WELLESLEY, Mass., Jan. 17, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --
Babson College has appointed
Gustavo Trindade, Babson MBA Class
of 2017, Director of Babson Miami--the institution's newest global
hub.
At Babson Miami, Trindade will be focused on strategic planning
for the College's presence in both the Miami area and Latin
America, as well as managing the hub's daily operations,
including all activities, events, programming, and more.
Gustavo Trindade has more than
ten years of entrepreneurial work experience within several large,
global corporations, including in the areas of marketing, business
development, finance, and investor relations. In 2012, Trindade was
named a 'Top Three LATAM Professional in Investor Relations' by
Institutional Investor magazine.
"We are delighted to welcome Gustavo back to Babson and look
forward to the leadership and entrepreneurial mindset he will bring
to Babson Miami," said Babson College President Kerry Healey. "Miami is a thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem
and a gateway to our vibrant network of 5,000 Babson alumni in the
Southern U.S. and Latin America.
Our expanded presence in Miami is
an important step toward our goal of making entrepreneurship
education accessible to everyone, everywhere, and Gustavo's
leadership and experience will be invaluable as we prepare to
welcome our inaugural class of Miami graduate students this
fall."
Trindade graduated with an MBA from Babson's F.W. Olin Graduate
School of Business in 2017. He also holds a Master of Science in
Economics from Ibmec Business School (Brazil). While at Babson, Trindade served as a
graduate assistant to Professor Robert
Turner in the Accounting Division. He is proudly
multi-lingual in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and French, and
resides in Miami.
"I take great pride and responsibility in having been entrusted
with running Babson's hub in Miami, and am thrilled to bring the No. 1
school for entrepreneurship to the No. 1 city for startup activity.
Our innovative programs will not only tap into the growth needs of
local entrepreneurs and corporations, but also help further develop
the Florida ecosystem," said
Trindade. "As an alumnus, it is fulfilling to be a part of such a
big institutional endeavor, and to be able to engage with our 5,000
fellow alumni spread throughout the Southern U.S. and Latin America."
Babson in Miami
Babson College has expanded to
Miami with three graduate
programs--including the Blended Learning MBA, ranked No. 1 for
alumni earnings and top 10 worldwide by Financial Times (FT)
and The Princeton Review.
The application period is open and classes are set to begin in
Fall 2018. Learn more and apply »
Accepted Babson Miami graduate students referred by alumni can
receive up to $20,000 in
scholarships. Learn more »
Babson's Women Innovating Now (WIN) Lab(r) has had
local roots since 2016, with the support of The John S. and James
L. Knight Foundation, FedEx, and Akerman LLP. The program's first
cohort of women entrepreneurs raised nearly $2 million in funding and the second cohort is on
its way to celebrating its finale this Spring.
Babson College is also the academic
architect of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses
program, hosted at Miami-Dade
College since 2014, empowering participating local small business
owners to help their businesses grow.
Miami also is a hub for a
vibrant network of 5,000 Babson alumni who live and work in the
region, Southern U.S. and Latin
America. The region boasts the fourth-largest concentration
of Babson graduates, many of whom are involved in family
enterprises and entrepreneurial ventures in the Miami area. Some of Babson's most notable
Miami-area alumni include:
Alberto Perlman '98, co-founder and
CEO of Zumba Fitness, LLC; Murilo Amaral MBA'16 and Alfredo Keri
MBA'16, founders of Cargo42; Carla
Curiel '05, founder and CEO of Mundo Lanugo; the
Zamora family, who run the
financial institution LAFISE; and Diego
Lowenstein '90 P'21, CEO and the third generation to work at
Lionstone Development, founded and headquartered in Miami.
About Babson College
Babson College is the educator,
convener, and thought leader for Entrepreneurship of All
Kinds(r). The top-ranked college for
entrepreneurship education, Babson is a dynamic living and learning
laboratory where students, faculty, and staff work together to
address the real-world problems of business and society. We prepare
the entrepreneurial leaders our world needs most: those with strong
functional knowledge and the skills and vision to navigate change,
accommodate ambiguity, surmount complexity, and motivate teams in a
common purpose to make a difference in the world, and have an
impact on organizations of all sizes and types. As we have for
nearly a half-century, Babson continues to advance Entrepreneurial
Thought & Action(r) as the most positive force on
the planet for generating sustainable economic and social
value.
Media Contact: Michael Chmura
Public Relations Director
mchmura@babson.edu
Phone: 781-239-4549
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