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Dean Charles speaks to the mission in this short video: https://lnkd.in/edKrhBPg
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Our mission of educating leaders for business and society infuses all of our programs with a drive for success and impact.

“We believe the most impactful leaders always weigh both sides of the ampersand in our mission—business & society.” —Dean Kerwin K.

Viaan Nayyar ’26 came to Yale SOM with a long-term goal of financing public infrastructure. The joint MBA and Master's i...
06/02/2026

Viaan Nayyar ’26 came to Yale SOM with a long-term goal of financing public infrastructure. The joint MBA and Master's in Asset Management program gave him the quantitative foundation and operational ability to pursue it.

He was drawn to SOM by the legacy of the Swensen Asset Management Institute. "David Swensen's approach to institutional investing—especially in alternative assets like infrastructure—has shaped how endowments and pension funds deploy long-duration capital," he explains. "I was eager to study at the institution that pioneered it."

Last summer, he interned in investment banking focused on energy, industrials, and infrastructure, drawing directly on coursework in Renewable Energy Project Finance, Financing Green Technologies, and Energy Law.

Read more about his experience at SOM: https://yalesom.io/4fQCNhi

Congratulations to the winners of the 2026 MBA for Executives (EMBA) Teaching Awards, chosen by the EMBA Class of 2026! ...
06/01/2026

Congratulations to the winners of the 2026 MBA for Executives (EMBA) Teaching Awards, chosen by the EMBA Class of 2026! 🎉

Lorenzo Caliendo, Won Park Hahn Professor of Global Affairs and Management and professor of economics, was honored for his teaching of The Global Macroeconomy. Carlos Reyes ’04, lecturer in the practice of management, was recognized for his elective course, Sustainable Investment in Private Markets.

A huge thank you to both professors for their dedication to our students, and congratulations to the EMBA Class of 2026 on reaching this milestone!

We're excited to share that Yale SOM is adding a new course in the MBA core curriculum!Starting this fall, MBA students ...
05/29/2026

We're excited to share that Yale SOM is adding a new course in the MBA core curriculum!

Starting this fall, MBA students will take a new required course focused on practical AI applications—including building agents, working with large data sets, and vibe coding business applications. The course will be taught by Prof. Tauhid Zaman, who has offered an AI-focused elective for the past two years and has seen firsthand how the technology empowers students: "AI gives them the power to create an app or a business or a new process that can bring to life what they've envisioned quickly, accurately, and cheaply."

The new course is the cornerstone of a broader curriculum expansion that weaves AI throughout the core. As Dean Kerwin Charles put it, "We see this as the ideal moment to prepare students who want to shape the next phase of AI."

The updates go beyond technical skills. Courses like Workforce, Innovator, and State and Society will examine AI's impact on talent, entrepreneurship, labor markets, and algorithmic bias—because responsible use matters as much as capability.

Learn more about AI at SOM: https://yalesom.io/3PTeYuB

We're thrilled to announce that Reed Hastings, co-founder and executive chairman of Netflix, will receive the Yale Legen...
05/28/2026

We're thrilled to announce that Reed Hastings, co-founder and executive chairman of Netflix, will receive the Yale Legend in Leadership Award at the Yale CEO Caucus on June 2, 2026. This award recognizes a career defined by visionary bets, principled leadership, and transformative impact.

“Reed Hastings is among the most consequential business leaders of the past quarter century—a founder who not only built one of the world’s most valuable companies, but in doing so fundamentally reinvented how billions of people experience entertainment,” said Prof. Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, who organizes the caucus.

Read the full announcement: https://yalesom.io/431nHOy

05/28/2026

How do you prove a map is gerrymandered? Turns out, you can use algorithms. Prof. Jamie Tucker-Foltz samples millions of random redistricting maps to build real statistical proof of partisan bias. The math has already shown up in court cases from Pennsylvania to the Supreme Court.

For six years, Yanely Vasquez '26 worked for the Superintendency of Banking, Insurance, and Private Pension Fund Adminis...
05/27/2026

For six years, Yanely Vasquez '26 worked for the Superintendency of Banking, Insurance, and Private Pension Fund Administrators in Peru. When the COVID-19 pandemic triggered her first real financial crisis as a professional, it sparked a deeper mission: understanding how to strengthen financial stability.

"I realized, 'I need to learn how I can improve this in my country.' That goal led me to the Master’s in Systemic Risk program. It’s a comprehensive program for anyone who wants a long-term public-sector career in financial stability and crisis management—and it’s exactly what I needed to take the next step in my career."

She's now joining a department focused on conglomerate risk, armed with macroprudential and resolution tools to help strengthen their framework for managing crises.

Read her full profile: https://yalesom.io/3Q3wLzq

Congratulations to the three recipients of the 2026 Dean's Mission & Impact Award: Caroline Petro '26, J.B. Horsley '26,...
05/22/2026

Congratulations to the three recipients of the 2026 Dean's Mission & Impact Award: Caroline Petro '26, J.B. Horsley '26, and Peter Waggonner '26! 🏆 🙌

Each year, Dean Kerwin K. Charles presents this award to students whose impact on the Yale SOM and New Haven communities embodies our mission to educate leaders for business and society. In recognition, we will make contributions to local organizations of each recipient's choosing.

Read more about the recipients: https://yalesom.io/4dqIrVN

05/21/2026

“You’re launching your professional careers just as the world is being remade,” Dean Kerwin K. Charles noted during his commencement remarks.

Speaking to the 603 graduates, the largest class in SOM history, he shared: “What truly prepares you for this distinctive moment, this uncertain frontier, is a distinct and impressive set of values you share.”

05/19/2026

Whatever your next adventure is, you can count on the friends you made at SOM. 💙

Student government president Ellie Utter ’26 said it best in her commencement speech: “What I love about this community is how we show up for one another, despite the uncertainty in the world around us.”

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