Message From the Dean

Jowett Cecilio F. Magsaysay, PhD.
Dean, Ateneo Graduate School of Business

Welcome to our new AGSB students!

Good afternoon, and welcome to the Ateneo Graduate School of Business!

You’re entering your MBA life at a crucial time. Even before the pandemic, the forces of change had been swirling around us – the clamor for social and economic change, the disruptions caused by technology advancement, the multiple demands on the corporation to value all its stakeholders.

And then there is the ongoing pandemic. Among the transformations that it has brought about on the world is the mode of learning to which we – students, faculty, and administration of our school – have had to adapt quickly.

It’s been a great blessing that students have shown that they could adapt well to this new online learning environment, and at the Ateneo Graduate School of Business we are committed to continue finding ways to make this kind of learning experience an effective and, yes, even an enjoyable one.

Congratulations on your decision to make the best investment you could make – an investment in yourself, for which you could reap rewards throughout your career.

Good luck on your studies, and as we say in the Ateneo, know that everything you will be doing in your MBA life is Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam – those who will see you do your best, who will see you excel as a professional for others, will see God’s glory.