Why choose Henley Business School? A global alumni community of over 109,000 graduates

Henley Business School was founded in 1945, making it one of the oldest business schools in the UK. More than eight decades of education have built a graduate community of over 107,000 alumni across 167 countries. This network spans every industry, location and career level, and you could be part of it.

A network of global leaders

Recent graduates join a network of experienced leaders who hold senior positions in global organisations. From the moment you begin your studies, you have access to the Henley network, connecting with practitioners and decision-makers, not just peers.

The Henley Alumni Network is formally managed by the School, with active regional chapters, industry roundtables and alumni events structured to maintain meaningful connections.

Where do our alumni work?

Financial Services

Henley has a long tradition of placing graduates into financial services roles. Our alumni hold positions across investment banks, asset managers and the Big Four professional services firms (Deloitte, PwC, KPMG and Ernst & Young) in the City of London and Canary Wharf.

Our MSc Finance curriculum has been updated to reflect the growing importance of quantitative methods and applied AI in finance, and our recent graduates increasingly enter roles in quantitative analysis, fintech and asset management.

Real Estate and Asset Management

Henley's location in the Thames Valley has fostered deep connections with the UK's real estate industry. Alumni hold roles at Savills, JLL, CBRE and Knight Frank at various levels of seniority, providing our MSc Real Estate Finance students with a directly accessible community of industry practitioners.

Consulting and Strategy

Our alumni work across the full spectrum of management consulting in markets worldwide, including everything from global strategy firms to specialist boutiques.

Graduate employment outcomes

Our 2024 Careers Outcomes Survey, covering 201 graduates surveyed 12 months after graduation, shows:

• 93% were in employment or further study within one year of graduation

• 83% reported that Henley's careers service had a positive impact on them

• £38,898 average graduate salary one year after graduation

• Employment by location: UK 57%, China 10%, remainder across global markets

Our 2024 graduates secured roles at organisations including Bank of China, Bangkok Bank, CBRE, Colliers, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, JLL, JPMorgan Chase, Knight Frank, Lloyds Banking Group, Morgan Stanley, PwC, S&P Global and Société Générale, among others.

How do you access the Henley Alumni Network?

We offer three formal channels through which students and graduates can connect with the Henley community:

Find a Mentor

Through the Henley Live alumni platform, current students and recent graduates can search for and connect with alumni willing to offer one-to-one career coaching. Sessions cover industry insight, career planning and job search preparation. This is a school-managed channel — no cold outreach required.

International Alumni Chapters

Henley has more than 30 active regional alumni chapters worldwide, including Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen, led by alumni and designed to facilitate local professional networking. Graduates can remain connected to the Henley community throughout their careers through their regional chapter, regardless of where in the world they work.

LinkedIn Alumni Community

Our official LinkedIn profile enables alumni to maintain professional connections and helps current students identify and reach out to Henley graduates working in their target industries.

As a Henley student, you bring to your career a network of 109,000 graduates from across the globe. It is accessible from day one of your studies, and available for life.

The employment statistics on this page are drawn from the Henley Masters Career Outcomes Survey 2025, based on responses from 201 graduates of the class of 2024.