Be More Persuasive

Research is finding new ways to convince customers—and coworkers—that they need to buy what you’re selling

Questrom’s New Dean

Susan Fournier is the first woman to lead the school and the first academic to be appointed dean in 40 years

So Much for the Robocalypse

Make sure artificial intelligence takes your most boring tasks—and not your job

Sarbanes-Oxley may have spurred—not dented—investment

Moving Up Almost every year, Questrom moves up in the ranks of the world’s best business schools, giving your diploma even more clout. In U.S. News & World Report’s 2019 Best Graduate Schools rankings, which has individual program categories, Questrom’s full-time MBA went up two spots to 42nd and the professional evening MBA jumped 10 places to 32nd.

Job Hunt In Pairs

Coworkers who look for work together can land bigger salaries than those who go it alone

If we’re shopping for pleasure, we want lots of choices

INVESTING IN GOOD

CastleOak Securities’ David R. Jones is showing investment banks can take the higher road

Crafting a Covetable Career

How Kevin O’Connor went from Questrom to PBS’ This Old House

When employers play big brother, they may not like the results

The pros and cons of responding to bad online reviews

16 Questrom’s executive MBA is among the nation’s top-20 programs of its kind, according to the QS Global Executive MBA Rankings 2018. “These results recognize that our program continues to attract exceptional and diverse students and maintains a strong reputation among global employers,” says JP Matychak, associate dean of student experience and services.

#8 Questrom’s toughest class might spook those of us baffled by option pricing and econometrics, but the MS in Mathematical Finance has been ranked one of the best of its kind in the nation. In the QS World University Rankings 2018, the program was named the 8th best finance masters in the United States, and 38th best in the world. Read how math finance could help boost your business (and your retirement fund) at bu.edu/everett/fall-2017.