Nelson Advisors mentor UCL Global Business School for Health MBA students

The Nelson Advisors team is proud to support the UCL Global Business School for Health for a fourth consecutive year, mentoring and advising a diverse cohort of MBA students on healthcare technology, strategy and M&A, and helping develop the next generation of global health leaders.

As part of UCL GBSH’s Health Executives in Residence and mentoring programmes, we share real-world HealthTech, Digital Health and Healthcare AI insights with students exploring careers at the intersection of business and health

Highlights this year have included:

1. Harvard Global Health Institute - writing letters of recommedation and support for applications to the Women’s Leadership in Global Health Fellowship at the Harvard Global Health Institute.

2.  AI-powered credit assessments, enabling "Buy Now, Pay Later" (BNPL) options for healthcare - supporting the commercial discussions, go to market strategy workshops and value proposition canvas design for an innovative emereging market project.

3. Strategy project for BUPA - Revenue Models and Business Sustainability for Integrated Digital and Physical Health Models.

The UCL Global Business School for Health is the world's first business school dedicated to health. We unravel health challenges from a business perspective.

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/population-health-sciences/global-business-school-health

UCL’s Global Business School for Health is widely regarded as one of the leading health-focused business schools globally because it combines a top-10 world university brand with a unique, health-only business school model and highly applied, leadership-focused programmes.​

World-class university platform

UCL is consistently ranked in the global top 10 by QS and in the global top 10 by U.S. News, placing it among the very best universities worldwide and third in Europe.​

The school sits within UCL’s Faculty of Population Health Sciences, which itself ranks among the world’s top institutions for public health and population health research and education.​

First business school for health

UCL GBSH is described as the world’s first business school dedicated entirely to health, created specifically to respond to the need for better healthcare management, innovation and leadership after the pandemic.​

This singular focus allows it to “unravel health challenges from a business perspective”, integrating management, life sciences, digital health, and policy in a way that traditional business schools typically do not.​

Innovative health-focused programmes

The portfolio spans specialised programmes such as the MBA Health, MSc Digital Health and Entrepreneurship, MSc Biotech and Pharmaceutical Management, and Global Healthcare Management, all designed to train leaders who can transform health systems.​
Curricula blend core business disciplines with healthcare-specific application, using real-world case studies, wrap‑up weeks with sector experts, and consultancy projects with live health-sector clients to ensure graduates can drive practical change.​

Global impact and diversity

The school attracts an international student body and faculty, reflecting UCL’s strength as a globally connected research and education hub with one of the strongest international research networks worldwide.​

Programmes are explicitly framed around tackling global health challenges—such as health inequalities, ageing populations, and system inefficiencies—so graduates are prepared for impact in health systems around the world, not just the UK.​

Location and ecosystem advantages

Based in London, including at the UCL East campus on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, the school benefits from proximity to the NHS, life sciences clusters, digital health startups, and global health organisations.​

This ecosystem supports strong industry engagement, executive education, and employer links, enhancing career outcomes and reinforcing its position as one of the best places globally to study the business of health.