What if the manufacturing world were run by numbers and technology, not corporate politics? That’s the special kind of heaven Bill Anderson has found at Genentech, where decade-plus horizons on breakthrough cancer drugs mean a single product’s development regularly outpaces any single executive or manager. Learn more about Bill Anderson’s work and watch his special Leaders for Global Operations webinar.

Nearly 1,200 alumni returned to campus this month for Building the Future and Alumni Weekend 2011, events celebrating MIT Sloan’s continued leadership and growth in the 21st century. The weekend featured the dedication of MIT Sloan’s new building and a series of panels, workshops, and discussions by faculty, alumni, and special guests. Visit Building the Future for event photos and videos of sessions.

MIT Sloan is pleased to welcome the graduates of The Lisbon MBA to the School’s alumni network. Launched in 2009, The Lisbon MBA is a collaboration between MIT Sloan and Portugal’s top two business schools, and part of a dedication to enhancing management education around the world. Like alumni from affiliate schools in China and South Korea, Lisbon graduates are now included in the MIT Sloan Alumni Directory.

Nearly three years after the economic crisis, U.S. lawmakers have learned nothing, done nothing, and left the country “on the precipice” of another collapse, former New York governor Eliot Spitzer said in a talk at MIT Sloan last month. Spitzer argued that government intervention and regulation is necessary to keep markets competitive and fair. Read about the talk, “Government’s Place in the Market,” at MIT News.

Amid the 150th anniversary of MIT, alumni and friends of MIT Sloan gathered to revel in school pride, dedicate a stunning addition to the School’s facilities, and contemplate ways to advance the School’s mission of developing principled, innovative leaders. You too can participate in this milestone moment in the School’s history by making an online gift.