The Carlson Full-Time MBA The Carlson MBA offers access to award-winning faculty and an international network of esteemed alumni, opportunities for global exploration and hands-on projects with real clients, lifelong connections to a diverse and supportive community of peers, and so much more. Reach your Full Potential and Achieve your Best Career Achieving Get Real-World Career Goals Sara Moret won a coveted Work Experience internship and full-time position with one of the in your Chosen world’s top consulting firms— Pursuing your MBA shouldn’t take you Bain & Co.—despite lacking Field out of the workforce: Emerge from your career experience in the field. MBA program with real-world experience Prior to earning her MBA, she Test-drive a new industry in the industry you’re passionate about. worked in a strategy role at a The Carlson School Enterprise Programs financial services organization. challenge students to solve real business And at that time, when she Fortify your envisioned where she’d like résumé problems for leading clients who expect real-world results. Throughout three her career to lead, she realized strategic problem-solving really semesters, you’ll complete numerous Master excited her. Moret enrolled in-demand engagements with real companies. in the Carlson Full-Time MBA skills Program, driven to realize her goal. She participated in the Carlson Consulting Enterprise: Brand Consulting Funds Ventures A program in which Carlson Enterprise Enterprise Enterprise Enterprise Get hands-on Assess, break Manage the analysis, Launch your own MBA students assess, break experience with down, and solve securities, trading, business or partner down, and solve real business brand and marketing business challenges and compliance for with established challenges for premiere client consulting for premiere client two real funds valued companies to develop organizations. This experience, organizations at $35 million innovative concepts along with the knowledge derived from her professors and peers, prepared Moret to thrive in her dream jobs—first at Bain & Co. and now as a Lead Strategist, Enterprise “The Enterprise gave me a safe place to learn, make Strategy Development at Target. mistakes, and build a community of peers I plan to leverage for the rest of my career.” —Sara Moret, ’16 MBA Lead Strategist, Enterprise Strategy Development, Target Poets & Quants’ Best and Brightest: Class of 2016 Analytics in Business Arts Club Join a Business Technology Club 25+ Carlson 4 Community organizations and clubs cater to a variety Carlson Marketing Network Tight-K nit of professional, Compass social, cultural, and athletic Consulting Club interests Elite Eight Brand Management Case Competition Community Energy Club Food and Agriculture Club Finance Club of Esteemed Global Business Student Association Graduate Volunteer Consultants Graduate Women in Business Peers Health & Wellness Club Investment Club MBA Association 10 MBA Craft Beverage Association faculty lead the core curricular Medical Industry Leadership Institute Student experience and Association provide one-on-one Military Veterans of the Carlson School of Management attention to The modest class size in the Full- students Minneapolis/St. Paul Small Business Case Competition Mosiac Time MBA Program ensures each Neighborhood Business Fellows student receives personal attention Net Impact Meet a Few Professors Outdoor Adventure Club from professors and advisors. Partner’s Club The community has developed a Sports Business Club collaborative, welcoming, supportive Supply Chain & Operations Club culture that is unmatched among MBA programs. And while the program is small, it’s also diverse: Each and every student brings unique expertise to enrich the experience for everyone. 287 students make up the Carlson Full-Time Marketing Professors Vlad Strategic Management & Strategic Management & MBA Program Griskevicius and Kathleen Entrepreneurship Professor Entrepreneurship Professor Vohs are among the 40 most Myles Shaver holds the Irwin Shaker Zahra earned outstanding business school Outstanding Educator Award the Global Award for professors in the world –Academy of Management, 2014 Entrepreneurship —Poets & Quants, 2014 –The Swedish Foundation for Small Business Research, 2014 typical Incoming class profile*

30% women

95 690 3.45 4.74 28.67 21% international students Median GMAT Median GPA Average Work Average Age dual- Experience 14% minority Degree 13 (in years)

18% military

*Based on incoming class data from 2014-18 Carlson MBA Grad At-A-Glance: Joe Braman “The community is what I enjoyed most about Carlson. This community has welcomed me with open arms, supported me personally and professionally, and I have created lifelong friendships

Carlson Foundation along the way.” —Joe Braman, ’16 MBA Chair and Professor Vlad Griskevicius Carlson Ventures “One of the most Enterprise Director engaging professors in Toby Nord the entire University.” “Challenges me in my way of thinking in ways that no Mentors other professor has ever been able to.”

The Toro Company- David M. Lilly Chair and Professor Theresa Glomb “Helps students explore their potential as authentic leaders.”

Career Experience Education Experiential Learning Community Involvement Honors and Awards Fellowship Support Co-Founder of Braman Brothers Former financial Holds a BA in rhetoric Participated in the Founder of Compass: A student Recipient of the Recipient of the Sands Fellowship: Real Estate, LLP, part of Coldwell services and communication Ventures Enterprise: A organization that shapes a more University of Minnesota A $5,000 financial award that Banker Burnet: A residential real professional and studies from Lewis hands-on program in welcoming community for LGBTQ Mary A. McEvoy Award supports a select number of Carlson estate sales and development entrepreneur & Clark College, and which students work with students at the Carlson School and for Public Engagement MBA student entrepreneurs to company that helps people buy an MBA from the real-world clients to test the larger business community. Serves and Leadership develop their ideas for making their and sell homes in the Twin Cities Carlson School of business ideas, create on the board of LGBTQ advocacy community a better place metro area while increasing Management business plans, and organization OutFront Minnesota families’ access to safe, affordable, launch start-ups and ethically managed housing Connect with Hundreds Elise Maxwell’s of Companies Recruiting Career Journey Volunteers Centered in the heart of a thriving at a women’s Top Talent business community, the Carlson health clinic Receives BA in School has close ties to hundreds of biology from Lewis 96% companies that recruit students like & Clark College Studies spider of graduates received you. The Minneapolis-St. Paul metro phylogenetics in employment offers within is home to 18 Fortune 500 companies, the Binford Lab 90 days after graduation.* Manages an outreach and hosts a variety of start-ups and program to get more underrepresented mid-sized organizations that span populations interested 100% dozens of industries. And while in math and science of students received Moves to internship offers.* there are endless opportunities in Minneapolis, MN

the school’s backyard, the Graduate Begins career Business Career Center (GBCC) also at Minneapolis 130 Public Schools companies recruited places graduates in careers nationwide Designs teacher evaluation system to address the students. and internationally. achievement gap

Joins the Carlson MBA class of 2016

Participates in STARTUP Career Services program to develop and refine business ideas The Graduate Business Career Center employs one career coach for every Launches Ova Woman eight Carlson Full-Time MBA students. The 25 career coaches provide to spur a revolution personalized career services to help you achieve your unique goals. The in women’s health

GBCC offers the following services and resources: Earns the Sands Fellowship to develop Ova Woman

Career Career Mock Job Search Networking Résumé Career Negotiation Participates in the Counseling Tests Interviews Tools Events Reviews Fairs Strategies Carlson Ventures Enterprise

Wins the Acara Challenge

Wins the student division of the “Whether you’re into marketing, technology, MN Cup Graduates from the consulting—the Carlson School is placing students Carlson School at the best companies. You can get anywhere Continues to grow Ova Woman as from Carlson and compete with the founder and CEO best of MBA candidates from around Ova Woman the world.” —Mike Jennings, ’15 MBA is a women’s health advocacy Product Manager, LinkedIn group that specializes in market research and human-centered design for women’s intimate health products and services. The venture supports retailers, manufacturers, and service providers in meeting the intimate health needs of women. *Based on data from 2015-17 Access a Powerful Alumni Network The Carlson School network is composed of more than 55,000 alumni in over100 countries around the world. These influential business leaders provide mentoring, career advice, and professional endorsements to Carlson MBA students. Someday, you will join their esteemed ranks.

Notable Carlson MBA Alumni

Head of Industry, Finance Google Unlocking a World Addie Braun of Wisdom

Chairman, President, Thompson Aderinkomi, ’11 MBA, credits his economically—that is what we want more than and CEO success to the networking opportunities anything.” So he began mapping the model for U.S. Bancorp afforded by the Carlson School. He is the a technology and marketing firm that would Andrew Cecere founder and head of Retrace Health: A start- enable traditional primary care clinics to leave up that makes healthcare more convenient, the health insurance world and join the direct- affordable, and personal for patients. Since its pay world. Then he iterated. The burgeoning Executive Chairman launch, the company has secured $8 million in entrepreneur relied on the knowledge gleaned and CEO funding and has plans to expand its services from his MBA classes, and the advice of Ant Financial Services Group and geographic coverage. trusted professors and mentors to refine the Eric Jing Aderinkomi set out to transform the U.S. business model. healthcare model during his time in the Out of these efforts, Retrace Health was Carlson MBA Program. As a new parent, he born. Executive Vice saw firsthand how quickly the time and cost “One of my most valuable advisors is President and Chief of doctor visits mounted and took action to [Carlson MBA alum] Kyle Rolfing,” Aderinkomi Operating Officer change things. says. “If I had not met Kyle, I would not have Target “Our mission is to make getting healthcare had many of the opportunities that I have had John Mulligan easy,” he says. “We want all households over the years.” regardless of income to be able to have Aderinkomi still maintains close ties with access to healthcare that makes their lives the Carlson School. He has judged case Chief Executive Officer easy while maintaining the highest levels of competitions, spoken with incoming students, Godiva Chocolatier quality. When everyone can afford healthcare, and has regular contact with key professors Annie Young- our nation will be healthier physically and and staff. Scrivner Entrepreneurship Finance Information Systems • Access programs, funding, and mentoring to • Manage $35 million of real investment money • Earn your degree from a school ranked third launch a start-up through the Gary S. Holmes through the Funds Enterprise in the nation for information systems Center for Entrepreneurship • Prepare to sit for the CFA exam: The Carlson • Discover the vast tech opportunities throughout • Participate in MN Cup: The state’s largest venture School is recognized as a CFA Program Partner Minnesota—Forbes’ fastest growing state for competition that awards more than $400,000 in • Engage with employers: Minneapolis-St. Paul is tech jobs seed funding to burgeoning start-ups home to the largest concentration of banking • Visit innovative companies on the annual • Apply for $5,000 in funding from the Sands companies nationwide Silicon Valley career trek Fellowship to develop your idea for a social venture UnloCareerc oppokingrtunities a W: Financialorl analyst,d portfolio Career opportunities: Tech consulting, product Career opportunities: Entrepreneur, business advisor, investment banking, corporate finance, development, business analyst, program manager development, innovative operations of assetWi managementsdom Employers: Google, LinkedIn, Deloitte, Accenture, Businesses founded by Carlson MBA alumni: Employers: Target, Ecolab, Dish, Valspar, U.S. Bank, Inovalon, Adobe, T-Mobile, IBM, Seagate Fulton Brewery, RetraceHealth, Zipnosis, Ova Wells Fargo, Ameriprise Financial Woman, Braman Brothers Real Estate, Fidelis, Snake Oil, Cornerstone Books

Medical Industry • Perform a comprehensive valuation of an emerging medical technology in the Medical Customize your Program to your Industry Valuation Lab • Connect with healthcare leaders and medical industry researchers through the Medical Career Aspirations Industry Leadership Institute • Get unmatched access to a wide variety of medical industry employers in the Twin Cities In addition to your core courses in business fundamentals, you can tailor your metro curriculum to develop specialized knowledge in a specific field. The Carlson MBA Career opportunities: Healthcare consulting, strategic initiatives, LDRP, product manager, pricing Program provides a blend of coursework and hands-on experiences to give students strategy the tools they need to build bright careers in their chosen fields. Employers: Medtronic, Boston Scientific, Coloplast, Accenture, Healthcare Futures, UnitedHealth Group, Optum, Bristol Meyers Squibb, Mayo Clinic, Sutter Health

Management Marketing Supply Chain & • Learn from expert faculty who are • Engage with internationally renowned faculty who Operations ranked No. 11 in the world for economics are ranked fifth in the world for research impact and business research • Learn from scholars ranked fourth in the world • Address a real-world marketing challenge for a for supply chain research productivity • Connect with 18 Fortune 500 companies in the leading client through the Brand Enterprise Minneapolis-St. Paul metro • Refine your understanding of the industry through • Compete with students from top MBA programs the Supply Chain & Operations Club • Complete multiple consulting engagements in the Elite Eight Brand Management Case for client businesses through the Consulting Competition • Hone the tools you need to access the vast Enterprise career opportunities in this growing field Career opportunities: Marketing manager, Career opportunities: Internal strategy, associate brand manager, buyer, consumer insights, Career opportunities: Demand planning, senior leadership rotational programs, management product manager, marketing strategist operations analyst, production planner, supply consulting chain analyst Employers: General Mills, Ecolab, Target, 3M, Employers: Bain, BCG, McKinsey, Deloitte, Kurt Pepsi, J&J, Kimberly Clark, Land O’Lakes Employers: Polaris, C.H. Robinson, Pentair, Salmon, 3M, Thrivent Cummins, Eaton Where Management and the Medical Industry Archana Desai supercharged her MBA with a medical Meet industry specialization—which offered hands-on experience valuating medical devices

Archana Desai learns by doing. At GE Healthcare, “In the Carlson MBA, you get your courses she learned about medical equipment that changes in strategy and finance, and you have excellent lives daily. As a Carlson MBA student, she valuated professors—and then it all comes together in the new medical technologies and learned how to map MILI Valuation Lab as you apply it to the healthcare their path to market. In her current role as senior industry,” she says. “It was a smooth transition from manager of strategy and portfolio management what I learned in the lab to what I do today.” for Medtronic’s Surgical Innovations business, she works with cross-functional teams and drives A thriving healthcare community portfolio strategy to ensure Medtronic is optimizing Home to leading medical corporations like its investment decisions to bring to market exciting Medtronic, Boston Scientific, and St. Jude Medical, new diagnostics, therapies, and healthcare and host to countless healthcare start-ups, the solutions to those who need it most. Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul are replete “Optimizing our portfolio investment strategies with opportunities in the medical industry. Located helps create a sustainable model for our business in the heart of Minneapolis, the Carlson MBA so we can continually increase access to new and Program is well-connected to key industry players. improved therapies for patients,” she says. “The “At the Carlson School, you get a lot of face to role is a great fit for my interests as it is a mix of face interaction with the people who work at these strategy and finance, where I get to work with a companies. Forget trying to get your foot in the diverse set of partners.” door of a top company—it’s more about trying to choose the company that’s a good fit for you,” says The language of medical devices Desai. Desai’s experience at the Carlson School The program also taps industry expertise from its prepared her to hit the ground running at faculty: In addition to their academic credentials, Medtronic: Through the Medical Industry many of the school’s faculty have experience Leadership Institute (MILI) Valuation Lab, she working in the medical industry. partnered with students from colleges across the “We have some phenomenal professors in the University of Minnesota to perform market analyses healthcare space who have good connections in for a variety of real-world medical technologies. the medical industry. These people are well-known These teams analyzed the clinical, financial, in their fields, and they’re great professors,” she regulatory, and marketing landscape to determine says. whether new technologies stood a chance in the medical marketplace. Program Structure The Carlson Full-Time MBA program offers a rigorous curriculum comprised of 65 credits completed within two academic years. The program begins in September each year.

Pre-Launch Year 1 Year 2

Summer before Year 1 Fall Semester Fall Semester Core Classes Elective Classes Online Pre-Coursework Strategic Management Enterprise (July-August) Data Analysis Accounting Financial Accounting Experiential Learning: Brand, Survey Operations Management Consulting, Funds or Ventures Career Assessment Financial Management Enterprise Webinars Marketing Management Global Enrichment Leading Self Students must fulfill the Orientation (Late August) Economics international requirement through one of the following: Spring Semester Global Enrichment (2 week Core Classes experience) Competing in a Data Driven Global Immersion (semester Digital Age abroad) Leading Others Global Course (experiential Leading Self domestic course) Connect with Us Elective Classes Spring Semester Discover how the Carlson MBA can help you Enterprise achieve your career goals and take the next Business Ethics step toward joining our community. Contact Experiential Learning: Brand, Elective Classes us to ask questions, visit a class, or schedule Consulting, Funds or Ventures Leading Organizations Enterprise an appointment with an admissions advisor.

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