Imagine What You Can Learn. Then Imagine What You Can Learn Here.

MIT SLOAN FELLOWS PROGRAM IN INNOVATION AND GLOBAL LEADERSHIP

At MIT, we believe that its not just what you learn that matters. Its how you learn it. This philosophy is at the core of the schools legendary credo mens et manus (mind and hand). When you see the real-world impact of what youre learning, when you experience the consequences of models and practices, those lessons stay with you. In essence, the MIT Sloan Fellows Program is an experiential learning laboratory for global leaders. Alumni say this one immersive year is more intensely relevant and more incalculably valuable to their careersand their livesthan a year in the workplace. In these pages, youll discover what makes this program so powerful and how you can leverage it to achieve your highest goals.
STEP HEN J. SACCA, SF 90

Director, MIT Sloan Fellows Program in Innovation and Global Leadership

Its not just what you know. Its how you learn it.

The MIT Sloan Fellows Program is a one-year, full-time executive MBA* program designed to prepare an elite group of global mid-career managers to magnify their impact as leaders.

Unmatched experience
The MIT Sloan Fellows Program is distinct in the realm of full-time executive MBA programs in the: maturity and diversity of the global participants exibility of the curriculum and breadth of electives length, intensity, and immersion of the program exposure to the worlds most accomplished leaders sustained access to top MIT thought leaders across disciplines pedigree of the program and prominence of faculty and alumni emphasis on the science of management

Unequaled cohort
MIT Sloan Fellows are among the most accomplished mid-career professionals in the world, representing: more than thirty nations and every continent but Antarctica a diverse range of industries and a broad variety of functions a high level of professional distinction with an average of 14 years experience a commitment to team-oriented personal and professional development

Unsurpassed opportunity
The program has earned renown among leaders worldwide because it offers a singular opportunity to: develop knowledge and skills essential to world-class leaders build a tight-knit network that stretches across continents expand condence, abilities, and global impact travel to key centers of inuence around the world collaborate with fellow innovators in a think-tank environment translate vision into achievable objectives learn vital data-driven analytical tools

*Fellows may pursue an MBA, a Master of Science in Management, or a Master of Science in Management of Technology.

Your way of seeing the world could transform it.

ALEXANDRE MOREIRA NASCIMENTO, SF 13

BRAZIL

OLUFUNKE MICHAELS, SF 13
N I G ER I A

Cofounder and CEO Optimize Ltd.

Marketing Communications Lead Digicel Group (Haiti)

When you design, code, and sell your rst video game at 12 and publish a book on programming at 13, people come to expect that youll wow them. Alexandre Moreira Nascimento has never disappointed. He has cofounded three high-tech companies, guiding two from business plan to acquisition. His eight-year-old company Optimize serves more than 100 corporations in every major market. What wows Nascimento, however, is whats next, and hes at MIT to nd that out.

Olufunke Michaels speaks seven languages. She is a published poet, novelist, and childrens book author and an avid devotee of African dance. All of this fuels her celebrated work in marketing. Michaels recently led a strategic brand recovery effort in post-earthquake Haiti, transforming the mobile companys image to align with the distinct needs and values of its customers. Her connection to the people grew so strong, in fact, that she cofounded a robust private relief group in her spare hours.

Realize dreams
Since I was a small boy in So Paulo, devouring tech magazines and deconstructing computers, I knew Id be an engineer. I dreamed of going to MIT. I knew we were meant for one another. And when I nally arrived, a sh out of water to some extent, in every other part of my life, I felt, for the rst time, that I had nally come home.

You grow every day and that growth is profound.

Give yourself one year

This program is a global leaders rite of initiation. You are continually confronted with bold ideas and new ways of looking at the world. And

Change your perspective

In the MIT Sloan Fellows Program, you grow every day. And that growth is profound. You can feel it. Its

Prepare to lead
When I was comparing programs, I closely reviewed the proles of professors. I looked at the work they had done and what they had accomplished. The MIT Sloan faculty stood out. I knew that I wanted to connect with and learn from these people. I knew that they had made a signicant difference in the world and that they would prepare me to do the same.

everything you learn is practical and instantly usable. My highest goal is to return to Nigeria as the most informed and inspiring leader I can be. I had only one year to give to an MBA, and this was the year I needed.

Dont blink
Everything you learn here is relevant. Dont even consider blinking. Every minute of every class is new information, must-have information, information essential to succeeding in the 21st-century world. I have never seen so much value packed into such small measures of time.

almost a physical sensation. You wake up a different person from the person you were the day before. I look back at myself a month ago, and I cant believe how much Ive changed. And I look forward to who I will be tomorrow. Its exhilarating.

Be the future
You are surrounded by visionaries here. Every conversation with a classmate is an important learning experience. They astound me on a daily basis with what theyve accomplishedand with their potential for accomplishment. They are the worlds future, and I am honored to be among them.

You are surrounded by visionaries.

Develop a toolkit to power your career.

SULYNN AMRHEIN, SF 12
U N I T ED S TAT E S

DAVID PARKIN, SF 12
U N I T ED K I N G D O M

Digital Marketing Manager Procter & Gamble (P&G)

Head of Power and Renewables Atkins

Sulynn Amrhein is as inventive, resourceful, and entrepreneurial as executives who have started and sold a string of companies. The difference is that she has risen through the ranks of a single multinational for her entire career. In 15 years, Amrhein has worked around the world in 12 dist nct functions, from business analysis to brand management, on eight of P&Gs billion-dollar brands. A digital marketing pioneer, she is always well ahead of the crowd, wherever the marketplace is headed.

David Parkins passion is alternative energy and climate change. His challenge: determining how to have the greatest impact. Before his year at MIT, Parkin formed the renewable energy division of engineering consultancy Atkins, focusing on offshore wind. At MIT, he developed a comprehensive view of the science and politics of energy. Now, hes heading a major new global sector at Atkins dedicated to power and renewablesand strategizing about how he can inuence public policy.

Breathe a new atmosphere

The air is different here. The sense of community is unlike any Ive

Grow as never before

My working style is all-in. It would not have been productive for me to balance work, life, and an MBA program. At some point, multitasking means you dont accomplish anything meaningful at all. But when you focus for a year on how you need to grow, especially in this remarkable environment, you do growas you have never grown before. This program is a wholelife turning point.

ever experienced. In the program, we have a slogan: No fellow left behind. And we live by it. There are technical fellows and those with heads for nance, right-brain and left-brain fellows, fellows from the Pacic Rim and from Africa, but we are one tight cohort, everyone looking out for and learning from everyone else.

Confront your blindspots

In this program, you confront your blindspots as a leader head on. Your fellow students are among the worlds most talented and experienced leaders. Basically, they are 100+ living, breathing leadership case studies. The lessons you learn from them and from the faculty are authentic and three-dimensional. If youre about to take an organization to the next level, there is no better preparation.

Dig, immerse, and explore

To an engineer, MIT is the Holy Grail. But as dazzling as the thinkers were around me, I discovered a very open, unintimidating culture. I spent my year immersed in the science, technology, business, and politics of energy. I crisscrossed the campus talking to and learning from some of the best minds of our day. The access you have as a fellow is astonishing. Quite simply, doors open.

The access you have as a fellow is astonishing.

Mobilize what you know
Before my year as a fellow, I had skills, experience, and education. And I certainly had passion. But it was at MIT that I learned to mobilize what I know, determine what I didnt know, and discover what I needed to know. I also learned much about how the world operates, about geopolitical and economic realities, andmost important of allhow to get things done.

Reinforce family ties

Coming to MIT was very much a family adventure. My wife had an exciting year professionally. My daughters met children from many nations and cultures. Even our toddler forged friendships that remain strong. We grew as a family during our year in Cambridge, and we grew as individuals. It turned out to be a deeply meaningful year in the life of our family.

This program is a whole-life turning point.

Tap the collective intelligence of visionary global leaders.

DAN HESSE, SF 89
U N I T ED S TAT E S

BETTINA HEIN, SF 07 S W I TZ ER L A N D / U N I T ED S TAT E S

CEO Sprint

Founder and CEO Pixability

Dan Hesse determined early on in his career that he did not want to be an empty suit. He wanted to be the CEO with wall-to-wall knowledge of his industry. His journey up the telecom ladder began with an internship at AT&T. He set about learning the industry inside out, from handsets to networks, climbing to CEO of AT&T Wireless Services. Today, it is a point of pride for Hesse, as CEO of Sprint, to be able to walk into any Sprint storefront in America and explain his product to customers.

Drawn to the fertile entrepreneurial climate of MIT, Bettina Hein was already a tech startup pro when she arrived on campus in 2006. She had launched the celebrated program START to promote entrepreneurship among college students and had cofounded the speech software startup SVOX AG (and later sold it for $125M). But it was at MIT that Hein began shaping her iconic video marketing startup Pixability. Today, the four-year-old venture is generating as much buzz as its CEO.

Confer with leaders

The MIT Sloan network is as loyal as it is extensive. Some of the indus-

Take it on
Two years after the MIT Sloan Fellows Program, I was promoted to CEO of AT&T Network Systems International overseeing 10,000 employees and operations in 28 countries. AT&Ts leadership knew the program well. They understood the impact it would have on my global leadership capabilities, and they realized that I was now ready to take on a challenge of that magnitude. Most important, I knew I was ready.

trys most inuential global telecom executives are fellow alumni and good friends. And classmates outside my immediate industryThad Allen SF 89, for exampleare always there to provide candid insights on major challenges. Virtually everywhere in the world I go, I have an ally on the ground.

Up your geek cred

As a European entrepreneur, I wanted to up my geek cred. I

The power of the network took me by surprise.

Build lifelong bonds
Id heard about the deep bonds among alumni, but the power of the network still took me by surprise. Wherever you need an expert, whatever you need advice on, you have it. Among my board members and investors are many MIT alumni. Even my daughters godmother is an MIT Sloan Fellow. The bonds you form in this program are broad, strong, and lifelong.

Know that you know

Before my year at MIT, I wondered sometimes if there might be an element of beginners luck to my success. I was educated but young. What did I really know about negotiating a contract with a Korean automotive company? After my year as a Sloan Fellow, I know that I know what Im doing. That core condence I built as a fellow is as valuable as anything else I gained in the program.

Assess the impact

The value proposition is pretty straightforward. In a 40-year career, one year away from the ofce is insignicant. But in terms of professional ROI, the value is enormous. I was a very different executive in my post-Sloan Fellows career. I might never have achieved what I have without that year.

wanted a bridge to the technology community in the U.S. I wanted to develop my next company with a full kit of resources, knowledge, network, and skills. And to achieve all that, I needed a highly concentrated dose of MIT. The best way to get that? The MIT Sloan Fellows Program and it delivered on all counts.

In terms of professional ROI, the value is enormous.

 A year of profound consequence

Like other visionary inventions emerging from MIT, the MIT Sloan Fellows Program was developed as a vehicle for improving the way the world works. This one-year full-time MBA program is an amalgam of eight extraordinary opportunities that sets it apart from any advanced degree program in the world.

Tailor the curriculum to

your objectives while build-

Dive deep, explore, and

reect during one immersive year away. Focus on personal growth while examining past performance, developing fresh capabilities, and rening your objectives. Evolve as an individual and as a leader, and develop a more complete vision of your role in the world.

ing a common foundation of essential knowledge. Learn data-driven frameworks that give you the tools and

Dissect the lessons of

successful leadership with some of the best minds across MIT. Talk frankly with distinguished alumni, top CEOs and entrepreneurs, and presidents and prime ministers around the globe about how they are solving their most intractable challenges.

condence to solve complex challenges and evaluate key opportunities. Tap into the research of MIT faculty and thought leaders at neighboring institutions like Harvards Kennedy School of Government to customize your course of study.

Learn more: mitsloan.mit.edu/fellows Earn an MBA, a Master

of Science in Management, or a Master of Science in Management of Technologyin just one comprehensive year. Or contact us with your questions: MIT Sloan Fellows Program in Innovation and Global Leadership
MIT Sloan School of Management Massachusetts Institute of Technology 50 Memorial Drive Suite E52-325 Cambridge, MA 02142-1347 U.S.A.

The intersection between business and technology is just not something you get at other schools. You develop an ability to come into a situation like the Gulf oil spill, and you know how to deal with unfamiliar technology, build a team, and craft a solution.
Thad Allen, SF 89 / United States Senior VP, Booz Allen Hamilton and Former Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard

Build your collaborative

capabilities by brainstorming in an environment electric with new ideas. Exchange diverse insights with 100 accomplished peers representing a wide variety of nations, cultures, industries, and points of view. Inspire one another, in a deeply supportive, noncompetitive atmosphere, to achieve pivotal goals.

Share the adventure with

partners and family, who are integral to the MIT Sloan Fellows experience. Give loved ones the chance to participate in the multifaceted educational, cultural, and networking opportunities extended to fellows partners and families. Strengthen family bonds as you grow together during the MIT Sloan Fellows year.

Expand your reach across Team with faculty and

students throughout the Institute to launch solutions that transform productivity across industries and quality of life across nations. Leverage the resources of MIT and investigate latebreaking advances in your eldand beyond. continents with an extensive network that encompasses the alumni of MIT, MIT Sloan, and the Society of Sloan Fellows at MIT, as well as faculty and industry leaders you meet during your year at the Institute. Draw on this vast network for a lifetime of trusted advice, support, and connections.

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portrait of Dan Hesse: Troy Thomas/Sprint portrait of family: courtesy of SF12 class other photography: Kent Dayton

Shorten the distance between the leader you are today and the one you intend to become.

I strategized with the worlds top aeronautics scientists, explored pivotal technological innovations at the MIT Media Lab, learned from leading security experts in political science even tapped the latest thinking on defense policy at Harvards Kennedy School. If it was essential to me as a leader, I could reach across the MIT universe and get it.
Amy Gowder Graban, SF 10 / United States Director, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company

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