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12 teams of Lauder students recently participated in a new course in Central America called "Culture Quest."  This student-led, 10-day, self-guided cultural immersion experience consisted of 4-person teams who "raced" from Tikal, Guatemala, to Panama City, Panama, using only public transportation.  Along with required readings and lectures on the region’s history and current events, course participants had to compete in a scavenger-hunt style contest by collecting points for activities such as interviewing local government officials, attending a local wedding, visiting a land-fill, learning a local musical instrument or advising small local businesses. The Lauder students' journey through this region presented a unique way to experience multiple foreign cultures in a short period of time while allowing them to refine their leadership and team-building skills.

Benjamin Andrew, Mario de Barros, and Seth Kisch, members of the Lauder Class of 2012, were cited in "The Global Solar Power Alternative Energy Bubble Sure to Burst Big."

Matthew Axelrod '11, is the author of a most informative post on Foreign Policy, a leading foreign-affairs magazine, regarding the turmoil in Egypt. Foreign Policy | 31 January 2011. He has also appeared in the BBC. BBC Today | 1 February 2011

Summary of "A New Civic Role for the Financial Sector," a conference co-sponsored by Lauder and Banca Civica in Washington, D.C., on June 10, 2010.

Leonardo Navarro ‘11, writes about Emerging Market Venture Capital in Latin America and the Middle East. Wharton Journal | 7 November 2010

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Corporate Relationship Advisor

The Joseph H. Lauder Institute of Management and International Studies at the University of Pennsylvania seeks a Corporate Relationship Advisor, who would serve in a consulting role for this pilot initiative.

The Lauder Institute offers a two-year joint MBA/MA degree program which combines Language and Culture study with an internationally focussed MBA curriculum with an average class size of  70 students.

  1. During the first summer, students are given an initial cultural immersion in the language and region of their MA concentration. Visiting companies in the region in order to broaden their understanding of the local business context is a key part of this experience.
  2. During the second MBA summer students are expected to obtain internships that enable them to use their language of study.
  3. When graduating, many students hope to obtain a permanent overseas position that leverages their language and regional studies.

The primary role of the Corporate Relationship Advisor is to help the Institute broaden MBA summer internship and permanent job opportunities for its students. This will entail working with corporations, non-profits, NGOs, networks and trade associations of mid-size companies, and other potential employers, to build relationships and promote awareness of the Lauder Institute and the strengths of its graduates in major regions - Asia, Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, and Europe. 
To be successful the Advisor must comfortably relate with students, understand their career aspirations as well as coordinate closely with the existing career resources on campus and engage the active participation of Lauder alumni in his or her work. Since this is a new position being piloted over a two year period, the role will also include an important strategic planning element to work towards converting the position into a permanent function, based on its – and the incumbent’s - success during the first two years.
Qualifications sought include:

  1. 15 years or more of wide-ranging work experience, including in at least two foreign countries
  2. MBA from a top-ranked university, and proficiency in at least one foreign language
  3. highly developed interpersonal, relationship-building skills
  4. strong track record in sales, marketing and/ or new business acquisition
  5. creative, entrepreneurial, action-driven orientation
  6. collaborative responsive nature, able to work well in a team
  7. strategic thinking and planning ability

The role will be based in Philadelphia on the University of Pennsylvania campus and significant travel will be required. Compensation as an external consultant is competitive. 

Please send your cover letter, CV, and other supporting documents via email to the attention of the Director, Mauro F. Guillen at guillen@wharton.upenn.edu. We will start reviewing applications on June 1, 2012.

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