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Judith Kjelstrom

Lecturer

Ph.D. in Microbiology, University of California, Davis

Judy Kjelstrom (aka Dr. Judy) has a rich background in health science and biotechnology education and training, clinical laboratory science, microbiology, program administration, mentoring and leadership. From 2004 to 2018 she directed the UC Davis Biotechnology Program (est. 1986), a novel program that partners effectively across the campus and with the life sciences industry. Although the program is small in the number of personnel, it is involved in a large number of cross-disciplinary projects:

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Paul Bianchi

Robert A. Fox Executive-in-Residence, 2019 & 2020

Masters in Management, University of Kent, Canterbury
B.S., Managerial Economics, UC Davis

Paul Bianchi is an experienced and successful human capital executive and consultant with over 25 years of high-technology leadership experience from innovative companies like NeXT, Apple, Ask Jeeves, PeopleSoft and Illumina.

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Cyrus Aram

Lecturer

MBA, UC Davis Graduate School of Management

Lecturer Cyrus Aram brings over 20 years of private and public sector experience in the areas of customer strategy, business transformation, planning, program, change and quality management. He has domain level expertise in customer strategy, business process transformation, lean sigma, program and change management, performance management and business controls, and thought leadership. He is also an adjunct faculty at the Sacramento State College of Business Administration.

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Robert Smelick

Ciocca Visiting Professorship in Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 2014
Visiting Faculty
Robert A. Fox Executive-in-Residence, 2011

Managing Partner and CEO, Headland Ventures, San Francisco, Calif.

Adjunct faculty at the Darden School of Business, University of Virginia. Visiting lecturer at University of Washington; Harvard University; Georgetown University; the University of San Francisco; Duke University; and the University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill.

Served on the boards of several private and public companies, including Kaiser Steel, Willamette Industries, King Broadcasting and The Wine Group (one of the world’s largest wine companies).

Workshops Taught

Leadership Series

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Carissa Bouwer

Lecturer

J.D., University of Pacific McGeorge School of Law

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Joe DiNunzio

Executive Director, Mike and Renee Child Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Adjunct Assistant Professor

Master of Business Administration, Stanford University, 1988
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, Harvard University, 1984

Research Expertise
Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Strategy, Operations

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Mark Smith

Lecturer

Mark Smith is a UC Davis Graduate School of Management alum and director of public policy, Western Region for Ducks Unlimited (DU).

Smith’s primary responsibilities included managing federal and state government relations in nine Western states (HI, AK, WA, OR, CA, AZ, NV, UT, ID).

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Brad M. Barber

Distinguished Professor Emeritus
AAAS Fellow

Ph.D., University of Chicago, Booth School of Business
Ph.D., University of Maryland

Research Expertise
Behavioral finance, asset pricing, gender, and private equity.

Teaching Expertise
Financial Theory and Policy

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Sharad Gupta

Lecturer

Master of Business Administration (MBA), UC Davis Graduate School of Management

Sharad Gupta is an executive leader with large-scale strategy and execution background in driving modern data and analytics and technology transformations in the healthcare industry. He is a tech-savvy leader and is an industry-recognized thought-leader with focus on applying data science, artificial intelligence/machine learning, data science, digital technologies, and modern architectures for business growth and transformations.