With an MBA in Finance, Mr. Gordon worked for Proudfoot Consulting Company as its Vice President for business delivery in Europe.

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Kumar has a bachelor's degree in ecology from the University of Malaya, Malaysia, a master's degree in biology from the University of California, Santa Barbara and an MBA in finance from the University of California, Los Angeles.

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But then an MBA skilled in finance took over the top spot.

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Born in China before being educated in the United States, where she then began a career in finance ahead of her MBA, Zhong adds that fellow students have been keen to tap into her knowledge of the massive Chinese market.

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When I asked Wildern about his background, he told me that he worked at General Motors in corporate finance after completing his MBA from Harvard Business School.

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Mr. Bradford holds a BBA in Finance from the University of Georgia and an MBA from Emory University.

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Eric is Senior VP in Finance at Oracle, and Joe is Associate Professor and Director of the International MBA program at EMLYON Business School in France.

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