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Faces of Metro EDGE – Q&A with MBA Alumna Janette Cruz
Double Aggie alumna Janette Cruz MBA 15, a Sacramento Metro EDGE member, talks about her work at SMUD and CalPERS and the importance of volunteering.

Tips for Acing Interviews with Top Accounting Firms
Take advantage of MPAc program resources for student interviews
Only four months into the UC Davis Master of Professional Accountancy program (MPAc), and I already know where I’ll be going next. After graduation in June, I’ll start a full-time position with Deloitte—a Big Four international accounting firm.

Gaining an Entrepreneurial EDGE at UC Davis
Sacramento MBA student Samantha Contreras shares how she caught the entrepreneurial bug and joined a winning team in the UC Davis Big Bang Business Competition.

Thinking Outside the Box for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Professor Andrew Hargadon, champion of the Building the Entrepreneurial Mindset Big Idea, shares why this program is important for students. The UC Davis initiative is about helping students learn what they want to do and how they can explore and

Dean Unnava's Big 3 Video
Our latest edition features: 1) First Online MBA class visits campus 2) Trailblazing research on climate change and financial risk 3) Leadership Institute for underrepresented minorities.

Anyone Can Pitch a Good Idea. Here’s How.
Professor Kim Elsbach explains why considering a project leader’s personality and work style can help you successfully pitch ideas at work.

Breaking the Mold of Board Directors: A New Playbook
Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon announced in late January that the investment and financial services giant, itself publicly traded, would no longer take a company public if the firm didn’t have at least one “diverse” board member. There was a similar

Anyone Can Pitch a Good Idea. Here's How.
Professor Kim Elsbach explains why considering a project leader's personality and work style can help you successfully pitch ideas at work.

Climate Change Risk and Company Financial Disclosures
Professor Paul Griffin’s trailblazing research calls for greater corporate responsibility
Professor Paul Griffin’s trailblazing research quantifies the impact of physical climate risk on company market values and calls for greater corporate responsibility.
As one of the first professors at the School when it opened in 1981, Paul Griffin

Costa Rica Connection: Diving into the NBA Esports Gaming World
Project Management class hones career building skills
The capstone course in the UC Davis MBA program brings together diverse student teams to develop strategic solutions for corporate clients in only 10-weeks. It’s a challenge of our collaborative leadership and project management skills.

Sacramento Startup Profile: TownToday Founder Adrian Pinon
Spotlight on Adrian Pinon, founder and CEO of TownToday, a free mobile app that helps users discover nearby events conveniently and efficiently. TownToday participated in the Little Bang! competitions in 2018-2019 and was a semifinalist in the 2019

A Front-Office View of Taking Sacramento’s Soccer Team Pro
Tim Stallings MBA 98, Sacramento Republic FC’s VP of finance and merchandise, is front and center for the team’s new expansion into Major League Soccer in 2022.