Famous MBA alumni and the schools they went to

There are many different factors that go into deciding which MBA programs a candidate should apply to. While location, cost, reputation, and difficulty of acceptance are certainly the main factors to consider, many students would also like to know where many of today’s most successful business leaders got their MBAs. Other than searching individually one by one, it’s hard to find a resource to find this information. For this reason, I’ve compiled a collection of some of my favorite MBA business leaders and where they went to school.

With the current economic shakeup on Wall Street, an appropriate place to start is with Jamie Dimon, chairman of JP Morgan Chase. Mr. Dimon was selected as one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People and received his MBA from Harvard University. Continuing on the same theme, Dick Kovacevich, Chairman and CEO of Wells Fargo earned his MBA from Stanford University.

Laurence Fink, Chairman of BlackRock, attended UCLA’s Anderson School for his MBA and, continuing with the financial theme, Warren Buffet, ‘The Oracle of Omaha’, although he did not have an MBA, received his master’s degree in economics from the University from Columbia in a day when MBAs weren’t not that common. Finally, Robert Edward Diamond Jr., president of Barclay’s, received his master’s degree from the University of Connecticut School of Business Administration.

Moving on to the technology sector, no list would be complete without Meg Whitman, CEO of EBAY and holder of an MBA from Harvard. Other tech heavyweights include Paul Otellini, president and CEO of Intel and a Stanford MBA graduate. George David, president of United Technologies, attended the Darden School at the University of Virginia and Kevin B. Rollins, former CEO of Dell Computers, attended Brigham Young’s Marriott School of Management for his MBA.

Those interested in retail may be interested to know that Nike’s Philip H. Knight attended Stanford Business School, while Target’s Gregg W. Steinhafel earned his MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at the Northwestern University. Jefferey Montie, the president of Kellogg International (the cereal maker, among other things) went to Ohio State for his master’s degree and Indra K. Nooyi, a graduate of the Yale University School of Management, is the president and director PepsiCo executive. Rounding out this sector, Muhtar Kent, Chairman and CEO of Coca-Cola, earned the MBA from her in London at Cass Business School.

Whether manufacturing, real estate, or pharmaceuticals are your allies, some of the biggest names in these fields have MBAs from prestigious institutions. Donald Trump and his daughter Ivanka, although they do not have an MBA, attended the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. Peter R. Dolan, former CEO of Bristol-Myers Squibb received his MBA from Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business, while current CEO James M. Cornelius attended the University’s Broad School of Management. Michigan State. Alan Feldman, an MBA holder from the University of Illinois, is Chairman, Chairman and CEO of Midas Corporation and Rick Wagoner, CEO of General Motors received his MBA from Harvard. The University of Michigan has another prestigious alumnus in John V. Faraci, president of International Paper.

Finally, no list would be complete without some mention of MBA holders who are also in politics. The first and only president to have an MBA, George W. Bush received his from Harvard Business School, while Jon Corzine, Governor of New Jersey, attended the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business. For more information on this topic, visit http://www.BachelorDegree.me.