Who We AreSince 1966, The Consortium for Graduate Study in Management has worked to increase diversity in MBA programs and corporate America. The Consortium is an alliance of 18 top graduate MBA programs, approximately 75 corporate partners, over 800 students and a robust network of more than 8,500 alumni. Our mission serves to reduce the underrepresentation of African Americans, Hispanic Americans and Native Americans in American business and graduate business schools.

The ChAllengeThe MBA diversity pipeline is extremely fragile. Each year, approximately 10,000 students enter a top 50 full-time MBA program. In an average class size of 200 students, only 8% represent underrepresented minorities.

Companies realize that having diverse talent within management is imperative to promote short-term and long-term financial performance. However, the race for talent has become extremely competitive due to the number of Fortune 1000 companies, non-profit organizations and the allure of entrepreneurship.

The opporTuniTyAnnually, The Consortium awards membership to over 400 candidates. The candidates encompass over 50% of the underrepresented population of students attending a top 50 MBA program. Since inception, we have extended approximately $300 million in fellowship support, resulting in the success of over 8,500 diverse MBAs. The Consortium alumni participate in special interest groups, representing expertise in numerous industries. Currently, we have approximately 75 corporate partners, leveraging the partnership to recruit top level MBA talent for internships. Many of the internships result in full-time employment. Additionally, by engaging our robust alumni network, corporate partners are able to recruit diverse MBA candidates with post-MBA experience.

The CompeTiTive AdvAnTAgeEvery June, CGSM hosts our signature event, The Annual Orientation Program & Career Forum (OP). This five-day closed event brings together our member schools, corporate partners and students. Our early access and relationship-based model enables partners to continuously engage Consortium MBA candidates. Prior to OP, companies prescreen resumes and engage vetted students. While on site, student engagement opportunities include corporate branding and recruiting for various industries and functions. Companies who wait for campus recruiting usually experience challenges when seeking to recruit top-level diverse MBA candidates.

Additionally, The Consortium Development team has extensive corporate experience in various functional areas and is a virtual extension of your talent acquisition team. The Consortium partnership along with the Orientation Program & Career Forum provide the competitive advantage for corporate partners to Connect, Cultivate and Convert top level diverse MBA talent throughout the entire year.

University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business

University of California, los angeles UCLA Anderson School of Management

Carnegie Mellon University Tepper School of Business

Cornell University Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management

DartMoUth College Tuck School of Business

eMory University Goizueta Business School

georgetown University McDonough School of Business

inDiana University-BlooMington Kelley School of Business

University of MiChigan-ann arBor Michigan Ross School of Business

new york University Leonard N. Stern School of Business

University of north Carolina at Chapel hill Kenan-Flagler Business School

University of roChester Simon Business School

University of soUthern California Marshall School of Business

the University of texas at aUstin McCombs School of Business

University of virginia Darden School of Business

washington University in st. loUis Olin Business School

University of wisConsin-MaDison Wisconsin School of Business

yale University Yale School of Management

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The ConSorTium STudenT profile

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1%

6%

AMERICAN INDIAN

34%HISPANIC AMERICAN

46%AFRICAN AMERICAN

13% OTHER

ETHNICITY

GENDER

WOMEN42%

MEN58%

• 20 to 41 years of age, AvERAGING 27.

• three to five years INTO THEIR CAREERS.

• U.s. citizens or U.S. PERMANENT RESIDENTS.

the Consortium students are:

3M

Abbott

Accenture

Amazon

AT&T Corporation

Bank of America

Bank of America Endowment Fund

Barclays

BD

Boston Scientific Corporation

The Broad Residency in Urban Education

Campbell Soup Company

Cargill, Incorporated

Centene Corporation

CFA Institute

Chevron Corporation

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma

Citi

Colgate-Palmolive Company

Comcast NBCUniversal

ConAgra Foods

Credit Suisse

CvS Health

Danaher Corporation

Dell

Delta Air Lines

The Dow Chemical Company

DuPont

Eaton

Education Pioneers

Edward Jones

Eli Lilly and Company

Emerson

Ernst & Young

Express Scripts

ExxonMobil Corporation

Federal Reserve Bank of New York

GALLUP

General Mills

General Motors

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)

Goldman, Sachs & Co.

Google

The Hershey Company

HP Inc.

IBM

Johnson & Johnson, Family of Companies

Kellogg’s

Kimberly-Clark Corporation

Kraft Foods Group

Land O’Lakes, Inc.

Liberty Mutual Insurance

L’Oreal USA

M&T Bank Corporation

Mattel, Inc.

McKesson Corporation

MillerCoors

National Black MBA Association, Inc.

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company

Nestlé USA

Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance

Owens Corning

P&G

PepsiCo, Inc.

Pfizer Inc.

The PhD Project

PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP

S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.

Starbucks

Target

TIAA-CREF

Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.

Wells Fargo

Whirlpool Corporation

WhiteWave Foods

Yum! Brands Inc.

CorporATe And STrATegiC pArTnerS

ALUMNI WORLDWIDE

18 TOP-TIER MBA PROGRAMS

800+ CURRENT STUDENTS

8,500+

the Consortium network

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As a founding partner, our association with The Consortium has

long-provided us with a source of exceptional talent. We believe in its

mission and value the opportunity to build relationships with some of the

best and brightest students from underrepresented minorities as well as

help build our relationships with top tier schools around the country.

Scott SwayneDirector, University Recruitinggeneral mills, inc.

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Learn more about the value of corporate partnership and how to ConneCt, CUltivate and Convert top-tier diverse MBA talent

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