Profiles in Leadership

Making data smarter, from the UK’s “silicon suburb” and beyond Meredith Amdur isn’t very often at a loss for words. But ask her what she’s passionate about in her career, […]

A catalyst for regional champions in East Africa When terrorists attacked the high-end Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya, in September 2013, businessman Chris Getonga was just driving away. He had […]

Scaling up for sustainable solutions When Ian Kline became CEO of the Cadmus Group in 2007, the government consultancy was small and best known for its work on drinking water […]

Bringing a “Benevolent Competitiveness” to Family Business When Superstorm Sandy hit the Gellert Global Group’s Elizabeth, N.J., warehouse, offices, and shipping facility in October 2012, it left behind eight feet […]

Creating Successful High-Tech Startups in Ithaca With a doctorate in material science from Cornell, Greg Galvin understood the intricacies of physics and electrical engineering but didn’t want to spend his […]

Demir Sabanci, MBA ’99, President, chairman, and founder, Sedes Holding, and president and CEO of Sedesco Inc Two pieces of art dominate the main boardroom at Sedes Holding, Demir Sabanci’s […]

Hernan Mendez, MBA ’83, President of Procafecol When Hernan Mendez took over as head of Colombia’s Juan Valdez coffee business in 2010, the retailer was in sad straits. Parent company […]

Jennifer Dulski ’93, MBA ’99, president and COO at Change.org Jennifer Dulski leads by helping other people excel. She’s been doing this for most of her life. She served as […]

Luis Carlos Sarmiento Jr. MBA 85′, CEO of Grupo Aval Luis Carlos Sarmiento Jr., the CEO of Grupo Aval, Colombia’s largest financial services holding company, likes nothing more than making […]

Suh Kyung-Bae, MBA ’87, CEO of South Korean cosmetics firm AmorePacific Beauty. Harmony. Balance. Happiness. These are not words that you’d typically hear from the CEO of a multibillion-dollar global […]