Alumni

Prison officers rely on a specific set of de-escalation techniques to shape the atmosphere around them and prevent violence before it starts. This ‘atmospheric work’ goes far beyond managing physical space – it's an active, moment-to-moment skill that officers develop through sensing rising tension, and either amplifying it as a deterrent or dampening it before it boils over. The implications reach well beyond prison walls: as security personnel become a bigger presence in shops, schools and other everyday settings, understanding how they read and control atmosphere matters for anyone who encounters them, according to research by 3 academics associated with Cambridge Judge Business School.

From the vineyards of New Zealand to the boardrooms of ASEAN and the strategy firms of London, Cambridge MBA alumni are building businesses and careers that span industries, continents and disciplines. We hear from 3 graduates whose journeys show what the MBA makes possible.

MSt in Entrepreneurship graduates Alice Aubry and Budoor Almulla turned a classroom pitch into Gems with Origin, a global venture improving transparency in the coloured gemstone trade while creating more economic value in Madagascar.