GMAC Advisor

On August 8, 2022, GMAC announced the appointment of Joy Jones as the organization’s next CEO. Joy, who joined GMAC in July 2017 as chief product officer and general manager of assessments, was unanimously elected by the GMAC board of directors and officially took over as GMAC’s fourth CEO on October 1, 2022.

New additions reflect the diverse, global perspective of the business school community.

Graduate schools of business use a variety of admissions criteria to evaluate prospective students for enrollment. Among them, the Graduate Management Admission Test™ (GMAT™) score is one of few data points by which all applicants’ skills and potential classroom success can be directly compared on the same scale. 

EGADE Business School brings diversity and prestige to the Council.

With the US presidential election over and decided, well kind of, President-elect Joe Biden is moving forward with the building of his new administration. Though many of the faces surrounding the soon-to-be president may not look new as they bring years of policy and political experience into the fold. This week, Biden tapped long-time Washington strategist and operator Ron Klain to serve as White House chief of staff and other cabinet-level nominees are expected to be floated as the United States approaches its Thanksgiving holiday.

Jackie Joyner-Kersee, former UCLA track star and winner of three gold, one silver, and two bronze Olympic medals said, “It's better to look ahead and prepare, than to look back and regret.” After a tumultuous four years, President-elect Biden’s victory in the US presidential election stands to greatly alter America’s future, not just at home, but abroad as well.

While data shows the tremendous classroom and economic benefits associated with welcoming foreign students, the US government seems intent on keeping them out.

With application trends and candidate dynamics evolving across the globe and COVID-19 bringing new challenges, there is a pressing need to amplify the voice of the graduate management education (GME) industry. GMAC has been advocating on behalf of business schools and helping to shape the narrative among candidates, influencers, stakeholders, media, and public policy through the Calling All Optimists program and leveraging earned media.

Trump policy restricts student mobility and job creation in United States.

The Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), a global association of leading graduate business schools, newest member reflects the importance of globalization and diversification in graduate management education.