Howard Kaufold, vice dean of the Wharton MBA for Executives program, says a typical EMBA student would be an engineer in their late 20s or early 30s.

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The Stanford computer science program that Keeshin was trained in is trying to find more room for the artist alongside the engineer and entrepreneur in its student body.

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He is also a gifted engineer who as a university student sent a thesis paper to BMW on how to improve the rear design of its racing bikes.

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