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Richard Johnson MBA 2012
Bay Area MBA Alumnus

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I recently accepted a promotion to risk management consultant within Wells Fargo. It’s the latest positive step I’ve taken since starting my UC Davis MBA. Studying at UC Davis has given me a new set of tools to succeed in the workplace, and a new outlook on business as a whole.

Previous Degree

B.A., Economics, University of California, San Diego

Fast Facts

  • Goal upon starting MBA program: become a risk management consultant with Wells Fargo in three to four years. Goal achieved: within one year.
  • Former Marine; entered MBA program already comfortable developing skills on a team.
  • Believes UC Davis MBA experience “will continue to take my career to new levels.”
  • Bike commuting helps him be “a little kinder to the environment and fit in an easy workout so that I have more time with the family.”
  • Visited diverse countries while in the Marine Corps; favorite family vacation spot: Hawaii.

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.