Hult Magazine Issue 5 | Page 3

MESSAGE FROM HULT SHAREENA HATTA DR. STEPHEN HODGES As we start the new year, I wanted to take a quick moment to reflect on how the Alumni Magazine came about and its journey so far. When we launched the magazine this time last year, our hope was that it would help showcase some of our amazing alumni and offer a platform for them to share their stories with fellow Hultians around the world. We also wanted to keep alumni members updated with some of the school’s most exciting developments–from new rotation centers and campuses to new leadership structures. We wanted to share some of the latest research and publications from our star professors so that alumni who hadn’t had a chance to join their classes during their time at Hult could also discover more about their expertise. Finally we were looking to help make the alumni community feel ever more connected to Hult and the Hult community. What we didn’t expect was the great support that alumni would provide us with; offering their help, and using the magazine as a platform upon which to connect with fellow alums. For that we’re truly thankful to everyone involved in the process of creating this magazine each quarter. In 2014 we’ll continue to feature articles on a range of interesting topics. In this issue, we get to talk to Wendy Tan and Nick Caes, who offer us a peek into life in the financial sector in New York and Singapore. If you want to find out what it takes to make it in that field, head over to pages 12 and 13 to read their tips. We also made the discovery that there are several ‘Hult family legacies’; see page 18 to read about families that boast two generations of Hultians. And if you didn’t get a chance to join Professor Roger Delves’s classes in London during your time at Hult, you can get a taste of his classes in an excerpt from his book on page 16. I hope you have all had a great start to 2014 and wish you all the best for the year ahead, As the new year unfolds I want to take this opportunity to share some of the developments that await us at Hult in 2014. 2014 is a very special year for the Hult community—marking fifty years since Arthur D. Little established the Management Education Institute in Boston. Fifty years of innovation in the business education field and fifty years equipping business leaders with the hands-on experience and practical skills required for success on the global stage. This year will be no different as we continue to seek innovative ways to help prepare our students for the real world of business. In September 2014 we will roll out our groundbreaking new MBA curriculum. Based on research conducted with hundreds of CEOs and employers, the new program will equip students with five key competencies that employers identified as lacking in the majority of business school graduates. Through competitive simulations, students will have the chance to train these skills in a safe environment, preparing them for success in the real world upon graduation. 2014 will also be an exciting year for our undergraduate students. For the first time ever our U.S.-accredited Bachelor program will be offered both in London and San Francisco, with students having the option to split their studies between the two locations. Undergraduate students in London will also enjoy new, and quite frankly incredibly hip, surroundings, with the openin g of our new Hult House East campus and residence located just minutes from London’s financial heart, the City. We would be delighted to welcome you back on campus so that you can see the new facilities for yourself. This year will also be an exciting year for our alumni community, who for the first time will have the opportunity to take electives at our New York rotation center. We look forward to sharing more details with you shortly and working with the alumni network even more closely over the coming months. Wishing you all the best for 2014, Shareena Hatta Global Director of Alumni Dr. Stephen Hodges President, Hult International Business School hult.edu/alumni 3