Congratulations to Class of 2024!

Another flock of business superstars has taken flight and joined the prestigious Hult alumni network. Relive the celebrations, play back the ceremonies, class, and keynote speeches. See which 30 students made the 2024 Hodges Scholars list.

Hult 2024 Graduation Ceremony Recordings

Want to relive the magic from graduation? Catch up on recordings below:

Hult Dubai

Postgraduate Commencement
Friday, August 16, 2024
5:00pm GST

Hult Boston UG

Undergraduate Commencement
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
10:00am EST

Hult Boston PG

Postgraduate Commencement
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
1:00pm EST

Hult San Francisco

Postgraduate Commencement
Thursday, August 22, 2024
1:00pm PDT

Hult London UG

Undergraduate Commencement
Thursday, August 29, 2024
12:00pm BST

Hult London PG

Postgraduate Commencement
Thursday, August 29, 2024
4:00pm BST

2024 Graduation Highlights

Watch as as our keynote speakers and students reflect, celebrate—and inspire the new generation.

Hult Dubai

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Keynote Speaker

Eftal Efecinar

Chief Strategy and Partnership Officer at Coral

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Hult Master's Class Speaker

Purvi Soni

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Hult MBA Class Speaker

Saara Jazeel

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Hult Part Time MBA Class Speaker

Talal Ratrout

Hult Boston

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Undergraduate Keynote Speaker

Robert Glazer

Founder and Chairman of the Board of Acceleration Partners

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Hult Undergraduate Class Speaker

Ahmed El Harouchi

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Postgraduate Keynote Speaker

James Whittaker

Hult alum, Author, Host of podcast; Win the Day

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MBA Class Speaker

Nnenna Eze

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Part-Time MBA Class Speaker

Barbara Orvitz

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Global Online MBA Class Speaker

Anthony Gray

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MBAN Class Speaker

Wagner Lessa

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Master of Finance Class Speaker

Rohan Muhammad

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Master of International Business Class Speaker

Jaida Fonfield

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Master of International Marketing Class Speaker

Dea Balaj

Hult San Francisco

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Keynote Speaker

Tim Brown

CEO of IDEO

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MBA Class Speaker

Pooja Jain

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MBAN Class Speaker

Federico Quintana

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MEI Class Speaker

Christian Salonga Wingart

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MIB Class Speaker

Maaz Kazi

Hult London

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Undergraduate Keynote Speaker

Asha Haji

Chief Commercial Officer at Immerse Education

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Hult Undergraduate Class Speaker

Tom Kinast

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Postgraduate Keynote Speaker

Sir Andrew Strauss

Executive Chairman at Mindflick, Executive Chairman TTB Sport Capital - Founder of The Ruth Strauss Foundation

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MBA Class Speaker

Candice Arnold​

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MIM Class Speaker

Brielle Rebecca Stevens

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EMBA Class Speaker

Edoardo Berti Riboli

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MFIN Class Speaker

Joav Pedraza

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MIB Class Speaker

Lars Mølmen Isaksen

2024 Honorary Doctorates

We are are proud to introduce our honorary doctorates for 2024. These are given to those in business who most embody our purpose. These people make an impact that matters and inspire others to do the same.

“As a lifelong proponent of the importance of education, I am thrilled to be named a recipient of this year’s Honorary Doctorate Degree”

Nooyi ran PepsiCo, Inc. for more than two decades, serving as chair and CEO of the company from 2006 to 2018. She has consistently been named as one of the world’s most powerful people by Forbes, Fortune, and Time magazine. While at PepsiCo, Nooyi also led the Performance with a Purpose strategy, which prioritized environmental and societal needs alongside financial and organizational growth. 

Indra Nooyi
Former CEO, PepsiCo

“Thank you to Hult for inviting me to accept this degree and, in doing so, become part of the Hult family”

Tim Brown is chair of IDEO, the global firm that has led the industry in design innovation and design thinking since its founding in 1991. Brown served as CEO at IDEO from 2000 to 2019. An industrial designer by training, Brown is author of the groundbreaking book Change by Design and speaks globally on topics related to design collectivism, innovation, and creative competitiveness. His work has been exhibited at galleries worldwide, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York. 

Tim Brown
Chair, IDEO

2024 Hodges Scholars

The Hodges Scholar Award is the highest recognition for academic merit at Hult International Business School and is given to students graduating in the top 1% of their class globally.

The award is named in honor of Dr. Stephen Hodges, who served as President of Hult from 2006 to 2022. Under his leadership, Hult became a global leader in business education, with over 4,000 students from more than 100 countries learning at campuses across three continents.

This year, 30 students representing 14 different nationalities have been named in the inaugural Hodges Scholar cohort.

So, without any further ado, here they are—the Hult Scholars, class of 2024!

Bachelor of Business Administration

  • Daigo Alejandro Kobayashi Utsumoto

  • Ela Samataci

  • Larissa Neves

  • Vincent Mostert

  • Ainhoa Comino Vaquerizo

  • Anna Sophie Herrmann

  • Annika Glos

  • Julius Vincent Evers

  • Karl Oskar Schildecker

  • Kimberley Maria Knops

  • Klemen Strmljan

  • Lisa Steinhauser

  • Tom Kinast

Master of Business Administration

  • Pooja Jain

  • Jean-Philippe Boisvert-Chastenay

  • Hannah Webb

  • Jad El Cham

  • Bettina Jakobsen

  • Jolina Kahn

  • Dmytro Berezhnyi

Master of Science in Entrepreneurship & Innovation

  • Lea Alwine Anna Feline Senner

Master of Science in Business Analytics

  • Lucia Dini

Master of Science in Finance

  • Alexander Neubauer

  • Bruno Rodriguez

  • Lars Benjamin Sklomeit

Master of Science in International Business

  • Juan Fernández Fernández

  • Linus Horn

  • Dirk Bakker

  • Lars Mølmen Isaksen

Master of Science in International Marketing

  • Diana Flores Pérez

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