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How I Got a Deloitte Offer Without an Accounting Background
What UC Davis MPAc taught me about standing out
He almost skipped the Deloitte table. Chris Ngan MPAc 26 walked into Meet the Firms convinced his background disqualified him—until one conversation reframed everything and changed his career trajectory.
From Michoacán to MBA: Intentionally Redefining Entrepreneurship
Inside the MBA Residential: Where community fuels innovation, networks and real-world strategy
From her family’s small-town businesses in Michoacán to debating strategy with startup founders, Sacramento Part-Time MBA student Stephanie Martinez discovers entrepreneurship is legacy, community and courage.
From UC Davis to the Airline Industry’s Front Lines
Maurice J. Gallagher Jr. on leadership and aviation
Maurice J. Gallagher Jr. returned to UC Davis to reflect on risk, resilience and reinvention, and how hard lessons and bold decisions shaped his path from student to airline chairman.
Engineering Taught Me How. My MBA Shows Me What to Build.
Bridging technical expertise with business strategy
Full-Time MBA student Marianna de Lima Freitas had the technical expertise, but not the strategic visibility she wanted. Her MBA became the turning point from execution to product leadership.
Insights into Incentive Architecture in Marketing
New UC Davis research shows technologies like AI are reshaping relationships
Marketing is ultimately about creating value, which requires managing relationships across customers, channel partners, agencies, and platforms. Yet behind every successful interorganizational relationship lies something less visible but far more powerful: incentives.
Beyond ChatGPT: A Professor-Built AI for Business School
Custom generative AI agents deepen learning of marketing
Artificial intelligence has moved from campus curiosity to classroom co-pilot in record time. The early adopters aren’t using AI to replace rigor; they’re using it to scale access to it. Professor Prasad Naik has been on the forefront of doing exactly that.
Trump's Proposed National AI Framework Faces Uphill Battle
UC Davis analysis uncovers how states are already shaping AI’s future
President Donald Trump’s proposed national AI framework aims to freeze state-level regulation, but new research by Professor Hemant Bhargava shows that effort is already too late.
From Football to Finance: My Leadership on the Field Became an Asset
Master of Management helped build a career beyond the game
Master of Management alumnus Thomas Mirabella lacked corporate experience but had five years collegiate experience leading offensive lines. He shares how his leadership on the field and in the classroom scored a job offer in banking.
Asking “Why Not Me?” Before Business School
How SIEML led me to the UC Davis Master of Management
Emmanuel Durojaiye MM 26 arrived at UC Davis unsure of his next step. Two weeks on campus pushed him to rethink business school, decision-making and how management skills shape technical careers.
KPMG Brings AI Tax Practice to UC Davis
Preparing MPAc students for the future of accounting
What does AI actually look like inside a Big Four tax practice? KPMG pulled back the curtain for UC Davis MPAc students—and the lessons go way beyond the tech.
Slice of Life Video: Master of Management
Where collaboration fuels confidence
Future leaders from every background come together in the UC Davis Master of Management. Watch this Slice of Life video to see how community, career support and curiosity shape what’s next.
U.S. News Ranks UC Davis Online MBA among Top 7% in Nation
Plus, No. 21 among best online MBA programs for veterans
The UC Davis Online MBA, the first and only online MBA in the University of California system, is ranked among the top 7% of programs nationwide and No. 2 in California in the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings.