SWIM Panel: How to Get Into a Top MBA Program

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On Monday, May 14, SWIM held a panel event as part of NSUW’s business-school themed events for the spring semester. NSUW (Network of Sloan Undergraduate Women) is a group of undergraduate women who have an interest in pursuing business-related fields after graduation. The SWIM panel helped MIT undergrads address the challenges of applying to business school and offered helpful advice about the application process.

The event kicked off with a number of questions prepared by the moderator, Ankur Nanda. The panelists, Katie Bach, Asha Parekh, and Adina Taylor, had a very diverse set of backgrounds, including work experience with the World Bank in West Africa, a PhD in Chemical Engineering, and consulting at Fidelity Investments. Despite this wide range of backgrounds, however, they all chose to pursue an MBA at Sloan. Their reasons for taking Continue reading →

Reflection on SWIM’s annual Celebration of MIT Sloan Women

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Thank you again so much for joining us yesterday morning for SWIM’s annual Celebration of MIT Sloan Women!

We were honored to host this special occasion for the MIT Sloan community and its women, and we were excited to welcome the AdMIT Class of 2014. It was our privilege to recognize Deputy Dean JoAnne Yates for her five years of service to MIT Sloan as the school’s first female academic dean and to hear remarks by our own incredible Professor Zeynep Ton. And, we shared our gratitude to outgoing SWIM Presidents Michelle Charnas, Amelia Landberg, and Maryanna McConnell, as well as inaugurated our incoming Presidents Lauren Ankeles, Marine Graham, and Priyanka Ramamurthy. Continue reading →

Genevieve Sangudi, MD at The Carlyle Group, speaks about Private Equity in Africa

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Genevieve Sangudi, Managing Director at The Carlyle Group, speaks about Private Equity in Africa. Moderated by Prof. Caroline Flammer on May 30, 2012

About 50 students attended Genevieve Sangudi’s talk on Private Equity in Africa from MIT, Harvard Business School, Harvard Kennedy School and Hult International Business School.

Genevieve spoke mainly about the environment in which Private Equity has operated in Africa. She highlighted the changes in the last decade in governance and economic factors that have created opportunity for those willing and able to enter the PE market in Africa. Genevieve noted that Africa is a broad landscape with varying conditions, which lead to a rich and diverse range of market conditions. Some plays are possible in large markets like Nigeria or South Africa while others are feasible as regional plays. Continue reading →

Announcing 2013 Conference Directors

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Thank you Julie and Clara!

We are honored and unbelievably excited to be taking charge of the 2013 Sloan Women in Management conference. Before we start working on the conference for 2013, we want to thank our 2012 Co-Directors, Julie Lein and Clara Brenner, for their incredible vision and execution of the conference this year.

Julie and Clara: you did an incredibly job; your hard work is greatly appreciated and your leadership and ongoing enthusiasm for SWIM will be truly missed. Thank you!

The 2012 conference was transformative in many ways, from the record-breaking attendance to the insightful conversations that it triggered. We look forward to building on the momentum of the conference and bringing a new voice to the discussions that women have with each other.

Thanks to the SWIM Conference organizer team for your hard work this past year!

Watch this blog for more updates on the conference as it approaches.

Madeline Ng & Dulcie Madden

2013 Co-Directors of Conference
MBA Class of 2013
MIT Sloan School of Management

Upcoming Event: Female African PE Leader

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MIT students and community, please join us on Monday, April 30th for a chat with Genevieve Sangudi, Managing Director of the Carlyle Group in Africa, to speak about her experience in Private Equity investing across Africa. The chat will be moderated by MIT Sloan Prof. Caroline Flammer. Come learn about Ms. Sangudi’s leadership in Private Equity including raising three Africa-focused funds from investors in Africa, the U.S., Middle East, and Europe. Recently named one of the most influential Africans under 40, Ms. Sangudi will have a lot to share about her career journey including tips and practical advice. Continue reading →

Reflection on Event with Betsy Myers: Take the Lead

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On April 10th, I attended a Sloan Women in Management (SWIM) talk by Betsy Myers. Widely recognized as an expert in the area of women’s leadership and development, Betsy formerly served on the Clinton Administration as the senior advisor on women’s issues and was the COO of the Obama campaign. Most recently, she wrote a book (which I picked up and haven’t been able to put down since) called Take the Lead.

I’ve attended many leadership talks, but Betsy’s had an air of honesty and realism that resonated with me and with others in the audience, which consisted of students and professionals from the Boston area. She spoke at length about the changing face of leadership: it’s becoming more about the people in a system, collectively moving the work forward, than it is about a top-down leader. Betsy shared three key lessons that can help us adopt this new, more collaborative leadership style.

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SWIM On WGBH Radio

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WGBH will be airing the “Women in Business” show this weekend, featuring Marissa Mayer, Liz Claman, Jennfer Siebel Newsom, and Scott Marden from the MIT Sloan Women in Management Conference on February 10th.

Early on Saturday, March 3rd, the audio will be posted to WGBH’s website – www.wgbh.org/innovationhub – and will remain there. In addition, the show will air Saturday, March 3rd at 7 a.m. and be repeated Sunday, March 4th at 10 p.m. (89.7 FM).

You can hear the show live streamed online as well.

Also, WGBH will feature a preview of the show – complete with clips – during WGBH’s broadcast of Morning Edition on Friday, March 2 (8:48-9:00 am), and WGBH will likely re-air that preview during their broadcast of All Things Considered tomorrow afternoon.

SWIM AdMIT Breakfast

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During AdMIT weekend, SWIM hosted a breakfast to welcome the admitted students, and hopefully future SWIM members! The breakfast provided a great opportunity for the newly admitted students to meet their future classmates and connect with current first- and second-year SWIM members.

Attendees were greeted with opening remarks from the SWIM Vice Presidents of Admissions and learned more about the organization from our Co-Presidents. We were fortunate to have Deputy Dean Yates and Jackie Wilbur, the Executive Director of Master’s Degree Programs at MIT Sloan, address the group and share their thoughts on SWIM and the Sloan community. The admitted women also got a glimpse into what SWIM is all about through a slideshow of great photos from the C-Function, SWIM Community Breakfasts, and the recent SWIM Conference.

We would like to thank all of the SWIM volunteers for sharing their enthusiasm and energy (even at an early hour on a Friday morning!), and are thrilled that we were able to begin such great conversations with the admitted students. We are excited to have had the chance to personally meet and welcome the members of the class of 2014 and look forward to them being active members of the SWIM community!

By Lauren Ankeles and Lindsay Wilber
MBA Candidates, MIT Sloan School of Management