Brandeis University International Business School *The school has chosen not to comment on the information provided in this profile. RECRUITMENT AND SCHOLARSHIPS/FELLOWSHIPS What programs and initiatives has your school found successful in the recruitment of minority and/or female students? The Brandeis International Business School participates in events sponsored by organizations that promote women and minorities in business and business education. These events include: ALPFA annual conference and other events National Society of Hispanic MBAs annual conference National Black MBA Association annual conference Reaching Out Conference National Association of Women MBAs Please describe any scholarship and/or fellowship opportunities for minority and/or female students attending your school. Name of scholarship program: Brandeis International Business School/ALPFA Graduate Merit Scholarship Deadline for application: July 15th Scholarship award amount: 50 to 100 percent tuition Website or other contact information: www.alpfaboston.org/scholarship.html In an effort to increase diversity at Brandeis University by eliminating financial barriers to graduate education, ALPFA, in partnership with Brandeis University, is proud to announce the Brandeis International Business School/ALPFA Graduate Merit Scholarship. The Brandeis International Business School/ALPFA Graduate Merit Scholarship will award up to two 50 to 100 percent tuition scholarships per year, to a Hispanic-American who is an ALPFA member in good standing, to study full time toward the MBA or MA degree at Brandeis International Business School. Applicants for this scholarship should submit an application, online or via mail, to Brandeis University for the fall semester by July 15th. The recipient must plan to pursue an MBA or master’s in international economics and finance. Recipient(s) will be selected upon their potential to make unique contributions to the school and ALPFA. Factors to be weighed in the decision process include the quality of work experience, educational history, extracurricular activities, social service (willingness and commitment to contribute to promote mission), and leadership abilities. The scholarship is renewable into the second year of program study (if necessary) provided that recipient meets the following academic requirements: maintains full-time status, maintains at least a 3.0 grade point average, agrees to have name and photograph used in ALPFA and Brandeis University publications or at conferences regarding the Brandeis University/ALPFA Graduate Merit Scholarship for purposes of publicity and agrees to assume a leadership position in the ALPFA Chapter at Brandeis University for the duration of his/her studies at Brandeis University with the scholarship. Name of scholarship program: National Society of Hispanic MBAs Scholarship Program Deadline for application: April 30th Scholarship award amount: Varies; $5,000 to $10,000 Website or other contact information: www.nshmba.org/scholarship The Graduate Merit Scholarship will be awarded by IBS in partnership with the National Society of Hispanic MBAs (NSHMBA). It will be given to an outstanding Hispanic-American student, who is either a U.S. citizen or a permanent resident in the United States and is a member of the NSHMBA. The successful candidate will be chosen on the basis of their ability to make a significant contribution both to the international business school and to the National Society of Hispanic MBAs. The quality of their work experience, their educational record, their demonstrated leadership skills, their service to NSHMBA and their activities outside the classroom, will all be taken into account as their suitability for this prestigious award is judged. Name of scholarship program: NBMBAA MBA Scholarship Program Deadline for application: April 21st Scholarship award amount: Up to $15,000 Website or other contact information: www.nbmbaa.org/index.aspx?pageid=790 The Graduate Merit Scholarship will be awarded by IBS in partnership with the National Black MBA Association (NBMBAA). It will be given to an outstanding African-American student, who is either a U.S. citizen or a permanent resident in the United States and is a member of the NBMBAA. 126 Vault/CGSM Guide to Business School Diversity, 2010 Edition Brandeis University The successful candidate will be chosen on the basis of their ability to make a significant contribution both to the International Business School and to the National Black MBA Association. The quality of their work experience, their educational record, their demonstrated leadership skills, their service to NBMBAA and their activities outside the classroom, will all be taken into account as their suitability for this prestigious award is judged. PROMINENT ALUMNI/FACULTY Please provide information about prominent minority faculty members at your school. Benjamin Gomes-Casseres, professor of international business, director of the MBA program and chair of the business minor program Ben Gomes-Casseres is an authority on alliance strategy; he has researched this topic for 20 years, taught it to MBAs and executives and consulted with major companies in the United States and abroad. Currently a professor at Brandeis University, he previously served a decade on the faculty of the Harvard Business School. Professor Gomes-Casseres is the author of The Alliance Revolution: The New Shape of Business Rivalry (Harvard University Press, 1996) and co-author of Mastering Alliance Strategy: A Comprehensive Guide to Design, Management and Organization (Jossey-Bass/Wiley, 2003). His work has also appeared in Harvard Business Associated Press, and in industry periodicals. He is a frequent speaker at major conferences and a consultant and executive trainer to Fortune 100 companies in computers, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, chemicals and manufacturing. Professor Gomes- Casseres’ other research interests include e-business strategy, high-tech industry, international business and mergers and acquisitions. Nader Habibi, Henry J. Leir Professor of the Economics of the Middle East Nader Habibi has a joint appointment with the department of economics and the Crown Center for Middle East Studies at Brandeis University. His main research focus is the political economy of the Middle East. Prior to joining the faculty of Brandeis University in July 2007, he served as the Middle East regional director for forecasting and country analysis at Global Insight. He is a former research fellow at Middle East Council of Yale University. He has also been on the faculty of economic departments in several universities in Iran and Turkey. He holds a PhD in economics from Michigan State University. Professor Habibi’s research has been published in such places as Economic Development and Cultural Change, Economics and Politics, World Development, Iranian Studies and the Journal of Comparative Economics. Preeta M. Banerjee, assistant professor of srategy Preeta Banerjee joined the IBS faculty in fall 2007. She is a former faculty member of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She completed her PhD from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in Management, specializing in technology and innovation and entrepreneurship. Prior to entering the program, Dr. Banerjee spent three years at consultancy firms in the San Francisco Bay Area working primarily with technology startups. She completed her BS in computational biology and business administration from Carnegie Mellon University. Dr. Banerjee’s research interests include how individuals, technology, the firm and the industry evolve in the life sciences industries: biotherapeutics, diagnostics and tools, medical devices and bioequipment. Dr. Banerjee has earned numerous grants, including two from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and one from the Wharton School. She also received the 2001 Shannon Schieber Memorial Doctoral Scholarship in 2001, “honoring an outstanding first-year woman doctoral student in the Wharton School based on scholarly achievement and dedication to research and a teaching career.” She is a member of the Academy of Management and Strategic Management Society, among other industry and scholarly organizations. Please provide information about prominent minority alumni from your school. Dato Sandroshvili, MBA 2001, vice president of investment banking division, Citigroup Global Market Dato Sandroshvili is vice president at Citigroup Global Market’s Investment Banking Division in London. He focuses on providing strategic advisory, M&A and capital-raising services to energy companies in Europe, Middle East, Asia, Japan and Former Soviet Union. Dato has been at Citigroup London since his graduation in 2001 and has also spent several months in the company’s New York offices on an extended rotation. Dato’s comments: “IBS has built a very balanced curriculum and it has offered me all the tools that I needed for my job. Since I work in the financial industry, courses in accounting and finance have benefited me directly. However, as an investment banker, I have to focus on companies’ strategy, as well as softer, ‘people’ issues, both of which were covered in the curriculum. In addition, with the flexibility of cross-registering, I took a Special Negotiations class at Babson, which was also extremely useful. Most career tracks today require knowledge in many areas, and Brandeis has given me a platform in all the important areas that I need to build on in order to grow. Most importantly, the school