92% of LBS MBA Graduates Employed Quickly

The London Business School's MBA Employment Report 2012 shows that 92% of  its most recent class of MBA graduates from London Business School (LBS) found employment within three months of graduation!

Of these:

•  35% took jobs in the corporate sector. 
•  33% took jobs in consulting 
•  32% took jobs in finance.
•  53% chose to work abroad. 

In September, the school launched the inaugural Global Business Experience, an immersion program through which faculty and students will have the opportunity to experience working environments in one of five global locations — New York and Boston, Mumbai, Hong Kong, Johannesburg and Istanbul.

Source: London Business School MBA Employment Report 2012 

LBS Appoints New Associate Dean

LBS has Wendy Alexander former Member of the Scottish Parliament, has been appointed Associate Dean, Degree Programmes and Career Services, effective 30 April 2012.

She will be responsible for directing the Degree Programmes and Career Services’ departments and for the strategic development, operational management and academic oversight of the Masters programs. She began her business career at Booz & Co, specializing in strategy and organizational issues for global clients, after gaining an MBA from INSEAD. 

Following the 1997 elections, Wendy was appointed Special Adviser to Donald Dewar when he became Secretary of State for Scotland. She went on to become an elected politician in the first Scottish Parliament, subsequently serving as Cabinet Minister with responsibility for both business and higher education.  She was later named as Leader of the Opposition.

For the last nine years, Wendy has been a Visiting Professor at Strathclyde Business School In addition, Wendy has also been working in venture capital and private equity in the energy field. 

Source: LBS