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It appears that one of the top degrees to be a CEO is an engineering degree, whether be it civil, electrical or mechanical engineering. Engineering is an intensely mathematical and quantitative field, and it appears this helps build an analytical mindset in the students. An engineering graduate could well understand finance and accounting concepts, but it’s rarely the opposite, that a finance and accounting major understands engineering concepts. By its very nature, engineering is about problem solving, and so that means that an engineer is well prepared to handle the complexities of the office. Of course, doctors go on to start clinics, lawyers go on to start law firms, so it’s only fair that engineers go on to lead companies.

Thr best and brightest Math and Physics students often choose engineering as their major. Of course, it isn’t that if you somehow know how to calculate complex math problems then you are also good in assembling and disassembling objects, or fixing screws and bolts for that matter, it is simply that these days, engineering design is more model based on computers than it is about fixing nuts and bolts and so you likely will be doing a lot of programming and MATLAB rather than being in the foundry. But really as most companies become tech based, then it is only natural that they will choose an engineering background CEO.

But this is not to say that arts and humanities majors don’t become lead players in the corporate space. For the top employers, your degree specialisation does not really matter as where you went to college, which is why the top auditing and consulting firms have quotas for graduates from the top schools. But really, maybe the sure path to being a CEO is to have an interdisciplinary field, that is a major in an engineering field and a minor in an arts and humanities field. In that way, you know the deep product knowledge of a company, but also that you know how to handle people in the company. So in that sense then, balance between the hard technical skills and the soft people skills, so that then you are able to sell your product but also keep the company going.

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About Collins Mabinda Okango Koni. I comment on the intersection of politics, business, education, management, and technology. I was a columnist for the Star Newspaper and my articles appeared in global publications such as The White House. Here’s a snippet.

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AFRICA’S YOUTH MUST TAKE UP CHALLENGE TO DEVELOP AFRICA

By YOUNG AFRICAN LEADERS INITIATIVE

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YALI Network Member Collins Mabinda recent op-ed in All Africa: 

Recently, I joined a network of young Africans who are each working in a myriad of ways to develop the continent. I joined the Young African Leaders Initiative Network, which is an initiative of the United States government and African countries. The initiative seeks to promote a peaceful, stable, and prosperous Africa that is open for business, entrepreneurship, and civic opportunities.

Each of the YALI network members has pledged to help develop Africa in their own little way.


Among the YALI network members, there is a flourishing farmer in Morogoro, Tanzania, a civic leader in Lagos, Nigeria who is fighting against malaria in a sprawling slum in Lagos, and a Zimbabwean entrepreneur who founded the first innovation hub in Zimbabwe, Hypercube. Some of the YALI network members will be chosen to become Mandela Fellows, which will see them attend leading institutions in the United States for eight weeks. An additional small group will stay behind and be offered internship opportunities in leading companies in the US. Ultimately, the fellowship will culminate in a a summit between African leaders and leading American figures.

The partnership between the United States and Africa is now informed by the fact that Africa has to move from the periphery of world affairs, and move to the centre, where it becomes part and parcel of the global conversation.

This is an Africa that will be known for its opportunities and will be at the desk of policymakers in the White House, London, and other global capitals is what we seek as YALI network members.


Evidently, not all of us will be selected to become Mandela Fellows. However, I urge even those who will not be selected to become Mandela Fellows to continue engaging in the various networking opportunities, and work to build Africa one step at a time. One day, their efforts will be rewarded, and they will get other opportunities to showcase their talents.

Moreover, as young Africans, it is our duty to ensure that we create a new narrative for Africa. Africa is on the brink of takeoff, never mind a few instabilities here and there. It would be a tragedy if outsiders see Africa’s potential, but Africans don’t see this potential.

https://yali.state.gov/africas-youth-must-take-up-challenge-to-develop-africa

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