Global Capstones

Real-World Global Experience

The Tepper School’s Global Capstone projects give you the chance to work directly with international companies on pressing business challenges. You will travel abroad, partner with global organizations, and deliver solutions that matter. These immersive experiences combine consulting, cross-cultural collaboration, and faculty mentorship, preparing you for leadership in global markets.

How Global Capstones Work

Global Capstones are structured consulting engagements that mirror professional practice:

  • Company-sponsored projects addressing real business needs – Partner firms provide a defined challenge, and student teams apply research, frameworks, and analytics to develop solutions.
  • On-site immersion in international markets, cultures, and industries – Teams spend time abroad meeting with stakeholders, visiting company sites, and testing recommendations in the local market.
  • Faculty and industry mentors guiding project scope and execution – Each team works under close faculty supervision and with external advisors to ensure academic rigor and professional relevance.

By combining classroom knowledge with applied consulting, students learn how to approach ambiguous business problems, structure solutions, and deliver recommendations directly to executives. Projects span industries such as technology, healthcare, finance, media, and education, exposing students to a range of global challenges.

Recent Global Capstone: Brazil 2024

In Spring 2024, Tepper School MBA students traveled to Brazil, where they partnered with six companies across multiple sectors. Each team worked on a live consulting project designed to deliver actionable strategies.

  • Dom Rock – Developed a go-to-market strategy for international expansion of a data intelligence platform, including segmentation, positioning, and investor targeting.
  • Hubs Contabilidade – Created performance metrics and process improvements for a digital accounting firm, with recommendations for reporting and culture development.
  • Sipremo – Designed a digital marketing strategy to increase engagement for AI-based climate and natural disaster forecasting technology.
  • SAS Brasil – Built a new brand and marketing strategy for a nonprofit healthcare organization serving 55,000+ patients in underserved communities.
  • Troika – Planned expansion into U.S. and European markets for an EdTech company specializing in publishing and teacher development.
  • Gregario Cycling Media – Developed a revenue and commercial growth strategy for a digital media startup serving a global cycling community.

These projects exemplify the hands-on, global consulting experiences that prepare Tepper School graduates to lead in complex international environments.

Global Treks

Global Treks are student-led experiences that give you exposure to international markets outside of formal consulting engagements.

  • Organized by student clubs and leaders – Treks are planned and coordinated by students with support from the Masters Career Center and alumni networks.
  • Visits to companies and organizations – Students meet with executives, tour facilities, and see how business is conducted in different regions and industries.
  • Cultural immersion alongside business insights – Treks balance professional visits with cultural exploration to provide context for how local economies and markets operate.
  • Networking with alumni and industry leaders – Many treks include receptions or panel discussions with Tepper School alumni and business leaders in the host city.

Through Global Treks, you learn how global business operates at the ground level, how culture shapes decision-making, and how to build professional connections that span borders.