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Silicon Valley Roots, Bold New Goals with an MBA
Balancing family, work, school toward a midlife career pivot
After 30 years’ experience in marketing, advertising and tech, Kristin Berkery has found new purpose and direction. Learn how an MBA is helping her pivot mid-career while balancing work, parenting and business school.
How a Part-Time MBA Turns Working Parents into Leaders
Finding my ROI through flexibility, community and purpose
You, too, can do it! Juggling fatherhood, work and school, Sacramento Part-Time MBA grad Anirudh Arora found support, purpose and leadership through real-world projects and the tight-knit community.
The Sound of Data: My MSBA Symphony
Composing a career in business analytics
From violin to variables, Via Lin MSBA 25 shares how UC Davis helped her rewrite her life’s score—transforming passion, data, and grit into a career in business analytics.
How My MBA Led Me to ByteDance in Beijing
Learning kaizen and forging global ties
For Sacramento Part-Time MBA graduate Shannon McPartland, a summer immersion in China went far beyond classroom learning about its evolving economy—the experience offered international business insights and long-lasting cross-cultural connections.
Class of 2025: What's Next For You?
At Commencement, our latest grads share where they're heading
Video of Class of 2025 grads who landed key roles and promotions at companies like Adobe, Cisco, Big Four accounting firms and innovative startups. We asked two dozen of our newest alumni to share where they’re headed next in their careers and future pursuits.
Slice of Life Video: Bay Area Part-Time MBA
Hybrid program, STEM-designated curriculum, strategic location
Advance your career without pausing it. The nationally ranked UC Davis Bay Area Part-Time MBA offers a flexible hybrid format, a STEM-designated curriculum and close-knit community that will challenge you as a collaborative leader. View video.
Meet Our 2025 Commencement Student Speakers
Graduates reflect on growth, challenge and what comes next
Three graduates from the UC Davis Graduate School of Management will take the stage this Commencement Day to share their inspirations, experiences, and journeys with their fellow graduates, families, and friends.
Our Winning Strategy for a Data Ecosystem for California
MSBA students Angel Mary Oviya and Katrin Maliatski led their all-female team to victory in the Gartner Case Competition by developing an innovative hybrid data ecosystem for the California Department of Public Health.
Accounting Meets AI: Why I’m Learning Python and Machine Learning
"Big data skills make you a game-changer in any industry."
From Excel to Python, Amanda Carter MPAc 25 shares how UC Davis’s STEM-focused accounting program prepared her to thrive in big data, starting this fall as an audit associate at EY.
From Vine to Vision: A Winemaker’s Take on the UC Davis Wine Executive Program
Blending the fundamentals of winemaking and management skills
Winemaker and Online MBA student Myrna Couch, looking to elevate her craft, found that the UC Davis Wine Executive Program blends business acumen and winemaking expertise—equipping professionals to innovate and lead in the global wine industry.
Wine Business Threads My International MBA Experience
In Chile and New York: “My MBA took me into rooms I once thought were out of reach”
The Sacramento Part-Time MBA has opened international doors for Marisol Ibarra that she never imagined, taking her to Chile and New York. As a first-gen MBA student, she gained the tools, network and global perspective to thrive in global business—and strengthened her confidence as a leader.
Work. Life. MBA. How I Balance it All
How I became a confident leader—professionally and personally
Sacramento Part-Time MBA student and ambassador Krystal Scruggs breaks down how she stays on top of a demanding job, personal life and academics—while leveling up her leadership game.