Business-minded engineer, passionate educator, mentor and colleague,
We are deeply saddened about the passing of Jerome “Jerry” Suran, a trailblazing leader at GE and cherished and longtime member of the UC Davis Graduate School of Management faculty and community. Read his obituary.
Developing future food and health leaders
UC Davis and Danish fellows will participate in the Graduate School of Management's Food & Ag Industry Immersion courses and the Entrepreneur Academy hosted by the UC Davis Insititute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
Founder Sean Wahidi MBA 16 leads InnoActive Group in revolutionizing construction with data and AI
The construction industry is ripe for a data-driven revolution, and InnoActive Group is leading the charge. Bay Area Part-Time MBA alumnus Sean Wahidi is closing the gap between construction and technology with tailored, client-focused solutions.
Listen to Professor Prasad Naik, a marketing science pioneer, reveal the power of cross-media orchestration, how mathematical models are transforming marketing, and why investing in weak media channels may be your smartest strategy.
Like many business school deans, UC Davis Dean H. Rao Unnava is monitoring statements from the White House as he watches for any further changes to Trump's immigration policy that could impact international student admissions and enrollments.
Lumentum announces leadership transition
Alum Michael Hurlston has been appointed president, CEO, and director of Lumentum Holdings Inc. With over 30 years of leadership experience, he has driven significant growth in the tech industry.
Meet the 18 new castaways hoping to win $1 million in Fiji
Bay Area MBA alum Kevin Leung, finance manager at Meta, who excelled both academically and in leadership roles at the UC Davis Graduation School of Management, is bringing his skills and determination to Survivor season 48.
"I am a connector, a persuader and a communicator."
Carrie Beam Ph.D. leveraged her Berkeley education to excel in analytics and consulting. Now as the MSBA academic director at UC Davis, she is profiled by her alma mater for her impact in bridging academia and business.
MBA alum Ali Bolourchi leads Tsar Nicoulai, the biggest sturgeon farm in U.S.
“The long-term goal is that Sacramento gets the Napa recognition,” UC Davis MBA alumnus Ali Bolourchi, president of Tsar Nicoulai, tells Bon Appetit. “What Napa is to wine, Sacramento is going to be that for caviar.”
Professor Beth Bechky: "We are at a crossroads in the field of organizational studies"
Writing in Administrative Science Quarterly, Professor Beth Bechky worries about the craft and community around organizational scholarship and warns that "generative AI will not be implemented to improve our work and deepen our insights."
With GLP-1 drugs the latest catalysts feeding demand for healthier snacks, Bloomberg TV's Wall Street Week features MBA alumnus Peter Barrick's Rivalz using AI to reimagine snacks. Watch interview with GSM Senior Scholar Harold Schmitz.
Professor Gina Dokko studies the impact of job switching
Boomerang employees, who return to former jobs, are becoming more common as labor markets tighten. UC Davis Professor Gina Dokko tells KCBS Radio in San Francisco how they bring valuable skills but face coworker dynamics challenges.
Competition awards $11,000+ for global business news literacy
What monetary measure is China likely to take to offset Trump's planned tariffs? This was one of 180+ questions about global business asked of MBA students teams from across California and the nation at the third annual UC Davis-Financial Times Biz Quiz on Nov. 16.
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The UC Davis Graduate School of Management and Financial Times will host the third annual Biz Quiz on Nov. 16, where graduate students from select business schools will compete in a fast-paced quiz on global news.
Grocery retailers lost revenue, according to Assistant Professor Mike Palazzolo
The Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act boosted school meal participation among families limited by time and budget by adding healthier options—causing a 1.4% revenue loss for grocery retailers, according to the Journal of Marketing Research paper.
Watch video: In a conversation with John A. Byrne, H. Rao Unnava, Dean of the UC Davis Graduate School of Management and Poets&Quants 2024 Dean Of The Year, reflects on the impactful innovations at UC Davis during his tenure
Listen to Poets&Quants’ CEO and founder John Byrne interview Dean H. Rao Unnuva of the UC Davis Graduate School of Management on the future of business education. Poets&Quants recently honored Unnava their “Dean of the Year.”
Video of Emeritus Distinguished Professor presenting on “Carbon Tech Versus the Accounting Profession: The Race for Leadership” at the 2024 Accountability in a Sustainable World Conference, a virtual forum on Sept 25-26, 2024.
UC Davis MBA teams consult on market research for new products
The UC Davis Innovation Institute for Food and Health at its annual Partner Summit today announced an expanded collaboration with Denmark-based BioInnovation Institute (BII) to accelerate commercialization of discoveries in protein nutrition.
Selfless. Humble. Generous. Kind. Those are words commonly used to describe the dean who has led an innovation revolution at the UC Davis Graduate School of Management. Poets&Quants recognizes Unnava with its 14th annual global honor.