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Silicon Valley’s Wealthiest Russian Is Carefully—Very Carefully—Distancing Himself From Putin
The war in Ukraine has galvanized the West, says GSM Finance Professor Ayako Yasuda: “Startups do have real reasons to worry about receiving funding from (venture capital firm) DST (Global).”
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Two GSM Students Join Woodland Opera House Board
UC Davis Graduate School of Management students Shreyanshi Khanna and Ian Earley were introduced as the new board fellows of the Davis Opera House in a partnership with the GSM’s Women in Leadership club.
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Labeling Key to Success of Software Company Innovations, Research Suggests
‘Category Innovation’ a Strategy
Using language to signal that something is “new and different” is an important tool for success, University of California, Davis, research suggests.
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Women in Leadership: Preet Ahluwalla
Comstock's annual salute to extraordinary women breaking barriers and rising to the top
UC Davis Sacramento Part-Time MBA student Preet Ahluwalia, owner and chief investment officer of GNP Capital Partners, graces the cover of the March 2022 Comstock's. Read her experience pivoting in business and empowering women entrepreneurs.
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Gary Lew MBA 98 Honored with Outstanding Service Award
Alumni Association acknowledges peer and lecturer for service to community
Gary Lew, a consultant in the aviation finance industry who also serves as lecturer for UC Davis Graduate School of Management, has been recognized with the 2021-22 Outstanding Service Award.
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Alumna Jennifer Vogt Honored with Distinguished Achievement Award
Award-winning media executive recognized for her international leadership and impact
Emmy and Tony-award winning senior media executive and GSM alumna, Jennifer Vogt MBA 03, is the recipient of the 2021-22 Distinguished Achievement Award from the Graduate School of Management’s Alumni Association.
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MBA Alumna Venita Sivamani Honored with Rising Star Award
Entrepreneur acknowledged for her leadership in holistic medicine and innovation
A medical and education industry entrepreneur, Venita Sivamani BS 07, MBA 15, a two-time UC Davis alumna and the CEO and founder of LearnSkin, accepted the Rising Start Award at the 18th annual Peer-to-Pier event in San Francisco.
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From Pantries to Professions: Alumni Couple Give $8M for Holistic Student Support
Alumni Michael and Joelle Hurlston endow deanship at Graduate School of Management
Joelle and Michael Hurlston want all students at the University of California, Davis, to have every opportunity for a successful future. The alumni and longtime donors are giving $8 million to support Aggies' basic needs, career development, innovation opportunities and graduate school experiences.
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It's Complicated . . . Sacramento's Economic Outlook
Comstock's
Business experts express optimism and concern over the Capital Region’s 2022 economic outlook. The Metro Chamber partnered with UC Davis Graduate School of Management MBA students to identify which of Sacramento’s attributes mattered to employees.
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Startup of the Month: INN>CHRG
Online MBA alumnus and Big Bang Business Competition winner featured
Online MBA alumnus Angel Melchor's new venture INN>CHG recently won our Big Bang! Business Competition as the Yolo County-based startup builds an Airbnb-like service to eliminate range anxiety for electric vehicle drivers.
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Show Me the Money
“Even though it’s called the VC market, more and more of that money is not from VC investors,” says Ayako Yasuda, professor of finance at the UC Davis Graduate School of Management and Research Fellow of the Private Equity Research Consortium. “That
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Global Consensus Needed to Develop Climate Risk Disclosures for Companies
Prof. Paul Griffin calls for a borderless mandate for company climate risk discourse in an article in the journal Nature Energy—a move in line with recommended actions from the recent UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow.