News Releases 2010

December 16, 2010
 Thunderbird Partners with the Peace Corps to Combine Volunteer Service with Graduate Studies ~ Thunderbird School of Global Management has partnered with the Peace Corps to give selected students the opportunity to combine graduate studies with Peace Corps volunteer service.

December 16, 2010
 First group of women business owners graduate from Thunderbird-designed entrepreneurship program in Peru ~ The first class of 30 female micro-entrepreneurs graduated today from the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women certificate program, an intensive business development program in Lima, Peru, developed by Thunderbird School of Global Management.

December 10, 2010
 Wall Street Journal honors Thunderbird Professor ~ Thunderbird School of Global Management Professor Andreas Schotter, Ph.D., has been selected as a "WSJ Distinguished Professor of the Year, 2010."

December 10, 2010
 Sanders Sports Marketing Taps Thunderbird to help launch new 3D graphics technology ~ Sanders Sports Marketing of Phoenix with joint operations in Minneapolis today announced completion of a project with the Thunderbird School of Global Management that sets the stage for bringing the most realistic 3D imaging ever produced to market.

October 26, 2010
 Hillary Clinton announces Thunderbird Pakistan Program ~ School partners with U.S. Department of State, Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women Initiative to deliver program to Pakistani women entrepreneurs.

October 21, 2010
 Four new faculty join Thunderbird ~ Four new faculty members have joined Thunderbird School of Global Management.

October 19, 2010
 Thunderbird launches angel network ~ Thunderbird School of Global Management has launched its first angel network, dedicated to introducing qualified investors to early-stage and emerging entrepreneurial companies that possess characteristics that suggest the potential for rapid growth.

October 19, 2010
 New cohort of Thunderbird Executive MBA program begins ~ Thunderbird’s second cohort of its Executive MBA-Europe program in Geneva began this week at Villa Barton, in collaboration with The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies.

October 18, 2010
 Thunderbird hosts inaugural Southeast Asia Private Equity Investing Conference ~ Thunderbird School of Global Management will host its inaugural Southeast Asia Private Equity Investing Conference in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam on October 19-21, 2010.

October 15, 2010
 Ernesto Poza to receive Family Firm Institute International Award ~ The Family Firm Institute, an international body for family enterprise professionals, is awarding Thunderbird professor Ernesto Poza today with one of its highest honors, the International award.

October 13, 2010
 Thunderbird appoints one to Board of Trustees ~ Thunderbird School of Global Management announces Robert A. Theleen, Chairman and CEO of ChinaVest, the oldest American merchant banking firm in Greater China, to its Board of Trustees.

October 12, 2010
 Thunderbird equips 20 Afghan businesswomen for success ~ Thunderbird School of Global Management will host 20 businesswomen from Afghanistan October 17-29 as participants in its fourth annual Project Artemis program, an intensive entrepreneurship skills course.

September 30, 2010
 Wall Street Journal ranks Thunderbird's Executive MBA program No. 3 worldwide ~ Thunderbird School of Global Management has again been named by the Wall Street Journal as the No. 3 provider of Executive MBA programs worldwide, a position it also held in the previous report in 2008.

September 28, 2010
 Thunderbird welcomes 636 new students to campus ~ Thunderbird School of Global Management welcomes 636 new students this fall from 58 countries, including the first students ever to attend Thunderbird from Eritrea and Georgia.

September 28, 2010
 Thunderbird Professor to facilitate roundtable on market intelligence ~ Thunderbird School of Global Management Professor Paul Kinsinger, Ph. D., will facilitate a CFO Alliance Breakfast Roundtable on Market Intelligence at 7:30 a.m., Thursday, October 7, at The Biltmore Resort and Spa in Phoenix, Ariz.

September 23, 2010
 Thunderbird emerging markets laboratory (TEM Lab) announces partnership with ExxonMobil at the Clinton Global Initiative ~ Thunderbird School of Global Management’s TEM Lab program has partnered with the Exxon Mobil Corporation, Ashoka’s Changemakers, and the International Council for Research on Women (ICRW) to help bring technology to women in the developing world.

September 22, 2010
 Thunderbird holds venture capital forum for valley entrepreneurs ~ Valley entrepreneurs are invited to attend “Understanding the Capital Process,” a forum co-hosted by Thunderbird School of Global Management Private Equity Center (TPEC) and the Thunderbird Alumni Phoenix Chapter on Wednesday, Sept. 29 at the Wells Fargo Conference Center at 6 p.m.

September 20, 2010
 Thunderbird's work with Afghan women recognized ~ Thunderbird School of Global Management’s Project Artemis has been selected as one of 10 higher education programs to be presented at the U.S. Summit for Global Citizen Diplomacy in Washington, D.C., in November.

September 15, 2010
 Thunderbird offers discount to NSHMBA members ~ Thunderbird School of Global Management will now offer a 15 percent discount on all of their Executive Education certificate programs to National Society of Hispanic MBAs (NSHMBA) members.

September 14, 2010
 Thunderbird president to attend Clinton Global Initiative meeting as topic leader ~ Thunderbird School of Global Management President Ángel Cabrera, Ph.D., will join other global leaders Sept. 21-23 for the Clinton Global Initiative’s Annual Meeting in New York. Cabrera has served as one of CGI’s four topic leaders this year, designing programming related to the topic of “Harnessing Human Potential.”

September 13, 2010
 Cisco Vice President to speak at Thunderbird September 16 ~ Cisco Systems, Inc., Vice-President of Treasury and Risk Management Roger Biscay will speak at 1:10 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 16 at Thunderbird School of Global Management. His topic will be "Does Organization Structure Really Matter?" The event is open to the media and general public.

September 2, 2010
 Thunderbird wraps expert panel series with Brazil ~ Thunderbird School of Global Management will wrap the Emerging Markets series with a discussion on Brazil, Tuesday, September 7, 2010, from 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. at Thunderbird’s Glendale campus. Members of the media are invited to attend the panel and ask questions.

August 19, 2010
 Thunderbird hosts Victory Lap for AZ legislators and private equity investors ~ Thunderbird School of Global Management’s Private Equity Center, TPEC, will host a networking mixer for Arizona policymakers, investors and business leaders August 25, 2010 from 3-4:30 p.m. at Thunderbird’s campus in Glendale, Ariz.

August 13, 2010
 132 to graduate from Thunderbird School of Global Management ~ Thunderbird School of Global Management will graduate 132 students from 24 different countries Aug. 20, beginning at 10 a.m. at the Renaissance Glendale Hotel & Spa.

July 27, 2010
 Pro Players Classic partners with Thunderbird as title sponsor ~ Thunderbird School of Global Management will be the Title Sponsor and primary benefactor of the 13th annual Pro Players Classic Golf Tournament (PPC), one of Arizona’s most popular annual celebrity golf events.

June 16, 2010
 Rebound for MBA hiring ~ The MBA Career Services Council—a professional association of business school career management offices—released the findings of its spring 2010 survey this week. The findings show a slight rebound in full-time recruiting activity over last year, and internship recruiting results could signal optimism for improvements in the upcoming year.

May 27, 2010
 Thunderbird offers certificate programs for working professionals ~ Thunderbird School of Global Management is offering several certificate programs this summer for working professionals to enhance their career.

May 26, 2010
 Thunderbird's custom program for Amway wins award ~ Thunderbird School of Global Management and Amway’s Leadership Acceleration Process (LeAP) program received the Learning Leader award from Bersin & Associates during IMPACT 2010: The Business of Talent® during their third-annual conference.

May 17, 2010
 Thunderbird launches expert panel series on emerging markets ~ Thunderbird School of Global Management has announced an Emerging Markets series featuring presentations and expert panel discussions on the economies of Brazil, Russia, India and China. Over the next 50 years these “BRIC” nations are forecasted by investors to become a much larger force in the world economy.

May 10, 2010
 Thundebird executive education programs ranked among top 10 worldwide ~ Thunderbird School of Global Management’s executive education programs have been ranked among the top 10 worldwide by the Financial Times. In rankings released today, the publication places Thunderbird No. 8 among executive education providers in the world. By categories, Thunderbird was ranked No. 5 for Open Enrollment and No. 24 for Custom Programs.

April 29, 2010
 Global Sources Chairman and CEO to receive honorary degree ~ Thunderbird School of Global Management President Ángel Cabrera will award Merle A. Hinrichs, chairman and CEO of Global Sources, an honorary Doctor of International Law during Thunderbird’s graduation ceremony April 30 in Glendale, Arizona. Mr. Hinrichs, who is a class of 1965 alumnus of Thunderbird, will also deliver the commencement address. He has been a Thunderbird Board of Trustees member since 1991.

April 23, 2010
 Thunderbird offering open enrollment program "Communicating and Negotiation with a Global Mindset" ~ Thunderbird School of Global Management is hosting an open enrollment program, “Communicating and Negotiating with a Global Mindset,” May 11-13, 2010, that will focus on each participant’s Global Mindset and how it can increase effective communication and negotiation performance. The program is offered through Thunderbird Corporate Learning, the school’s executive education branch.

April 21, 2010
 The Business of the Biosphere ~ As we recognize the 40th anniversary of Earth Day tomorrow, business leaders need not look further than the Earth itself as a model for true sustainability. In his book released this week, Earth, Inc.: Using Nature’s Rules to Build Sustainable Profits (Harvard Business Press, 2010), Thunderbird Professor Gregory Unruh champions Mother Nature as the premiere sustainable enterprise – one from which businesses can both learn and profit.

April 15, 2010
 Thunderbird ranks No. 1 again for International Business ~ Thunderbird School of Global Management has again been ranked as the No.1 school for international business in the United States by U.S. News & World Report magazine. This is the 15th consecutive year Thunderbird has earned this distinction, and it marks the school’s second No.1 ranking in international business by top business publications in the past four months.

April 13, 2010
 Thunderbird offering Global MBA for Latin American Managers Program for Arizonans ~ For the first time ever, Thunderbird School of Global Management will offer its highly successful Global MBA for Latin American Managers program to students at its Glendale, Ariz., campus.

April 13, 2010
 Thunderbird Rugby Football Club to hold free workshop for youth around the valley ~ Thunderbird School of Global Management’s Rugby Football Club will be holding a beginner’s rugby skills day on Sunday, April 18, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for children ages 11-18.  The event will take place on Thunderbird’s Rugby Pitch on Thunderbird’s Glendale, Ariz., campus.

March 31, 2010
 Thunderbird offering free monthly information sessions ~ Thunderbird information sessions are held monthly to provide updated information to individuals interested in learning more about Thunderbird’s educational opportunities. The next information session will be about Thunderbird’s #3-ranked Executive MBA program. It will be held April 10 at 10 a.m. at Thunderbird’s Glendale Campus.

March 30, 2010
 Thunderbird and American Express renew partnership to support development of social sector emerging leaders ~ Thunderbird School of Global Management and the American Express Foundation are pleased to announce the second annual Social Sector Emerging Leader Consortia. This partnership supports a joint vision between the two organizations: to develop and deliver an emerging leadership development program for some of the world’s top social sector organizations.

March 29, 2010
 Thunderbird welcomes interested students to campus during 360° Preview Weekend April 9-11 ~ Thunderbird School of Global Management will host prospective students and accepted applicants for a Preview Weekend April 9-11. Participants will get a taste of Thunderbird life including overviews and introductions to the academic programs and a mini-course taught by a Thunderbird professor. 

March 17, 2010
 Thunderbird celebrates Homecoming March 25-28 ~ Thunderbird School of Global Management is celebrating Homecoming March 25-28 on its Glendale, Ariz., campus for all graduates, employees and community friends. The four-day event includes a charity 5K run/walk, presentations from Thunderbird professors, tailgating parties and the always-popular Regional Night.

March 15, 2010
 Thunderbird professor to facilitate roundtable on CFO's and moving forward after the recession ~ Thunderbird School of Global Management Professor Robert Hisrich will facilitate a CFO Alliance Breakfast Roundtable “The CFO’s Role in Driving Top-line Revenue Growth in 2010” at 7:30 AM, Thursday, March 25 at The Biltmore Resort and Spa in Phoenix, Ariz. The event is open to the media.

March 12, 2010
 Thunderbird faculty and staff to speak at ASU's "Breaking Down the Walls" conference ~ Faculty and staff from Thunderbird School of Global Management will participate in “Breaking Down the Walls: Increasing the Discourse and Exchanging Ideas in the American Policy-Making Community,” a conference sponsored by Arizona State University at the Wyndham Phoenix, March 31-April 2, 2010.  The event is open to the public.

March 10, 2010
 Thunderbird offering open enrollment program "Effective Leadership Communication" ~ Thunderbird School of Global Management is hosting an open enrollment program, “Effective Leadership Communication,” April 8-27, 2010, that will help leaders communicate with clarity to internal and external audiences. The program is offered through Thunderbird Corporate Learning, the school’s executive education branch.

March 8, 2010
 Thunderbird announces new Chief Academic Officer and Dean ~ Thunderbird School of Global Management announced today that Professor David Bowen, Ph.D., will be the new Chief Academic Officer and Dean of the School upon the departure of Professor Robert Widing. Bowen previously served as Dean from 2001 to 2005.

March 4, 2010
 Thunderbird students lend advice to businesses in Vietnam, Peru and Rwanda ~ Teams of full-time Thunderbird student consultants have arrived in Rwanda and Vietnam and soon will arrive in Peru for a new program designed to immerse students in emerging economies. Called the Thunderbird Emerging Markets Laboratory (TEM Lab), the program is the first of its kind at Thunderbird and seeks to strengthen partnerships between the school and developing markets.

March 3, 2010
 Thunderbird hosts 6th annual Global Private Equity Investing Conference ~ Thunderbird School of Global Management will host its sixth annual Global Private Equity Investing Conference April 7-9 to help investors navigate the challenging economic environment. The conference at Thunderbird’s Glendale, Ariz., campus will cover how new regulations threaten private equity.

March 2, 2010
 Thunderbird offering free monthly information sessions ~ Thunderbird information sessions are held monthly to provide updated information to individuals interested in learning more about Thunderbird’s educational opportunities. The school, which specializes in global business management, offers a wide array of degree and non-degree programs for both full-time students and working professionals. The next information session will be about all of Thunderbird’s top-ranked graduate degree programs for full-time students, working professionals or distance learners. It will be held March 16 at 6:30 p.m. at the Ritz Carlton in Phoenix.

March 1, 2010
 Top organizations unite to support global oath initiative ~ The Oath Project, the United Nations Global Compact, and the Principles for Responsible Management Education today announced an alliance to support the cause of a professional oath of honor for managers worldwide.

February 25, 2010
 Thunderbird Global Private Equity Forum March 4 ~ The Thunderbird Global Private Equity Forum will be 8 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 4 at the Biltmore, Northern Trust Building. Speakers will include Brian Burt, partner at Snell & Wilmer LLP; Brian Burns, partner and co-founder at Grayhawk Capital; John Farr, vice president at Columbia West Capital LLC; Jennifer Mannino, president at RISC LLC; and Bradley J. Preber, managing partner at Grant Thornton LLP.

February 24, 2010
 Thunderbird ranked among world's best for distance learning MBA ~ Thunderbird School of Global Management again has been named by The Economist as one of the top business schools worldwide for distance learning. Thunderbird’s Global MBA On-Demand was listed among the top five programs globally by The Economist today in its ratings of distance learning MBA programs.

February 23, 2010
 Thunderbird grad and ASU alum uses 5k run/walk to increase healthcare access in rural Mexico ~ A 5-kilometer run/walk and family fun run is being presented by Thunderbird graduate and Arizona State University alumna Laura Libman and her nonprofit healthcare-focused group, the Tia Foundation. The March 27 fundraising event will take place at Thunderbird School of Global Management in Glendale.

February 18, 2010
 Founder and CEO of Acumen Fund to speak at Thunderbird Feb. 25 ~ Acumen Fund Founder and CEO Jacqueline Novogratz will speak at 1:10 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25, at Thunderbird School of Global Management. Her topic will be "Patient Capital for an Impatient World." The event is open to the media and general public.

February 17, 2010
 Thunderbird offers program to help business leaders navigate through turbulent times ~ Thunderbird School of Global Management is offering Leading and Managing in Turbulent Times: Global Leadership Certificate Program to help business leaders navigate the continuing global economic crisis. The executive certificate program is designed for working professionals and will take place Mar. 2-Mar. 4 on Thunderbird’s Glendale, Ariz. campus. The program is offered through Thunderbird Corporate Learning, the executive education branch of the school.

February 16, 2010
 Ecolab chairman, president and CEO to speak Feb. 23 at Thunderbird ~ Ecolab Chairman, President and CEO Douglas Baker Jr. will speak at 1:10 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23, at Thunderbird School of Global Management. His topic will be "Ecolab: Sustainable Global Growth." The event is open to the media and general public.

February 12, 2010
 Thunderbird students to solve real-world challenge for Henkel in new Innovation & Creativity course ~ Thunderbird School of Global Management and Henkel Consumer Goods Inc., are teaming up in “Innovation & Creativity,” a new Spring 2010 course that provides a blended opportunity for Thunderbird students to learn innovation and adaptability concepts in a fast-changing environment via business industry guest speakers, case studies, benchmarking and a real-world capstone project for Henkel’s laundry care business unit. Henkel is the name behind leading brands such as Purex® laundry detergents, Dial® soaps, Right Guard® antiperspirants and 20 Mule Team™ Borax all natural laundry booster.

February 11, 2010
 Thunderbird offering free monthly information sessions ~ Thunderbird information sessions are held monthly to provide updated information to individuals interested in learning more about Thunderbird’s educational opportunities. The school, which specializes in global business management, offers a wide array of degree and non-degree programs for both full-time students and working professionals. The next information session will be about Thunderbird’s distance-learning Global MBA program, designed for working professionals interested in an MBA with a focus on Latin America. It will be held Feb. 17 at 6:30 p.m. at Thunderbird’s Glendale Campus.

February 5, 2010
 Thunderbird welcomes interested students to campus during 360° Preview Weekend Feb. 26-28 ~ Thunderbird School of Global Management will host prospective students and accepted applicants for a Preview Weekend Feb. 26-28. Participants will get a taste of Thunderbird life including overviews and introductions to the academic programs and a mini-course taught by a Thunderbird professor.  The class will be on international business management, international studies and cross-cultural communications, and will have the same structure as a regular class at Thunderbird to simulate the class experience.

February 1, 2010
 Thunderbird launches new online executive certificate series ~ Thunderbird School of Global Management launched an Executive Certificate in Global Negotiations today as part of a new online executive education offering at the school. The program is open to professionals with an interest in expanding their global mindset and their cross-cultural communication skills. The Executive Certificate in Global Negotiations is the first in a new series of online open enrollment programs Thunderbird is launching this year.

January 25, 2010
 "Financial Times" ranks Thunderbird No. 1 in international business ~ Thunderbird has not only once again been ranked No. 1 in International Business by the Financial Times in its annual worldwide ranking of full-time MBA programs, but the school has also debuted in the Top 10 for Corporate Social Responsibility, two areas that are most central to Thunderbird's mission "to educate global leaders who create sustainable prosperity worldwide."

January 22, 2010
 Young global leaders unveil Global Business Oath ~ Thunderbird School of Global Management President Ángel Cabrera will lead a panel discussion on business ethics in conjunction with the public launch of the Global Business Oath, an initiative of the World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leaders. The oath will be unveiled next week during the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

January 19, 2010
 Thunderbird professor to facilitate roundtable on CFO's and corporate growth ~ Thunderbird School of Global Management Visiting Professor of Global Entrepreneurship Gary Gibbons, Ph.D. will facilitate a CFO Alliance roundtable “CFO and Corporate Growth” at 7:30 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 28 at The Biltmore Resort and Spa in Phoenix, Ariz. The event is open to the media.

January 11, 2010
 Thunderbird develops world's first tool to measure global mindset ~ After five years of research involving companies and executives from around the world, Thunderbird School of Global Management has developed the world’s first psychometric assessment tool to measure an individual’s, as well as an entire organization’s Global Mindset.