Business Strategies for Global Financial Institutions

4 Credits.

The objective of the course is to learn about the global financial services industry and to equip you with the content and skills necessary to obtain professional employment in financial services, consulting, or other industries in the age of AI. The course combines academic teachings with Business School cases in “traditional” global financial services, as well as emerging “Fintech” technologies and private capital. The course emphasizes three areas: (1) Gaining fundamental knowledge of corporate business strategy (2) Understanding how global financial institutions execute (or fail to execute) their strategies (3) Developing commercial skills that serve as a complement to AI, such as problem solving, communications, presentation skills, teaming and domain expertise (financial services).The class is highly participatory. The work is demanding. Students are urged to review the syllabus in detail. Corporate Finance, Financial Decision-Making or similar undergraduate classes are recommended but not mandatory. If you have questions, please contact me (jkocjan2@jh.edu)