Liberal Arts meets the MBA
IE Brown Executive MBA
Developing innovative leaders for a changing world
Brown University, located in Providence, Rhode Island, is one of
the most highly esteemed universities in the U.S and a member
of the Ivy League. Its superlative programs in undergraduate,
graduate, and medical education are characterized by a
distinctive academic philosophy, a world-class faculty, and a
tradition of innovative and rigorous multidisciplinary study.
Brown’s mission is to serve the community, the nation, and the
world by educating and preparing students—in the words of its
original charter—”to discharge the oces of life with usefulness
and reputation.” Brown attracts independent, motivated and
open-minded students with global interests.
Combining IE’s strength in interdisciplinary management
education and Brown’s excellence in the humanities, social,
biological and physical sciences, the two schools have created the
new IE Brown Executive MBA with a single purpose: to develop
informed, globally-minded, and innovative leaders.
In 2009, IE Business School and Brown University formed
a broad-based partnership, bringing together one of the
world’s leading business schools and a globally distinguished
research university. This unique partnership rests on strong
shared values and a common vision. Brown and IE share
a commitment to academic excellence, student-centered
learning, innovation in teaching and research driven by
entrepreneurial thinking and interdisciplinary exchange.
The two schools are bound by a common vision of higher
education institutions as the critical knowledge hubs of
the twenty-first century where students, academics and
practitioners come together to learn, grow and to transform

developing students who are global citizens as well as well rounded
professionals”
David Kertzer
Provost, Brown University
“This partnership gives us an opportunity to create a new model of
leadership education, one that fuses the breadth, creativity, and rigor
of the liberal arts with the latest innovative approaches to training
managers and entrepreneurs for the global challenges of the twenty-
rst century. Successfully meeting those challenges will require a
generation of leaders who understand the cultural, social, political
and scientic changes that are transforming our world, and who can
apply the research and analytical tools they acquire in dynamic and
complex environments.”
* With its triple
accreditation in
management education
(AACSB, EQUIS and
AMBA), IE Business
School is the degree
granting institution for
the program. Since Brown
currently does not confer
business degrees, the
program is not credit
bearing within Brown
University.
The IE Brown Executive MBA* is a highly innovative program designed to provide senior
managers with the opportunity to develop and broaden their management and leadership
skills in an intensive, international environment. The program brings together faculty
from two leading academic institutions, integrating leading management thinking with

and successful practicing
managers and entrepreneurs.
Diversity is a powerful source
of innovation in global
organizations, the world of
business and beyond.
IE Alumni network
The IE alumni community
comprises over 40,000
former students who
hold management and
leadership positions in
over 100 countries.
Cosmopolitan citizens
Economic value creation and
sustainability must go together.
IE’s leadership in this area has been
recognized by leaders in this eld,
including the Aspen Institute, which
ranked IE 9
th
worldwide and 1
st
in
Europe in its “Beyond Grey Pinstripes”
ranking.
A tradition of excellence
Brown University, a member of the Ivy
League, is renowned for the quality of
its teaching, research, and student-

critical areas such as
leadership, creativity,
critical thinking,
team work, and
communication.
Blended learning
A pioneer in quality
online education,
IE has developed
an innovative
methodology that
transposes into a
virtual environment
the participant-
centered analysis of
real-life business cases
facilitated by full-time
faculty members.
The methodology
is designed for
executives on the go
as participants can join
class discussion from
anywhere at any time.
Diversity
Bringing together learners and researchers from
broadly dierent experiences enables us to learn
from one another and to open up possibilities for
creativity and discovery that would be missing
in a more homogeneous environment. Our

Entrepreneurial spirit
Founded by a group
of entrepreneurs,
entrepreneurship
and a passion for
innovation permeate
the entire organization.
Entrepreneurship is a
mindset, a way of seeing
a world of opportunities
where others see only
challenges and obstacles.
Self reection and critical
thinking
Brown has traditionally
encouraged its students to study
broadly and deeply, to become
self-reective, and to develop a
moral core. Brown’s curriculum
encourages the exploration
of dierent ways of thinking,
judging, and imagining.
A tradition of inter-
disciplinary experience
At Brown a multi-
disciplinary culture
infuses the entire
curriculum. Faculty often
collaborate well beyond
the boundaries of their

The CV Starr Program in Commerce, Organization and Entrepreneurship
The C.V. Starr Program in Commerce, Organizations, and Entrepreneurship (COE)
engages faculty and students in the study of commercial activity, entrepreneurship,
technological innovation, and the organizations within which such activity occurs. The
initiative spans a number of departments, disciplines, and co-curricular activities at
the University, and it supports the research of leading scholars at Brown. COE is the
second largest degree program at Brown University, and it educates students to be
creative and exible leaders in a range of careers.
Program in Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship (PRIME)
The Program in Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship supports a one year
professional Masters degree for young, technically trained students, providing them
with essential skills suitable for new venture creation, corporate new business creation
and technology management. The focus is on transforming technological capability
into novel products, services and new businesses. Typically, participants have recently
completed engineering or science degrees.
http://www.engin.brown.edu/graduate/PRIME.htm
Academic Centers of Excellence
Academically, Brown University’s
contribution to the IE Brown Executive
MBA is anchored in several leading
interdisciplinary centers and programs:
Cogut Centre for the Humanities
Brown University has long oered unique focus
and quality in the humanities, combining the
preservation of knowledge with a spirit of
innovation and adventure. Brown has played
a unique role in the pioneering of new and
interdisciplinary work while at the same time
developing and advancing the frontiers of
knowledge within the humanistic disciplines.

worldwide February, 2010

• MBA 1
st
worldwide September, 2009
• MBA 3
rd
worldwide August, 2011

• MBA 4
th
worldwide May, 2011

• Business School 1
st
in Europe, 3
rd
worldwide September, 2011

• Ranking of Non-US school 3
rd
worldwide November, 2010
Rankings
IE Business School is recognized by the international press, who rank IE as a leading international business school.
Liberal Arts
meets the MBA
The IE Brown Executive MBA program aims to develop holistic managers and entrepreneurs, leaders with a global
vision of management – global in terms of geography, business functions, and business’ role in the world.
IE Business School
Brown University

• … enjoy questioning conventional wisdom and critically examining fundamental
business concepts such as “market”, “rationality”, “value”, and “globalization”.
• … engage in a program that puts human beings–and the timeless insights of the
humanities – at the very center of management.
Designed against the backdrop of twenty-
rst century management and leadership
challenges, the program provides cutting-
edge training in all the functional areas of
management and cultivates leaders who are:
• entrepreneurially-minded employing
innovative thinking to turn challenges into
opportunities;
• globally-aware and inquisitive of the social,
political, economic, and technological changes
in the world;
• morally-grounded with a strong ethical
compass and an understanding that real
economic value creation must be socially and
environmentally sustainable;
• authentic, exible, and able to cope with
ambiguity – the attributes needed to manage
and lead in times of change.
The program
IE Business School
Brown University
09/10
IE Brown Executive MBA
• At the heart of the program sits the MBA Core. Comprising roughly two thirds
of all program sessions, the MBA Core familiarizes participants with the latest
management tools and concepts through courses in Marketing Management,

associated with entrepreneurial management and new business development. The
pedagogical approach is that of ‘experiential learning’ in which the faculty provide
a framework for understanding, but the participants develop and sharpen their
skills by undertaking projects based upon relevant experiences drawn from their
own environment. The projects blend team and individual activities, culminating
in a business case. The project also incorporates the nuanced learnings from the
liberal arts and critical studies curriculum in framing the business case in a relevant
cultural, historical and geopolitical context.
Curriculum
The program is composed of six curriculum areas:
IE Business School
Brown University
11/12
IE Brown Executive MBA
MBA
core
Decision-Making &
Modes of Thinking
Leadership &
Communication
Globalization
& Changing Context of
Business
Liberal Arts
& Critical Studies
Innovation Management
& Entrepreneurship
• Skilled decision-making in a complex environment is the essence
of good management. The Decision-Making & Modes of
Thinking module focuses specically on the science and practice

Brown University
13/14
IE Brown Executive MBA
Core MBA Curriculum
March
Program length: 15 months
Liberal Arts & Critical Studies
Leadership & Communication
Innovation Management &
Entrepreneurship
Decision-making &
Modes of Thinking
Globalization &
the Changing Context of Business
2 weeks
Brown
June
1 week
Brown
October
1 week
IE
March
1 week
Brown
May
2 weeks
IE
The online program components allow participants from
anywhere in the world and with any working timetable or

• Curriculum Vitae (one page)
• Three essays (please refer to the application form for topics)
• Photocopies of diplomas or certicates accrediting courses, seminars or
programs undertaken by the candidate.
• Certicate of current work
• Two letters of recommendation written by professors, entrepreneurs,
freelance professionals or persons holding a management position
• Application fee
Interview
After receiving the application form and additional documentation the
Admissions Committee evaluates said documentation. The Committee then
determines which candidates will be invited to interview.
The IE Brown Executive MBA is a highly demanding program
and candidates are therefore subject to a rigorous selection
process.
The main objective of the admissions process is to select
students with the greatest potential. We seek candidates
who are dynamic, motivated, creative, and who not only
present an excellent academic and professional background,
but also oer the kind of interpersonal skills that will permit
them to obtain maximum benet from the program.
Successful candidates will be able to demonstrate:
• Professional achievements
• Leadership potential
• Academic excellence
We employ a rolling admissions process and as such there is
no deadline for applications for a particular intake. However,
given the limited number of places on the program, we
recommend that you embark on the process many months,
before you intend to start.

ve hundred years. The nancial and moral success of business in the twenty-rst
century is urgently connected to that history.”
Joachim Krueger
Brown University
Germany
PhD University of Oregon
Psychology
“Today’s international executive looks beyond traditional geographical
and disciplinary boundaries. The successful executive understands diverse
perceptions, assumptions, and practices in light of their cultural context.”
Angus Kingon
Brown University
South Africa
PhD University of South Africa
Entrepreneurship and Organizational Studies; Engineering
“The imperative facing the leaders of today’s companies is to achieve and sustain
growth. This requires entrepreneurial leaders who can tap innovations from
global sources to continuously create value for customers and society in a rapidly
changing environment”
Melani Cammett
Brown University
USA
PhD University of California at Berkeley
Political Science
“It is impossible to understand the impact of globalization on the Global South
without understanding the histories behind business-government-labor
relations. One of the many exciting things about the IE Brown collaboration is its
attention to the roots of social and economic change – a focus that is so critical to
future business leaders and yet is often lost in traditional business programs.”
Sherine Hamdy

the art on-line environment to gain insight into eective
leadership and global change management solutions”
Gayle Allard
IE Business School
USA
PhD University of California at Davis
Managerial Economics
“My most recent areas of focus include how the welfare
state aects productivity as well as jobs, and what
eect immigration ows have on the labour market.
It’s fascinating to see how implementing and even just
administering these policies dierently gives rise to very
dierent results. I’m also doing a lot of research and data
mining on immigration because, with an aging population
and a declining native population, that is becoming a real
challenge for Europe.”
Pablo Martin de Holan
IE Business School
Canada
PhD McGill University, Canada
Entrepreneurship
“The entrepreneurial attitude is the power we all have to
see things as they are and imagine them in a dierent way.
It is about seizing opportunities and changing businesses,
communities, the world. It is about life itself, creating
something we did not know was possible with resources
we did not know we had.”
Eduardo Fernández-Cantelli
IE Business School
Spain

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