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“Playing not to lose” vs “Playing to win”: From watching the world to standing in it

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When I applied to Cambridge Judge Business School, I included a sentence in my applicationthat I had been carrying with me for almost a decade: “My dream is to build a career at theUnited Nations.” When I was 16 years old, I served as a youth ambassador at the United Nations. My dream ofworking for […]

Charting my post-MBA path in renewable energy

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I’m Irene Zhang from Cambridge MBA cohort of 2024–2025 and this year has been one of the most transformative chapters of my life. Before coming to Cambridge, I worked as a Sustainability and Energy Transition Consultant at EY, where I first became deeply engaged with the global shift toward low-carbon development.