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Fungi-Based Protein Company Meati Launches Scientific Advisory Board To Support Scale-Up, Nutrition Research
Senior Scholar Harold Schmitz heads the five member board
(Forbes) - Meati Foods announced the launch of its inaugural scientific advisory board headed by Harold Schmitz, former chief science officer at Mars and senior scholar at the UC Davis Graduate School of Management.
MBA Graduate Michael Hurlston Named CAAA Outstanding Alumnus
UC Davis alumni award winners to be celebrated at 50th anniversary Gala
The Cal Aggie Alumni Association this spring will recognize three-time UC Davis alum Michael Hurlston 88, MBA 90, MS 91 with the 2023 Outstanding Alumnus Award. Hurlston is the CEO of Synaptics, a leader in the Internet of Things market.
Moo-ved into Action: Bridging Small Farmers and Big Food Companies
My MBA journey leading to the sustainability team at Blue Diamond Growers
Full-Time MBA alumna Kate Capurso reflects on how her MBA journey, including the Food & Ag Industry Immersions experience, led to the sustainability team at Blue Diamond Growers.
CFO for Technology Industry Immersion Is in a Class by Itself
My visiting top executives put students in their shoes each week
Lecturer Andrea Haviley blogs about the exclusive experiences that top executives share with students. She says it can take years of working in the tech industry at high-growth companies to acquire even a fraction of the levels of insight.
Double Aggies: UC Davis Alums Pursue Accounting Degrees
UC Davis undergrads, now MPAc students, share their top 5 reasons to join the program
Why UC Davis MPAc? Double Aggies say 100% job placement, top quality faculty, life changing results, great location, and close-knit community and network.
Create the Change You Want to See
My impact as a student leader and MBA Ambassador
Sacramento Part-Time MBA Jaimie Asakawa shares how she is getting the most out of her MBA experience: by serving as a student leader and a MBA Ambassador to meet with prospective students.
With $200 in My Pocket and the American Dream in My Eyes
My immigrant journey to earning an MBA—and entrepreneurial success
Arriving in the U.S. in 2014, Muhammad Adeel Arshad worked his way up from a tire warehouse to earn his UC Davis MBA and now says he's living his American Dream as a Silicon Valley entrepreneur.
Nobody Leads Alone
What co-writing a book on leadership taught me about leadership
Alumnus Daniel Student MBA 20 gives a behind-the-scenes look into co-authoring with fellow GSM alumnus Cleveland Justis their book Nobody Leads Alone which publishes Feb. 27, 2023.
How My MBA Class Used Jeopardy! to Teach Technology Competition and Strategy
Learning new ways to strategize and problem solve leading technology companies
Game on! MBA student Lisa Hornick shares how staging Jeopardy! Q&A games based on trivia about Square, Intuit and WeChat with her classmates helped them develop critical thinking skills, and made learning a lot of fun!
My STEM Story: From Lab Coats to Leadership
Advancing in a career that is at the intersection of business and biotech
Nish Kumar MBA 25 has always been captivated by science; but, as she grew her career in STEM, she also gained an appreciation for interfacing with customers. It’s why she was so drawn to UC Davis’ Biotechnology Industry Immersion program, which is at the intersection of STEM and business.
Riding the Green Energy Wave
How direct learning from energy leaders at UC Davis GSM is making me a better impact investor
Senior investment analyst and part-time MBA student, Léa Bouhelier-Gautreau MBA 24 says GSM’s Sustainable Energy Industry Immersion class is already helping her become a better impact investor.
Jamie Butler Named Alumni Association's 2023 Outstanding Service Award Recipient
Amazon executive acknowledged for commitment to community
Butler, director of solutions architecture for Amazon Web Services, said he is honored to be recognized by a community that is near and dear to his heart.