When Katie Herrmann (Kelley School of Business at Indiana University, Class of 2011) entered her MBA program, her class was 34% women. The group that entered the following year was only 23% women. Unfortunately, women are still the minority in MBA programs across the country. But Katie knew what she wanted to do about it.
Posts by Bianca Bickford
Rethinking the Business School Audience
Elliott, and other women like her who have entered MBA programs 10 or 15 years later than the typical student, may well be a harbinger of things to come.
Forté Forum Reveals the MBA Value Proposition
The economic value of business school doesn’t begin to capture the value of the degree in terms of quality of life and career.
Genevieve Bell – Intel: Globetrotting Anthropologist Tells Stories That Matter
A peek inside Genevieve Bell’s handbag tells a story.
Tara L. Whitehead – EDS: Open Doors for Yourself
Texas-born Tara Whitehead was a college student at Southern Methodist University in Dallas when she heard advertising guru Steve Cosmopulos speak at an awards reception.
Cathy Ward, Claudia Huntington and Darcy Kopcho – The Capital Group Companies: Building a Life Portfolio
Once upon a time, three young women graduated from California colleges ready to conquer the world.
Kristen Smith Wenker – General Mills: Message Wizard
Sometimes fate, topped with a sprinkle of naive bravado, is the best recipe for landing the job of your dreams.
Brenda Ross-Dulan – Wells Fargo: Drawing on Her Success
Brenda Ross-Dulan oversees 150 banking stores and $12 billion in deposits, and yet she never thought she’d end up in banking.
Michaela Ludbrook – Deutsche Bank: Creating an Open Culture for Everyone
It’s not always essential to have a degree in finance to have a successful career in banking.
Sharon L. Allen – Deloitte Consulting: First Woman Chairman of a Big Four Accounting Firm
Part of Allen's appeal is that -- in a world filled with lingo-laden, business motivational gurus -- her messages are backed with statistical collateral.
