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.
Professor Paul Griffin, Accounting
"Business is not about individual cultures and all that. It’s about economic growth and prosperity."
One of the longest serving faculty members, Professor Paul Griffin has been at the Graduate School of Management since 1981. He talks about teaching at the School, the student experience and how it translates to the business world. “Business is not about individual cultures and all that. It’s about economic growth and prosperity. That’s what we’re here for: to learn about that and understand how to make the world a better place.”
Assistant Professor Hema Yoganarasimhan, Marketing
"The advantage that a research institution would have is that the professors are working on topics which are at the cutting edge..."
Assistant Professor Hema Yoganarasimhan talks about what it means to earn an MBA at UC Davis. “The advantage that a research institution would have is that the professors are working on topics which are at the cutting edge, so they are working at understanding these new aspects in the field and you can bring this knowledge to the classroom.”
Professor Prasad Naik, Marketing
"Research and teaching are two sides of the same coin.”
Professor Prasad Naik discusses how research and teaching complement each other, where students benefit from his research and he benefits from their ideas, input and feedback. “What I teach I bring it back into my research; what I research I bring it back into the classroom. Research and teaching are two sides of the same coin.”
Professor Andrew Hargadon, Director, Child Family Institute for Innovation & Entrepreneurship
“Our MBAs get first-hand glimpses into some of the cutting-edge research happening...”
Professor Andrew Hargadon researches and teaches on innovation and entrepreneurship. He describes how he draws from theory and experience to help students figure out how to be successful. “Our MBAs get first-hand glimpses into some of the cutting-edge research happening, and the challenge of trying to figure out the best way to move those ideas out of the laboratory and into the market.”
Professor Brad Barber, Finance
"What I’ve been most proud of is probably the way in which our students navigate those career objectives after leaving UC Davis..."
Professor Brad Barber, an internationally recognized expert in investor behavior, talks about the success students find with a UC Davis MBA. He says, “What I’ve been most proud of is probably the way in which our students navigate those career objectives after leaving UC Davis. I think they’re infused with a sense of community, cooperation and teamwork which makes our graduates attractive to potential employees and also as managers.”
Professor Kimberly Elsbach, Organizational Behavior
"I try and create an environment where we can have a discussion about a topic and really explore the underlying questions about why.”
Professor Kimberly Elsbach studies how people see each other as well as their organizations as a whole. She shares the advantages of studying at a nationally ranked business school within a world-class research university. She says, “I hope that my students learn as much from each other as they do from me. I try and create an environment where we can have a discussion about a topic and really explore the underlying questions about why.”