Managing Member and Co-Founder, IP.com
Dean, Brandeis International Business School
Barbara and Richard M. Rosenberg Professor of Global Finance, Brandeis International Business School
Chairman, ZyFin Holdings
Stephen Cecchetti, Rosen Family Chair in International Finance in the International Business School, specializes in monetary policy, banking and financial regulation.
Cecchetti co-authored Banking the Masses: 2018 Edition, for which he continued his research on how universal access to financial services and encouraging their use promotes economic development around the globe.
In an article for Business World Magazine, Dean Kathryn Graddy discusses challenges and opportunities facing students from India.
S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR)
Brandeis International Business School partners with the S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR) in Mumbai for a three-semester dual degree program. The program has a June intake for students pursuing MBA and MA degrees, and an expanded January intake that includes the MSF and MSBA programs. Read about the first cohort.
India Institute of Technology (IIT), Jodhpur
Starting in Fall 2021 Brandeis International Business School launched a new partnership with the India Institute of Technology (IIT) Jodhpur. Students in IIT Jodhpur’s new MBA Program will complete their first year at IIT Jodhpur, and then enroll at Brandeis International Business School for their second year in the MSF, MSBA, or MA programs. Five IIT Jodhpur students arrived on campus this fall. The students already are very engaged, with one recently elected International Business School Student Association President.
The International Business School also has a relationship with IIM Calcutta.
On November 5, 2021, the India Initiative and Asper Center for Global Entrepreneurship co-sponsored Sangam: Celebrating the Festival of Lights, with Indian food, decorations, traditional Indian dress, a beautiful student-designed sand mandala, and dancing. View photos.
In partnership with the Hassenfeld Immersion Program, the India Initiative hosted a film screening of "Aadhaar" followed by a Q&A with the director, Suman Ghosh. Ghosh is a National Award-winning Indian filmmaker who has made eight feature films and one documentary.
Experts discussed the rise of artificial intelligence in India, China and Israel, held office hours and networked with current students at the event, sponsored by the Asper Center for Global Entrepreneurship. View photos.
Sixteen startup companies with ties from Massachusetts to California presented their transformational ideas, designed to address India’s biggest socio-economic challenges. Read more.