San Jose State University

Connecting the MBA-One Family

Our MBA-One program is the first one-year program of its kind in the nation. We now have over two hundred alumni who are working in such diverse fields as venture capital, entertainment, accounting, and legal all over the world.

Top MBA programs throughout the world have strong networks that connect current students and alums. These networks are helping new graduates to find opportunities and mentors, and alums to network with each other. They also help the university's recruiting by enhancing the value of the very "MBA" degree that the university awards.

While the cohort approach generates strong and deep connections amongst students while they are in the program, there is no infrastructure in place to help graduates stay in touch with each other, with the university, and with future and previous graduates. Thus, now that the program has established itself and our graduates are finding professional success worldwide, we find that we are missing one of the most essential features of a top MBA program: a network for the very professionals our program has produced.

On February 25, 50 MBA-One students and alums met and very enthusiastically pledged to work with the university to build this infrastructure. The endeavor has amassed a truly remarkable response on behalf of students, alums, and faculty to build a truly valuable network for our MBAs around the world. We will be able to solidify relationships between our current students, alums and the university - and truly harness the "Power of One."


First MBA-One Reunion