About USMBA
USMBA is dedicated to offering high-end service to talented professionals. We understand the Business School application process inside out and we appreciate the Latin American perspective.
USMBA's mission is for our clients to succeed. We work with the most competitive candidates, and are masters at drawing out perceptive leaders from a sea of statistics. USMBA combines razor-sharp analytical and strategic skills with creativity and compassion to bring out the best in every candidate.
USMBA has helped candidates from a wide range of industries enter the world's top MBA programs:
- Agriculture
- Banking
- Consulting
- Energy
- Finance
- Government
- High tech
- Marketing
- Manufacturing
- Telecommunications
- Trade Ministries
About the Founder
As an International Admissions Consultant, Clare Riley helps candidates navigate the complex admissions process for MBA and Masters/PhD degree programs at US and European universities.
Ms Riley began her career in 1981 with The Princeton Review, an internationally acclaimed test-preparation company, where she honed her skills in training, product development, marketing and operations. As Managing Director of Graduate and Professional Programs at Princeton Review, Ms Riley led the transition of training for from paper-and-pencil tests to computer-adaptive tests, in the US, Mexico, the Far East and Europe. After working as the VP Operations in a dot.com start-up, Ms Riley began working with International Admissions clients, mainly from Latin America, leveraging her knowledge of MBA admissions, marketing and of various international academic systems. In the last eight years, Ms Riley has helped hundreds of MBA candidates matriculate at the best Business Schools in the world.
Ms Riley graduated from Princeton University with a Bachelors degree in French Civilization and Literature. She has traveled throughout the US, Canada, Mexico, Europe, the Caribbean, Brazil and Australia, and speaks English, French, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese. Ms Riley currently resides in Mexico with her husband, four cats and green-winged macaw.