# Executive MBA alumna Kimberly Aguilo (MBA ’25) is featured: “The Executive MBA Work-Life-Study Balancing Act.”

1 School News October 12, 2025 ![Financial Times logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/uat_025699.jpg?itok=5SpaxEbn)>

Excerpt from [Financial Times](https://www.ft.com/content/25b0cc0f-7a8e-4e88-aeaa-7c392bd88599) — “‘Balancing an EMBA, a senior leadership role and family life is not a solo act. It requires an overhaul,’ says Aguilo, who sketched out contingency plans for the ‘ripple effects’ studying might cause, then refined them regularly. Delegation at work became, she says, a development opportunity to empower her team with ‘stretch projects’ while she carved out time and focus for study. The long commutes became time for reflection.”

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

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