MBA PROGRAM

start at the edge

go to the top
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Your job is fine—as far as it goes.

But you want to lead.

You also know tomorrow’s leader will be completely

different from yesterday’s. And only tomorrow’s leader

will get to the top.

How do you become that person?

By earning your MBA from the Lally School of

Management and Technology. A highly selective

program that doesn’t respond to market needs, but Who should apply to Lally?

predicts them. A program that works like tomorrow’s As a small, highly selective MBA
program, we seek candidates with
excellent academic credentials,
business—with its emphasis on technology, innovation,
insatiable curiosity, and profes-
sional work experience. Our
and entrepreneurship—and immerses you in it from
typical students, for instance,
earned a 3.0 GPA during their
Day One. undergraduate years and scored
630 on the GMAT. They have spent
ample time in the workplace—
and are driven to move forward.
These attributes, together with
the global and educational
diversity of our student body,
make the Lally MBA experience
unlike any other.

“The Lally School opened up doors to new ideas and

opportunities that had been out of my reach.”
Remy Arteaga ’06
CEO, Medi-Life Cards LLC
 How Tomorrow’s business is already emerging, and it
is vastly different from anything the world has
the world seen so far. Managers routinely cross disciplines. Technology is
will work all-important. Anything worth doing is done by teams. Innovation is

tomorrow required. Everything is global—yet the spirit of collaboration drives

businesses to create new “centers of innovation.”

How you The Lally School’s entire structure mirrors the

shape of tomorrow’s business. The curriculum forces
will work you to think across many disciplines, while learning the fundamentals

at Lally of each. Most of your work happens in teams. Student-directed

today projects allow you to take charge. You’ll constantly have to think

globally—and work with students and faculty from all over the world.

You’ll study in Tech Valley, a burgeoning center of innovation in

New York state, of which Rensselaer is a cornerstone.

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Shanna Renzi ’01

Consultant
“The Lally MBA
American Express
Uma Pinninti-Cassagnol ’02
helps you understand
Manager, Healthcare Analytics
Geisinger Health Plan
how technological
change creates
opportunities
in business.
By alerting you
What you will look like to those
when you graduate. opportunities,
it prepares you
You will look like someone equipped to lead. You to be an
will have the skill set, the flexibility of thought, entrepreneur.”
the global perspective, and the passion for innovation Kumar Pandey ’06
Chief Operating Officer
to get to the top of tomorrow’s business. Flatburger Technologies

And you will find abundant opportunities to use those

strengths. Lally MBA graduates have gone on to leadership

in such global giants as IBM, Citigroup, and American Express.

Others, true to the Lally spirit of enterprise, have launched

exceptionally successful ventures of their own.

Mohamed Abdel-Aal ’01

Solution Architect, Healthcare Vertical
Intel Corporation
Deb Owoeye-Hughes ’06
Consultant
IBM

Where do Lally graduates succeed?

Lally MBAs enjoy cutting-edge career opportunities with leading global employers:

1 American Express 1 Citigroup 1 Google Even while pursuing their MBA,

Risk Manager Credit Risk Analyst Engineering Project Manager Lally students have contributed
their talents to internships at:
1 AYCO 1 DayStar Technologies 1 IBM
Financial Analyst Senior Analyst Consultant 1 3M

1 BearingPoint 1 ECG Consulting Group 1 Procter & Gamble 1 Air Products

Consultant Associate Operations
1 CNET Networks
1 Becton Dickinson 1 Empire State 1 Thermo Electron
1 Foster Miller Technologies
Senior Quality Engineer Development Corp. Product Specialist
Director of Industry 1 GE
1 Blue Slate Solutions Development 1 United Technologies
Consultant Analyst 1 Nova Chemicals
1 ESRI
1 Cerner Consultant 1 Xerox
Business Strategist Financial Analyst
Immerse
yourself in Lally

Not just courses. Streams of knowledge.

From the first day in the Lally MBA program, something seems differ-

ent. Your morning class might deal not with accounting or marketing

specifically, but with what it takes to create and manage an enterprise

and the business aspects of emerging technologies.

Behind this approach is our focus on “streams of knowledge”:

concepts that cross disciplines to address the most pressing issues

of tomorrow’s business. For two years, you will explore how organi-

zations leverage technology, innovate over their life cycle, and use

the spirit of enterprise to make things happen.

Of course, you will graduate knowing the essentials of finance,

marketing, operations, and other disciplines. But by studying

“streams of knowledge,” you will be able to synergize those

disciplines to create new value-added solutions.

One classroom. Many professors.

Because our classes cross disciplines, so do our teaching teams.

MBA classes include professors in a range of fields, from design and

manufacturing to marketing and finance. Among these professors are

both distinguished researchers and clinical faculty who have excelled

in business themselves. Together, they bring a blended learning

approach that combines state-of-the-art abstract concepts with

practical insights into contemporary business practices. And the

program’s small size enables you to make the most of their expertise.

As a result of this approach, you explore each issue from every angle.

In the process, you encounter the environment you will face after

graduation—and learn how to succeed in it.

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ALUMNI PROFILE

A smaller, simpler way

to save lives
More than 30,000 people each
year visit emergency rooms with
Technology. Innovation. Entrepreneurship. severe allergic reactions, mainly
because the current self-injector on
the market is too large to carry and
More than anything, the Lally School MBA is about technology too complex to use. Identifying
the need, four Lally graduates
entrepreneurship and innovation: leading the way to introduce founded Medi-Life Cards LLC,
whose signature product, the
new technologies and solutions to relevant markets. This is
credit-card-sized Pocket Epi, is
why we ask you to take charge during your course of study: designed to simplify self-injections
of epinephrine during a life-
threatening allergy attack. The
• Taking the lead in creating business plans, technology Medi-Life team’s work won them
the 2006 Tech Valley Collegiate
assessments, competitive analyses, and other key initiatives. Business Plan Competition, and
the CEO has been featured in
Business Week Online.
• Working intensively in teams with other students, all of whom hold

solid business experience.

• Working on actual business projects for established and startup

companies alike—especially in “Managing on the Edge,” which

places you in challenging, unpredictable experiences to test what

you have learned.

• Exploring the business implications of such fields as nanotech-

nology, biotechnology, and information technology.

At Lally, technology takes center stage.

“The Lally curriculum is unique in that it emphasizes the

importance of teamwork between
students and faculty alike.”
Deb Owoeye-Hughes ’06
Consultant, IBM
A 360-degree view of the world … from an
Technology leads to collaboration,
and collaboration crosses borders.
For that reason, the Lally experience is a global experience. While

here, you will explore how business is conducted in other countries.

You will take a virtual course with students in places like India, China,

and Ukraine. You will encounter students—MBA candidates and

others—from nearly every spot on earth.

In the process, you will find yourself not just accepting diversity,

but living it. It is essential for anyone who wants to succeed in

tomorrow’s world.

“My teammates came from all over the world,
providing me with a very real perspective
on globalization. I feel highly prepared to excel
in today’s dynamic work environment.”
emerging technology powerhouse
In a few short years, New York’s
Tech Valley—ranging from the
Canadian border near Montreal
to just north of New York City—
has burst onto the technology
world as a center for innovation
in numerous disciplines, from
nanotechnology to biotech-
nology to software.
Erica Coletti ’06
Consultant, Blue Slate Solutions
Consider just a sampling of
the organizations here:
• GE Global Research: more
than 2,500 of the world’s best
and brightest researchers
• AMD: a leading global
provider of innovative
microprocessor solutions
• MapInfo: the global leader
in location intelligence
software solutions
• Albany Molecular Research:
the patent holder for a key
ingredient in Allegra®
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ALUMNI PROFILE
A lifejacket you can live with
A Lally class project quickly
spawned Float-Tech, recognized
as the Capital Region’s “Most
Promising New Enterprise” in
2004. The company seamlessly
integrates a lightweight, all-
season jacket with a removable
liner that inflates automatically
upon submersion in water. The
result: swimmers and boaters
can protect themselves in
comfort as never before. The
Float-Tech jacket has found
success in recreational and
law enforcement markets alike.
The company’s CEO, Cece
Domingos, cites Lally as the
foundation to that success.
“The program gave me the
essential knowledge I needed
to run my own company,” she
said. “Thanks to the Lally School,
I avoided a career path that I
thought was a good fit, and
instead pursued a permanent
path as an entrepreneur. Lally
• Plug Power: a global leader helped open doors and dreams
that I never expected.”
in fuel cell commercialization
• The Wadsworth Center:
the most comprehensive
state health laboratory in
the United States
• Several of the world’s
most advanced technological
universities, including Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute (with every-
thing from an advanced Center
for Biotechnology to the world’s
most powerful university-based
Cece Domingos ’03, CEO, Michael J.
computing center) Lobsinger ’03, CTO, and Jeff Betz ’03,
COO of Float-Tech
Allegra® is a registered trademark of Merrell Pharmaceuticals Inc.
 Get ready for the rest
of your career
When you complete the Lally

MBA program, you will have

the abilities you need to suc-

ceed in tomorrow’s business:

a flair for innovation, the

élan of an entrepreneur, the

ability to move boldly across

disciplines and borders—

and the inner resources to

take charge in the face of

technological change.

How do you start?

Contact the Lally Admissions

Office to learn more about

the MBA program, schedule a

campus tour, sit in on a class,

or attend an open house:

(518) 276-6565

lallymba@rpi.edu

Or visit us at
www.lallyschool.rpi.edu
All programs are
accredited with
AACSB International,
the premier accrediting
agency for bachelor’s,
master’s, and doctoral
degree programs in
business.
About the Lally School

Founded in 1963, the Kenneth T.

and Thelma P. Lally School of

Management and Technology

develops technologically savvy,

entrepreneurial business leaders

who can initiate and guide

innovation for commercial

success. The Lally School builds

on the rich heritage of its

“parent” institution, Rensselaer

Polytechnic Institute, which has

taken a leadership role in science

and engineering for more than

180 years. In keeping with the

focus of the Lally School, its

name honors a highly successful

entrepreneur and his wife, both

dedicated members of the

Rensselaer community.

Lally School of Management & Technology

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
110 8th Street
Troy, NY 12180-3590 USA
(518) 276-6565
lallymba@rpi.edu
www.lallyschool.rpi.edu

Rensselaer admits qualified students without

regard to age, race, color, gender, sexual
orientation, religion, national or ethnic origin,
veteran status, marital status, or disability.

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