(Davis, CA) — Brocade partnered with the UC Davis Graduate School of Management for a three-month student project designed by the company’s vice president and treasurer Jean Furter.

The students worked on a challenging proposition for Brocade’s treasury group. In turn they received direction and mentoring from Furter and Brandon Hillstead, a Graduate School of Management ‘09 alumnus and Brocade’s global enterprise risk management coordinator.

The project’s goal was to develop a new theoretical methodology to explore prioritization and risk mitigation investment. This project proved justification for high impact low probability risks. The students presented to a panel of top executives, meet Brocade’s CEO, participate in a Q&A session and conclude with a networking luncheon.

About the UC Davis Graduate School of Management

Dedicated to preparing innovative leaders for global impact, the UC Davis Graduate School of Management is distinguished by world-renowned faculty members, entrepreneurial students, a powerful alumni network and locations in Northern California’s economic and innovation hubs. The School is consistently ranked among the premier business schools in the United States and internationally. The School provides management education to 110 full-time MBA students at the UC Davis campus and more than 450 Working Professional MBA students in Sacramento and the San Francisco Bay Area.

Media contact:

    Tim Akin, Graduate School of Management, (916) 402-9270, tmakin@ucdavis.edu