Press Release
02 August 2005
In Chicago Contact: Allan Friedman
Phone: 773.702.9232
Email: allan.friedman@ChicagoGSB.edu
in London Contact: Arnold Longboy
Phone: 44 (0) 20 7643-1640
Email: arnold.longboy@ChicagoGSB.edu
Facts about the 2005 entering Executive MBA class,
The University of Chicago Graduate School of Business
Number of students: 91 (17 women, 74 men)
Average age: 35
Average years of work experience: 11
Holders of advanced degrees: 46%
Number of countries in which students live/commute to classes from: 26
U.K., 23 students
Germany, 11
Russia, 10
Spain, 8
Switzerland, 7
France, 4
Denmark, 3
The Netherlands, 3
United Arab Emirates, 3
Italy, 2
Poland, 2
Kuwait, 1
Romania, 1
Brazil, 1
Lebanon, 1
Sweden, 1
Egypt, 1
Hungary, 1
Kenya, 1
Israel, 1
Turkey, 1
Belgium, 1
Czech Republic, 1
India, 1
Tunisia, 1
Bulgaria, 1
Citizenship of students:
Western Europe: 39 students
Central/Eastern Europe: 18
North America: 9
Asia: 9
Middle East: 6
Latin America: 5
Africa: 5
Current job functions of students:
General management: 23 students (25%)
Accounting/finance: 17 (19%)
Sales/marketing: 16 (18%)
Business development: 6 (7%)
Strategic planning: 5 (5%)
Operations: 4 (4%)
Investment management: 4 (4%)
Engineering: 3 (3%)
Trading: 3 (3%)
Human resources: 2 (2%)
Other: 9 (9%)
Current industries where students work:
Banking/finance: 26 students (29%)
Consulting: 15 (16%)
IT/telecom: 12 (13%)
Manufacturing: 10 (11%)
Consumer products: 6 (7%)
Energy: 5 (5%)
Insurance: 4 (4%)
Healthcare: 3 (3%)
Non-profit/public service: 3 (3%)
Transportation: 2 (2%)
Other: 5 (5%)
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