Executive MBA Alumni Benefits & Events

We take networking seriously in the Rutgers Executive MBA program.

From the moment you join the Powerhouse, you are connecting with those around you and those who've gone before you. That's the benefit of being part of a program filled with experienced professionals and executives—the REMBA Alumni Networking Upgrade.

This isn't your average networking experience. This is about building a powerful and dynamic community committed to helping one another succeed.

Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Computing at the C-Level

Prof. Langdana: Areas or sectors that are embedded deeply in technology, such as Artificial Intelligence or Blockchain or Digital transformation, etc., are truly very difficult to teach in an Executive MBA program—even a world-class program such as this one here at Rutgers. The audience is too diverse—-we could have someone who is a 'deep technology' person writing code for SAP, for example, sitting next to a student who is a Doctor and an Oncologist sitting next to someone who is the curator of a museum! The professor must have the consummate skill to 'hit' that very thin strata that characterizes an EMBA audience. The professor aims too high, and it becomes all-math and of interest only to a PhD audience, too low and it is 'too undergraduate'. Our Prof. Nabil Mughal came in and absolutely nailed it! He won himself a roomful of 46 fans with his presentation on AI and "What Executives Really Need to Know about AI at the C-level."  

Prof. Mughal: I completely understand the concern about the audience. I do cover all the AI / Gen AI and cyber security functions for the firm, so yes I feel very comfortable talking about these topics. I think the challenge is how to present to a room where you have some experts and some people with little to no experience in these areas. I think the focus has to be less on the mechanics of the technology but rather how to apply these principals to running a successful organization, and how to manage risk. I was very happy to put together this presentation, and my vast experience in this area equipped me well for the session. I so very much look forward to future classes where I will cover both AI as well as Quantum Computing and how and why Rutgers EMBA grads need to understand, manage and unleash this technology effectively.

Nabil is currently Chief Information & Innovation Officer at McCarter & English, LLP, and above all, a graduate of the Rutgers EMBA Program—The Powerhouse.  With a career spanning over 20 years, Nabil has held two C-level positions in major law firms, demonstrating a deep understanding of the intersection of technology, business strategy, and client service.  

Trump 2.0: the promise, and the reality

Professor Farrokh Langdana delivers a macroeconomic tour de force in this webinar for Rutgers Business School students, alumni, and friends. The 3 Pillars of Trump’s 2.0 Economic Plan: 1. Reaganomics = low taxes, deregulation; 2. Tariffs; 3. Run government like a business. Sounds great, but…will it work? Using history as a guide, Langdana explores in his folksy and whimsical way, the fundamentals of macroeconomic theory from Keynesian to supply-side economics to today and what the future might look like. Langdana is a professor of finance and economics at Rutgers Business School, and director of the globally ranked Rutgers Executive MBA Program. He is the recipient of more than 30 teaching awards, including the highest possible teaching award at Rutgers University -- the Warren I. Susman Award.

EMBA Alumni Event

Recently, Team EMBA hosted yet another EMBA event at the Readington Brewery. We had a "full house" including alumni, spouses, and kids!

The individual reunions, some going way back to the classes of 1997, were most touching and joyous, and the professional networking was fast and furious as it always is at every Rutgers EMBA Powerhouse Event.

Many thanks to our Ozgur for creating the invitation and for the marketing, for monitoring the sign-ups religiously, and for our Josephine and Michele for being there and helping manage the event, the menu, the tickets, registration, and the financing.

Welcome to the Powerhouse!  We plan on doing more such "meet and greet" events in the Fall.

The Executive Brief (Alumni Updates)

A channel for alumni to stay connected and engaged and share success stories. Our newsletter includes the latest updates about the program, alumni and students’ promotions and success stories, as well as the program’s latest events, school news and career resources.

Highlights

• Innova Solutions, a global digital transformation solutions provider, has announced the appointment of Ashish Saxena EMBA Class of 2015 as President of the organization’s Retail, Energy, Manufacturing, Technology, and Transportation (REMTT) strategic business unit (SBU).
• EMBA alumnus is driving force behind creation of new Road to Success Program
• Ukachi Anonyuo: Rutgers Executive MBA and How Her Career Has Grown
• Mr. David Fahey '99 to Assume Role of Interim Director of Institutional Advancement in 2021-22 School Year
• EY Announces Class of 2009 alumnus Lawrence Hibbert and partner Dr. Randal Pinkett as Winners for the Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2021 New Jersey Award

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I would not have been able to reach the C-suite without the education I received at RBS in the EMBA Program.

- Dr. Patrick Caubel, RBS EMBA ’04 Chief Safety Officer, Pfizer