Alumni news and blogs

Dedicating a career spanning more than 30 years to charity retail, MBA graduate Maria Chenoweth has been awarded The Open University’s prestigious degree of Honorary Doctor, in recognition of her lifelong work championing the social and environmental benefits of second-hand fashion.

Sir David Harrison, MBA alumnus and Honorary Graduate of The Open University, has been named as part of a new campaign led by Universities UK that promotes 100 faces who were the first in their family to attend higher education.

As part of our 40th anniversary reflections, we asked our Business School students and alumni what they think the global business landscape might look like in another 40 years. This entry comes from James Boyce, British Airways pilot and MBA student.

As part of our 40th anniversary reflections, we asked our Business School students and alumni what they think the global business landscape might look like in another 40 years. This entry comes from Rachel Blackburn, Director at US2U Consulting and MBA graduate.

Open University Business School MBA student, James Boyce, has been shortlisted for the AMBA (Association of MBAs) Student of the Year 2024 thanks to his exceptional leadership skills, entrepreneurial spirit, and innovative mindset.

Vladimír Slobodník graduated with an MBA in 1998. In this post, he reflects upon his MBA journey.

MBA alumna and Alumni Council member Sara Vermeulen-Anastasi shares five areas where storytelling can help in business.

Alumnus Cass Swallow shares his experience of attending the 'Less is more; conversations about managing in and for the future' event on Tuesday 27 June 2023.

Open University Business School alumna Zoë André-Lawson is one of 25 business school graduates who has been selected by AACSB International (AACSB)—the world’s largest business education alliance— as a 2023 Influential Leader. 

Maria is the CEO of sustainable clothing charity TRAID and credits her Open University MBA qualification with helping her boost her career even further.