# Executive MBA alumnus Stephen Bernous (EMBA ’26) and Professor Maher Said are featured: “Is an Executive MBA the Right Fit for You?”

School News

— October 11, 2026

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Excerpt from [Financial Times](https://www.ft.com/content/a392103c-452a-40c3-9df8-208aec5352cd?shareType=nongift) — “Since starting the EMBA, Bernous has earned multiple promotions and is now a vice-president at Zimmer Biomet. But its greatest impact was on how he saw himself as a leader. ‘It gave me so much confidence. I was able to . . . have conversations as if I was a finance guy.’”

Learn more about the [Executive MBA Program](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/programs-admissions/executive-mba).

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