Culture & Community
Add Your Unique Background, Talents, and Passions to a Supportive Community
Students in the Wisconsin Executive MBA Program come from diverse backgrounds and form close bonds. They learn from each other, collaborate with one another, and share their perspectives inside and outside of the classroom.
“I see the network I am building in the program as a diverse group of advisors, potential talent I may be able to recruit, and some great friends.”
Student Support
Forté Foundation
Forté’s mission is to launch talented and qualified individuals into successful careers through access to business education, professional development, and a network of recruiters at leading companies.
As a Forté member school, WSB provides students with free access to Forté’s professional development, networking, and career resources, as well as consideration for a Forté Fellowship.
Military applicants
A military background brings leadership, organizational, and analytical skills that are directly applicable to an MBA program.
If you are in active or reserve duty or you are a military veteran, you will find that the Wisconsin MBA curriculum prepares you for significant leadership responsibilities in a civilian career.
The Post 9/11 GI Bill will pay tuition expenses for military veterans who qualify, although it may only cover a certain amount. University Veteran Services at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is able to assist with questions about military benefits.
Gain a Supportive Network
Make lifelong friends
When you join the Wisconsin Executive MBA Program, you join a community of high-achieving senior leaders and executives. Throughout the program, you’ll work collaboratively, share new perspectives, and support one another—and by graduation, you’re sure to have gained new mentors, advisors, business partners, or friends.
Join a strong alumni network
Business Badgers are known for being extraordinarily supportive of one another, opening doors and picking up the phone. When you graduate, you become part of this tight-knit network of more than 50,000 Business Badgers worldwide.
Meet influential leaders
The M. Keith Weikel MBA Leadership Speaker Series brings notable business executives and other thought leaders to the school to share their experiences and insights.
These widely attended events bring together the WSB community, providing an opportunity to network with MBA students, alumni, industry leaders, and the guest speakers themselves. Past speakers include Thasunda Brown Duckett, president and CEO of TIAA; Scott Cook, co-founder and board member of Intuit; and more.
“The faculty have brought a balance of academic rigor and real-world insight. Collaborating with classmates from various and diverse industries—including finance, tech, aerospace, healthcare, military, manufacturing, consulting, and operations—has broadened my perspective and exposed me to different ways of thinking, which has enhanced my ability to lead interdisciplinary teams in the hospital.”
Wendy Ledesma (MBA ’26)
Chief Medical Officer – Patient Safety & Quality, Sauk Prairie Healthcare