Carin Hotaling

Academic Operations & Planning Analyst

Carin Hotaling manages the recruitment and hiring of all academic student employment opportunities at the UC Davis Graduate School of Management. She also oversees course scheduling for the undergraduate major, supports course planning, and assists with special projects in the Dean’s Suite. Before joining the Academic Operations and Planning team, Hotaling served as the operations manager for Career Development for six years.

Outside of work, she enjoys spending time outdoors with her family, wakeboarding, snow skiing and visiting the beach.

Carlo Pugnetti

2015 Robert A. Fox Executive-in-Residence

Carlo Pugnetti is an experienced international executive who has served in a variety of roles in several countries during his 14-year tenure with Allianz, the German market leader in insurance. At Allianz, he has been involved in leading turnaround cases, founding new companies, business development, strategy and general management.

Vasu Unnava

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Ph.D., Fisher College of Business, Ohio State University
Master of Arts (M.A.), Fisher College of Business, Ohio State University

Impact Investing "Supply" Failing to Meet Demand

Moskowitz Prize Winners: Professor Brad Barber and Associate Professor Ayako Yasuda Study Shows Europe’s Demand for Impact Funds Over Traditional Investments Three Times Higher Than in North America

The demand for impact investing alternatives is outstripping the available supply of such choices for investors, according to a new study co-authored by Professor Brad Barber and Associate Professor Ayako Yasuda that was awarded UC Berkeley’s 2016 Moskowitz Prize for Socially Responsible Investing during a special ceremony Nov. 10 at the 27th annual SRI Conference in Denver.

A Decade of Innovation

The UC Davis Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship was founded in 2006. Our "Decade of Innovation" report celebrates the people, programs and progress of our first 10 years.

Candace C. Harrington

Development Operations Manager, Development and External Relations

Candace Harrington manages and leads initiatives in business data management, marketing data analysis and all development-related business processes and actions. Her contributions are pivotal in managing budgets, optimizing donor stewardship and overseeing financial accountability.

"Bad" Innovation Is Just What Your Company Needs

"Backing an innovation isn’t a single decision. It’s a web of choices and actions to which everyone in the company must commit," says Professor Andrew Hargadon, founder and faculty director of the UC Davis Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

Dedan Sims

Assistant Director, Project & Instructional Resources

Master of Business Administration (MBA), Trident University
Master of Science in Heath Care Administration (MSHA), Trident University
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Trident University