Voices of the program

We are very proud of our participants, alumni, faculty and MBA team members involved in the SSE MBA. They are the ones making it happen! Here you find reflections on the program, fellow participants, pedagogy and the benefits of doing the SSE MBA.

ALUMNI STORIES

Louise Croneborg-Jones

Louise Croneborg-Jones

Working as a water specialist in Africa for the World Bank, Louise dreamed of starting her own tech company focusing on water and weather challenges in low-income countries, but needed new skills,...

Paul Seimann

Paul Seimann

Paul Seimann, working and living in Vienna, Austria, knew that he wanted to do his Executive MBA abroad. When choosing SSE in Stockholm, Sweden, with the culture, the people and the mindset of his...

Laila Österholm

With 20-year career in top roles at Meritor and Volvo already behind her, Laila Österholm is a successful career woman by anyone's measure. She certainly didn't need to change anything - but thanks to...

Abdulaleem Alatassi

When Abdulaleem was looking for Executive MBA programs, he was recommended the SSE MBA. He took a chance and applied - and the choice transformed his career and perspective on life entirely.

Vicky Green Samuelsen

After 12 years in the oil and gas industry, Vicky is now running her very own sustainable seafood company. Vicky explains how the Executive MBA at the Stockholm School of Economics helped her...

Sean Zonneveld

So why do so many ambitious internationals choose to take weeks off work and fly to Sweden? Sean reveals what makes SSE’s program so special.

Ulrika Martinius

"Spending one intense week together, followed by some apart turned out to be a great structure." Ulrika Martinius - MBA, HR, The Green Climate Fund

Sébastien Leutwyler

"I feel that what I am learning is directly connected to what I am doing on a daily basis." Sébastien Leutwyler - MBA, Managing Partner & CIO, CAPITALIUM ADVISORS® SA

Charlotta Eriksson

"If you are motivated and ready to commit yourself - do it!" Charlotta Eriksson - MBA, Ceo, Nymans Ur

Kristoffer Kvam

"It promoted my professional career and made it easier for me to take on greater responsibility.", Kristoffer Kvam MBA, Head of Network Rollout, Telenor, Oslo

Carl Thorfinn

"Faculty with a zest for teaching." Carl Thorfinn - LL.M, MBA, Senior IP Counsel, Volvo Car Group

Katti Hofflin

"A network for life.", Katti Hofflin, MBA, City Librarian, Stadsbiblioteket, Stockholm

Mariette Kristenson

"Case discussions very rewarding". Mariette Kristenson - MBA, CEO, Reitan Convenience Norway AS, Oslo Area

Gerard de Bourbon Ponce de Leon

"Peeling the banana from the other side". Gerard de Bourbon Ponce de Leon - MBA, Manager Global Accounts, Verizon Enterprise Solutions

Andrei Postoaca

"The symbiosis between the experience of the participants and the theory made everything very real." Andrei Postoaca - MBA, CEO and founder, Clintelica

Joseph Menezes

"It can totally change your life.", Joseph Menzes - MBA, Global Product Manager, ABB Power Systems, Västerås

Stéphane Egret

"A great mix of different people, professional backgrounds, approaches, opinions and cultures", Stéphane Egret - MBA, Packaging Innovator, The Coca-Cola Company Europe, Brussels

Lars Graff

"The organization benefits from my acquiring the most up-to-date tools on how to effectively and successfully run a business.", Lars Graff - MBA, Senior Manager, ATP Tour, Inc.

Anders Norell

"You gain a whole new understanding of academic theory when you are able to relate it to your own experiences.", Anders Norell - MBA, Founder, Fraktus AB.

FACULTY VOICES

Johan Berglund

"The MBALive® serves to bring reality into the program and to connect theory with practice". Johan Berglund, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, SSE MBA Program Director, SSE, Stockholm

Jenny Lantz

"I introduce perspectives that might not come naturally". Jenny Lantz, Ph.D., Assistant Professor SSE MBA Program Director, SSE, Stockholm

NOMINATOR VIEW

Christer Thörn & Sara Bengtsson

"Talent does not grow on trees alone." Christer Thörn and Sara Bengtsson, HR and Nominators, Södra.

Mikael Runsiö

"As an employer, I benefit from increased loyalty and the transfer of new knowledge to my organization." Mikael Runsiö - MD, PhD, MBA, CEO, Södertälje Hospital, Södertälje