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.
"I’ve come to see analytics as the bridge that connects the engineering world with the business world."
From the moment he arrived in San Francisco from Pakistan, MSBA student Talha Amin hit the ground running, including meeting alumni from Adobe, TikTok, Visa and Walmart at the Speed Networking event and learning how data analytics bridges business and engineering.
“It’s transformed how I lead, and how I show up in life.”
One weekend MBA residential in San Diego redefined Online MBA student Daniela Fuentes Ramirez’s view of leadership, proving that growth happens where community, challenge and purpose meet.
Food & Ag Industry Immersion leads to internship developing new seafood markets
As a result of the Food and Ag Industry Immersion experience, Full-Time MBA student Kaustubh Chaturvedi landed an internship with Positively Groundfish—focused on sustainable harvesting, developing new markets and supporting seafood entrepreneurs.
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.
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.
“You don’t just hear about industry leaders, you connect with them.”
Get a taste of the UC Davis MBA difference—literally. From caviar farms to olive groves, MBA student Sarah Deng blogs on how business, science and sustainability meet in the Food & Ag Industry Immersion.
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.
From A/B testing to AI tools at Interview Query
Recent MSBA graduate Vatsal Nanawati applied his skills at a startup, Interview Query, designing A/B testing frameworks, building generative AI tools and creating analytics pipelines that delivered immediate business impact.
Orientation mixes workshops, interviews and bonding with classmates
MPAc Orientation is more than professional prep. From networking with recruiters to bonding over pizza and drinks, student Chris Ngan found confidence, a welcoming community and proof that graduate school can be both challenging and fun.
Poets&Quants recognizes Davis for sustainable living, prime location
The college town atmosphere close to the Bay Area and world-class recreation puts Davis on the map says UC Davis MBAs Jack Schaufler, a 2025 Best & Brightest MBA, and Minhua Zhu, a 2025 MBA to Watch by Poets&Quants.
Meet our newest Aggies shaping the future of business analytics
Meet our newest MSBA students in San Francisco, where UC Davis is ranked No. 1 globally for ROI. Watch the video to meet future leaders shaping data, AI and business strategy.
Meet several of our newest Aggie accounting students
Watch the video to meet several of our newest MPAc students who come from across California, the nation and internationally. They're diverse, ambitious and driven, ready to make an impact learning the language of business: accounting.
Meet our newest cohort to start classes at Aggie Square
Our nationally ranked UC Davis Sacramento Part-Time MBA attracts diverse, ambitious and talented students, from tech CEOs and managers to scientists and health care professionals and more. Watch the video to meet several members of our newest cohort.
Meet members of our 20th anniversary class
Incoming students bring diverse experiences and goals, from career pivots to leadership growth. Discover why they chose the UC Davis Bay Area Part-Time MBA. Watch the video to meet UC Davis' newest students.
My pivot from Navy Reserve to the world of Big Tech
After more than a decade at sea in the Navy, Full-Time MBA student Nathaniel Wentland put his new MBA skills to work as an intern at Intel, adapting quickly and using AI on a $30 million supply chain project.
Two-week international immersion offers a lifetime of benefits
Recent Bay Area MBA alum Alex Schultz thought his MBA ended at graduation. Then two weeks in Finland transformed his journey—immersive courses, global peers and fresh insights that made the experience unforgettable.
Meet several new Aggies in the incoming Class of 2025
From New Jersey to Cambodia, UC Davis Master of Management students unite in a nine-month STEM-designated program where collaboration, community and ambition shape tomorrow’s leaders. Watch the video to meet UC Davis’ newest students.