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To know how the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto stands out, just ask its alumni. Many might say a strong, diverse community of ambitious, progressive individuals. Flexible opportunities for growth and self-discovery. Personal career coaching and a powerful network to steer you towards a brighter future. A safe and welcoming home in the world’s most multicultural city.
Take Puja Vora, MBA ’15, for example. Starting her career in Mumbai working for Deloitte and EY to audit some of the largest banks, mutual funds, and oil and gas, she decided to shift to finance and strategy. To achieve her goal, she weighed the options between a university in the US and Canada. After careful consideration, one smart and safe choice stood out.
“A large part of that choice was because of how open Canada’s immigration policy was for qualified professionals. I felt like I’d be set up for success in that sort of an environment,” she says. “Within Canada, I knew Rotman at the University of Toronto was the best business school.”
Upon joining Rotman’s full-time MBA programme, Vora was first struck by how cosmopolitan the cohort, campus and city were. With every conversation with peers and professors, she learned something new, especially on the power of collaboration in business.
The school calls this the Rotman Experience – it’s what makes it the place to earn an MBA, where rankings and academic excellence are only part of the story. While the school is part of the #1 university in Canada (Times Higher Education Global World University Rankings 2025) and the city tops several global indexes for quality of life, these are by no means the school’s sole drawing factors.
As Vora’s first days at Rotman show, the Rotman experience is nothing without its people. Here, community, inclusion, diversity, and belonging are core values, which are seen in every decision and action. The Rotman community — its faculty, staff, students, and alumni — represent a huge range of backgrounds and nationalities. Rotman’s commitment to its purpose and values create a learning environment that is open and welcoming to all..
No matter your background, Rotman will prepare you with the support you need to succeed. The Pre-MBA Quant Bootcamp, for example, is offered to students who want to practice and polish their quantitative skills before starting the programme. Other comprehensive support include robust career services, health and wellness resources, and expert guidance for academics and student life.
Students at every career stage come to Rotman to gain the knowledge, skills and confidence demanded by a world that never stops moving. Source: Rotman School of Management
A strategic launchpad for finance enthusiasts
To Vora, Rotman didn’t only stand out as a place where she’ll fit in, but also one where she’ll find success in finance. The school ranked #1 in Canada in Financial Times’s 2025 MBA Rankings, with many graduates transitioning to some of the best roles in finance for B-school graduates.
It all starts with a solid foundation. Even without a background in finance, the school’s expert faculty have helped many land their dream jobs. The Finance emphasis lets MBA students “major” in financial analysis and financial instruments and institutions. Over 100 electives, with many in finance, add more specialised knowledge and skills to build a career in this sector.
Beyond the classroom, Rotman’s Financial Innovation Lab (FinHub) serves as a common forum for students, faculty, startup entrepreneurs, and industry professionals alike to facilitate cutting-edge research and innovation in finance. With events, conferences, networking sessions and more, there is no shortage of avenues to exchange ideas, share best practices, and address key challenges facing the finance sector.
The FinHub is, after all, based in a city that’s third best in the world for fintech talent. Toronto also ranks first as an economic hub, and is home to the second largest financial centre and the third largest technology, health sciences, and film and television sectors in North America.
These are ingredients that help talent thrive. Alongside favourable immigration policies for qualified professionals, Toronto has everything for anyone with an ambition to launch a successful career in finance or a startup. Vora is now the VP of business performance finance at Arterra Wines – Canada’s leading producer and marketer of award-winning wines.
Likewise, Praaveenyan Vangara, MBA ’25, is graduating this year and has his career trajectory set upwards toward bigger and bolder goals.
Previously a structural engineer designing transportation infrastructure and working on projects in Chicago, he then moved from the US to Canada for Rotman’s MBA because he found Canada’s visa policies more flexible. Today, he’s building his own startup with a team of University of Toronto students and graduates, aimed at creating an AI-based product that accelerates the discovery of new electronic materials to support a more sustainable future.
“My US visa would have been very restrictive if I wanted to pursue these business ventures or ideas, so I started looking outside the country,” he shares. “I found Rotman very attractive – a programme where I would get to work with a company for a year. I thought this was a perfect opportunity. I chose the Rotman MBA because of this, and because of Canada’s flexibility from the visa standpoint.”
Vangara credits Rotman for his interest in the startup industry, particularly Startup Rotman, the in-house programme that supports students and their entrepreneurial instincts. Established by assistant professor and long-time entrepreneur Hussam Ayyad, Startup Rotman has run and overseen more than 40 startup accelerator cohorts, with different business incubators that have supported thousands of entrepreneurs.
“Our students don’t need to go outside to work on their business ideas, we are building all the right pieces and capabilities to support them while they’re right here and help them to start building a great network in the startup ecosystem that can eventually take them beyond Rotman,” assures Ayyad. He adds that the Startup Rotman approach can be summarised using what he calls the “Four C’s”: teaching and coaching the students around customers, coaching, capital and community.
It’s clear that a Rotman education here will add value to any aspiring finance leader. So make the smart and right choice – connect with Canada’s best business school today.
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