Not just a degree—a toolkit that opened doors
From nonprofit healthcare to executive leadership, alumna Sara Howard explains how UC Davis’s collaborative MBA delivered a real-world toolkit—fast-tracking her career with immediate ROI and lasting impact.
Alumni at Sutter Health, Synthego and Oncodesign share how business leadership shapes patient care and scientific innovation
Pulling the curtain back on their career success, three UC Davis MBA alumni reveal the critical skills needed in healthcare and biotech to make decisions where the stakes are high and the data is complex.
“The investment you make outside the 9-to-5 is the investment that builds your future.”
A new baby and a plateaued career pushed Jason Bartus MBA 26 to pivot. This is how he balanced fatherhood, a full-time biotech job and an MBA.
Master of Management, MSBA and MPAc tailored for recent grads
One year. Three STEM graduate business programs. Endless possibility. Discover which UC Davis graduate path—MM, MPAc or MSBA—can launch your career faster than you think.
"I deferred my KPMG audit offer to focus on CPA exam preparation."
Mia Hildebrand MPAc 26 postponed her KPMG start date to join UC Davis MPAc, prioritizing CPA exam preparation, faculty support and an accelerated path toward licensure.
Building a stronger business foundation while raising my daughter and teaching photography
First-gen photographer and working mom Melissa Sanchez Robinson shares how UC Davis’ Sacramento Part-Time MBA is helping her scale her creative business, build confidence and open new doors for her family’s future.
Career insights from Adobe, TikTok, Visa and Walmart alumni
At the UC Davis GSM Speed Networking event, students met alumni and industry leaders from top companies for fast, meaningful conversations that revealed how analytics drives careers—and how real connections shape professional growth.
Turning my MSBA practicum project into a career in business analytics
Recent MSBA grad Sanjay Puri turned his UC Davis practicum experience—mastering data wrangling, R Shiny dashboards, and analytics storytelling—into a logistics analyst role at Mainspring Energy, where his insights have saved the Silicon Valley company millions in sourcing and logistics costs.
View video of one of world’s largest fully vertically integrated olive oil producers.
Watch the video to follow UC Davis MBA students on their visit to Cobram Estate Olives, where strategy and sustainability fuel California’s agtech innovation—and see how UC Davis turns learning into leadership.
Air Force veteran shares MBA and Google time-management tips
Sacramento Part-Time MBA student Andre Paradiang turned his curiosity for quality control and strategy into a bridge from Air Force service to a new role in ad tech business development at Google.
Career-ready from day one
Student John Risner shares how the UC Davis MPAc program—its supportive faculty, career bootcamp, recruiter connections, alumni network and proven job placement—revealed a career path he never expected. He’ll start as an audit associate at BDO in June.
Building ADHD learning tools to stepping into AI field
Recent MSBA graduate Selina Bian built a knowledge pipeline during her practicum project, leading to opportunities with Guardian Airwaves and LiveX AI—jumpstarting her career as an AI Solution engineer.
Charles Schwab. Meta. And now, co-founder of somi.
Sonic Prabhudesai MSBA 18 shares his journey from working on analytics for $1.5T in assets under management at Charles Schwab to driving global growth at Facebook. He recently co-founded somi, a startup redefining how consumers use their data. View video.
Storytelling defines today’s successful tech leader
Presenting at Salesforce Dreamforce, Bay Area Part-Time MBA student and Workday technology leader Rushikesh Choudhury realized his MBA went far beyond strategy—it gave him the language to explain why technology matters.
Applying my MBA to promote global leaders and enhance workload alignment
Full-Time MBA student Olga Novoa Cipriani didn’t just intern at Salesforce. She built a fully-funded graduate program for global leaders in just eight weeks.
Exclusive career fair: 20+ firms network, recruit MPAc students
From the Big Four, regional leaders and boutique practices, nearly 30 firms connected with UC Davis MPAc students at Meet the Firms. Watch the video to see accounting careers take shape.
First-gen professional and MBA thriving at the enterprise level
After burning out as a paralegal, Bay Area Part-Time MBA alumna Verenice Andrade pivoted into a strategic role at PG&E, skipping two levels and earning a 25% raise.
Plus, No. 5 worldwide for “Value for the Money”; top 20 overall in U.S. and top 40 worldwide
For the fourth consecutive year, the UC Davis Master of Science in Business Analytics is ranked No. 1 globally for return on investment for the degree as recognized by QS, the world's largest global higher education network.
Digital Marketing Manager at Foley Family Wines & Spirits
Full-Time MBA alum Caleb Cavazos MBA 15 and digital marketing manager at Foley Family Wines & Spirits, shares how rubbing elbows with Napa’s leaders taught him that collaboration drives the industry’s future.
Meeting medtech CEO led to finance role helping to fight cancer
Perseverance, planning and the power of networking combined as a recipe for success for Full-Time MBA alum Keerthana Hegde, who switch careers to become a finance manager at a pioneering medtech company.