Hybrid Executive MBA Program

HYBRID EXECUTIVE MBA PROGRAM Executive MBA

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The Future of Business Education

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Architectural rendering of state-of-the-art building for the Frank G. Zarb School of Business to be completed fall 2018.

Message From the Director Dear Prospective EMBA Student, Zarb’s Executive MBA program provides mid-level, highly motivated professionals from diverse industry backgrounds the opportunity to earn an EMBA in just 18 months. The program integrates a global mindset, with an international trip included for all students. Some recent visits include China, South Africa, Japan, India and Abu Dhabi.

As director of our EMBA program since its inception close to 20 years ago, I am enormously proud of our graduates and their accomplishments. They continue to raise the bar in their respective careers as CEOs, health care leaders, managers, directors, and specialists across a wide span of industries. Many have leveraged their EMBA studies as a stepping stone to future success.

To accommodate the personal and professional schedules of executives, our program has successfully evolved into a hybrid program where students meet on campus on alternating Saturdays, and the remaining course work is conducted online. This framework combines the best of an on-campus experience with the added convenience of online modules. We have recently added three state-of-the-art courses: Spreadsheet Modeling; Conflict, Collaboration and Negotiation; and Entrepreneurship and Innovation.

I am also pleased to announce that the Zarb School is constructing a state-of-the-art, 50,000-square-foot building – equipped with a startup incubator and market research behavioral science lab – which is set to be completed in fall 2018. This new building includes faculty offices, collaborative study spaces and student lounge areas. It will be connected to C.V. Starr Hall, the Zarb School’s main classroom building and home to the Martin B. Greenberg Trading Room, one of the largest academic trading rooms in the nation, equipped with 34 Bloomberg Professional terminals.

We at Zarb are committed to facilitating your continued success and will work hand in hand with you throughout and after you have completed your EMBA. I look forward to working with you as you take the next step in your professional career and personal development, and welcome you to the Zarb family!

Sincerely,

Barry Berman, PhD EMBA Program Director Walter H. Bud Miller Distinguished Professor Professor of Marketing and International Business

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Program Overview

• Hybrid 18-month program. Classes meet on campus twice a month on alternating Saturdays, with the remainder of the course work conducted online • Executive Speaker Series built into the class experience • Students network with high-caliber peers from multiple industries such as finance, health care, retail, product and project management, and security analysis • Class size of fewer than 20 students • All-inclusive tuition covers instructional materials, texts, software, class day catering, and an international experience (including airfare, hotel and meals during the trip) • GMAT is typically waived • Available scholarships • Rolling admission policy

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C-Suite Speakers

The Zarb School invites senior industry leaders to campus to speak in EMBA classes.

Some of the many participants include: Frank G. Zarb

Senior Advisor, Promontory Financial Group Senior Advisor, Hellman & Friedman, LLC Former Chairman and CEO, National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD)

Kenneth Brodlieb

Owner East Hills Auto Group

Ellen Deutsch

Senior Vice President Hain Celestial Group Inc.

Julio A. Portalatin

President and CEO Mercer Consulting Group

Kathleen Stanley

Senior Vice President City National Bank

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EMBA Alumni Testimonials

Cindy Pacheco-Roe EMBA, ’15 Director of Operations KCR Executive Solutions Corporation “Zarb’s Executive MBA program was a key investment in my professional career. My motivation for joining the program was specifically self-development and self-accomplishment. My already successful career was at a standstill, and I was trying to figure out what my next transition would be. After completing the Zarb EMBA, I walked away with superior self-confidence and extraordinary business analytical skills. After graduation, I had the courage to start my own business, something I never envisioned prior.

This program certainly improves one’s business acumen and management process, ultimately developing you into the best corporate leader that you can be.”

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Ivan Arias EMBA, ’10 Director, Global Securities Reporting The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation “The Zarb School’s Executive MBA program was instrumental in the development of my leadership skills and business acumen, which have advanced my career. The well-designed curriculum, along with the highly knowledgeable professors and collaborative environment, provided an extremely effective platform for developing the advanced decision-making, problem-solving and analytical skills that are critical for success in this highly competitive business world. I utilize these tools and the knowledge that I attained throughout the program daily, and they have undoubtedly contributed to my success.”

EMBA Alumni Testimonials

Xuemao Wang EMBA, ’01 Dean of University Libraries University of Cincinnati

“I am honored to be one of Hofstra’s inaugural EMBA program graduates. The program not only provided an excellent knowledge base and skill sets in business and management, which prepared me to be a capable manager, but more importantly, it built strong self-awareness and confidence, which prepared me to be a courageous leader.”

Rev. Kathleen Roche, DM, RN EMBA, ‘08 Executive Director Rainbow Chimes, Inc.

“My time in the EMBA program was well-paced to my busy lifestyle. The intertwined business studies, camaraderie of my classmates, and using new, practical skills fit into my work-family-life balance. The professors were all knowledgeable and personable, and one of them mentored me through my doctoral studies soon after.

In fact, I believed so much in the Hofstra EMBA quality that I returned to be an adjunct professor in the program.”

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Global Mindset Students visit global companies, tour production facilities, and meet senior executives as part of a global practicum offered each summer designed to immerse students in foreign cultures and business practices.

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CHINA Faculty and students visited four cities – Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Beijing and Guangzhou – and several companies during their stay, including Wal-Mart, Morgan Stanley, Lenovo and the IBM Research Center. Students experienced the reasoning process behind China’s rapidly increasing economy (316 percent over the past decade). The group also toured famous cultural venues and landmarks, including the Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, and the Great Wall, and saw the facilities used for the 2008 summer Olympic Games.

Global Mindset

JAPAN

Students visited industry leaders at several global corporations in Tokyo, Yokohama, Osaka and Kyoto. Morgan Stanley MUFC Securities, TKS Group (hosted by a Zarb MBA alum), Japan Post and Toshiba were among the companies included.

Throughout the 10-day trip, the group toured famous cultural centers such as the Kotokuin Temple in Kamakura and the old Tokyo town of Asakusa.

SOUTH AFRICA Students visited several companies in Cape Town and Johannesburg, and met with top-level executives such as the senior vice president of Philips and the CEO of Philips Africa, a multinational corporation committed to delivering meaningful innovations that enhance the lives of Africans. Additionally, the group met with the head of human resources and marketing of Cape Union Mart, a large upscale retail chain in South Africa, and the founder of Waterford Estate, a highly successful working wine farm.

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Curriculum Designed With You in Mind

FALL WINTER

Managerial Economics

SPRING

Marketing Management; Organizational Behavior; Managerial Finance; Conflict, Negotiation and Collaboration

SUMMER FALL WINTER

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First Residency; Managerial Accounting; Quantitative Analysis and Information Systems; Spreadsheet Modeling

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Global Practicum (including international trip) Operations Management; Leadership and Communication Capstone Course; Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Next Steps Admission Requirements: Rolling Admissions • Bachelor’s degree • Five to seven years of professional experience • Official transcripts from all schools attended • GMAT is typically waived • Completed application • Professional résumé • Autobiographical statement, including how the Hybrid Executive MBA program will help you achieve your personal and career goals To apply, please visit hofstra.edu/zarbemba For more information, contact: Barry Berman, PhD EMBA Program Director Walter H. Bud Miller Distinguished Professor Professor of Marketing and International Business Barry.Berman@hofstra.edu (O): 516-463-5711 (C): 516-375-0324

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