Category Archives: Student Profiles

Tips on Securing Sponsorship From Your Employer

All Darden executive MBA students earn their MBA with the support of their employer. For some students, this means the sponsoring company simply acknowledges the time commitment required to complete the program. Financial support is optional, but the majority of our executive … Continue reading

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Fitting the EMBA Program Into my Life and Joining the Darden Community

Guest post by Hunter Trumbo, Darden MBA for Executives Class of 2012:
Something that I’ve really enjoyed about my Darden EMBA experience is attending admissions events and explaining the program experience to prospective students. The questions I am asked most frequently relate … Continue reading

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EMBA Class Profile: Darden MBA for Executives Class of 2013

The University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business has officially welcomed the MBA for Executives Class of 2013. These 61 experienced managers have recently completed their first week-long Leadership Residency, one of four that occur throughout their 21-month program. Typically, … Continue reading

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Darden EMBA Student Blogs for Poets & Quants

When the MBA website Poets & Quants was looking for a student to blog regularly while completing a top-tier EMBA program, they approached Darden’s MBA for Executives.
Peter Vanderloo, Darden EMBA 2012 and AOL’s Assistant General Counsel published his first Darden … Continue reading

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Executive MBA Video: Learning Teams at Darden

In each Darden  MBA for Executives cohort,  managers from a broad array of industries and functions come together to form a close-knit and diverse learning community.
In this video, AOL Assistant General Counsel Peter Vanderloo, Darden MBA for Executives 2012, describes … Continue reading

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Executive MBA Video: Darden Students Learn from Expert Classmates

A close-knit community — inside and outside the classroom — is one of the key elements of the Darden experience. When students in the MBA for Executives program increase business acumen by engaging with the Darden case method, they learn … Continue reading

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Executive MBA Video: Darden Professors Ready to Help Students Reach the Next Level

Darden prepares MBA for Executives students for the next level of leadership with a unique combination of strengths: the high engagement case method of study, top-ranked  professors, and a close-knit, lifelong community.
Today we launch a series of videos providing  firsthand … Continue reading

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Darden Executive MBA Video Profile: The Chief Ops Officer of a Fast-Growing International Company

Today we introduce the first of several Darden Executive MBA video profiles. In this video, you’ll meet Gary Mishkin, Darden MBA for Execs Class of 2011 and Chief Operations Officer for medical device company Alcavis HDC.
In the video, Gary discusses … Continue reading

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