Latest University of Oxford: Said Business School news

Haas graduate Thomas Chalberg founded Avalanche Biotechnologies, a Silicon Valley biotech venture that floated on Nasdaq last year, raising $100M.

Alibaba, the leading global Chinese e-commerce group, has joined the likes of Amazon in launching an MBA recruitment track to develop commercial leaders.

IE Business School came first in The Economist’s biannual ranking of executive MBA programs, as Europe's schools were buoyed by alumni wage increases.

Disruptive tech and demographic change have shaped major changes in how business schools function. Applicants are more globally-mobile and institutions are fighting for talent.

Oxford is poised to launch a £300 million joint venture that will develop technology start-ups — the latest example of education powering up early-stage companies.

Real estate MBA programs are going through the roof — the result of a buoyant commercial property jobs market approaching pre-crisis levels.

Millennials are more concerned with social impact and work-life balance than climbing to the C-suite and earning a fat pay check.

The profitability of wealth management is such that large banks including UBS, Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse, and insurers, are pushing up MBA jobs at wealth units.

Start-up ventures are red hot among MBAs, who are inspired by the likes of Uber and Airbnb. Silicon Valley innovation is increasingly a focus for business schools.

High-profile attacks on companies have highlighted the gap between technologists and executive boards. Managers must develop strategies to combat cyber crime.