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.
Kevin M. Bacon
2012 Robert A. Fox Executive-in-Residence
In today’s face-paced, highly scrutinized and transparent business world, the biggest challenge facing leaders is adroitly balancing the needs of the organization and its success with the social and ethical obligations owed to different and often conflicting stakeholders.
Robert Smelick
2011 Robert A. Fox Executive-in-Residence
Managing Partner and CEOHeadland Ventures, San Francisco, Calif.
Adjunct faculty at the Darden School of Business, University of Virginia. Visiting lecturer at University of Washington; Harvard University; Georgetown University; the University of San Francisco; Duke University; and the University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill.
Served on the boards of several private and public companies, including Kaiser Steel, Willamette Industries, King Broadcasting and The Wine Group (one of the world’s largest wine companies)
Jack M. Gill
Jack M. Gill Robert A. Fox Executive-in-Residence, Spring 2010
Jack Gill, a founder and managing partner (retired) of Vanguard Ventures in Palo Alto, has joined the UC Davis Graduate School of Management as in the Robert A. Fox Executive in Residence for the spring 2010 quarter.
Gill has more than four decades of experience working in Silicon Valley and Boston as a company founder and venture capitalist. He also has 10 years of experience teaching entrepreneurship courses in science, engineering and medicine at Harvard Medical School, MIT and Rice University.
Joe Dobrow
Joe Dobrow Robert A. Fox Executive-in-Residence, Spring 2009
Joe Dobrow, a senior marketing executive and consultant who has enjoyed a diverse career in consumer retail and nonprofits, served as the UC Davis Graduate School of Management as the Robert A. Fox Executive-in-Residence for the spring quarter 2009.
While at UC Davis, Dobrow taught an MBA course on real-world decision making in practice that will offer a unique window into the world of executive thinking.
L. Wilton Agatstein, Jr.
Robert A. Fox Executive-in-Residence, Spring 2008
L. Wilton Agatstein, Jr., a senior executive with Intel Corporation who retired at the end of last year, has been named the Robert A. Fox Executive-in-Residence for this spring.
With nearly three decades of global experience in the competitive high-tech arena, Agatstein will tap his deep understanding and expertise in emerging markets to teach a quarter-long MBA course focused on innovation for the developing world.
Russell Read
Robert A. Fox Executive-in-Residence, Spring 2007
Russell Read, chief investment officer for the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), the nation’s largest public pension fund, has joined the UC Davis Graduate School of Management as the Robert A. Fox Executive-in-Residence for the spring quarter.
Sotiris Kolokotronis
Executive-in-Residence, Spring 2006
Sotiris K. Kolokotronis is the founder and owner of SKK Developments, a Sacramento-based real estate firm that specializes in mixed-use, multi-family and land development projects.
As Executive-in-Residence in spring 2006, Kolokotronis taught a quarter-long MBA course on real estate development, drawing on two decades of experience on projects involving more than 1,500 single-family homes, 1,200 apartment units and 250,000 square feet of commercial buildings in Northern California, Colorado, Nevada and Oregon.
Lee A. McIntire
Executive-in-Residence, Spring 2005, Commencement 2008 Keynote Speaker
Lee A. McIntire is the president and chief operating officer for CH2M HILL, a global leader in engineering, construction, operations and related technical services for public and private clients. With $6 billion in revenue and 24,000 employees worldwide, the firm delivers innovative, practical, sustainable solutions—helping clients develop and manage infrastructure and facilities that improve efficiency, safety, and quality of life.
Lon S. Hatamiya
Executive-in-Residence, Spring 2004
Lon S. Hatamiya, 2004 Executive-in-ResidenceLon Shoso Hatamiya joined LECG, an international expert consulting firm, as a director in January, 2004, after a distinguished career in both public service and the private sector.
Linda Oubre
Linda Oubre Executive-in-Residence, Spring 2003
In her two decades of business experience, Linda Oubre has been involved in more than 30 new ventures. Most recently, as co-founder, director, and president-COO of BriteSmile, Inc. From 1998-2002, Oubre was responsible for the planning, launch and management of the company’s one-hour teeth whitening spas and affiliated dental offices. During her four-year tenure, BriteSmile’s annual sales grew to more than $50 million.
Charles Steinberg
Executive-in-Residence, Spring 2002
Charles A. Steinberg was president of the Broadcast and Professional Company of Sony Electronics Inc. from 1988 to 1999. His responsibilities included marketing and development of products and systems for the broadcast and business/industrial markets in the United States.
Robert Fox
Benefactor of the Robert A. Fox Executive-in-Residence Program, Executive-in-Residence, Spring 2001
Robert Fox, retired president and CEO of Foster Farms, served as the Graduate School of Management’s Executive-in-Residence in spring 2001. He taught a 10-week seminar on corporate strategy from the perspective of the CEO position.
In April 2007 Fox made a generous gift to the School to endow the Executive-in-Residence program.
W. Keith Kennedy
Executive-in-Residence, 2000
Retired President and CEO Watkins-Johnson Co.
John R. Thomas
Executive-in-Residence, 1999
Retired President and CEO J.P. Morgan Trust Bank, Ltd. (Japan)
John W. Collins
Executive-in-Residence, 1998
Retired President and Chief Operating Officer The Clorox Company
John W. Weiser
Executive-in-Residence, 1997
Senior Vice President and Director Bechtel Group, Inc.
Edward M. Carson
Executive-in-Residence, 1996
Retired Chairman and CEO First Interstate Bancorp
David E. Collins
Executive-in-Residence, 1995
Former Vice Chairman Johnson & Johnson
Retired President Schering-Plough HealthCare Products
Robert McClements, Jr.
Executive-in-Residence, 1994
Retired Chairman Sun Company
James L. Ketelsen
Executive-in-Residence, 1993
Retired Chairman and CEO Tenneco, Inc.