NYU Stern MBA Preps Professionals for Leadership Roles in Finance

A former vice president at Nissan Motor Company, Philip Calhoun spearheaded quality improvements in vehicle manufacturing. Certified in Six Sigma Black Belt and Six Sigma Green Belt, Philip Calhoun graduated with an MBA in finance from NYU Stern.

NYU Stern’s MBA program is a premier finance curriculum that provides an understanding of financial decision-making processes as well as insights on how international financial markets work. Students who take the curriculum receive a strong foundation in global finance, preparing them for senior positions at financial institutions, government agencies, and nonprofits.

NYU Stern’s MBA courses cover two broad categories: microfinance and macrofinance. Microfinance courses cover corporate finance and investment issues while macrofinance courses cover the international financial system. In all, students get to apply economic analysis, quantitative methods, and accounting to solve financial problems. Notable courses include trading cash and derivative securities, volatility, social venture capital, fintech risk management, managing investment funds, and digital currency, blockchain: future of financial services.

NYU Stern also boasts of a world-renowned faculty chaired by Professor David Yermack who is deputized by Professor Joel Hasbrouck. It also includes the 2003 Nobel Prize in Economics recipient Professor Robert Engle and other faculty who regularly consult for government agencies, major industrial companies, and nonprofits.