Student Profile

David Thayer

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Internship

Lending Products Intern

Hawaiian Community Assets | Honolulu, HI

Student Leadership and Experience

  • UC Davis GSM Alumni Association Fellow
  • Edison International Energy Efficiency Fellow
  • UC Davis Working Professional Dean’s Student Advisory Council
  • UC Davis MBA Leadership Fellows Program

I was honored to be recognized for the contributions I make to the School via the GSM Student Fellowship, and doubly happy that the cash award I was given allowed 2 of my classmates and me to launch a new company.

Previous Degree

B.A., Philosophy | Boston College

Previous Positions

  • Emerging Venture Analyst | UC Davis Energy Efficiency Center
  • Managing Editor | SunPower Corporation

Fast Facts

  • Mentored two amazing 10 yr old twins (Michael and Andrew) while doing AmeriCorps after college.
  • Ran the Boston Marathon 3 years in a row.
  • Looking forward to escaping from Alcatraz in 2013.
  • For a redhead who loves to surf, hike and bike, there’s no better place than Northern California.
  • Favorite GSM volunteer activity: the working professional orientation ropes course in the redwoods.

Commands

Spotlight Story

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.