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Career Outcomes and Opportunities @ Cox The Cox School: Your connection to the Dallas business hub At SMU Cox, your classroom is on the same energy circuit as Dallas's Global 500 hub. Cox teachers and alumni are real-world experts who advise and shape business leaders — and they'll connect you. This is a carousel with rotating cards. Use the previous and next buttons to navigate, and Enter to activate cards. #3 Best Cities for U.S. Job Seekers Indeed, 2023 | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics DFW is home to 47 Fortune 1000 companies. Dallas Business Journal, 2024 DFW leads U.S. metros for job growth since 2010. Say Yes to Dallas, Dallas Chamber DFW houses 2 of the top 10, and 21 total, Fortune 500 companies. Dallas Business Journal, 2024 #3 Best Place to Start a Business Entrepreneur.com, 2023 Cox Upcoming Events The Cox School of Business host engaging events designed to support your academic journey. We invite prospective students to attend one of our preview days, explore master’s tours, or participate in a virtual info session. We also feature Leaders on Leadership Fireside Chats , an opportunity to gain unique insights from industry leaders. See all upcoming events Join the herd! We’re proud to share that SMU Cox is the #26 Full-Time MBA program in the U.S., according to Bloomberg Businessweek 2024-25. View All Degrees & Programs Leaders on Leadership: Fireside Chats Join us to hear exceptional leaders share their stories, insights, and wisdom from their leadership path, so you can forge yours. Our next speaker is Brad Wilson, Chief Executive Officer, Care.com. Attend the next talk All upcoming leadership series events This is a carousel with auto-rotating slides. Activate any of the buttons to disable rotation. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate "If you lead with your head and your heart, and you're clear with people about the fact that you're leading with both, it makes a difference." Craig Kessler, COO, PGA of America "Making good decisions starts with experience. There’s nothing that takes its place unless you’ve got a very good advisor in your ear." R. Gerald Turner, President, SMU "There’s always uncertainty in business; it’s hard. But in that adversity there’s opportunity. You've just got to find it." Ken Hersh, President and CEO, George W. Bush Presidential Center Be willing to take that tough job and grow. You have to take the jobs that are really uncomfortable if you want to grow at the pace you need to grow to sit in this chair. Lori Ryerkerk, Chairman, CEO and President, Celanese Corporation As you build your career, find moments for personal growth. Recognize when it's time to lead and when it's time to invest in yourself. Admiral Patrick Walsh (Ret.), President, Cristo Rey Dallas College Prep If you don’t learn to delegate well you won’t get promoted, because you cannot do everything. Learning that skillset and showing others how to do well is key to being good leader. Jean Savage, CEO and President, Trinity Industries I've always believed people are important. In business or athletics, you've got to have talented teammates if you're going to win. Troy Aikman, Founder, Eight Brewing Co. Making news Are AI and Big Data Creating Competitive Advantages in the Asset Management Industry? Recent research out of the Finance department, led by Xiaowen Hu, shows that the best firms are using strategies of AI alongside human expertise. Vast amounts of data can be expertly and quickly analyzed like never before. May 08, 2025 How Mobile Tech Infrastructure Has Forever Changed Competition in Banking Haendler, assistant professor, presents new research on how mobile technology advancements by larger banks have stiffened competition for local, smaller banks. Smaller banks typically excel at relationship building and local lending. March 21, 2025 Figure 3: Brooke Levy (B.B.A. '25) and Jude Lugo (B.B.A. '25) are featured as Best & Brightest BBA in the newly released Poets & Quants. Congratulations to Two Cox Students Named in “100 Best & Brightest Undergraduate Business Majors of 2025" April 08, 2025 Digital Inequality Decreases When Data Flows to the Disadvantaged Digital inequality limits access to resources. Removing data caps actually boosts education, aiding disadvantaged groups. Read the research from ITOM Professor Karthik Babu Nattamai Kannan. September 23, 2024 Next steps Questions? Not sure which program fits your needs? Reach out to our team. 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