Alumni Spotlight

Sam Saliba MBA 00
Senior Product Marketing Manager for Search Engagement, Google Inc., Mountain View, Calif.

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My UC Davis MBA provided top-tier preparation for a dynamic career in integrated marketing communications. I’ve applied and refined the lessons learned at world-class entertainment and technology brands, including Ubisoft , LucasArts , Macromedia and Intel. Today, I lead efforts to encourage consumers to use Google search in new and different ways. My role involves knowing the user, knowing the magic—and connecting the two.”

Previous Position

Associate Director, Marketing, Ubisoft Entertainment, San Francisco, Calif.

Previous Degree

B.A., Economics, San Francisco State University

Fast Facts

  • Enjoys extensive travel for work and pleasure; recent trips to western and southern Europe, Asia, the Americas.
  • Great about Google: “My job offers a continual learning experience where I work on exciting projects that have tremendous impact.”
  • Favorite UC Davis multi-task: skateboarding around campus while talking on the phone.
  • Passionate about: mountain biking, snowboarding, food and cooking, pop culture, spending time with wife and their “two action-packed sons.”

Commands

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UC Davis Part-time MBA among Top 7%, Daytime MBA in Top 9%
U.S. News & World Report’s latest rankings: This marks the 18th consecutive year our MBA program has been ranked among the best in the nation.

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(Davis, CA) — The UC Davis Graduate School of Management’s full-time MBA program has been ranked among the top six percent of AACSB International-accredited programs nationwide, according to U.S. News & World Report’s latest graduate business school rankings released today.

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Powerful Alumni Network
UC Davis MBAs are international business leaders, rising managers and entrepreneurs in a wide range of industries and organizations

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Since our charter class graduated more than 25 years ago, alumni from the UC Davis Graduate School of Management have been making their presence known around the world.

Our graduates are CEOs, vice presidents, chief financial officers, chief operating officers and entrepreneurs. Around the globe, they have taken prominent roles as international business leaders in a wide range of industries and organizations.

Graduate School of Management alumni are actively involved in their communities, and they make time for mentoring, advising and assisting current students and networking with fellow graduates.

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Mark Otero MBA 07 Builds Sacramento’s Coolest Company
The secret of social gaming mogul Mark Otero’s success is taking things to the extreme

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The secret of Midtown Sacramento’s Facebook gaming mogul Mark Otero’s success is taking things to the extreme.