B-School Deans Say AI Will Shape The Next Era of Business Leaders

The Smithfield Street Bridge spans the Monongahela River leading toward downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Photographer: Kevin Lorenzi

This article originally published as an installment of the B-Schools Survival Guide, a pop-up newsletter from Bloomberg Businessweek’s 2023 Best B-School Rankings .

Pittsburgh is a city with many steep hills and many, many bridges. The structures are a big draw for travelers to the Steel City, and a point of pride for its residents. For Carnegie Mellon Tepper School of Business Dean Isabelle Bajeux-Besnainou, the bridges—more than 440—are and have been an apt metaphor for the priorities at the business school.