An extensive and active alumni network

We are proud of our 33,000 strong alumni network, which extends worldwide across an enormous variety of companies and professions. Our alumni are great ambassadors for Cass Business School, promoting the School while staying in touch with us for many reasons.

To provide support to our alumni network, we have a dedicated and proactive Alumni Relations team. Alumni Relations promotes, facilitates and enhances business connections and networking opportunities interactions between alumni nationally and internationally through a varied programme of activities and events. It also encourages alumni to assist current students and support the School where possible.

Alumni profiles

Peter Cullum
(MBA 1976) Peter Cullum is founder and executive chairman of Towergate Partnership, Europe's largest independently owned insurance intermediary. He was voted the 2008 'UK Entrepreneur of the Year' by Management Today, the 2006 M&A Magazine 'Deal Maker of the Year' and the overall winner of the 'Ernst & Young UK Entrepreneur of the Year' in 2005. In 2008, he committed £10 million to the School to establish the Peter Cullum Centre for Entrepreneurship.

Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou
(MSc Shipping, Trade & Finance 1988) Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou is founder and chairman of easyGroup. He is a serial entrepreneur and has established more than 17 ventures. The first was Stelmar Shipping, which he founded when he was 25. He received a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II for services to entrepreneurship in November 2006.

Muhtar Kent
(Administrative Sciences MBA 1977) Muhtar Kent is the Chairman and CEO of The Coca-Cola Company. Along with Coca-Cola, recognised as the world's most valuable brand, the Company's portfolio includes 14 other billion dollar brands, including Diet Coke, Fanta, Sprite, Coca-Cola Zero, vitaminwater, Powerade and Minute Maid. Mr Kent visited Cass in 2011 where he gave an inspirational speech to students attending a lecture on digital marketing.

Alumni events 

Every year, we organise a programme of over 50 alumni events in the UK and overseas ranging from social to educational and business related events.

July 2010 saw the inaugural Cass Alumni World Forum, an event which celebrated the depth and talent of our global alumni.The London Forum and 14 satellite events held across all five continents were designed around sharing ideas, networking and debating with world-leading business thinkers.With over 400 people attending the event in London, over 300 attending events overseas, and more than 650 watching the London panel debates unfold online, the day proved to be a huge success.

Special Interest Groups (SIGs) provide an excellent forum for industry networking and the exploration of new ideas. International Volunteers in over 50 countries help to expand the alumni network and welcome alumni who are moving to work in new countries, or returning to their home countries.

Online networking services

The Alumni Online Community, an online network of around 9000 members, enables alumni and current students to network, make new connections, and update their personal details. They can access various databases, take advantage of membership benefits exclusively available to alumni, receive alumni newsletters and receive invites to networking events and reunions.

Online careers services

One of the many benefits of a strong alumni network is that it helps alumni and students to further their careers while staying in touch with the School. Cass Careers Online allows alumni to apply for jobs, access careers tools such as practice psychometric tests, watch insightful career videos and be invited to professional development workshops and networking events.

Alumni are also welcome to share their career insights, hold a company presentation or workshop, or discuss employment or research opportunities. Alumni don't need to be actively recruiting to engage with Cass students. Email or call the Careers Team on +44 (0)20 7040 5255 to find out more. Visit Cass Careers Online to take advantage of careers resources and the jobs board.

To compliment this, Ask Alumni is an online database with over 1000 alumni volunteers who have agreed to be contacted for careers advice and mentoring. Alumni can search for and contact fellow alumni on the database searching by sector, company, location, course and year.

To learn more about these and other alumni services, contact Alumni Relations or visit the Alumni Online Community.