Recognition for outstanding achievements
Every year our community recognizes outstanding teachers, students and graduates who embrace the School’s core values of passionate and energetic leadership, and who demonstrate a commitment to team building and service.
Professor Brad Barber says the surge of new investors during the pandemic is typical for a bull market as the expanding social media universe allows popular trading ideas to be quickly amplified—a recipe for more volatility.
"As a member of the Bay Area MBA Student Association, my goal is to be a liaison between the UC Davis administration and students, and to help others find their voice in raising certain issues or concerns."
Associate, Upwelling Capital Group
Jesse Rodriguez B.S. 13, MBA 19 has dedicated his time to working for the community and empowering youth. The UC Davis Cal Aggie Alumni Association (CAAA) has recognized him with its 2017 Young Alumnus Award.
Rodriguez graduated from UC Davis in 2013 with a bachelor’s degree in economics and a minor in sociology. He returned and earned his MBA in the Sacramento Part-Time MBA program at the Graduate School of Management in 2019.
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UC Davis and alumnus Maurice J. Gallagher, Jr., CEO of Allegiant Travel Company, partner on first COVID-19 test involving mass spectrometry, robotics and machine learning. The Gallaghers' major gift in 2007 named Gallagher Hall, our campus home.
"I chose the UC Davis MSBA program because of the great curriculum and the year-long practicum project that would help me apply my learnings in the real world. The campus location in San Francisco was a bonus, for a tech enthusiast like me."
“I chose the UC Davis MSBA program because it has an unparalleled academic environment and practicum projects that bring students hard-won practical experience and strong connections.”
Following the judgements today in the death of George Floyd, Dean H. Rao Unnava urges us to “look beyond our superficial differences, reflect on the goodness in each of us, and renew our commitment to live a life that is marked by collaboration.”
Business Mentor, MSBA
Chi-Yi Kuan is a vice president of data science at Outdoorsy where he is responsible for all machine learning efforts across the company. Kuan is a seasoned data science leader and career mentor with 20+ years of extensive industry experience in building high performing teams in Silicon Valley and applying big data and technology across various business domains (social network, e-commerce, marketplace, SaaS, and consulting) at both Fortune 500 firms and startups. Kuan is dedicated to helping organizations become more data driven and profitable.