourth-year business administration major Sean Flynn will move to New York City after graduation to work at JP Morgan.

Meet Elizabeth Schultz. Elizabeth is from Marietta, Georgia and earned her bachelor’s degree in industrial design from Georgia Tech.

Meet Ajaay Ravi. Ajaay is from Chennai, Tamil Nadu (India) and earned a bachelor’s degree in electronics and telecommunication engineering from SRM University in Chennai and his master’s in computer engineering from the University of Cincinnati.

Meet Amanda Palaski. Amanda is from Armada, Michigan and earned her bachelor’s degree in biology from Georgia Tech.

Meet Phil Mauro. Phil is from Seaford, New York and earned his bachelor’s degree in history and classics from the University of Notre Dame.

Meet Hannah Lee. Hannah is from Toronto, Ontario and earned her bachelor’s in economics from Cornell University.

Gina Barrios, MBA 2003, enrolled in Georgia Institute of Technology's business school because she wanted to point her career in an interesting new direction.

Jermaine is from Atlanta and earned his bachelor’s degree from Wesleyan University and juris doctor degree from Howard University School of Law.

Kojo is from Buford, Georgia and earned a bachelor’s degree from Cornell University in Operations Research & Information Engineering with a minor in Africana Studies.

Kevin is from Carrolton, Georgia and earned a bachelor’s degree from Stanford University in International Relations.

Brooke is from Alpharetta, Georgia and earned a bachelor’s degree from Georgia Tech in Industrial and Systems Engineering.

Scheller MBA students mentored this year’s Ideas to Serve (I2S) participants helping them articulate their social impact assessment, sharpen their pitches, and advise them on financial projections and go-to-market strategies.

Rob Coyle, MBA 1997, doesn't take no for an answer. When he received the letter rejecting his application to Georgia Institute of Technology's MBA program — then called the Master of Science in Management degree — he made an appointment to see now retired program director Ann Scott.

Scheller College of Business hosted executives from McKinsey & Company, The Coca-Cola Company, and Atlanta Hawks & Philips Arena to discuss how future leaders can create impact, unlock innovation, and drive market growth through diversity and inclusion.

Lower pitches in voices or music in advertisements lead consumers to infer a larger product size, according to a new study by researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology and Vanderbilt University.

Orrego-Moore works as global director for craft/specialties logistics at Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev), a conglomerate of brewers that together produce more than 200 brands and maintains its corporate offices in Belgium.

In its ninth year, the Scheller College Honors Day Awards program was held on March 16, 2017. The ceremony recognizes outstanding Scheller College of Business faculty, students and staff who exemplify excellence.

When Christian Hyatt, MBA 2016, and Christian White, MBA 2016, found themselves seated next to each other in one of their first-year classes at Georgia Tech's Scheller College of Business, they soon discovered they had a lot more in common than their first names.

Did you know there is a benefit available to all Tech employees that allows them to earn their MBA while employed? Though many are not aware of the Tuition Assistance Program, this special education benefit provides tuition waivers for full-time Georgia Tech employees who have successfully completed at least six months of employment in a full-time, benefits eligible position.

A message from Dean Maryam Alavi about the U.S. Administration executive order limiting nationals from seven countries from entering the country for 90 days: For those in our community who are affected, know that we understand your concerns and you have our support.

Dean Maryam Alavi, expert in IT innovations and strategic applications, speaks at a series designed to educate, empower, and promote minority women in technology. The event, presented by The BOSS Network, will take place at W Atlanta Midtown, in Atlanta, GA on January 20.

Job placement and student satisfaction at Georgia Tech's Scheller College of Business are both ranked No. 4 in the nation — a one-two punch unmatched by far at any other Top 50 MBA school in the U.S., according to Bloomberg Businessweek.

Watch Scheller College Dean Maryam Alavi's talk at the fourth annual TEDxCentennialParkWomen (TEDxCPW) program held in October. The event featured a curated selection of presentations revolving around the theme, "It's About Time."

Georgia Tech featured one of our undergraduates, Rehman Pirani, in a story that details how his path led him to the Scheller College of Business. Read his story and see other photos from commencement.

For the first time, the ongoing partnership between Georgia Tech and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta is expanding beyond innovative pediatric biomedical research, and is helping to find ways to improve business practices and management.

What does it mean for a business to be market oriented? The answer to this and many other related questions form the basis of Ajay Kohli's groundbreaking research, which was recognized this past fall when he received an honorary doctorate in economics from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland.

Professor Frank Rothaermel has made a career out of helping firms and students alike find their competitive advantage.

Corporate connections are an integral part of the Scheller College of Business. The College strives to give its partners access to world's next leaders, while connecting Scheller students with dynamic executives from successful organizations.

Scheller College graduate, Rhett Grametbauer, MBA 2004, took the football adventure of a lifetime visiting every NFL stadium in America during the 2014-2015 football season, all in his 1967 Volkswagen bus named “Hail Mary”.

No matter what your interests or career stage, Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business has the right MBA program for you. Gain an insider’s perspective on our Full-time, Evening, and Executive MBA programs.

A new study suggests that the impression you make during the first few minutes of seemingly idle chitchat — what researchers call "rapport building" — has a big influence on your interviewer's overall perception of you.

Georgia Tech’s Scheller College’s Undergraduate Program is consistently ranked among the nation’s best (13th business program among public universities by Bloomberg Businessweek and 32nd among Top 50 undergraduate programs by U.S. News and World Report), but it is great when our friends around campus recognize all the amazing things going on at the College.

On Monday, Oct. 24, Admiral Mike Rogers, director of the National Security Agency (NSA) and commander of the United States Cyber Command, spoke to a class of Georgia Tech students about the NSA's role in cybersecurity, privacy, and national security.

In 2015 the Expanding Career, Education, and Leadership Opportunities Program (EXCEL) welcomed its first class of eight students to Georgia Tech.

Today’s businesses are looking for the next generation of leaders to spearhead industry growth, and they are looking to Georgia Tech to help create these future leaders.

For the first time at the Scheller College of Business, the global executives of The Aspen Institute, The Coca-Cola Company, The Home Depot, and BuzzFeed met on campus for a conversation that examined the most disruptive ideas and game-changing trends in American business.

Brian Jennings, associate dean of MBA programs and executive education at Scheller College of Business, was featured on Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) radio network’s Tech Talk program on Thursday, Sept. 15.

Meet Lyndy Axon, a full-time student pursuing both an MBA and master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering through Georgia Tech’s MBA Dual Degree program.

The Business Analytics Center at Scheller College of Business will host the Georgia Tech Data Science Student Challenge by Microsoft in collaboration with Master of Science Analytics, Stewart School of Industrial Systems Engineering, School of Interactive Computing, and School of Computational Science and Engineering.

Dionne Nickerson, a Ph.D. marketing candidate in the Scheller College of Business, researches the way companies and consumers can promote positive social change.

Patricia Ford, BSBA 2015, is taking lessons learned, and a little technology, from Georgia Tech to the Miss America pageant on Sunday, Sept. 11.

Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business has joined the Atlanta Business School Alliance (ABSA).

As the assistant general manager of information technology and chief information officer for the ninth largest rapid transit system in the U.S., you could say that all of Sarah Hsi’s, MBA - GB 2015, initiatives are mission-critical.

Georgia Tech Scheller College MBA students got a first-hand view of innovative technologies in their own backyard on Friday, Aug. 19. New MBA students concluded a successful two-week orientation with the new addition of a tour of nine innovation centers located in Technology Square.

Georgia Tech’s Scheller College of Business is recruiting prospective students with more than just a brochure this year – they are using technology to transport MBA seekers to their Atlanta campus.

Robert Gemmell, BSEE 1979, MSEE 1980, returns to Georgia Tech as the new executive director of the Technological Innovation: Generating Economic Results (TI:GER) program.

Dean Maryam Alavi and the Georgia Tech Scheller College will welcome Chair Carla Harris and the National Women’s Business Council (NWBC) to discuss a preview of their newest research project focusing on black women-owned businesses at their next meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 2.

The Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business was recently invited to partner with Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT), a distinguished nonprofit organization dedicated to empower African Americans, Latinos, and Native Americans with the skills, coaching, and connections they need to lead organizations and communities worldwide.

Michael Oxman joins the Scheller College of Business as the new managing director of the Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business.

The Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business has joined the Forté, a consortium of leading companies, top business schools, and the Graduate Management Admission Council that has become a powerful change agent in promoting educational and leadership opportunities for women in business.

On June 16-17, the Scheller College of Business will welcome Louise Blais, Consul General, Consulate General of Canada in Atlanta, representatives from Business Women in International Trade (BWIT), U.S. Small Business Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, and ProMexico, along with distinguished members of the leadership business community, for the Women in Business: North America Summit.

Learn how Scheller’s custom supply chain management programs help companies overcome challenges in a way that isn’t being done anywhere else.

Elizabeth lives in one of the poorest sections of Naivasha, Kenya. The mother of three operates a thriving business operating a water kiosk and selling vegetables and charcoal to her neighbors. She is a participant in The Coca-Cola Company's 5by20 program, which aims to empower five million female entrepreneurs by the year 2020.

Trevor Clark, Maggie Lovatt, and Cory O’Brien have been selected for Poets & Quants’ list of the 100 “best and brightest” MBAs from around the world. This global honor recognizes decorated MBAs from the Class of 2016 who reflect the best of their schools in terms of academic prowess, extracurricular involvement, personal excellence, and innate potential.

Scheller alumnus Antoine Wade, MOT 2015, looks back on his time as an MBA student with satisfaction in what he accomplished and gratitude for the support of his "second family" at Georgia Tech during a difficult time.

For accounting Professor Deborah Turner, it was always teaching. Turner held her first class in the basement of her parents’ home in Atlanta. Equipped with a chalkboard and lesson plans, she would teach her neighborhood playmates day after day.

Anne Lashinsky, BSBA 2016, who graduated from the Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business with a concentration in operations and supply chain management and a minor in German this spring, will serve as an English teaching assistant in Rostock, Germany, thanks to a Fulbright Teaching Assistantship.

For doctoral students studying science, technology, engineering and mathematics, landing a job as a research-oriented college or university faculty member typically requires having spent time as a postdoctoral researcher.

When undergraduate students returned back to campus this month, things were a little different in the Odie P. Galt Undergraduate Office Suite. In the spring, special guests from SunTrust, Georgia Tech colleagues, and students gathered to celebrate the Undergraduate Program’s completed office renovations.

Georgia Institute of Technology students took first place at the Krannert-Walmart Data Dive held at the Purdue University campus in West Lafayette, Indiana on April 2-3.

President Barack Obama has selected Georgia Tech School of Interactive Computing Chair and Professor Ana (Annie) Antón to serve as one of 12 members of the Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity.

Bac-Off, a long lasting antibacterial solution for textiles that targets reducing hospital acquired infections, and Memora Health, a personalized healthcare solution, were the top teams in the 2016 Ideas to Serve (I2S) Competition at Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business.

The Georgia Tech community is invited to the Ideas to Serve (I2S) Finals Poster Showcase (also open to the general public) on Friday, April 8 from 6 - 8 p.m. in the Thornton Atrium of the Scheller College of Business located at 800 West Peachtree Street.

Michael Smith uses his Georgia Tech education and experience to reach students in the classroom.

On March 25, the President and CEO of AT&T Mobility and Consumer Operations, Glenn Lurie, led an intriguing discussion at the Business Analytics Forum 2016

All roads may lead to Austin during the iconic South by Southwest (SXSW) 2016, but somewhere in the middle of the organized cacophony, conference-goers will see what it’s like to be right in the middle of Midtown Atlanta’s Tech Square.

A team that can better remove heat from your electronic devices won Georgia Tech’s 2016 Startup Competition ($10,000 prize).

In what is widely known as the “supply chain industry’s version of the Oscars,” The Coca-Cola Company was honored as the recipient of the second annual Supply Chain Capability Breakthrough of the Year Award by SCM World, the cross-industry learning community powered by the world’s most influential supply chain practitioners.

The secret of success in life, to quote Benjamin Disraeli, is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes. For Bobby Henebry, ME 2003, MBA 2006, opportunity came in the form of a guest lecturer at one of his MBA classes — and he was ready.

The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) FinTech’s recently issued report State of Georgia’s FinTech Ecosystem 2016 published in February 2016 documents features Sudheer Chava's insights on the scope of Georgia’s FinTech ecosystem, its culture of innovation, key strengths, and opportunities to extend its global leadership position.

The rise of analytics is a game-changer in any industry, but when business leaders fail to focus on data usage, their organization will suffer.

The Clorox Company was selected as one of two recipients of the Supply Chainnovator Award from Gartner, Inc., the world’s leading information technology research and advisory company.

Georgia Tech is now offering a dual degree option allowing students to combine an MBA with an M.S. or Ph.D. degree in programs within the College of Engineering and College of Computing.

Ashley Vanderpoel's initial encounter with the MBA curriculum at Scheller College of Business was a marked contrast to her undergraduate studies in communications and Spanish.

The Board of Trustees of the Financial Accounting Foundation (FAF) has appointed Dr. Jeffrey Hales to the Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council (FASAC).

Money magazine recently ranked Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business sixth in the nation as a “high-value” college where business graduates tend to out-earn their counterparts from other schools.

Elana Burton and Nicholas Cardamone have been selected for Poets & Quants’ list of the 50 “best and brightest” undergraduate business students across the country. This national honor recognizes decorated business majors from the Class of 2016 who reflect the best of their schools in terms of academic performance, extracurricular leadership, personal character and innate potential.

For some who come to Tech as a legacy, they may be the most recent in a long lineage of Yellow Jackets. For others, they’re part of a new generation that is planting roots that could start that lineage for years to come.

The Georgia Affiliate of the American Woman’s Society of Certified Public Accountants (AWSCPA) has selected Dr. Deborah Turner as the 2016 Legacies, Leaders & Luminaries Honoree.

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has named Dr. Marie Thursby of Scheller College as a 2015 Fellow.

Craig Womack, Assistant Dean & Director of Undergraduate Programs, was selected as the GT 1000 Outstanding Instructor of the Year at Georgia Institute of Technology.

New program creates college opportunities for students with disabilities.

Founder of the "Corporate Governance" class in the Scheller College of Business, Seletha Butler is known as Tech’s very own champion for ethics. Her career and research have provided her with a vast knowledge and experience base in ethics.

The number of times academic articles are cited is among the time-honored measures used to assess scholarly standing and evaluate academic productivity. But not all are positive.

Scheller College of Business alumni and Nike, Inc. Global Chief Information Officer Jim Scholefield has a unique view of how technology is at the core of today’s modern business world.

This week the European Court of Justice struck down the “Safe Harbor” agreement between the U.S. and the European Union. Peter Swire says decision will disrupt the way that many major online companies are able to offer unified services to consumers.

US News & World Report made an error on their most recent (2016) undergraduate rankings. The Scheller College Undergraduate Program, initially ranked #15 by the publication is actually ranked #29 (the same ranking as last year). This mistake is entirely the error of the publication.

The former CEOs of Fortune 50 companies The Home Depot and Walmart are now affiliated with the Georgia Institute of Technology Scheller College of Business. Former chairman and CEO of The Home Depot, Frank Blake, and former president and CEO of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Mike Duke, will serve as distinguished executives in residence.

No matter what your interests or career stage, Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business has the right MBA program for you. Gain an insider’s perspective on our Full-time, Evening, and Executive MBA programs.

Just weeks after graduating from the Evening MBA program in December 2014, Teri Nagel accepted a position in the Procurement Leadership Development Program at Johnson & Johnson. From the headquarters of one of Johnson & Johnson's medical device affiliates, Ethicon, in Bridgewater, N.J., she supports medical and professional education for the company's Medical Device sector in North America.

The third annual summit, planned from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., August 1, 2015 at the Scheller College of Business, is designed to connect underrepresented minorities, women, and LGBTQ students with resources to successfully apply to business school. However, all prospective MBA applicants who plan to apply to business school are welcome to attend.

Programs at the Scheller College of Business and Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE) were cited in Georgia Tech's number five ranking in SCM World’s Top 15 Supply Chain Universities.

Professor Peter Swire appeared before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary to testify in the panel discussion “Going Dark: Encryption, Technology, and the Balance Between Public Safety and Privacy.”

Kevin Smith, Senior Commercial Finance Manager with The Coca-Cola Company and Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business EMBA graduate has been named to Poets & Quants' Best Executive MBAs 2015.

Scheller faculty member Lucien Dhooge and Rebecca Burnett, School of Literature, Media, and Communication discuss what makes a public apology good or bad.

Henry Sauermann, associate professor of strategic management co-authors study on "joiners" who help make startups successful.

Howard Connell, managing director of Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business’ Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business, recently assembled a cross-section of sustainability experts for a panel discussion on Atlanta’s Business Radio X.

A new study co-authored by a Georgia Tech researcher in the journal Marketing Science shows double-digit revenue growth for firms that create their own brand-specific online communities.

Ajay Kohli, professor of marketing and the Gary T. and Elizabeth R. Jones Chair, was recently received an honorary doctorate from the Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary.

Nearly 300 leaders in the finance field, including faculty from top universities from around the world and members of the Federal Reserve System and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, will converge at Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business from May 17-20 for the 2015 SFS (Society of Financial Studies) Finance Cavalcade.

As reported in Business Insider, Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business is ranked 1st in the world for Best MBA Value.

With support from the Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business, Operations Management Associate Professor Atalay Atasu recently held a workshop that convened 45 of the leading sustainability operations researchers from the world at Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business.

While working as global vice president of integrated marketing communications for Coca-Cola, Omar Rodriguez-Vila spent several years living in China in preparation for the company’s sponsorship of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics.

Georgia Tech’s Viapore team recently won first place ($5,000) in the TiE Atlanta Young Entrepreneurs University Competition for its medical device to improve the outcomes of spinal surgery.

Fortune magazine recently ranked Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business 15th in the nation as one of the best undergraduate programs for earning a degree in business.

Shannon Mehl, BSBA 2014, says she jumped at the chance to gain acceptance into Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business’ MBA Program as she was preparing to graduate last year.

The first-place and people’s-choice winning teams of the Georgia Tech 2015 InVenture Prize Competition – the nation’s largest undergraduate business competition – both included business administration majors from Scheller College of Business.

Vinod Singhal, who holds the Dunn Family Professorship in Operations Management at Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business, was recently elected a fellow of the Production and Operations Management Society (POMS).

Toothbrush technology that would empower people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to care for their teeth more effectively and independently won the 2015 Ideas to Serve (I2S) Competition March 27 at Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business.

Nearly 300 industry leaders and analytics experts converged at Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business on March 20 for the 2015 Business Analytics and Big Data Forum.

Seventeen teams will present business concepts that could help create a better world in the final round of the Ideas to Serve Competition (I2S) on Friday March 27 at Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business.

Georgia Tech’s Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning (CETL) has presented Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business faculty members Florin Niculescu and Mike Smith with teaching honors.

Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business honored faculty, students, and staff who exemplify excellence on March 12 at the College of Management's Seventh Annual Honors Day.

When people meet Roger Blythe for the first time and learn that he works for Chick-fil-A, "the first question most of them ask is, 'Which one do you work at?'" chuckles the 1978 management science graduate of Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business.

A team with technology that could help monitor the condition of cats and dogs with diabetes won Georgia Tech’s 2015 Startup Competition ($15,000, plus the Edison Prize: a $15,000 convertible note).

Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business’ Information Technology Management faculty group is ranked 4th worldwide, based on publications from 2012-2014 in the three leading Information Systems (IS) journals: Management Science, Information Systems Research and MIS Quarterly.

Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business is ranked 30th (11th among public universities) for full-time MBA programs and 20th for part-time programs in U.S. News & World Report's latest rankings.

Manpreet Hora, assistant professor of operations management, was selected by Georgia Tech’s Faculty Honors Awards Committee as the recipient of the Class of 1940 W. Roane Beard Outstanding Teaching Award.

The Scheller College of Business Executive MBA (EMBA) program will host guest speaker Glenn Lurie on March 14. Mr. Lurie will speak to the class from 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. in room 300.

The International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) honored Scheller College Professor Peter Swire, an expert on privacy and cyber security, with the 2015 Privacy Leadership Award. Swire was recognized for his continued commitment to the privacy field in tackling emerging privacy and security issues in public policy, academia and industry.

For the second consecutive year, Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business served as host of the semifinal round (for the Eastern U.S. Region) of the Global Social Venture Competition.

MBA students from Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business recently placed first in the second annual Deloitte Supply Chain Challenge, winning a $7,000 prize.

Georgia Tech students placed third out of 250 teams in the Deloitte National Case Competition.

Toward the end of the 2000s, Chris Foster was growing uneasy about his industry's trajectory and what that could mean for his career.

If James T. Jones had the time to go back through the Executive MBA program at Georgia Tech again, "I'd do it in a heartbeat," says the 2009 graduate.

The Georgia Institute of Technology’s Scheller College of Business has received a $5 million commitment from the Ray C. Anderson Foundation to rename the Center for Business Strategies for Sustainability. To honor this commitment and Ray Anderson’s legacy, the Center will now be known as the Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business.

Knowing how to disarm explosives is good preparation for running a major corporation, according to Stephen P. "Steve" Zelnak Jr., retired CEO and chair of Raleigh, N.C.-based Martin Marietta Materials.

Yolanda Upshaw works for Equifax as a process improvement leader, a job that involves looking for efficiencies and opportunities for continuous improvement. Prior to joining the Atlanta-based consumer credit reporting agency, the Windsor, Conn., native embarked on another improvement project — herself.

Many profitable, publicly traded corporations may be leaving money on the table by not issuing more debt, increasing their financial leverage, according to Andras Danis, an assistant professor of finance at Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business.

Due to popular demand, Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business’ Huang Executive Education Center will launch a consortium-based Supply Chain Leader Development Program in spring 2015.

Crowd science is making possible research projects that might otherwise be out of reach, tapping thousands of volunteers to help with such tasks as classifying animal photos, studying astronomical images, counting sea stars and examining cancer cell images. Also known as “citizen science,” these efforts to involve ordinary people in research projects have attracted interest from policy makers, scientific agencies and others.

Based on discussions and feedback from industry leaders, students, and an assessment of future trends, Scheller College’s renowned faculty recently formalized four new interdisciplinary concentrations of MBA study: Business Analytics, Managing Innovation and Technology, Quantitative Finance, and Strategic Sustainability.

Before enrolling in Georgia Tech’s MBA Program, Brian Edgerton had long been interested in sustainability. “But when I came to Tech, I had the opportunity to embrace it,” he says.

The year was 1974. Gary T. Jones, three years out of what is now Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business, had just finished his MBA and wanted to gain more experience in the financial industry.

If you want to know how accounting professor Charles Mulford has time to accomplish all that he does in a day, he’ll sum it up for you in one word: synergy.

Stan Broome, corporate relations manager in Scheller’s Undergraduate Office, who was selected as the GT 1000 Outstanding Instructor of the Year at Georgia Institute of Technology.

Georgia Tech's Scheller College of Business is ranked 28th (9th among public universities) in Bloomberg Businessweek's latest rankings of the nation's top full-time MBA programs.

Professor Sandra Slaughter, world-renowned for her contributions to information technology research, died unexpectedly on November 3.

Everywhere you go, people are focused on their cell phones: talking, texting, answering email and checking social media — and much of this activity is job related. In an age when it's possible to be engaged electronically with the world all the time, it's worth considering, How are computing technologies changing the way we work?

As digital technology links things together in useful ways, it often imparts a high level of systemic complexity. This means that developing answers to difficult problems requires a new way of thinking, according to Georgia Tech alumnus Mike Sutcliff, the group chief executive of Accenture Digital, who holds a master’s in management from Scheller College of Business.

Jennifer Carson Marr admits that she had a naive view of what it takes to make it to the top in the corporate world when she first began her career.

Georgia Tech’s Master of Science in Quantitative and Computational Finance (QCF) is ranked 8th in the nation by the Financial Engineer and 10th in North America by QuantNet.

Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business is ranked 8th in Corporate Knights magazine’s Global 100 Sustainable MBA rankings for our success at integrating sustainability into the school experience.

Georgia Tech’s Center for International Business Education and Research (GT CIBER) is only one of 17 such national centers of excellence selected for four more years of funding by the U.S. Department of Education.

Are you an aspiring entrepreneur at Georgia Tech? Do you want to learn how to launch a startup by doing instead of just talking? If so, then the 2015 Georgia Tech Startup Competition could be your golden ticket.

Joe Evans wasn't sent to college to discover the meaning of life or to "find himself." He was sent to college for one primary reason: "to make myself employable," the 1971 industrial management graduate says matter-of-factly.

An analysis of patented university inventions licensed to biotechnology firms has revealed early bottlenecks on the path to commercialization, according to Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business researchers.

Twenty-eight top executives from China Mobile, the leading mobile services, provider in mainland China, traveled to Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business for the custom program “IT Transformation and Innovation in the Digital Age.”

A collaborative led by researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology was awarded a Walmart U.S. Manufacturing Innovation Fund from Walmart, the Walmart Foundation and the United States Conference of Mayors (USCM).

Every summer, the faculty of Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business’ Institute for Leadership and Entrepreneurship leads a group of undergraduates on an educational experience in Hungary, Poland, and the Czech Republic.

Operations Management Professor Atalay Atasu’s interest in how companies manage balancing environmental and manufacturing concerns began during his PhD studies at INSEAD.

Some university professors follow a direct route to their positions: undergraduate degree, doctoral degree, assistant professor, and so on. Other professors come to teaching in a more circuitous route—via other careers—and often use these varied experiences to inform their teaching. Karie Davis-Nozemack is one such professor.

As the son of physicians, Henry Sauermann expected he, too, would have a career in medicine. But after working in a hospital during his civil service in his home country of Germany, he realized medicine wasn't for him. "There were some aspects that I liked, but others that I didn't," says the associate professor of strategic management at Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business.

When Yu Jeffrey Hu began his first academic post at Purdue University in 2005, he and his wife couldn’t find all the furniture they wanted in the college town of West Lafayette, Indiana. So the couple furnished almost their entire apartment through online shopping.

Georgia Tech students who won Software AG’s inaugural Student Idea Content were mentored by Marius Florin Niculescu, assistant professor of information technology management at Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business.

Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business Professor Frank Rothaermel was named among the top 96 faculty members worldwide in the category Economics and Business by Thomson Reuters.

Georgia Tech’s Center for Business Strategies for Sustainability (CBSS) was recently named one of the grand prize winners for the Dr. Alfred N. and Lynn Manos Page Prize for Sustainability Issues in Business Curricula.

Georgia Tech is now offering a one-year Master of Science in Analytics to meet the growing demand for savvy professionals who can transform data into relevant insights for making better business decisions.

During a recent panel discussion on sustainability at Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business, Novelis President and CEO Phil Martens recalled an alarming conversation he had with a climatologist a decade ago. They had discussed the repercussions if society didn’t reduce carbon emissions, ranging from the melting of polar ice caps and jet-stream shifts to the contamination of the air, soil, and water.

Brian Jacobs discovered that one of the advantages of being an older student is that you're a bit more concerned with learning the material than you are with grades. Plus, your studies are supported by a wealth of previous industry and work experience, and you're already used to spending long hours juggling several tasks at once.

Lucy Gilson, PhD 2000, began her journey into academia by accident – after getting hit in the head with a tennis ball.

When PhD candidate Lori Shefchik was in first grade, she thought she wanted to be teacher when she grew up – that is, until she found out you had to go to college.

Nicaraguan families who’ve had to spend many hours each day trekking to collect enough clean water to survive could have more time to devote to more productive pursuits, thanks to the technology that won Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business’ 2014 Ideas to Serve Competition.

Researchers from three prestigious schools - Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business, Purdue University, and City University of Hong Kong - have released what they believe is the first study proving the ability of social media to predict future stock returns and earnings surprises.

Major corporate executives and other thought leaders on the environment will converge at Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business at 4 p.m. on Thursday, May 1, to discuss “The Sustainability Advantage: The Art and Science of Creating Sustainable Value.”

Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business jumped four spots (to 37th) in Bloomberg BusinessWeek's latest national rankings of the top undergraduate programs in business.

The market for software applications continues to grow exponentially, but some developers may not be hitting it as big as they could, according to researchers at Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business. With so much competition for consumer awareness of mobile apps and other software, companies need to carefully consider their marketing strategies – including methods for allowing a certain level of free access to the product, says Marius Florin Niculescu, assistant professor of IT Management

Georgia Tech College of Management honored faculty, students, and staff who exemplify excellence on April 1 at the College of Management's Sixth Annual Honors Day.

Georgia Tech undergraduates in all majors now have an opportunity to get accepted into Scheller’s MBA Program before even graduating.

Elana Burton of Peachtree City, Georgia, says she was originally “dead set” on attending college out of state.

Five teams of student entrepreneurs from Georgia Tech, including a number of Scheller College MBA candidates, will advance to the regional semifinals round of the 2014 Global Social Venture Competition (GSVC) on March 25. Georgia Tech is hosting the semifinal round for the Eastern U.S. Region.

Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business is ranked 27th (10th among public universities) for full-time MBA programs and 20th for part-time programs in U.S. News & World Report's latest rankings.

One of the best pieces of advice Art Brannen ever heard went like this: "When someone asks you to do something, and you're not sure if you should do it because you have so many demands already, say 'Yes' anyway," he advises.

When it comes to naming her favorite colors, Kelly Barrett is divided. On weekends – especially during football season – she favors Georgia Tech's white and gold. But during the week, orange is her color of choice.

Team Spectrum won the BizTech Case Challenge at Scheller College of Business, qualifying them to represent Georgia Tech in the annual Competition on Management Information Systems (CoMIS) case competition at the University of Minnesota in early April.

How do high-status individuals cope with serious career setbacks? A new study by Scheller College's Jennifer Marr examines the issue.

A team of four Georgia Tech business administration majors recently won the Georgia Tech round of the Deloitte Consulting Case Competition.

Sophia Bromfield believes that environmentally friendly design is going to be a factor that influences every company's real estate decisions in the future.

Two Georgia Tech PhD students won top paper honors from the Operations Management (OM) division of the Academy of Management, along with their collaborating faculty members.

Mansoor Baloch recognizes that those interested in sustainable business practices sometimes get labeled as "tree huggers." But that's an oversimplification, he says.

Parrish Brown is thankful that she hasn’t had to worry about job hunting during her senior year. She was offered a business analyst position at Chic-fil-A right after her summer 2013 internship at the company’s headquarters.

Georgia Tech’s Spring 2014 IMPACT Speaker Series will kick off with Derek Smith, founder and chairman of GivingPoint and The Game of Golf Institute, on Wednesday, Jan. 22.

As Jeffrey Hales was finishing his doctorate at Cornell University in 2003, Wall Street was still nursing serious wounds inflicted by corrupt accounting practices at industry leaders such as Enron and Worldcom. Those scandals got him interested in playing a role in strengthening accounting standards.

Mikey Mulford (MBA 2007) wouldn't have envisioned that the passion he developed for green business during his time at Georgia Tech would translate into working on projects related to oil and natural gas drilling.

The White House released the Report of President Obama’s Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technology. One of the five authors of the report, Peter Swir is the Nancy J. and Lawrence P. Huang Professor in the Scheller College of Business.

The pressure to succeed in a competitive business environment can be overriding and a sense of honor, integrity and character can too easily be lost along the way. Addressing these issues with the next generation of global business leaders has never been more important.

As CEO of North Highland, a top-drawer consulting company headquartered in Buckhead, Daniel Reardon oversees a $650 million operation with 2,300 employees in 50 offices located in the U.S., Asia and Europe.

Edmund Prater, PhD 1999, knew it was time for a career change when the Russian mafia came calling.

Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business was recently ranked 34th in the world (27th in the United States) by Bloomberg Businessweek for its Executive MBA Program.

A team of Georgia Tech undergraduate students recently won the Bank of America’s 2013 Campus Challenge (a business and technology case competition), beating out 11 other participating schools.

Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business recently rose to 35th in Forbes magazine’s ranking of the nation’s top Full-time MBA programs.

As a foodie who enjoys trying new restaurants, Zoey Chen became fascinated with the consumer reviews posted on Websites such as Yelp. Reading them eventually inspired her to study factors (including immediacy) influencing the impact of online reviews.

Agnes Scott College has signed a memorandum of understanding with Georgia Institute of Technology’s Scheller College of Business to address gender disparity by providing a pathway for Agnes Scott students to enroll in Georgia Tech’s Master of Business Administration (MBA) program.

The Investments Committee of the Georgia Tech Student Foundation (GTSF) recently reached a milestone of attaining $1 million in net asset value.

The early days of European economic integration stimulated Marco Ceccagnoli’s interest in innovation. At the time, in the early 1990s, he was working on his master’s thesis at the University of Rome, theorizing on whether the formation of the European Union would have beneficial economic effects.

Georgia Tech’s Master of Science in Quantitative and Computational Finance (QCF) was recently ranked 10th in North America by QuantNet.

Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business will host the inaugural event of the Cecil B. Day Program in Business Ethics on Friday, Oct. 4. The event, which will include a free lunch and panel discussion on business ethics, will run from noon to 1:15 p.m.

Georgia Tech’s IMPACT Speaker Series will feature Philip Martens, president and CEO of Novelis, on Wednesday, Sept. 18.

Georgia Tech's Scheller College of Business is ranked 27th (up from 31st) in U.S. News & World Report’s latest rankings of the nation's Best Undergraduate Business Programs.

David Rowland considers himself a rare breed in today’s business world, as far as corporate loyalty goes. He still works for Accenture, the company he joined in 1983 just after earning his bachelor’s degree from Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business.

Soumen Ghosh loves helping business leaders get better at running companies. That’s been a big part of his job for the past few years, as he’s served as faculty director of non-degree and custom programs for the Scheller College’s Huang Executive Education Center.

President Barack Obama has selected Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business Professor Peter Swire to serve as part of a high-level group of experts to review the nation’s intelligence and communications technologies.

Carolyn Holcomb (MSM 1991) encourages companies to focus on consumer and employee privacy not only because it’s the law, but also because it’s the right thing to do.

Seeing movie star Michael Douglas wheeling and dealing on a beach via a brick-size cell phone made an indelible impression on Jonathan Clarke when he first watched the film Wall Street in 1987.

Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business’ Center on Business Strategies for Sustainability recently named Howard Connell professor of the practice of sustainable business.

In 2002, the federal government mandated that corporate boards of directors include at least one “audit committee financial expert” to help avert future accounting scandals. But the title and description of that position may have an unintended negative effect on the gender diversity of corporate boards, argues Seletha Butler, assistant professor of law and ethics at Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business.

Sara Dommer doesn’t have to open her mother’s cupboard to tell you exactly what brands of spaghetti sauce and other products are housed inside. “She’s a big brand loyalist,” she explains.

According to the Spring 2013 Career and Salary Survey just released, the Scheller College of Business was the leading College at Georgia Tech for job placement at graduation.

Georgia Tech’s Denning Technology & Management (T&M) Program is preparing undergraduate students for the global workforce through the establishment of a new international capstone project.

Four years ago, Sandra Slaughter began studying the project management of a huge National Science Foundation (NSF) initiative with an ambitious goal: the creation of a “new Internet” – one that is more secure, accessible, predictable and reliable than today’s World Wide Web.

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“When you do business overseas, are your ethics portable?,” asks Professor Lucien Dhooge. “Do they follow you to Russia or India, where bribery is often a standard business practice?”

Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business’ Net Impact chapter recently received the prestigious Gold standing designation.

After seven years on the job, Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business Dean Steve Salbu has announced that he will not be seeking a third term after his current one expires on June 30, 2014.

Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business is ranked 9th among undergraduate business programs for the Operations Management specialty, according to Bloomberg Businessweek.

Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business’ new Center on Business Strategies for Sustainability recently received a $300,000 grant from the Kendeda Fund. This follows a $750,000, three-year grant received earlier this year from the Ray C. Anderson Foundation to start the Center.

Widely recognized for excellence in teaching and research, faculty members of Scheller College of Business continue to raise the business school's profile through their professional activities and honors.

Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business honored faculty, students, and staff who exemplify excellence on April 18 at the Fifth Annual Honors Day.

Sophomore Christine Proctor was already a successful business owner – with years of experience under her chef’s apron strings – when she decided to start the Scheller Society of Entrepreneurs last fall.

Anemo Check's technology to improve the accuracy and affordability of testing for anemia around the world won first place in the 2013 Ideas to SERVE (I2S) Competition at Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business.

As a young girl growing up in Turkey, Beril Toktay accepted water and air pollution as a fact of life. “It wasn’t until I went abroad that I saw how much better it could be,” says the professor of operations management and holder of the Brady Family Chair at Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business.

Twenty-nine teams will present business concepts that could help create a better world in the preliminary round (poster showcase) of the Ideas to SERVE Competition (I2S) on Friday April 5 in the Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business.

Teya Ryan, president and executive director of Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB), will discuss overcoming career challenges on Wed. March 27 in Georgia Tech's IMPACT Speaker Series.

Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business is ranked 27th (10th among public universities) for full-time MBA programs and 24th for part-time programs in U.S. News & World Report's latest rankings.

Manpreet Hora, assistant professor of operations management, has won Georgia Tech's 2013 CETL/BP Junior Faculty Teaching Excellence Award.

Technology that could help spinal-cord injury sufferers control their bladder by remote control won first place ($10,000) in the 2013 Georgia Tech Business Plan Competition.

A team of Georgia Tech Evening MBA students has advanced to the regional finals of the fourth annual Hult Prize, which is dedicated to launching the next wave of entrepreneurs focused on solving the world’s social challenges.

Multiple teams will present their business concepts on Thursday, Feb. 28 during the Georgia Tech Business Plan Competition Reception.

Developing his entrepreneurial skills through Georgia Tech's Executive MBA in Management of Technology program gave Matt Hopp the confidence he needed to start his own business.

Second-year MBA student Heather Y. Kim credits a lot of her drive for success to her father, who brought his family to Atlanta from South Korea with only $300 in his pocket when she was four years old.

Georgia Tech’s IMPACT Speaker Series will feature alumnus Lynn Clarek, CEO of MetroKitchen, discuss career building on Wednesday, Feb. 20.

Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business is establishing the Center on Business Strategies for Sustainability, thanks to a three-year, $750,000 grant recently awarded by the Ray C. Anderson Foundation.

Rolls of tubing, uncoiling from helicopters, creating new pipelines in mere minutes; Human waste, treated by the sun instead of an expensive sewer system. Is this the infrastructure of the future? If some recent Georgia Tech grads have anything to do with it, the answer will be yes.

Georgia Tech’s IMPACT Speaker Series will feature Chris Curtis, CEO of Schneider Electric (North America), discussing the importance of sustainable business practices on Wednesday, Feb. 13.

Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business is ranked 6th the world (1st in the Southeast) for the Information Technology (IT) specialty, according to Bloomberg BusinessWeek.

Georgia Tech’s IMPACT Speaker Series will feature alumnus Walt Ehmer, president and CEO of Waffle House Inc., on Wednesday, Feb. 6.

Georgia Tech’s IMPACT Speaker Series will feature alumnus Mary Rockett Brock, co-owner of WNBA team The Atlanta Dream, on Wednesday, Feb. 27.

Georgia Tech’s IMPACT Speaker Series will feature Les McKeown, president and CEO of Predictable Success, on Wednesday, Jan. 30.

Georgia Tech is the newest partner of the Global Social Venture Competition, in which students throughout the country are eligible to compete. Participating teams must have a business plan that shows potential for financial return on investment in addition to social and/or environmental benefits.

Frank Rothaermel, professor of strategic management at Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business, was recently named among the world's Top 100 Web-savvy Professors by BestOnlineUniversities.

Ravi Subramanian, associate professor of operations management, is the new faculty director of the Steven A. Denning Technology & Management Program.

Although Cristina Lara was attracted to Georgia Tech by the opportunity to participate in the International Plan for undergraduates, she already had more experience living overseas than in the United States.

Researchers are typically judged by their ability to frequently publish papers in high-impact journals that are subsequently cited by other studies. This measure of productivity encapsulates an individual's output that is personally beneficial.

When Josh Bank (MBA 2011) enrolled in Tech's full-time MBA program, he was open to wherever his education might take him. But he didn't expect it to be managing commercial real estate transactions all across Asia on behalf of some of the world's largest corporations.

If you’re counting calories or looking to stay trim during the holidays, consider using the research findings of Koert van Ittersum, associate professor of marketing in Georgia Tech’s Scheller College of Business. He’s conducted several studies validating techniques that could help you eat less throughout the holiday season when you’re barraged by a seemingly endless parade of treats.

As consumers shop for the holidays, e-commerce will continue to play a key role, says Yu Jeffrey Hu, associate professor of information technology management at Georgia Tech's Scheller College of Business. Blurred boundaries between online and offline shopping will give consumers more choices, more savings, and better shopping experience, he adds.

Three accounting professors in Georgia Tech's Scheller College of Business were recently ranked in the top 10 for publication activity among peers who earned their doctorates in the same years as they did.

Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business is ranked 23rd (8th among public universities) in Bloomberg BusinessWeek's latest rankings of the nation's top full-time MBA programs.

Robin Bienfait, chief information officer of Research in Motion, will discuss the challenges she faces in helping ensure her company's long-term success on Wed. Nov. 14 in Georgia Tech's IMPACT Speaker Series.

Though freshman Janani Raj lives in a Coke town, she idolizes Indra Nooyi, the CEO of PepsiCo. "She comes from around the same area in India that I'm from," Raj says.

HOPE was running out for Keegan Christensen before he learned about a new scholarship opportunity for students in the Denning Technology & Management (T&M) Program at Georgia Tech.

Widely recognized for excellence in teaching and research, faculty members of Scheller College of Business continue to raise the business school's profile through their professional activities and honors.

Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business has named Beril Toktay, professor of operations management, as holder of the Brady Family Chair. "Beril is a preeminent scholar in the field of sustainable operations management," says Dean Steve Salbu.

Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business is ranked 8th nationally in Forbes' recent ranking of the "10 Best Business Schools for Salary."

Wal-Mart's Senior Vice President Greg Sullivan will discuss lessons from his work experience on Wed. October 17 in Georgia Tech's IMPACT Speaker Series.

Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business' fourth annual Thomas R. Williams Distinguished Lecture on February 16 will feature Vivian Hunt, a director of McKinsey & Company, discussing private and public healthcare in the United States and beyond.

Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business is ranked 7th for Best Classroom Experience among Top MBA programs, according to The Princeton Review's latest annual guidebook "The Best 296 Business Schools."

If you're thinking about starting a business or looking to drive innovation within a larger organization, consider attending an all-star panel discussion of investors and entrepreneurs at 6:30 p.m. Thurs. Oct. 11 at Scheller College of Business (LeCraw Auditorium).

HealthSouth's co-founder and former CFO Aaron Beam Jr., who was once jailed for bank fraud, will discuss "Fifty Shades of Grey" on Wed. Oct. 3 in Georgia Tech's IMPACT Speaker Series.

First Data's Mark Herrington will discuss "Universal Commerce for Today’s Connected Consumer" on Wed. September 26 in Georgia Tech's IMPACT Speaker Series.

A new study from Georgia Tech and Cornell University shows that softer lighting and relaxing ambient music in a fast food restaurant affects the eating patterns of customers. The report shows that customers in fancier dining areas will eat up to 18 percent fewer calories than those in typical restaurant conditions.

In today's globally competitive marketplaces, businesses are looking for any and every advantage over their competitors. According to Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business Professor Seletha Butler's article, "All on Board! Strategies for Constructing Diverse Board of Directors," published recently in the Virginia Law & Business Review, the board of directors of companies should be more inclusive, reflecting "the demographics and composition of the global marketplace that the companies serve."

When Kathleen Rouse joined the Executive MBA in Global Business Program in 2009, she was an entrepreneur looking to fine-tune her business acumen and better understand the global market.

For Danny Tandra, Georgia Tech's Executive MBA in Management of Technology (EMBA-MOT) was all part of the plan. He knew he needed this business education to prepare him for greater levels of responsibility in his career.

After earning two degrees from Georgia Tech, Sam Ransbotham considered pursuing his PhD in information technology management from a different institution for the sake of variety.

Danny Breznitz, associate professor of international affairs and strategic management at the Scheller College of Business, recently won the British International Studies Association's Susan Strange Best Book Award for 2012.

Georgia Tech has named Marie Thursby of the Scheller College of Business a Regents' Professor.

As the U.S. Supreme Court announced its decision affirming the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, students in professor Bill Todd's Principles of Management course watched in real time and then analyzed the impact on various industry sectors within healthcare (hospitals, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, insurance, etc.). The subject for the day was managing change.

The Georgia Institute of Technology has announced a transformational gift from an alumnus that has resulted in the renaming of the Institute’s former College of Management.

Georgia Tech College of Management students recently took time to honor their peers and faculty members for their dedication and excellence.

Georgia Tech College of Management recently celebrated the career of Eugene Comiskey, who retired after 32 years on the faculty.

Widely recognized for excellence in teaching and research, faculty members of Georgia Tech College of Management continue to raise the business school's profile through their professional activities and honors. Staff accomplishments have also reflected well on the College.

As a pilot for Delta Air Lines, David Sneed was already well acquainted with the view from 35,000 feet. But he knew he needed that level of business perspective (through a global lens) to achieve his goal of becoming a major airline executive. So he enrolled in the Global Executive MBA program at Georgia Tech College of Management in 2010.

As Wen Wen explored PhD programs, she knew she wanted a supportive environment that would hone both her research and teaching abilities. Georgia Tech College of Management proved to be the ideal academic location for this native of Chengdu, China.

Georgia Tech College of Management honored faculty, students, and staff who exemplify excellence on April 19 at the College of Management's Fourth Annual Honors Day.

Georgia Tech will conclude the Spring 2012 IMPACT Speaker Series on Wednesday April 11 with Meredith Rentz, CEO and president of Medshare.

Mekong Green Tech's technology to clean up rural Vietnam's rural brick-making industry won first place in the 2012 Ideas to SERVE (I2S) Competition at Georgia Tech College of Management.

Unexpected events that rocked the lives of members of the Georgia Tech College of Management community in recent years led to the establishment of the business school's Community Fund to help those in need.

Interested in innovative business concepts that could help improve society or preserve the environment? Then you're welcome to attend the poster showcase and reception of the fourth annual Ideas to SERVE (I2S) Competition at 6 p.m. Monday April 2 in the atrium of Georgia Tech College of Management.

The theme of this year’s Women’s History Month is Women’s Education – Women’s Empowerment. In celebration, Georgia Tech College of Management has special events for the students, alumni, faculty, and staff of the business school.

Two teams from the Technological Innovation: Generating Economic Results (TI:GER® Program) – Tungo and Cardiam – excelled in the 2012 Georgia Tech Business Plan Competition.

Georgia Tech College of Management jumped 13 spots (to 37th) in Bloomberg BusinessWeek's latest national rankings of the top undergraduate programs in business.

For the first time in the 12-year history of the Georgia Tech Business Plan Competition (BPC), a team of undergraduates placed first, winning for its strategy to market a revolutionary type of breathing tube.

The great success of Georgia Tech MBA graduates on the job market is reflected in the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings of full-time MBA programs. Georgia Tech College of Management is ranked first for employment at graduation among all ranked business schools.

Siemens Industry CEO Daryl Dulaney will discuss how sustainable infrastructure is critical to the competitiveness of American cities on Wed. February 29 in Georgia Tech's IMPACT Speaker Series.

Thirty-eight teams will present their business concepts on Thursday, March 1 during the Georgia Tech Business Plan Competition Reception.

Cardiam, a team that evolved in Georgia Tech's TI:GER® (Technological Innovation: Generating Economic Results) Program, placed third overall in the 2012 Georgia Bowl® Business Plan Competition and won first place for their presentation.

Passersbys by the Acuity Brands Plaza of Georgia Tech College of Management might have caught an unusual sight recently. Thirty-seven supply chain leaders were working in teams to successfully construct an aqueduct out of multiple pieces of white paper. Their aim was to successfully transport the contents of a pitcher of water down about six feet into another vessel at the other end.

Knowing that his innovative work through Georgia Tech's Pro Bono Consulting Program would help doctors to better assist sick children was extremely gratifying for MBA student Frank Wilson.

Randy Olson, author of Don't Be Such a Scientist: Talking Substance in an Age of Style, will discuss the challenges that scientists face in communicating with the public during his appearance in Georgia Tech's IMPACT Speaker Series at 4:30 p.m. February 15 in the College of Management.

Georgia Tech College of Management’s IMPACT Speaker Series will feature Steven Labovitz, a partner with McKenna, Long & Aldridge LLP and the City of Atlanta's former chief of staff, on Wednesday, Feb. 8.

Steve Salbu, who joined Georgia Tech College of Management in 2006, has committed to a second term as dean.

Georgia Tech College of Management’s IMPACT Speaker Series will feature Veronica Biggins, managing director of Diversified Search LLC, on Wednesday, Feb. 1.

Georgia Tech will kick off the Spring 2012 IMPACT Speaker Series on Wednesday Jan. 25 with Tom Tierney, chairman and co-founder of the Bridgespan Group, who will discuss effective philanthropy.

Georgia Tech College of Management's Huang Executive Education Center and the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) have announced a new Cable Industry Management Development Program that is intended to advance practical management skills within high-potential, mid-level cable engineering and operations management professionals.

With the holiday season upon us – and all the festive food it brings – people should know that the color contrast between dinnerware and what's placed on top can affect how much we serve ourselves and consume, according a Georgia Tech College of Management researcher.

When Sourjo Basu visited the Czech Republic during Spring Break 2011, it wasn’t just a leisure trip. As a participant in the College of Management’s International Practicum course for Full-time and Evening MBA students, he had a job to do.

In recent years, regulators have raised concerns that vivid language used by media and others in the financial community can inflate stock market bubbles and induce panics. Georgia Tech researchers have shown that such language can indeed influence investor behavior in the study “Who Believes the Hype: An Experimental Examination of How Language Affects Investor Judgments.”

Carl Nordgren will discuss "The Creative Populist Revolution" at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16 in the IMPACT Speaker Series.

Georgia Tech College of Management recognized the vision, achievement, and leadership of its alumni Nov. 11 at the business school’s Awards Celebration, inducting three leaders into the Hall of Fame, Academy of Distinguished Alumni, and Council of Outstanding Young Alumni.

M.J. "Skip" Beebe, an alumnus of and professor at Georgia Tech College of Management, died unexpectedly on Monday, November 7.

Georgia Tech College of Management, in collaboration with the Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC), has developed a new partnership for enhancing the training of aspiring entrepreneurs in the College’s Executive MBA in Management of Technology program.

J. Paul Raines (IE' 85) will discuss his journey from Georgia Tech graduate to CEO of GameStop at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2 in the IMPACT Speaker Series.

Bill Rogers, president and CEO of the SunTrust Banks, will discuss "The Next Decade in Banking – Being Part of the Solution" at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19 in the IMPACT Speaker Series.

Georgia Tech College of Management's Global Executive MBA is among the world's best, according to the Financial Times latest rankings. Among Executive MBA Programs, the College of Management is ranked 60th worldwide (and 1st among schools in the University System of Georgia).

Dennis Lockhart, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, will discuss the work of his organization at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19 in the IMPACT Speaker Series.

"Let's Talk Business Live!" radio show host Mitch Schlimer will lead the Wednesday, Oct. 12 event in Georgia Tech's IMPACT Speaker Series, facilitating a discussion on "real-life lessons in leadership and entrepreneurship" with the creators of Atlanta's National Center for Civil and Human & Rights for online broadcast.

Kevin Trapani, president and CEO of The Redwoods Group, will discuss "Shared Values, Class Warfare and Social Responsibility" at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 5 in the IMPACT Speaker Series.

Keith Bergelt, CEO of the Open Invention Network, will discuss "Changes in the Innovation Landscape in an Open Source World" at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 28 in the IMPACT Speaker Series.

The Home Depot recently became the eighth corporate affiliate of Georgia Tech's Denning Technology & Management Program.

Each day, many students cross the Fifth Street Bridge not thinking much of the downtown connector that exhales exhaust below; but a few are working to electrify the cars that pass beneath.

For Mark Stewart, the career services offered by Georgia Tech College of Management proved instrumental in his landing a new job as director of investments for Batson-Cook Development Company during his studies in the Executive MBA in Management of Technology (EMBA-MOT) program.

As a career changer, Georgia Tech’s Evening MBA Program far exceeded Dacia Tarleton’s expectations. “I ended up with seven amazing offers,” she says.

Donna W. Hyland, president and CEO of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, will discuss "Leading for Children" at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 21 in the IMPACT Speaker Series.

Georgia Tech College of Management is ranked 28th (17th among public universities) in U.S. News & World Report's latest rankings of the nation's top undergraduate business programs.

George Israel, president of the Ferst Foundation for Childhood Literacy, will discuss "The Keys to Building Successful Organizations: People, Production, Profit" at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 14 in the IMPACT Speaker Series.

Georgia Tech will kick off the Fall 2011 IMPACT Speaker Series on Wednesday Sept. 7 with Diana Rivenburgh, president and CEO of Strategic Imperatives, who will discuss "Creating a Culture of Sustainable Success."

Brittany Norris was torn between attending the private liberal arts school Agnes Scott College and her father's alma mater, Georgia Tech. Ultimately, she chose Agnes Scott, because she felt most comfortable at a small school. But thanks to the Bridge to Business Program, she got to benefit from three weeks of training at Georgia Tech College of Management during summer 2011.

Rapper/actor Christopher "Ludacris" Bridges will moderate a panel discussion on "Technology in Entertainment" on Thurs. Sept. 1 at Georgia Tech College of Management.

The Boeing Company is the latest corporation to become a Corporate Affiliate of Georgia Tech's Denning Technology & Management Program.

Bill Todd, president and CEO of the Georgia Cancer Coalition since 2003, will join the faculty of Georgia Tech College of Management.

Next year, Matt Moulthrop (MBA 2004) will have his turned-wood vessels join those of his father and grandfather in the permanent art collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C.

Well known to many undergraduate students through the years, academic advisor Raziya Chapman is retiring on June 1 after 32 years of service to Georgia Tech College of Management.

While account teams often serve as the critical link between a firm and its most important business-to-business customers, the effectiveness of these teams can be impeded by perceived threats from within, according to a new study.

Global Executive MBA Helped Bethany Miller Advance in Air Force Reserve

Fred Carlson, who received the 2011 Outstanding Young Alumnus Award from the Georgia Tech Alumni Association, understands the importance of a strong professional network. In fact, he credits his many Georgia Tech connections with contributing to his success as an entrepreneur.

Georgia Tech College of Management's second annual MBA Golf Classic brought together students and alumni who competed April 23 at East Lake Golf Club.

Georgia Tech College of Management honored faculty, students, and staff who exemplify excellence on April 14 at the College of Management's Third Annual Honors Day. "Our Excellence Awards play a key role in motivating our entire College community to reach greater heights of excellence and in rewarding truly outstanding performance," says College of Management Dean Steve Salbu.

When John Schneider first heard about Georgia Tech’s International Plan as an entering freshman, he knew it was his ticket to a world of business opportunities.

"Let's Talk Business Live!" radio show host Mitch Schlimer will lead the Monday, April 11 event in Georgia Tech's IMPACT Speaker Series, facilitating a panel discussion on "Social Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurs" for online broadcast.

Georgia Tech's TI:GER® (Technological Innovation: Generating Economic Results) Program recently won a grant from Georgia Tech's Fund for Innovation in Research and Innovation (GT FIRE) for an international technology commercialization project, to be conducted in collaboration with Ludwig Maximilian University (LMU) of Munich, Germany.

TI:GER® (Technological Innovation: Generating Economic Results) team SpherIngenics won third place in the 2011 Georgia Tech Business Plan Competition for its plan to develop a platform microbead technology for the delivery of cell-based therapies that is safer, more efficient and cost effective than current treatments on the market.

Widely recognized for excellence in teaching and research, faculty members of Georgia Tech College of Management continue to raise the business school's profile through their professional activities and honors. Staff accomplishments have also reflected well on the College. In recent months:

Mark Mele doesn’t have to be a rocket scientist to do his job. But ATK ̶ an aerospace, defense, security, and sporting products company ̶ benefits from the vast business expertise he brings to the launch pad.

At a time when the market was downsizing, earning a Global Executive MBA at Georgia Tech led to a promotion for Khuram Babar. He was named assistant vice president at the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta after earning his degree in 2009.

When Patrick Whaley was still a child, he first had the idea for the weighted, muscle-building clothing that would win the Most Fundable Award ($35,000 worth of legal, financial and other services) in Georgia Tech’s 2011 Business Plan Competition (BPC). The finals were held on March 18.

Urban RePeel won first place in Georgia Tech’s 2011 Ideas to SERVE Competition for its environmentally friendly business concept that would help minimize the amount of municipal food waste going into landfills.

Six teams with business concepts that could create a better world will compete in the finals of the Ideas to SERVE (Socially and Environmentally Responsible Value Enhancement) Competition on Wednesday March 16 at Georgia Tech College of Management.

Georgia Tech College of Management is ranked 28th (11th among public universities) for full-time MBA programs and 17th for part-time programs in U.S. News & World Report's latest rankings. In the latter category, the College’s Evening MBA program climbed seven spots over last year (up from 24th).

Do you have an idea for a product or service that addresses a community or social issue, or helps preserve the environment? If so, the Ideas to SERVE (I2S) Competition is for you

The National Association for Chinese-Americans (NACA) recently recognized Georgia Tech's Center for International Education and Business Research (GT CIBER) at its annual Lunar New Year meeting and banquet.

Georgia Tech's third annual Thomas R. Williams Distinguished Lecture on February 16 will feature "A Conversation with Frank Blake."

Secure InfoShare, a company that evolved in the TI:GER® (Technological Innovation: Generating Economic Results) Program, placed third in the 2011 Georgia Bowl® Business Plan Competition on February 5. Secure InfoShare is developing security software in partnership with Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory University for use in the electronic medical records market.

Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology have created a new sampling device that could prevent thousands of people worldwide from dying of pneumonia each year. Once the device, called PneumoniaCheck was developed, Taylor Bronikowski (MBA 2010) and other classmates from the College of Management started developing a business plan for it to eventually grow globally.

Georgia Tech College of Management is transitioning from offering undergraduate students a Bachelor of Science in Management (BSM) to a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) degree.

As Matt Price was graduating from Georgia Tech College of Management in 1978, he hoped he'd one day be in the position to give back to the school in a major way.

Though he hasn't even earned his bachelor's degree yet, 20-year-old management major Cooper Littlejohn is already breaking new ground in health care insurance.

When investing in foreign stocks, investors show a strong preference toward companies that have a physical presence in their home country, according to a study by a Georgia Tech College of Management researcher. The type of presence in question involves corporate operations or subsidiaries, not just exporting products somewhere.

While the importance of creativity to business is widely recognized, many organizational processes actually stifle it, says Jill Perry-Smith, PhD 2002. Much of her research has focused on how companies can create environments that are conducive to creativity.

Management Education Prepared Emily Martin for Unexpected Opportunity

Even as a young girl taking dance classes, Shilpa Arya (BSM 2007) was focused on improving efficiency, from easing the entrance of dancers to the stage to how parents filed in for recitals. So she already knew she had a strong interest in process improvement by the time she enrolled as a Management major at Georgia Tech.

When high-performing researchers in the life sciences leave academia, they tend not to jump right into their own entrepreneurial biotech ventures, despite popular belief. Usually they first join large pharmaceutical companies that offer research settings somewhat similar to a university, according to a new study documenting the commercialization of biotechnology by tracking scientists’ publication activity.

When Janice Carrillo began her master's studies at Georgia Tech College of Management in 1990, she had no idea she'd one day be teaching business classes herself.

When Michael Ehrhardt was in ninth grade, testing revealed that he was best suited for a career in animal husbandry. Fortunately, college professor wasn't far behind livestock breeding on his list of likely occupations.

Within a month of starting her Co-op job at Wandering WiFi in early 2007, management major Brandi Herringdine was running the whole marketing department for the wireless technology startup. Her supervisor, the company’s only other marketing person at the time, had left for another job.

Unlike a lot of entering freshmen, Chinedu Ezeamuzie knew exactly what kind of career path he wanted to follow when he started at Georgia Tech.

Drew Hess believes his endless curiosity, which he considers crucial for any PhD student, was stifled during his five-year career in the rigid world of banking.