Mara Tzizik-Swanson MBA 23
“I chose UC Davis GSM because I wanted to learn from top faculty and learn with a diverse group of students.”
Olivia Thomas MBA 21
"I chose the UC Davis Bay Area MBA program for multiple reasons. Not only does it have a great reputation, but it also has a flexible part-time schedule with weekend classes and is located in the Bay Area. It was the perfect fit for me."
Labeling Key to Success of Software Company Innovations, Research Suggests
‘Category Innovation’ a Strategy
Using language to signal that something is “new and different” is an important tool for success, University of California, Davis, research suggests.
Women in Leadership: Preet Ahluwalla
Comstock's annual salute to extraordinary women breaking barriers and rising to the top
UC Davis Sacramento Part-Time MBA student Preet Ahluwalia, owner and chief investment officer of GNP Capital Partners, graces the cover of the March 2022 Comstock's. Read her experience pivoting in business and empowering women entrepreneurs.
Kari Heidrick
Assistant Director, Master of Professional Accountancy
Kari Heidrick has been with UC Davis for over two decades, including 14 years as a program representative at UC Davis Professional and Continuing Education, Business and Leadership Department, and seven years as the business development manager with Conference and Event Services. Most recently, Heidrick joined the Graduate School of Management (GSM) as the Assistant Director of the Master of Professional Accountancy (MPAc).
Vivek Khetan
Tech4Good North America Lead, Accenture Labs
Vivek Khetan is an artificial intelligence scientist and Tech4Good North America lead at Accenture Labs, San Francisco. His projects focus on automatic knowledge graph extraction, understanding event causality expressed in the text, and common sense reasoning. He also collaborates with the United Nations on the use of knowledge graphs for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Sheena Eustice MPAc 22
“Two things stood out to me about the MPAc program—the 100% job placement rate, and the two-week orientation program that provided networking opportunities, recruitment and interview preparation, and much more. Lastly, I had a very positive experience interviewing for the MPAc program with William Orta and Professor Will, and got the impression that MPAc faculty care deeply for their students.”
João Salomão MSBA 22
“The reasons that brought me to UC Davis MSBA were the program’s location, practicum project, employment report, and the MSBA Staff support since the interviews and mainly after admission.”
Siva Arulkumar MSBA 22
“I chose the UC Davis MSBA program since the course is based out of San Francisco and with that comes the exposure to a diverse set of networking opportunities and a chance to work with top companies in the Bay Area via the yearlong practicum project.”
Harsh Harsh MSBA 2022
“I chose GSM for a combination of factors. I liked how the administration responded to all my questions before the program. I had a great interview experience with Johns Lyon of the MSBA program where he not only took my interview ,but also gave me important suggestions. Finally, UC Davis is an old and renowned institute that has a massive alumni base, which is always helpful."