PROFESSIONAL MBA (PMBA)

Build Your Professional Network: Associate Board MBA Mentoring Program

Investing in your career includes interacting with a professional network of mentors, executives, and even your peers. The SMU Cox PMBA Program does exactly that through the classroom, mentoring programs, specialized institutes and centers, sponsored lecture series, and a global alumni network.

With More than 200 executive mentors, the Associate Board Executive Mentoring Program facilitates your professional development. In the PMBA Program, you will be matched with a mentor according to your career goals and direction. Your mentor provides business contacts, career advice, and industry insight to assist you in advancing your career. You can also tap into a number of specialized institutes and centers of expertise, from energy and entrepreneurship to corporate governance and negotiations, each designed to keep our faculty and students on the cutting edge of research and best business practices. Our sponsored lectures and seminars not only broaden and enrich your perspective on business issues but introduce you to some of the world's leading business, economic and political leaders. And no matter where your career takes you after graduating from the PMBA Program, you will be part of the SMU Cox family and join an alumni network comprising more than 30,000 people worldwide.

The SMU Cox Network can also be found in the classroom. You will build close working relationships with members of your study group, each sharing his or her expertise to contribute to you and your team's success. From marketing managers and portfolio traders to accountants and information officers, your peers include professionals from some of the area's top companies.