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When Daria Burke decided to write a book, she wasn’t chasing a publishing dream—she was answering an internal call. “It was really a chance to understand and articulate the story beneath the story,” she said in an interview about her bestselling debut memoir, Of My Own Making.

Lindsay Perper didn’t set out to become an influencer, but during the pandemic, the former Ralph Lauren director found herself on TikTok—quickly amassing 30,000 followers.

Stern MBA students can take advantage of a variety of experiential learning courses, including the Stern Consulting Corps (SCC) and Executive MBA: Consulting Practice: Process and Problem Solving.

NYU Stern’s generous alumni and friends give toward scholarships for many personal reasons—for example, as a way to pay it forward if they received financial support for their education.

For NYU Stern students, New York City equals access. This means members of the C-suite regularly guest speak in class. And the chance to meet one-on-one with alumni executives who serve as career role models.

Born in Canada, raised in the Cayman Islands, schooled in Florida, Avery Lambert (BS/MS ’26) says she would be happy to settle down in New York City in the future.

One of the most important jobs in higher education is often described as one of the most challenging—vice dean of faculty. Meet Mor Armony, professor of operations and Vice Dean for Faculty and Research for the last seven years.

On April 3, 2025, NYU President Linda G. Mills and Provost Georgina Dopico announced that Bharat Anand, a vice provost at Harvard University and a chaired professor and renowned teacher at Harvard Business School (HBS), will be joining NYU Stern as the incoming Dean, beginning in August 2025.

“I’ve always been fascinated by getting into students’ minds and seeing the world through their eyes,” says Nate Pettit, Vice Dean for MBA and graduate programs. This empathetic curiosity fuels his teaching philosophy and his desire to help students rise to the challenge.

With more than 700 Stern alumni at J.P. Morgan alone and a growing presence across 11 major corporations, the Stern Corporate Ambassadors (SCA) program is transforming how NYU Stern graduates connect in the workplace.