UC Davis - Full-Time MBA Brochure 2015

MBA

PREPARING

INNOVATIVELEADERS FORGLOBALIMPACT

| FULL-TIME

I absolutely LOVE WHAT I DO—and the time is now to focus my fire on my business. I’ve created the possibility of expanding to a $100M+ COMPANY in the next four years by empowering communication and CONNECTING COMMUNITIES through technology. We’re already well on our way.I absolutely LOVE WHAT I DO—and the time is now to focus my fire on my business. I’ve created the next four years by empowering communication and CONNECTING COMMUNITIES through technology. “”

M AC CLEMMENS MBA 07

Digital Deployment Inc.|Sacramento,Calif.FounderandCEO

Top“40Under40”Awardee|SacramentoBusinessJournal,2013

WebDevelopmentFirm|Founded2004BestPlacestoWork|SacramentoBusinessJournal,2013

P R E V I O U S D E G R E E

BS,ComputerScience|CaliforniaStateUniversity,MontereyBay

AccelerateYourCareer 2

Corporate Connections 4

Proven Placement Success 5

International Impact 6

TransformativeExperience 8

Curriculum Overview 10

Outside the Box 12

A Passion for Teaching Excellence 14

AnExtraordinaryPlace 16

UC Davis: Enterprise for Innovation 18

Enriching Experience 20

Our Dynamic Community 22

NextSteps 24

I absolutely LOVE WHAT I DO—and the time is now to focus my fire on my business. I’ve created the possibility of expanding to a $100M+ COMPANY in the next four years by empowering communication and CONNECTING COMMUNITIES through technology. We’re already well on our way.I absolutely LOVE WHAT I DO—and the time is now to focus my fire on my business. I’ve created the next four years by empowering communication and CONNECTING COMMUNITIES through technology.

I focused my MBA projects WHERE MY PASSIONS COLLIDE: on marketing and the sustainable food and beverage industries. I now use the SKILLS I LEARNED every day at The Republic of Tea.“”

P R E V I O U S P O S I T I O N

MarketingManager,ForkintheRoadFoods|Fairfield,Calif.


BS,JournalismCaliforniaPolytechnicStateUniversity|SanLuisObispo

EM I LY R ANCER MBA 11

The Republic of Tea|Novato,Calif.MinisterofCreativeCollaboration

OUR APPROACH | At the Graduate School of Management, you’ll find a vibrant, close-knit community where each student matters. Our career develop-ment team will work with you to pinpoint industries and companies where you want to work, and we will promote you directly to those employers. It’s almost like having your own talent broker.

We have built strong, enduring relationships with a broad network of top corporations that know the quality of UC Davis MBAs. Each year we expand this group with new partnerships that reflect the emerging interests and talents of our students, as well as hot new companies and industries.

PROVEN TRACK RECORD | We have a long history of placing graduates in competitive internship and career positions, and preparing them for continued success. In 2013 our graduates received average starting compensation of $88,301; our 95 percent placement rate positions our results firmly with top MBA programs around the world.

DIVERSE OPPORTUNITIES | The Economist’s latest survey ranks our MBA program No. 1 in the world for the diversity of recruiters and industry sectors that provide career opportunities for our graduates.

KnownforDRIVING RESULTSintheworkplace,innovativethinkingandeffectivecollaboration,

UCDavisMBAgraduatesareinHIGH DEMANDacrossawiderangeofindustries.

Accelerate Your Career

M B A I N T E R N S H I P

IntelCollaboratorsInternVisualComputingProgramManagementIntelCorp.|Hillsboro,Ore.

P R E V I O U S P O S I T I O N S

InformationWarfareOfficer|LieutenantU.S.Navy


BS,AerospaceEngineeringUnitedStatesNavalAcademy

CHR ISTOPHER M. COUGHL AN MBA 14

IBM Corp.|Chicago,Ill.ClientExecutive

My MILITARY EXPERIENCE gave me the CONFIDENCE to make tough decisions. My MBA gave me the skills to make tough business decisions IN THE RIGHT WAY.“”

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The Graduate School of Management’s corporate relations team partners with local, national and multinational companies in our career placement efforts. The organizations listed here have recruited UC Davis MBAs.

CorporateConnections

ENTERTA INMENT/MED IA

BooktrackFacebookLeapFrog Enterprises Inc.StubHub Inc.Walt Disney Co. USA Football

F INANCIAL SERV ICES

Banco de Credito (BCP) MiamiBlackRock Inc.California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS)California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS)Compania de Minas BuenaventuraCVF Capital Partners Inc.DCA PartnersLow Income Investment FundMerrill Lynch Japan Securities Co. Ltd.Social+Capital PartnershipUBSUpwelling Capital GroupVirginia Heritage BankVisa Inc. Wells Fargo & Co.

FOOD/AG/WINE

Ag Innovations NetworkCHIC GroupDriscoll’sE. & J. Gallo WineryEAT Club Inc.Fair Trade USAFork in the Road FoodsOlam InternationalRutherford Wine Co.The Republic of TeaWallaby Yogurt Co.ZeroCater

GOVERNMENT

California Legislative Analyst’s OfficeOffice of the Mayor (Sacramento)U.S. Department of Homeland Security

M ANUFACTUR ING

Atmel Corp.Cypress Semiconductor Corp.Hewlett-Packard Imerys Filtration MineralsIntel Corp.Lam Research Corp.Micron Technology Inc.Tesla Motors Inc.

NONPROFIT

American Red CrossCalifornia Chamber of CommerceCollaborative Solutions Inc.Ecology ActionEnvironmental Defense FundFoundation for California Community Colleges

QuestBridgeSpecial Olympics GermanyU.S. Green Building Council

PHAR M A/B IOTECH/HEALTHCARE

Arcadia BiosciencesbenefitsCONNECTBlue Shield of CaliforniaCedaron Medical Inc.Genentech Inc.Gold Standard DiagonosticsIllumina Inc.Kaiser Permanente Marrone Bio Innovations Inc.Novartis

On3HealthSutter HealthTyrula LLCVision Service PlanXerox State Healthcare

TECHNOLOGY

Agilent Technologies Inc.ANPIApple Inc.AT&T Inc.Autodesk Inc.Brocade Communications Systems Inc.Bunchball Inc.Cisco Systems Inc.EMC Corp.IBMIntuit Inc.Juniper Networks Inc.Mocana Corp.NetApp Inc.Nutanix

CONSULT ING

ECG Management Consultants Inc.FjordGallup Inc.Gartner Inc.InterbrandNielsen Co.Tiburon Research Group

CONSUMER PRODUCTS

AdidasArt.comClorox Co.Gap Inc.HenkelKellogg Co.ModClothSafeway Inc.Traditional Medicinals Inc.Walmart.com

ENERGY

3 DegreesAEP EnergyCA TechnologiesCalifornia Public Utilities Commission Clean Energy SystemsE.ON Climate & RenewablesNevada Institute for Renewable Energy Commercialization (NIREC)Octus EnergyPacific Gas & Electric Co.Phycal Inc.Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD)Sierra Energy

No. 1 Worldwide for Diversity of Corporate Recruiters


SupplyChainManagementTeslaMotorsInc.|PaloAlto,Calif.


Entrepreneur /Founder,InfinitePossibilityInc.Sacramento,Calif.,andTokyo,Japan


BS,MechanicalEngineeringUniversityofCalifornia,Davis

JA MES CHEN MBA 11

Tesla Motors Inc. |Fremont,Calif.AccessoriesandToolingProgramManager

Interning and now WORKING at Tesla Motors is a DREAM come true.“”


ProvenPlacementSuccess

NVIDIA Corp.Oracle Corp.Plantronics Inc.Sage Interactive Inc.Symantec Corp.T-Mobile US Inc.Xilinx Inc.

OTHER

Ahilia Inc.BizoFenwick & West LLPGrecotrade LLCHamilton ZanzeMayboMcWong Environmental & Energy GroupRECON Environmental Inc.Signature Development GroupSwrveThe Richards Group

Interning and now WORKING at Tesla Motors is a DREAM come true.

ProvenPlacementSuccess

C L A S S O F 2 014 S U M M E R I N T E R N S H I P R E P O R T

Average Monthly Salary: $5,459

Placement of Students Seeking

Internships: 100%

Average Compensation: $88,301Average Salary: $84,071Average Signing Bonus: $8,762

Job Placement Three Months

after Graduation: 95%

C L A S S O F 2 013 E M P LOYM E N T R E P O R T

3% FINANCIAL SERVICES

3% NONPROFIT

5% OTHER

8% CONSULTING

11% PHARMA/BIOTECH/HEALTHCARE

11% FOOD/AG/WINE

14% CONSUMER PRODUCTS

E M P L OYM E N T BY I N D U S T RY

3% OPERATIONS/ LOGISTICS

5% INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

16% FINANCE/ ACCOUNTING

19% CONSULTING

22% GENERAL MANAGEMENT

35% MARKETING/SALES

E M P L OYM E N T BY FU N C T I O N

5% GOVERNMENT

7% NONPROFIT

7% MANUFACTURING

7% FOOD/AG/WINE

7% FINANCIAL SERVICES

9% OTHER

16% PHARMA/BIOTECH/HEALTHCARE

30% TECHNOLOGY

I N T E R N S H I P S BY I N D U S T RY

7% GENERAL MANAGEMENT

7% CONSULTING

9% OTHER

9% INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

14% FINANCE/ ACCOUNTING

21% OPERATIONS/ LOGISTICS

33% MARKETING/SALES

I N T E R N S H I P S BY FU N C T I O N

5%

2%

2%

2%

ENTERTAINMENT/ MEDIA

CONSULTING

CONSUMER PRODUCTS

ENERGY

8% MANUFACTURING

38% TECHNOLOGY

Due to rounding, individual category percentages may not add up to 100%.

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221,914UC DAVIS ALUMNI WORLDWIDE

MIKHAIL ZHUKOV MBA 01Managing Director, Leveraged Finance Group

Wells Fargo Securities LLCSAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.

YVES CORNAZ MBA 03Corporate Development Manager

Google Inc.MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF.

DENI GARCIA NOVOA MBA 01Vice President

Project Management Grupo Magnadata

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO

YOUR UC DAVIS MBA WILL TAKE YOU WHERE YOU WANT TO GO This map highlights examples of our international leader-ship, from alumni to students to scholars whose research and expertise help shape the evolving global economy.

ADAM FOX MBA 04Vice President, Business Information Officer

PETCO Animal Supplies Inc.SAN DIEGO, CALIF.

AGUSTIN RODRIGUEZ MBA 96Planning and Operations Manager

Hewlett-Packard Co.GUADALAJARA, MEXICO

HANNA KATRIN FRIDRIKSSON MBA 01Director of Healthcare Division

Icepharma Board Member, MP Bank

REYKJAVÍK, ICELAND

CATHINKA WAHLSTROM MBA 91Senior Managing Director

North America Banking, AccentureNEW YORK, N.Y.

GREG KING MBA 02Executive Vice President, Product

Development and Strategic VenturesGlobal X Management Co.

NEW YORK, N.Y.

FABIANA ALVES MBA 08Executive Manager

Rabobank InternationalSÃO PAULO, BRAZIL

RODRIGO CIFUENTES MBA 05Global Director, IDC New Business

Platforms; AgroFresh Inc., a division of Dow AgroSciences

SANTIAGO, CHILE

NOEMI DANAO-SCHROEDER MBA 04

Chief of Party, SERVIR ProjectDAI

BETHESDA, MD.

WISAM COSTANDI MBA 01General ManagerInformatica Qatar

DOHA, QATAR

STEPHANIE SWANNACK MBA 07Senior Director, Brand Development

Catalina Marketing International

PARIS, FRANCE

CRAIG CUMMINS MBA 05Investment Director

RobecoSAMZÜRICH, SWITZERLAND

ANTONIO ZACCHEO MA 93 Director, Sales & Marketing

Carpineto WineryFLORENCE, ITALY

KAARINA SUIKKONEN MBA 05Head of Private Equity

FERI Group Trust GmbHBAD HOMBURG, GERMANY

TODD NEEDHAM, CFA, MBA 99Vice President, Client Portfolio Manager

Loomis SaylesBOSTON, MASS.

InternationalImpact

ROANE WYATT THORPE MBA 98Manager, Well Operations,

Planning & Contracts ZADCO

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

■■ Chile■■ China■■ Czech Republic■■ Ecuador■■ Germany■■ Hungary■■ Italy■■ Panama■■ Turkey■■ Vietnam

Recent International Study Trips have taken our students to…

AMY MYERS JAFFEUC Davis Executive Director of Energy and Sustainability

Presentation at World Economic ForumDAVOS-KLOSTERS, SWIZERLAND

PROFESSOR NICOLE WOOLSEY BIGGARTMember, Scientific Advisory Board

Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies

COLOGNE, GERMANY

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR GINA DOKKO

Research Presentation: A Negotiated Order Perspective on Technological Evolution

EGOS ColloquiumBARCELONA, SPAIN

PETER BUGGY MBA 99 Senior Director, Marketing Strategy

and Sales OperationsKaiser PermanenteOAKLAND, CALIF.

JULIE JENSEN MA 84Human Resources Director of U.S. Programs

and Foundations OperationsBill & Melinda Gates Foundation

SEATTLE, WASH.

Alumni

Faculty

International students

At the equator in Ecuador6

JACOB FOSSAR PETERSEN MBA 03Vice PresidentNovo Nordisk A/S COPENHAGEN, DENMARK

PROFESSOR SHANNON ANDERSONMember, Advisory PanelChartered Institute of Management AccountantsLONDON, ENGLAND

KAREN BENNETT MBA 02 Chief of Party Chemonics, International REPUBLIC OF THE MALDIVES

TODD KINKADE MBA 98Controller, PRC Sales & Marketing GroupIntel China Ltd.BEIJ ING, CHINA

KOJI NISHIHARA MBA 95CEONishihara Environment Co. Ltd.TOKYO, JAPAN

HONGJIE CUI MBA 04Director, CSMB Product Line Dell ComputerSHANGHAI, CHINA

ERDEM ONUR SAVASIR MBA 10Business Development ManagerAGS GroupMOSCOW, RUSSIA

INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE PROGRAM

■■ Brazil | Fundaçao Getulio Vargas, São Paulo

■■ Canada | University of British Columbia, Vancouver

■■ Chile | Pontifica Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago

■■ China | Fudan University, Shanghai

■■ China | Peking University, Guanghua School of Management, Beijing

■■ China | Tsinghua University, Beijing

■■ China | Shanghai Advanced Institute for Finance at Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai

■■ England | Manchester Business School, Manchester

■■ Finland | Aalto University Executive Education, Helsinki

■■ Germany | Heinrich Heine Universität, Düsseldorf

■■ Mexico | Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico, Mexico City

■■ Netherlands | Erasmus University, Rotterdam

■■ Sweden | Jönköping International Business School (JIBS), Jönköping

We have established partnerships with these renowned universities, allowing you to study abroad for a quarter:

PROFESSOR STEVEN CURRALL (Dean 2009–2014)China-Europe International Business School–UNESCO–CHIC Inc.2nd China International Agribusiness ForumBEIJ ING, CHINA

CRISTAL SUMNER MBA 99Chief Executive, British Homeopathic Association & Faculty of HomeopathyLUTON, ENGLAND

PROFESSOR DON PALMERResearch Presentation: Doping in Professional CyclingUniversity of New South WalesSYDNEY, AUSTRALIA

PROFESSOR PAUL GRIFFINFellow, New Zealand Institute of Chartered AccountantsAwards: Best Conference Papers—Overall, AccountingFinancial Markets and Corporate Governance ConferenceMELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA

PROFESSOR PRASAD NAIK AND ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ASHWIN ARAVINDAKSHANAnnual Global Marketing Dynamics ConferenceJAIPUR, INDIA

Naik’s Research: Measuring Consumer Demand among India’s Middle Class

PROFESSOR KIM ELSBACHInternational Research Fellow Centre for Corporate Reputation, Oxford UniversityOXFORD, ENGLAND

PROFESSOR BRAD BARBERResearch: Day trader and other investor behavior, based on analysis of data provided by the Taiwan Stock ExchangeTAIWAN

PROFESSOR CHIH-LING TSAIResearch: Prior Consequences and Subsequent Risk Taking: New Field Evidence from the Taiwan Futures ExchangeTAIWAN

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR RACHEL CHENAward: Best Paper Overseas Chinese Scholars Association in Management Science and Engineering ConferenceTIANJIN, CHINA

EXECUTIVE EDUCATIONGrowing Agribusiness in China: Scaling Up and Staying FreshSHANGHAI, CHINA

VIENNA WEN MBA 15International student, ChinaMBA Internship: China Merchants Bank U.S. Headquarters | New York, N.Y.

SRINIVAS LINGAM MBA 08Director of Engineering, IP Development, Intel Corp.BANGALORE, INDIA

PROFESSOR HEMANT BHARGAVAResearch: Dialing in on India’s Mobile MarketINDIA

NISHTHAA BHARDWAJ MBA 15International Student, IndiaMBA Internship: EMC2 | Santa Clara, Calif.

KIVO SANLI MBA 15International Student, TurkeyMBA Internship: OomnitzaMountain View, Calif.

PINGFAN WU MBA 15International student, ChinaMBA Internship: Autodesk | San Francisco, Calif.

RASHMI EKKA MBA 15 International Student, IndiaMBA Internship: Marrone Bio Innovations Davis, Calif.


The UC Davis MBA program is FORWARD LOOKING and EXTREMELY RELEVANT to today’s business trends and challenges. “”


SeniorConsultant,MarketingandCustomerStrategyErnst&YoungUSLLP|SanFrancisco,Calif.


BE,InformationScienceandEngineeringBMSCollegeofEngineering|Bangalore,India

ADIT YA MUR AR I MBA 11

PricewaterhouseCoopers US LLP|SanFrancisco,Calif.SeniorAssociate,CustomerImpactConsulting


TheUCDavisMBApreparesyoutobeanINNOVATIVEleaderwithglobalimpact.You’llgainthestrong

foundation, PERSPECTIVEandbalancetoDELIVER RESULTSfromdayone.

Transformative Experience

Through our IMPACT curriculum, you will build a broad foundation of business knowledge and skills. You’ll deepen your expertise in accounting, business analytics, entrepreneurship, finance, general management, innovation, marketing, organizational behavior, strategy or technology management. Globalization, responsible business ethics and sustainability are integrated throughout our program.

YOUR PROGRAM | Our capstone course will sharpen your writing, speaking and critical-thinking abilities. You’ll then put your collective business skills and knowledge to work on a 10-week consulting team project for partner companies ranging from Fortune 500 firms to ultra-fast-paced Silicon Valley startups. By creatively responding to real-world strategic business issues, you’ll deepen the analytical, technical and leadership skills you need to succeed.

YOUR COMMUNITY | Our professors are industry experts, actively engaged with the business world through pioneering research. They will challenge you to lead responsibly, sharing cutting-edge management ideas and practices drawn from research, case studies and lessons from top executives.

YOUR FUTURE | From helping to commercialize science and engineering breakthroughs, to applying new tools for socially responsible investing, UC Davis MBA students and alumni are innovative leaders, pushing for an inclusive, sustainable global economy.

Dialing up digital: Our MBA students undertake an Integrated Management Project during their second year. A team recently worked on a plan to transition from direct mail to digital marketing for AT&T Wireless products.

Our IMPACT MBA curriculum is anchored by an Integrated Management Project and Articulation and Critical Thinking (IMPACT) core courses. Students team on 10-week projects for client firms.

Recent corporate sponsors include

THEORY INTO PRACTICE I ntegrated

M anagement

P roject

A rticulation

C ritical

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CurriculumOverview

YEAR ONESUMMER FALL QUARTER WINTER QUARTER SPRING QUARTER

CAREER WEBINAR SERIES

QUANTITATIVE FUNDAMENTALS

To prepare you for success in the UC Davis MBA curriculum, we have created a pre-MBA program. The online program includes four modules: algebra, probability, statistics and calculus.

CAREER LAUNCH AND WORKSHOPS

You’ll jump start your future career at our summer orientation session, recently featured in the Wall Street Journal. We help you hone job- hunting skills and prepare you to impress corporate recruiters, improving your chances of landing the perfect internship or job.

ORIENTATION

Get ready academically, professionally and socially for the rigors of the next two years. Highlights include a welcome from the dean, an off-site ropes course, an ethics speaker and a case competition. Orientation ends with a community service project.

CORE COURSES

■■ Articulation & Critical Thinking ■■ Financial Accounting■■ Markets & the Firm■■ Data Analysis for Managers

INTERNSHIP SEARCH PLAN, MBA CAREER FAIRS

CORE COURSES

■■ Organizational Structure & Strategy■■ Marketing Management■■ Financial Theory & Policy■■ Elective

INTERNSHIP INTERVIEWS, PERSONAL LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PLAN

CORE COURSES

■■ The Individual & Group Dynamics■■ Operational Excellence■■ Elective■■ Elective

MBA SHADOW DAYS

Alumni open their offices, offering you career advice and insider insight into their company’s operations, culture and opportunities.

PREPARE FOR SUMMER INTERNSHIP

PRINCIPLED LEADERSHIP PROGRAMThe challenges of the 21st century demand a new approach to leadership and a more principled way of doing business. We need leaders who are world citizens with a deep commitment to responsible business practices, a sense of obligation to all stakeholders and a focus on improving the quality of life in both local and global communities. At the Graduate School of Management, we educate leaders who are both creative thinkers—and creative doers.

Our integrated Principled Leadership Program, modeled after successful talent-development strategies used by Fortune 500 firms, includes:

■■ 360-degree leadership competencies assessment.

■■ Learning agility assessment.

■■ Individual coaching sessions.

■■ Targeted development workshops.

Through this two-year, integrated program you will: ■■ Grow your capacity and toolset to evolve as a principled leader throughout your career.

■■ Build learning agility as a lifelong leadership capability.

■■ Differentiate yourself in career pursuits and professional success.

18MONTHSACADEMIC CURRICULUM

3MONTHSINTERNSHIP

8CONCENTRATIONS

70+ELECTIVE COURSES

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PREPARING

INNOVATIVELEADERSFORGLOBALIMPACT

SUMMER FALL QUARTER WINTER QUARTER SPRING QUARTER

INTERNSHIP

The summer internship is an exciting opportunity to apply your newly acquired MBA skills. Dazzle your manager and you just might land your dream job before your second year even begins. It’s a rich learning experience that strengthens your professional profile and rounds out your academic experience.

SAMPLE ELECTIVES

■■ Leadership■■ Business, Government & the International Economy

■■ New & Small Business Ventures■■ Marketing Strategies■■ Management of Innovation■■ Investment Analysis

STUDY AROUND THE WORLD

Broaden your horizons and polish your foreign language skills while strengthening your ability to excel in a global business environment. Study for the fall quarter at one of 13 partner schools, which include Fundaçao Getulio Vargas in Brazil, Jönköping International Business School ( JIBS) in Sweden and Fudan University in Shanghai, China.

SAMPLE ELECTIVES

■■ International Finance■■ Corporate Social Responsibility■■ International Marketing■■ New Product Development■■ International Study Trip

INTERNATIONAL STUDY PRACTICUM

The International Study Trip course opens another door to global business. After a quarter-long study of a region, students take their lessons learned on a two-week tour, arranging site visits and executive meetings. Recent trips include Italy and Turkey, Germany, Hungary and the Czech Republic, China and Hong Kong, Vietnam and Malaysia, Japan, Ecuador and Panama, and Chile and Argentina.

REFLECTIONS ON LEADERSHIP

SAMPLE ELECTIVES

■■ Business Law■■ Customer Relationship Management

■■ Technology Competition & Strategy

■■ Venture Capital & the Finance of Innovation

■■ Robert A. Fox Executive- in-Residence

10-WEEK INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT PROJECT CORE COURSE

Ph.D.,StanfordUniversity

InternationalResearchFellow,CentreforCorporateReputation,OxfordUniversity

C O U R S E S T A U G H T

TheIndividual&GroupDynamicsNegotiationinOrganizationsBusinessPolicyandStrategy

KIMBERLY D. E L SBACH

Associate Dean and Professor of Organizational BehaviorStephenG.NewberryEndowedChairinLeadership

“” We interview corporate recruiters and annually update our MBA CURRICULUM to provide students with the SKILLS and KNOWLEDGE needed for today’s careers.

YEAR TWO


UC Davis provided top-tier preparation for a DYNAMIC CAREER in integrated marketing communications. My role at Google involves knowing the user, knowing the magic— and CONNECTING the two.“”

SA M SAL IBA MBA 00

Google Inc.|MountainView,Calif.HeadofConsumerMarketing,Hardware


AssociateDirector,MarketingUbisoftEntertainment|SanFrancisco,Calif.


BA,EconomicsSanFranciscoStateUniversity

AsaUCDavisMBAstudent,you’llenjoydiverseopportunitiestoAPPLY CONCEPTSlearnedintheclassroom

toREAL-LIFEsituations—andexcitingoptionsforinternationalengagement.

BIG BANG! BUSINESS COMPETITION | Our annual competition provides a forum for the UC Davis community to collaborate, develop and test business visions and plans. The Big Bang! offers mentorship, team building, education, financing and networking for aspiring entrepreneurs.

NEW VENTURES | The UC Davis Child Family Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship’s programs bring MBA students and investors together with scientists and engineers to develop the commercial potential of their research breakthroughs. You’ll help build a business from the ground up.

GLOBAL DIMENSIONS | An international perspective touches every aspect of our MBA program—from finance to technology manage-ment—expanding your ability to understand, examine and excel in today’s global marketplace.

INSIDER’S PERSPECTIVE | Our International Study Trip provides an intensive immersion into world business dynamics. Following a quarter of classroom study, you’ll embark on two weeks of travel and meetings with executives.

INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS | Gain international experience, learn a new culture and build your global network by spending a quarter at one of our 13 partner universities in Europe, Asia and the Americas.

“”

OutsidetheBox


I have a newAPPRECIATIONfor other cultures and a wonderful perspective on their ways of doing business.

Success: MBA students teamed with UC Davis researchers to launch 2014 Big Bang! Business Competition People’s Choice winner Zasaka. The startup offers agricultural solutions to sub-Saharan farmers.

Hiking in the Andes Mountains

— Marcus Wilson MBA 13

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APassionforTeachingExcellence

A pioneer in branding and advertising strategy, Professor Prasad Naik recently developed a new tool to measure consumer demand in India’s rapidly expanding middle class. His current research explores the use of big data analysis in marketing/business.

A former analyst in Goldman Sachs‘ investment banking division, Associate Professor Ayako Yasuda’s research shines a spotlight on venture capital and entrepreneurial finance.

YOU’LL LEARN FROM EXPERTS in their fields, thought leaders who are developing innovative solutions for today’s business challenges. Through their pioneering research, teaching and consulting work, our faculty helps shape the management practices of leading U.S. and multinational corporations, nonprofits and public agencies—and the global markets they operate in.

OUR PROFESSORS ARE LEADING-EDGE SCHOLARS who trained at top schools, including Stanford University, MIT, the Wharton School, Carnegie Mellon University, Harvard University, the University of Chicago, Cornell University and Northwestern University. Through a powerful combination of case studies, seminars, guest speakers, simulations and team projects, they turn complex concepts into actionable tools you will use throughout your career.

We combine the INTIMATE LEARNING experience of a small liberal arts college with the opportunities of a premier public research university known for harnessing the power of INTERDISCIPLINARY collaboration.

— Professor Nicole Woolsey Biggart Director, UC Davis Energy Efficiency Center

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Professor Shannon Anderson is an internationally recognized thought leader on managerial accounting, performance-measurement and cost-control systems. Recent research explores data mining’s potential to improve results in the classroom.

Professor Andrew Hargadon is at the forefront of teaching, research and practice in cross-disciplinary entrepreneurship. A former product designer at Apple, he directs the UC Davis Child Family Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

Ourdistinguishedprofessors’depthofknowledgeandPERSONAL ATTENTIONformthefoundationofyour

UCDavisMBAexperience.RELATIONSHIPStakerootandthriveinourcollaborativelearningenvironment.

Professor Nicole Woolsey Biggart

Distinguished Professor of Management Chih-Ling Tsai

Senior Scholar Harold Schmitz Chief Science Officer, Mars Inc.

Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior Gina Dokko


Fox Executive-in-Residence Jim Olson | CEO, WestShore Management Group

WORLDWIDE, RESEARCH PRODUCTIVITY Financial Times Global MBA, 2014

NO.13

41%

50%

10:1

FEMALE FACULTY, THIRD HIGHEST IN THE WORLDFinancial Times Global MBA, 2014

ETHNIC MINORITIES WITHIN THE FACULTY

STUDENT:FACULTY RATIO

YOUR PROFESSORS WILL KNOW YOU BY NAME

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I’ve found TRUE COMMUNITY here that allows me to thrive as a student and a father. Davis has so much to offer that we always have a great time. I WOULDN’T DO IT ANY OTHER WAY.“”

Davis:TheQuintessentialCollegeTown


GlobalEnterpriseRiskManagement—Strategy&AdvisoryVisaInc.|FosterCity,Calif.


AssociateDirector,NationalInterscholasticCyclingAssociation|Berkeley,Calif.


BS,ExerciseBiologyUniversityofCalifornia,Davis

TYLER D IBBLE MBA 14

Visa Inc.|SanMateo,Calif.SeniorRiskManagementAnalystERMStrategy&Advisory

LivinginDavisPOPULATION | 65,000

MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATE | Dry summers, mild winters, 265 days of sunshine each year.

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA | 20 minutes from Sacramento, 30 minutes from Napa Valley, one to two hours from Lake Tahoe, San Francisco and Silicon Valley.

GETTING AROUND | Easy access to busses, Amtrak, ride-sharing, Zipcar and the Sacramento International Airport. More than 100 miles of bike paths and bike lanes helped Davis earn the League of American Bicyclists‘ top Platinum ranking.

FUN AND GAMES | More than 400 acres of parks and greenbelts include 43 play areas, more than a dozen picnic areas, 33 tennis courts, swimming pools, horseshoe pits, golf and disc golf courses, basketball courts, exercise courses and more.

EVENTS | Davis Criterium Classic, Celebrate Davis!, Neighbors Night Out, Second Friday Art About, Movies in the Park, Farmers’ Market and UC Davis Picnic Day.

DINING OUT | 100+ restaurants, from pizza and burgers to chocolatiers and bakeries to sushi bars to Californian, Nepali and Thai cuisines.

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An Extraordinary Place

TOP10BRAINIEST CITIESAtlanticCities.com, 2013

NO.4GREEN SCHOOLSierra Club Magazine, 2013

TOP10HAPPIEST COLLEGE TOWNSDailyBeast.com

TOP10ENVIRONMENTALLY AWARE BUSINESS SCHOOLSMBAPrograms.org, 2013

TOP12MBA PROGRAMS IN THE WORLD FOR SUSTAINABILITYNet Impact, Business as UNusual, 2013

TOP25TOWNS TO LIVE WELL IN THE NATIONForbes

TOP50MOST ELEGANT GRADUATE SCHOOL BUILDINGS IN THE WORLD, GALLAGHER HALLBestmastersdegrees.com

NO.6UC DAVIS ARBORETUMAOL Stylelist, Top Gardens

EnterpriseforInnovation

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UC Davis Campus

Cutting-Edge Research

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SWEET SPOT | UC Davis’ prime location on the corridor linking Sacramento, the state capital, and the San Francisco Bay Area creates endless opportunities.

You’ll have quick access to established Fortune 500 firms, the global technology industry, Pacific Rim trade, new startups and a financial ecosystem of venture capital and international banking. Ten of the Fortune 100 are headquartered in Northern California, including Apple, Hewlett-Packard, Chevron and Wells Fargo.

You’ll benefit from our connections and networks in Silicon Valley—the world's unrivaled innovation hub—and in the Sacramento region, where progressive energy and climate change policy is rippling well beyond the world’s eighth-largest economy and home to one of the nation’s top clean-tech centers.

CAMPUS MATTERS | Your MBA experience is enhanced by being part of the University of California, Davis, one of the world’s leading research universities.

UC Davis is recognized globally for its expertise in the converging issues of food, water, health, society, energy and the environment. Since the university’s founding, faculty and students have worked across disciplines to generate new discoveries. Today this collaborative culture flourishes, fostering an academic environment dedicated to solving the world’s most critical challenges.

The Graduate School of Management is an active partner, collaborating and serving as a catalyst to accelerate technology transfer and commercialization.

“” UC Davis is making an exemplary commitment to SUSTAINABILITY and the kind of WORLD I would like to leave for my children and their children.

— Amy Myers Jaffe, UC Davis Executive Director of Energy and Sustainability

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Silicon Valley Napa Valley

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Sacramento

Founded in 1905

34,155 students and 221,914 alumni worldwide

90 graduate programs and 6 professional schools (education, law, management, medicine, veterinary medicine and nursing)

Tied for No. 1 among research universities (with UC Berkeley and Penn State) as top producer of U.S. Fulbright Scholars, 2012–2013

No. 14 in research funding among U.S. public universities with $754 million in 2012–2013

Library system includes 10 million books, journals, music, maps (print and digital)

No. 9 among public research universities nationwide (U.S. News & World Report, 2014 “America’s Best Colleges”)

More than 600 students participate in 23 intercollegiate sports

Largest UC campus with 5,300 acres

One of 62 members in the prestigious Association of American Universities

More than 6 million people served by the UC Davis Health System

UC Davis is making an exemplary commitment to SUSTAINABILITY and the kind of WORLD I would like to leave for my children and their children.

— Amy Myers Jaffe, UC Davis Executive Director of Energy and Sustainability

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and ENTREPRENEURIAL HEARTofCalifornia.

UC DAVIS CAMPUS

Full-Time MBA

Master of Professional Accountancy

SACRAMENTO CAMPUS

Sacramento MBA

BAY AREA CAMPUSSan Francisco Bay Area MBA

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1 IDEAS INTO ACTION | Our students collaborate in global, national and regional business and investment competitions. A team of UC Davis MBA students advanced to the semifinals of the Nespresso Sustainability MBA Challenge 2014 for their innovative concept for sustainable quality coffee sourcing. The challenge inspired 59 proposals from business schools around the world.

2 GIVING BACK | MBA Challenge for Charity draws on the talents, energy and philanthropic efforts of students from nine top West Coast business schools. Our chapter supports the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Sacramento, the Northern California Special Olympics and Habitat for Humanity.

3 A RUNNING START | You’ll form lifelong bonds during orientation, as you and your classmates explore Northern California hotspots, including world-famous destinations like Napa Valley, San Francisco and Lake Tahoe. Highlights include a challenging ropes course that builds teamwork skills.

4 NEW ENERGY LANDSCAPE | One of the world’s preeminent energy economics and strategic policy experts, Amy Myers Jaffe serves as executive director for energy and sustainability at UC Davis and has taught a course in Sustainable Ventures. She offers a vast energy sector network to assist our MBA students.

5 LEADING WITH INTEGRITY | Believing that integrity is a cornerstone of leadership, students begin their MBA experience with a student-initiated ethics pledge to “complete my degree with honesty and integrity” and to

“hold myself and my classmates to the highest standards of honor from this day forward.”

6 MEET WARREN | Billionaire businessman and philanthropist Warren Buffett has hosted more than 200 UC Davis MBA students at Berkshire Hathaway’s headquarters in Omaha since 2005. He praised our MBAs:

“There's a lot more to education than just the basic curriculum and UC Davis should be proud of turning out first-rate human beings.”

WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP | Our annual high-profile “UC Davis Study of California Women Business Leaders” tracks the number of women in the C-suites and board rooms of the largest public companies in the state. The bottom line: the glass ceiling persists.

NUMBER OF WOMEN FOR EVERY 9 MEN AMONG DIRECTORS AND HIGHEST-PAID EXECUTIVES IN CALIFORNIA’S LARGEST PUBLIC COMPANIES

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7 CONNECTIONS | You'll enjoy numerous opportunities to build your networks, socialize and simply have fun outside the classroom, from parties that celebrate the School’s diversity to field trips that explore local industries and businesses. Each week, students, faculty and staff gather for Connections, a casual get-together to build community and learn what is happening at the School.

8 MAKE A NET IMPACT | Net Impact uses the power of business to create positive social, environmental and economic change. Our Gold-ranked chapter has been recognized as the Trailblazing Chapter of the Year, the Best Small Chapter of the Year and among the top four Graduate Chapters worldwide. The chapter hosts high-profile speakers, offers leadership development opportunities, supports courses in social entrepreneurship and sustainable business, and joins peers at the annual national Net Impact conference.

9 IGNITING ENTREPRENEURSHIP | UC Davis MBAs network and learn alongside like-minded students from Rice University, Boston University and Baylor College of Medicine at Ignite. The annual conference has included a whirlwind tour of San Francisco Bay Area startups and VC firms—including Coursera, Facebook, Media Spike, Khosla Ventures, Google, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Plug and Play Tech Center and Square—and presentations by successful and up-and-coming entrepreneurs.

10 WORLD OF OPPORTUNITY | The International Study Trip course opens a window to global business. After a quarter-long study of a region, students take lessons learned on a two-week tour with site visits and executive meetings. Recent trips included Chile, Hungary and the Czech Republic, China, Vietnam, Ecuador and Panama, Germany, and Italy and Turkey—including a visit to the Blue Mosque in Istanbul.

D IS T I N G U IS H E D S PE A K E RS

Top executives, company founders, veteran entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and financiers share valuable insights and lessons learned. Our recent speakers include:

■■ Sandy Weill, Former Chairman and CEO, Citigroup

■■ Bernard Tyson, President and COO, Kaiser Permanente

■■ Harold Schmitz, Chief Science Officer, Mars Inc.

■■ John Mackey, Co-founder and Co-CEO, Whole Foods Market

■■ Anne Gates, Executive Vice President and CFO, Disney Consumer Products

■■ Edward Zhu, Founder and CEO, CHIC Group

■■ James C. Davis, President, Chevron Energy Solutions

■■ Gordon Hunt, MD, Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Sutter Health

■■ Rick Ridgeway, Vice President of Environmental Initiatives, Patagonia

■■ Carl J. Schramm, Former President and CEO, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation; named the “Evangelist of Entrepreneurship” by The Economist

■■ Ron Canion, Co-Founder, First President/CEO, Compaq Computer

■■ Anne Simpson, Senior Portfolio Manager of Investments and Director of Corporate Governance, California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS)

■■ Bill McKibben, Founder, 350.org

Bernard Tyson, President and COO, Kaiser Permanente


You’llenjoyacalendarpackedwithOPPORTUNITIES,manyofwhichyou’llhaveahandcreating

andplanning.Hereisjustasampleofthemanyevents,activitiesandthoughtleadersthat

haveENGAGED UCDavisMBAstudents.

I received WIDE-RANGING SUPPORT from classmates, alumni and professors—and TRANSFORMED my life in ways I couldn’t have imaged two years ago in China. Crossing the world to REALIZE ONE’S DREAMS is possible here.

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YouwillfeeltheenergyandCAMARADERIEthemomentyouarriveoncampus.Weofferanintimate,

diverseand VIBRANT environmentwherelearningandrelationshipsflourish.

COLLABORATIVE ACTION | UC Davis MBA students have a dual commitment to excel as individuals and to see one another succeed. They:

■■ Galvanize teams, motivate classmates and ignite innovative thinking.

■■ Challenge and hold each other accountable.

■■ Explore fresh approaches shaped by the talents, diversity and creativity of their peers, the campus and the business community.

INCLUSIVE & DIVERSE | The Graduate School of Management prepares results-driven, innovative and agile learners to lead, collaborate—and make a positive impact.

We are committed to building equity, inclusion and diversity across our community, broadening and deepening both the educational experience and the scholarly environment. This emphasis on ethnic, racial, cultural, gender, sexual orientation, geographic, professional and experiential diversity promotes our belief that you learn and grow more when exposed to new ways of thinking and doing business.

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OUR RECENT FULL-T IME MBA STUDENTS

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ETHNIC MINORITIES

1⁄3FROM OUTSIDE THE U.S.

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We select applicants whose demonstrated leadership, intellectual capacity, global perspective, academic background and profes-sional experience have prepared them to meet the rigors of our MBA program and an impactful career. Our evaluation considers experience, academic record, GMAT or GRE performance, personal essays, recommendations and an interview.

Our students come from diverse professional, academic and personal backgrounds. Full-time work experience is valuable but is not required for admission. Both entry-level and mid-career applicants are welcome.

No particular area of undergraduate study is required. Although there are no prerequisites, we suggest coursework in accounting, calculus, economics and statistics.

TheUCDavisGraduateSchoolofManagementseeksEXCEPTIONALMBAcandidateswith

impressiverecordsofachievementandthepromisetoMAKE A DIFFERENCEintheworld.

“” We are committed to investing in our students. NINE OUT OF 10 MBA students received a scholarship or fellowship.

— Senior Assistant Dean of Student Affairs James Stevens

SubmittingYourApplication

Please visit our website for application submission dates.

Application materials include:

■■ Application

■■ Résumé

■■ 2 recommendations

■■ 2 essays

■■ Transcripts

■■ GMAT or GRE General Test

■■ TOEFL/IELTS/PTE (For international, non-native English speaking applicants.)

■■ $125 application fee

gsm.ucdavis.edu/apply

Admissions,CostsandFinancialAid

OurHolisticApproach

EducationalCosts

All applicants are considered for a variety of financial aid programs, including scholarships, fellowships and assistantships. To apply for Federal Direct Loans and University of California Grants, visit fafsa.ed.gov.

2014 –2 015 E S T I M AT E D FE E S

California Residents ......................$36,488

Nonresidents ...............................$48,733

E S T I M AT E D E X P E N S E S

Calculated by the Graduate Financial Aid Office and based on nine months.

Living (rent, food, personal, transportation) .............................. $16,450

Health Insurance ............................$3,432

Books and Supplies ........................ $1,800

Total Expenses ............................ $21,682

Estimated Total Budget California Residents ..................... $58,170

Estimated Total Budget Nonresidents .............................. $70,415

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Questions? [email protected]

(530) 752-7658

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The University of California, in accordance with applicable federal and state law and university policy, does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, pregnancy,* disability, age, medical condition (cancer-related), ancestry, marital status, citizenship, sexual orientation, or status as a Vietnam-era veteran or special disabled veteran. The university also prohibits sexual harassment. This nondiscrimination policy covers admission, access and treatment in university programs and activities. Inquiries regarding the university’s student-related nondiscrimination policies may be directed to (510) 987-9572. *“Pregnancy” includes pregnancy, childbirth and medical conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth.

The UC Davis Graduate School of Management continually reviews the MBA program to provide the best educational experience. The School and the UC Regents reserve the right to change at any time any of its provisions, statements, policies, curricula, procedures, regulations or fees. This brochure has been prepared with the best data available as of July 2014.

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TheUCDavisMBA EDGE

89%

MBA STUDENTS WHO RECEIVE SCHOLARSHIP OR FELLOWSHIP

TOP 10%

WORLDWIDE Financial Times Global MBA, 2014

$88,301AVERAGE TOTAL COMPENSATIONClass of 2013

95%

GRADUATES ACCEPTING A POSITION WITHIN 3 MONTHS OF GRADUATIONClass of 2013

$36,488ANNUAL FEES, FULL-TIME MBA PROGRAM(2014–2015, California resident)

10-WEEKEXPERIENCE IN MBA CORE COURSESOLVING REAL-WORLD STRATEGICBUSINESS PROBLEMS FOR CLIENT FIRMS

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TOP 10FULL-TIME MBA IN U.S. FOR 19 CONSECUTIVE YEARS

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