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James Bell ‘00
MBA Program Alumnus / Senior Vice President & Senior Investment Manager, Wells Fargo Private Bank

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The lessons I learned at the Graduate School of Management have proven far more valuable than I could have imagined. The classes were rigorous and expanded my technical skill sets. The MBA program also taught me how to understand and work within dynamic capital markets, and how to effectively work and collaborate with highly skilled teams of investment professionals on a global basis.

Previous Degree

B.S., Business Administration
University of the Pacific
Stockton, CA

Fast Facts

  • Team leader, Wells Fargo’s Domestic Equity Sector Strategy Team
  • Senior volunteer leader, CFA Institute
  • Past leader, Placer County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue Ground Team
  • Past President, CFA Society of Sacramento
  • Giving back: Hosts current UC Davis MBA students to Shadow Days at Wells Fargo; participates in mock interviews; shares knowledge through in-class presentations and informational interviews

Commands

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UC Davis Part-time MBA Ranked among Nation’s Top 6% by U.S. News & World Report
Full-time MBA among Top 8% in U.S., 17th Consecutive Year among Premier Programs

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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 ‘07 Builds Sacramento’s Coolest Company
The secret of Facebook 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.