As Gen Z questions the values of degrees, Epic’s billionaire CEO Judy Faulkner has never been a fan of MBAs—and built a $5.7 billion-a-year software giant without one. Unlike Apple CEO Tim Cook or General Motors CEO Mary Barra who attended business school, the 82-year-old charted her own path, including establishing 10 business “commandments” like a directive to never IPO or sell.

With recent graduates struggling to land jobs and the best business schools charging in excess of $150,000 for a degree, it’s left Gen Z’s aspiring business leaders questioning more than ever the value of going back to school.

For Epic Systems CEO Judy Faulkner, CEO of Epic Systems, whose software powers many of the U.S.’s top hospitals, the answer is simple: a graduate business degree may have

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