Matt Symonds

Bio

Founder of SymondsGSB, consultancy firm offering strategic marketing consulting and business development support to business and graduate schools.

Regular columnist for The Economist, Forbes, and contribute editorial to BusinessWeek, The Times UK, The Independent, Times of India, Handelsblatt, CNBC European Business, South China Morning Post and others.

Co-Founder of World MBA Tour in 1995, and subsequently co-Director of QS Quacquarelli Symonds Ltd, whose activities include TopMBA, World Grad School Tour, Global Workplace, Women in Leadership, TopApply

Author of int'l bestseller, "Getting the MBA Admissions Edge" sponsored by Goldman Sachs and McKinsey

Public speaker on business education in 35+ countries, including TV and radio

Editor "Top ExecEd Guide", for Exec MBA and Executive Education

Have written for broad range of international media, including Washington Post, Boston Globe, SF Chronicle, Houston Chronicle, Newsweek, Le Figaro, Expansion, The Guardian, South China Morning Post, WSJ Asia

In early 90s set up and managed European franchise for Kaplan Test Prep (Washington Post group)

Currently

Works at:

Thinkers50

Location in:

Paris, France