A former global sales operations manager at Hewlett-Packard, Diane Kaern received her MBA from the Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business at the University of Pittsburgh. The skills she developed there helped forge a career encompassing not only financial management, but also sales compensation analytics and reporting. The finance and marketing curriculum she pursued at Katz has taken Diane Kaern far in the business world.

1. UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
BUSINESS SCHOOL RECEIVES HIGH
RANKINGS
Diane Kaern

2. INTRODUCTION
 A former global sales operations manager at Hewlett-Packard, Diane
Kaern received her MBA from the Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of
Business at the University of Pittsburgh. The skills she developed there
helped forge a career encompassing not only financial management, but
also sales compensation analytics and reporting. The finance and
marketing curriculum she pursued at Katz has taken Diane Kaern far in
the business world.
Katz continues to be one of the most prestigious business schools in the
country, according to 2017 Financial Times rankings. Among public
programs in the United States, it ranked 21st, and among all U.S.
programs, it took the 45th spot. Since 2016, Katz moved up 13 spots to
become the 85th highest-ranked program globally. For research
productivity, it ranked 41st in the U.S.
The Financial Times rankings evaluate MBA programs on 20 different
factors, including alumni salaries and satisfaction. Research productivity
is determined by weighting the absolute number of publications per
institution with the size of the faculty.