Full-Time MBA

Red Carpet Weekend

Fisher College of Business

Each year, Fisher hosts a VIP Red Carpet event to get admitted Full-Time MBA students excited about the Fisher MBA experience. Students have a chance to connect with classmates during a reception at Ohio Stadium (with tour), see Fisher's campus, participate in faculty and career management sessions, and learn about available opportunities. We strongly encourage admitted Full-Time MBA students to attend this on-campus event.

Red Carpet Weekend 2025 (April TBD):

Friday, April TBD: 

This is a full-day event with your future peers, college and industry leaders, current students, alumni, and VIP campus experiences. A detailed agenda and registratio

  • Campus highlights tour/Columbus
  • Industry, Employer, and Innovation Experiences
  • Social/Networking Events 

Saturday, April TBD: 

  • Breakfast/Keynote Speaker
  • Presentations: Leadership, Industry panel of alums, student council, MBA leadership

Red Carpet Weekend 2022 - Grid

What about hotel and travel?

Fisher can provide you with a hotel room for up to 2 nights at The Blackwell, part of the business campus. Travel stipends* are also available up to $500 for individuals or $700 for those traveling with a guest. If coming from afar, consider arriving on Friday, April 5, to settle in before the event on April 6.

* Must be at least 50+ miles from our Columbus campus

Visit Safe & Healthy Buckeyes for information regarding COVID-19.

Questions? Email Dan Kieffer at kieffer.37@osu.edu.

Explore a few of the venues for Red Carpet Weekend:

About the 2024 keynote speaker:

Neethi Johnson currently works as a Vice President of Digital Strategy for JP Morgan Chase in Columbus, Ohio. Neethi is a double graduate of The Ohio State University, most recently receiving her MBA from the Fisher College of Business. She was named globally as one of the “Best and Brightest MBAs of 2019” and served as commencement speaker for her graduating class. During her MBA, Neethi was elected Vice President of her class and served as a Senator in the Ohio State University Senate. She was most recently named to Columbus CEO’s “Future 50” list and Columbus Young Professionals’ “Next Up Columbus” cohort. In 2020, she was awarded The Ohio State University “William Oxley Thompson” alumni award for her career and civic achievement and currently serves as a member of the Columbus Leadership Council. 

Prior to business school, Neethi worked as Director of Business Development for Access Ohio, Ohio’s largest independently-owned mental and behavioral healthcare agency. She currently serves as treasurer on the board of Student Success Stores, a non-prot organization dedicated to providing hygiene items, school supplies, food, and clothing to students in need throughout Central Ohio. 

Neethi was born in India and grew up in Dublin, Ireland before moving to the United States with her family. In her spare time, she enjoys traveling, cooking, and exploring Columbus.