MIT Sloan Fellows MBA Program

MIT Sloan Fellows MBA

This full-time, one-year MBA program draws an international population of high-potential, mid-career leaders, eager to discover new possibilities for invention—and action.

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One year. A lifetime of impact.

What does it mean to be an MIT Sloan Fellow? For an intense, immersive 12 months you'll study alongside 100+ talented, high-potential leaders rising in their careers. Learn, invent, and collaborate with a cohort that spans industries and oceans, and challenge ideas with MIT faculty who respect your vision and expertise. 

Graduate armed with critical tools for your future: a global network excited to support your next step and all the steps that follow. Classroom discovery that deepens your understanding of management ideas and the opportunity to practice in real-world settings. And, most importantly, the confidence to lead and make a difference on a global scale.

Think of the MIT Sloan Fellows program as your change-the-world toolkit. For the past 85 years, some of the most visionary leaders worldwide have done just that. 

Let's see if this Program is right for you.

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Program highlights

  • 12

    Months, full-time, residential

  • 3

    Degree options: MBA, SM Management of Tech, or SM Management

  • 132

    Students per cohort from 40 countries

MIT Sloan Fellows MBA: A Year of Reinvention, A Lifetime of Impact.

Meet four members of the MIT Sloan Fellows MBA Class of 2021 as they share insights, aspirations, and thoughts along their year-long journey in the program.

MIT Sloan Fellows MBA

Meet Your Global Community

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Share a common purpose with uncommon people.

MIT is famously a connection engine. In just 12 short months, forge bonds with faculty and students across MIT. Brainstorm and problem-solve with industry leaders. Collaborate with students and faculty at neighboring universities. 

This is a rare opportunity to spend a year gaining knowledge, building confidence, and sharpening critical leadership skills. Our community is dynamic and welcoming, coming together from diverse backgrounds and all corners of the world to learn, teach, and invent the future at MIT Sloan. 

Bindu Chanagala

Bindu Chanagala, SFMBA'23

  • Pronouns

    She/Her/Hers

  • Hometown

    Visakhapatnam, India

  • Undergraduate Degree and University

    Bachelor of Technology in Information Systems from Acharya Nagarjuna University - RVR & JC College of Engineering

Brian Via

Brian Via, SFMBA'23

  • Pronouns

    He/Him/His

  • Hometown

    Fayetteville, NC

  • Undergraduate Degree and University

    Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy and Leadership from University Of Virginia

Oghenekevwe Ovbije

Oghenekevwe Ovbije, SFMBA'23

  • Pronouns

    She/Her/Hers

  • Hometown

    Ughelli, Nigeria

  • Undergraduate Degree and University

    Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical Engineering from Igbinedion University Okada

Osayuki Eguasa

Osayuki Eguasa, SFMBA'23

  • Pronouns

    He/Him/His

  • Undergraduate Degree and University

    Bachelor of Science in Accounting from University of Benin

Tega Uvieghara

Tega Uvieghara, SFMBA'23

  • Pronouns

    He/Him/His

  • Hometown

    Lagos, Nigeria

  • Undergraduate Degree and University

    Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Suhel Soudagar

Suhel Soudagar, SFMBA'23

  • Personal Pronouns

    He/His/Him

  • Hometown

    Puna, India

  • Undergraduate Degree and University

    Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Jawaharial Nehru University

Amiya Ranjan

Amiya Ranjan, SFMBA'23

  • Pronouns

    He/Him/His

  • Hometown

    New Delhi, India

  • Undergraduate Degree and University

    Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science from Birla Institute Of Technology And Science

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Gonzalo Brahm, SFMBA '22

  • Hometown

    Santiago, Chile

  • Industry

    Trade and Industry Association

  • Personal Pronouns

    He/His/Him

Man smiling with blue shirt and tie

Mikael Petrosyan, SFMBA '22

  • Hometown

    Yerevan, Armenia

  • Industry

    Pharmaceuticals

  • Personal Pronouns

    He/His/Him


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100+ students. 40 Countries. 15+ years work experience from dozens of industries. Meet your global network.

MIT Sloan Fellows MBA Program

A Day in the Life of an SFMBA Student

Day in the Life of Brian Via

See what a day for Brian looks like!

The MIT Alumni = Your MIT Family

  • 4,000

    MIT Sloan Fellows Alumni

  • 24,500

    MIT Sloan Alumni

  • 136,000

    MIT Alumni

Meet our SFMBA Alumni

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Mark Anthony Thomas, SFMBA '14

  • Company/Title

    President of Pittsburgh Regional Alliance

  • Industry

    Economic Development

  • Current Location

    United States

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Chandra Briggman, SFMBA '14

  • Company/Title

    CEO of Activation Capital

  • Industry

    Technology (entrepreneurship/innovation/economic development)

  • Current Location

    Richmond, VA

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Suzanne Frey, SFMBA '06

  • Company/Title

    Vice-President, Product for Security, Privacy, Trust at Google

  • Industry

    Technology

  • Current Location

    Los Gatos, CA

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Manny Montes, SFMBA '21

  • Company/Title

    Director of Procurement - North America at Lineage Logistics

  • Industry

    Logistics

  • Current Location

    Boston, MA; Detroit, MI

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Percival Barretto-Ko, SFMBA '11

  • Company/Title

    President & Chief Executive Officer of Plexium

  • Industry

    Biotechnology

  • Current Location

    San Diego, CA


Renowned Faculty

Our faculty appreciate the breadth of experience that MIT Sloan Fellows bring to the classroom. And they’re particularly enthusiastic about teaching and learning from top executives like you. Celebrated practitioners in their fields, our faculty integrate rigorous research and experience to solve problems in the workplace, the marketplace, and the world at large.

Here are a few of the outstanding faculty from MIT Sloan who teach in the MIT Sloan Fellows MBA program.

MIT Sloan Fellows Faculty

S.P. Kothari

S.P. Kothari

Economics, Finance and Accounting

Gordon Y Billard Professor of Accounting and Finance

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Catherine J. Turco

Catherine J. Turco

Behavioral and Policy Sciences

Associate Professor, Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Strategic Management

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Vivek F. Farias

Vivek F. Farias

Management Science

Patrick J. McGovern (1959) Professor

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Duncan Simester

Duncan Simester

Management Science

NTU Professor of Marketing

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Tavneet Suri

Tavneet Suri

Economics, Finance and Accounting

Louis E. Seley Professor of Applied Economics

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David D. Gamarnik

David D. Gamarnik

Management Science

Nanyang Technological University Professor of Operations Research

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MIT Sloan Fellows Family Experience

When you come to MIT Sloan with a significant other or family, the entire community benefits. That's why we strive to create a warm and welcoming environment from the moment you arrive.

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Women Faculty @ MIT Sloan: Trailblazers

Our distinguished women faculty are rigorous researchers, passionate educators, and renowned leaders in their fields. From 1951 when Emily Wick became the school’s first tenured woman professor to 2020 when Prof. Esther Duflo won the Nobel Prize in economics, our women faculty have been creating knowledge, inspiring students, and pioneering change at MIT Sloan and in the world. Highlighted are just some of our phenomenal women faculty. 
 

Faculty Spotlight

Zeynep Ton

Zeynep Ton

Professor of the Practice, Operations Management

Ton's research focuses on how organizations can design and manage their operations in a way that satisfies employees, customers, and investors. Drawing on 15 years of research, she published her findings in a book, "The Good Jobs Strategy" in 2014.

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Gita Rao

Gita Rao

Senior Lecturer, Finance; Assoc. Faculty Director, MFin

Rao has over two decades of experience in global investing, asset allocation, risk management, and client service. In addition, she has managed socially responsible portfolios and teaches a course on social impact investing at MIT Sloan.

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Fiona E. Murray

Fiona E. Murray

Associate Dean for Innovation and Inclusion

Murray is an international expert on the transformation of investments in scientific and technical innovation into innovation-based entrepreneurship that drives jobs, wealth creation, and regional prosperity.

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Renée Richardson Gosline

Renée Richardson Gosline

Senior Lecturer in the Management Science group

Gosline is an expert on the intersection between behavioral science and technology, and the implications for cognitive bias in human decision-making. She is a leading thinker on the science of digital brand strategy.

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Y. Karen Zheng

Y. Karen Zheng

Associate Professor, Operations Management

Zheng's research studies fundamental and emerging operations management (OM) problems with a behavior-centric, data-driven, field-based approach.

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Lotte Bailyn

Lotte Bailyn

T Wilson (1953) Professor of Management, Emerita

Bailyn studies the relationship between managerial practice and employees’ lives and investigates how institutional and organizational processes intersect with people’s lives special emphasis on the dynamics of gender and diversity in business.

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MIT Sloan Fellows MBA

Your Learning Experience

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An immersive curriculum built on the science of management, knowledge, & practice.

Invest one year immersed in the dynamic MIT universe. Delve into a curriculum built on the foundations of management and the program’s three pillars: leadership, innovation, and global perspective. Pursue electives, industry projects, and independent research focused on your topics of interest. Spend intensive sessions with an executive coach to develop a strategy around your personal leadership goals. This is your year to experiment and explore.

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Summer

ESTABLISH YOUR FOUNDATION 

Begin with an in-depth 360º leadership assessment and a series of executive coaching sessions. Throughout the year, you and your peers will build a common foundation of essential management topics

IMPROVE YOUR COLLABORATION

Working together in small, carefully curated groups that reflect the diversity of our community, work together to solve challenges through various academic, professional, and cultural lenses. Combine individual contributions and strengths to achieve the best result for your team.

COURSEWORK

Applied Economics for Managers

Data, Models, and Decisions

Financial Accounting

Leadership and Teams Lab

Marketing and Strategy

Operations Management

Organizational Processes

Fall

CUSTOMIZE THE PROGRAM

Continue to build your foundational knowledge with core courses, electives, project-focused studies, and optional certificates. If you choose to complete a thesis, now is the time to lay the groundwork.

PUT YOUR EXPERTISE INTO ACTION

Working closely with peers from more than 30 countries, gain perspective on doing business in key regions around the world. 

COURSEWORK

Financial Management

Seminar in Leadership I

Electives

Winter

EXPERIMENT + EXPLORE

January at MIT is Independent Activities Period, a community-wide celebration of knowledge offering 700+ learning experiences. Regular classes are suspended, and you may choose from a selection of Executive Electives or a vast array of short courses in everything from coding to the visual arts—or decide to travel abroad for project-focused research and courses.

COURSEWORK

Negotiation Seminar

Executive Electives*

Short Courses

*Executive Electives are offered exclusively to MIT Sloan Fellows MBA and Executive MBA students and alumni.

Spring

TAKE IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL

With your foundation established, tailor the program to your goals with electives offered at MIT Sloan and across MIT.

EXERCISE YOUR OPTIONS

Collaborate with MIT’s research centers, industry organizations, and entrepreneurial incubators on meaningful projects. 

COURSEWORK

Seminar in Leadership II

System Dynamics

Electives

Sample Electives

Degree options, with and without a thesis

  • Three Degree Options

    You have the choice to earn an MBA, a Master of Science in Management, or a Master of Science in Management of Technology. The degree you decide to pursue will determine whether you must complete a thesis.

  • Thesis

    If you decide to pursue an SM in Management or an SM in Management of Technology, you'll complete a thesis—individually or with a co-author. If you pursue an MBA, you are not required to complete a thesis, but you are welcome to do so. Alumni who have opted to write a thesis emphasize the significant impact that their research had in transitioning them to new roles within their organizations.

STEM Classification

The Sloan Fellows MBA Program qualifies as a STEM-designated program, allowing international students to extend their training in the U.S. by 24 months after graduating.

More information for our international students

Certificates

Open to all MIT masters-level students, certificate programs allow you to tailor your education to meet your professional goals.

MIT Tracks

These roadmaps encourage focus so you leave prepared to lead in finance, entrepreneurship, or enterprise management.

Think. Act. Reflect. (Repeat.)

MIT’s motto, mens et manus, translates from Latin to mind and hand. With intention, MIT’s founders were promoting, above all, that education was for practical application. At MIT Sloan, we seek to apply knowledge and skill in a way that benefits the world. 

Simply put, it's not enough to sit in an ivory tower and think about stuff all day—you have to go out in the world and make use of it.

Experiential learning is a centerpiece of the MIT Sloan Fellows experience. We integrate hands-on learning opportunities throughout the curriculum. Through Action Learning labs, the MIT Independent Activities Period, and numerous opportunities to collaborate with MIT research centers, you practice these management skills over and over again.

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MIT Sloan Fellows MBA

Navigate Your Career

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What comes next? You decide.

We're here to help.

We understand that hiring works differently at senior levels. At MIT Sloan, our students determine their adventure and we are the guides. Any great career adventure involves obstacles, crossroads, and pivotal decisions. Our career coaches are dedicated to supporting you as you navigate each stage of the process. 

Explore Career Support

 

Top Career Development Programs:

  • Architecting Your Career Path
  • Getting AIR (Advice, Information, and Referrals) for your Career Transition
  • Leveraging LinkedIn
  • Technology Jobs Landscape Alumni Panel
  • Resume Reviews 

Common Career Paths for Fellows

  • 65%

    Opted to switch careers

  • 29%

    Sought to advance their career

  • 6%

    Pursued entrepreneurial opportunities

Pascal Marmier | SFMBA '08
Anytime I need a contact anywhere in the world, I reach out to my MIT network. New doors are opening to me every day. That access is one of my most indispensable tools as a global leader.
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Attend an Event

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Join us virtually and in-person to get to know MIT Sloan. We're offering several events– student and alumni panels, info sessions, small group chats with our admissions team and more– to introduce you to the MIT community.

MIT Sloan is committed to providing equal access for both in-person and virtual events.  For those seeking accommodations and to arrange the services you require, please contact us at admissions.mitsloan@mit.edu

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How to Apply

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See Yourself Here

The diversity of the MIT Sloan Fellows MBA community both shapes and drives collaboration and learning.  It’s when leaders of all backgrounds come together to solve the most complex problems and share those solutions with the world to improve today and advance tomorrow.

MIT Sloan Fellows MBAs are experienced leaders and mid-career professionals with a minimum of 10 years of work experience. They come from 30+ countries seeking an MBA or MS in Management or Management of Technology.

An Extraordinary Cohort

We take great care to make sure that each member of the MIT Sloan Fellows MBA class will bring something exceptional to the program experience. In fact, we consider the quality of the participants and the class dynamic so critical, we spend every fall traversing the globe to meet prospective applicants. Our overarching goal is to bring together a cohort of Fellows that is a microcosm of the global leadership community.

MIT is committed to the principle of equal opportunity in education and employment. Read our full nondiscrimination policy here.

Assess Your Qualifications

Instructions

To apply to MIT Sloan, please prepare a variety of materials to help us assess your qualifications. Remember, all materials must be submitted online by the application deadlines.

Application Deadlines for June 2023 Entry

The Admissions Committee reviews all applications and will notify applicants of their decision on or before the deadlines–these dates will be posted when the application goes live in early July. Please note that in the interest of confidentiality, we will only deliver official decisions via your online application.

 
  Deadline Decision Released
Round 1 October 3, 2022 December 13, 2022
Round 2 January 11, 2023 February 14, 2023
Round 3 February 15, 2023 March 23, 2023

All applications should be received by 3:00 p.m. EST on the deadline date.

The Admissions Committee will release decisions on the date above, however, decisions will be release early for candidates who have been denied admission without an interview. Reapplicants may submit an application in any round.

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Everything you need to know to apply to the program and finance your education.

MIT Sloan Fellows MBA Program

Class of 2023 Profile

View the MIT Sloan Fellows MBA program class profile, including class size and industries represented by students of this one-year MBA program.

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