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The Stern at NYUAD Executive MBA program welcomes 37 students representing 21 countries. The 23-month program combines in-person modules in Abu Dhabi with week-long intensive residencies in New York and Shanghai. The program is designed specifically for experienced professionals to pursue a degree while continuing in their leadership roles.
 

The student-led NYU Impact Investment Fund (NIIF) has completed its seventh investment, backing ASL Aspire, an edtech company that builds interactive, game-based STEM learning tools for K–12 Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing (DHH) students.

NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) and New York University Stern School of Business announced the Volatility and Risk Institute at NYU Abu Dhabi (VaRIAD), a partnership with and expansion of the Stern Volatility and Risk Institute (VRI). This launch builds upon VRI’s global presence, which included expansion to NYU Shanghai in 2014, creating a powerful research network across the world’s key financial regions and in locations as part of NYU’s global network. 

The Stern School of Business at NYU Abu Dhabi (Stern at NYUAD) today announced the launch of its Executive MBA (EMBA) program. The program is designed for experienced professionals seeking to accelerate their leadership trajectory in the MENA region while amplifying their organizational impact. Applications open on September 9, 2025.

The student-led NYU Impact Investment Fund (NIIF) has completed its sixth investment, this time backing Rolli, a company dedicated to fostering a thriving media ecosystem by equipping journalists with innovative tools and resources.

NYU President Linda G Mills and Provost Georgina Dopico today announced that, following an international search, Bharat N. Anand—a vice provost at Harvard University and a chaired professor and renowned teacher at Harvard Business School (HBS)—has been named the Richard R. West Dean of NYU’s Leonard N. Stern School of Business and professor of business administration. He assumes his new duties in August 2025.

The Stern School of Business at NYU Abu Dhabi (Stern at NYUAD), a collaboration between the NYU Stern School of Business (NYU Stern) and NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD), announced its official inauguration. The milestone moment was marked with a formal ceremony and a VIP tour of its state-of-the-art facilities on NYUAD’s campus.

The student-led NYU Impact Investment Fund (NIIF) has completed its latest investment with an investment in Maternova, a company that offers systemic solutions to improving maternal and neonatal health in low-resource settings by accelerating the commercialization of a fundamental set of medical devices needed to save maternal and newborn lives.  

Stern Names Program in Honor of CEO Anand Khubani (BS '89)

The NYU Stern School of Business (NYU Stern), one of the world’s premier research and teaching institutions, and NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD), an exceptional liberal arts and research university, today announced the launch of the Stern at NYUAD One-year Full-time MBA Program.