Entrepreneurship academy helps UC Davis alumnus reconnect and build his network
Graduate School of Management alumnus Tiago Cavagnaro MBA 10 returned to campus to attend the 2019 Food, Ag + Health Entrepreneurship Academy. While in Northern California he also met with other UC Davis alumni, angel investors and venture
Part-Time MBA student Megan Laffin made the jump from the high-pressure CBS newsroom to her new business of buying, training and selling horses.
Megan Laffin quickly moved up the ranks to associate producer at CBS News, handling the high-pressure
We ask MSBA alumnus Dane Hamlett about work, school, tips for students and more.
"Storytelling is the most important skill."
I recently caught up with Dane Hamlett, a Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA) alumnus of the charter class in 2018 and a senior business analytics leader at Adobe.
His transition from a full
"At 12, I declared I would one-day be an NCAA D1 swimmer"
As a child I was single minded. My parents often tell stories about my childhood, when I would make a “decision” to do something and would never back down. Fear or failure were not options. I attacked my goals and never backed down.
When I was
Hear from Terry Exner MBA 09 who earned the 2019 UC Davis Graduate School of Management Alumni Association Outstanding Service Award and shares about collaboration, networking and more.
2019 GSM Alumni Association Distinguished Achievement Award
A Silicon Valley semiconductor industry marketing executive for more than 20 years, Michelle Leyden Li JD 93 MBA 95 shares how her UC Davis MBA prepared her for a successful career at Intel, Qualcomm and GlobalFoundaries and the growth in tech
Intel Corporation
Louis Biggers MBA 08 reflects on industry challenges and collaborative solutions. As a senior application engineer at Intel Corp., UC Davis MBA alumnus Biggers is helping the chip giant move into a data-centric world. He's working on enabling sensor
Deloitte
Now thriving at Deloitte, Alfonso Patiño Nava, alumnus of our Master of Professional Accountancy program, shares the biggest challenges in the industry, his most valuable course at UC Davis and his advice for new business students.
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Sara Howard MBA 19 accelerating digital therapeutics startup
Digital therapeutics startup Cognivive, based on UC Davis research, is on a roll with seed funding.
Sara Howard MBA 19 recently won a national pitch competition with "digital medicines you want to take," the mission of a medtech startup she helps
MBA Alum: It takes management skills, process-oriented goals and a strategic vision
Jesse Rosales didn’t climb a mountain in a day.
Summiting the second highest peak in the world—a feat more consuming and dangerous than scaling Mt. Everest—took years of preparation, perseverance and every project management skill in his toolbox.
Amazon manager dedicates education and network to supporting the rebuild of his homeland
Siah Gaye MBA 18 chose the Bay Area Part-Time MBA program for its reputation—and to stay close to his mother. The last time they were separated, he was just learning to walk, his country was at war, and his mother was hiding him from the men who
Director of Portfolio Management, PayPal Holdings, Inc.
Marie Chaisson earned her undergraduate degree at the University of Washington in speech communication after she realized it would take more than four years to graduate with a forestry degree, her first major. She stayed in Seattle, combining her
Newberry Leadership Fellow
“I found my stride and voice as a leader . . . and what makes UC Davis different is definitely the community. From the day you walk in the door every one knows your name and you know everybody,” says Full-Time MBA student Kelly Gillett. Kelly is the
Latino Affairs, California State Senate
The UC Davis Cal Aggie Alumni Association has recognized Sacramento MBA student and Aggie alum Rodriguez with its annual Young Alumnus Award.
Jesse Rodriguez B.S. 13, MBA 19 has dedicated his time to working for the community and empowering youth
Former Forensic Anthropologist Now Studies Customer Clues
Giving back is at the top of Melinda Ornburg’s priority list. In her previous career studying to be a forensic anthropologist, Ornburg MBA 16 spent her working hours dissecting human skeletons during an internship at the Los Angeles County Coroner’s
Senior Marketing Manager, Golden 1 Credit Union
Vickie Sherman’s office is steps away from the landmark sports and entertainment arena her company named and is a centerpiece of the renaissance of downtown Sacramento: Golden 1 Center, home of the Sacramento Kings NBA franchise.
Vickie Sherman’s
BitPesa
It was an investment opportunity like no other—compelling enough to quit his San Francisco finance job to join his client, a fintech startup in Africa.
It was an investment opportunity like no other. For Adam Gouveia MBA 13, BitPesa was compelling
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Realizing that his professional success required a deeper immersion in finance, Covrig entered the UC Davis Master of Professional Accountancy (MPAc) program in fall 2016.
Thirty-five cents for a stem, ten dollars for a bouquet. Daniel Covrig had
Bay Area MBA Student Focuses on Innovation at PG&E
Growing up in a communal community, Lavender Whitaker’s parents stressed “the importance of thinking about the effects of your actions on others and the environment.”
Those words of advice stuck with her. Although she dabbled in several majors as
Going Global: Grace Guo Combines Chinese and American Backgrounds
Pursuing a business career in the U.S. is the riskiest decision Grace Guo MBA 17 has ever made. She gave up her career and home, leaving behind her husband and daughter in China, to come to the UC Davis Full-Time MBA program.
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