USC Marshall School of Business
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The USC Marshall School of Business is a private research and academic institution at the University of Southern California
. It is the largest of USC's 17 professional schools. The current Dean is James G. Ellis
. In 1997 the school was renamed following a US$
35 million donation from alumnus Gordon S. Marshall
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accredited school of business in Southern California
. The Entrepreneurship
Program, the first of its kind in the United States
, was established in 1972 and is internationally recognized. It has now been renamed The Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies. The Pacific RIM Education (PRIME) program was implemented in 1997 as the first ever MBA course of its kind to require all first year full-time MBA students to participate in an international experience.
The Leventhal School of Accounting was formed within the school on February 7, 1979. All of its classes are offered at the University Park campus in Los Angeles.
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The undergraduate program offers a variety of international opportunities. The Global Leadership Program (GLP) comprises a two-semester seminar on business leadership in China and a spring break trip to China. The Learning About International Commerce (LINC) program comprises a one-semester seminar and a trip to another country.
(MBA): Marshall’s two-year full-time MBA comprises a straightforward intensive core and two electives delivered in the four-term first year, followed by a wide range of electives and concentrations in the second year. The core concludes with PRIME, a required research trip to Pacific Rim countries to visit selected companies, both domestic and multinational, and government institutions. In the second year students can choose elective subjects from concentrations or design their own. Courses are often shared with MBA/PM and IBEAR students.
Part-time MBA: The part-time MBA for Professionals and Managers (MBA.PM) is a 33-month programme, though it can be taken over a five-year period. It consists of 12 months of core classes followed by electives. After the core all students take PM Globe, a semester-long macroeconomics course that includes a one-week overseas trip to a Pacific Rim country. The core can be taken at either the USC university Park campus in Los Angeles or the USC Orange County Centre in Irvine. All elective courses are taught at the main campus. Students attend classes two evenings a week.
Master of Accounting
Master of Business Taxation
Executive Education: The USC Marshall Office of Executive Education draws on the resources and expertise of one the top ranked business schools in the U.S. and the world to provide business knowledge and functional skills to working professionals within companies. An integrated, collaborative approach with partner companies allows us to create custom programs structured to help today’s companies achieve their goals in a global economy.
For individuals, Marshall Executive Education offers innovative open enrollment programming with a wide variety of business certificate programs – online and in-person – geared towards professional and personal development.
Global Executive Education: The Global Executive MBA (GEMBA), an international version of Marshal's EMBA program, began in Shanghai
, China
in collaboration with Jiao Tong University in 2004. Classes are taught primarily in Shanghai
by USC Marshall professors. Like the US-based EMBA program, GEMBA is a 21 month Executive MBA where students maintain their full time jobs while studying. The GEMBA program meets on ten occasions from Thursday through Monday in Shanghai every six to eight weeks, as well as meeting for eight to nine days at the USC campus in Los Angeles
on two separate occasions. The program also includes one five day study session in an Asian country other than China. This schedule structure allows students from around the Pacific Rim to fly in for classes. Homework and case study analysis is performed by students between sessions.
IBEAR (International Business Education and Research) MBA: The IBEAR (International Business Education and Research) MBA is a 12-month, full-time program in international management aimed at mid-career managers.
, #26 by Bloomberg BusinessWeek, and #21 by U.S. News and World Report. In global rankings, Marshall was ranked #22 by The Economist
and #64 by Financial Times
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University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
. It is the largest of USC's 17 professional schools. The current Dean is James G. Ellis
James G. Ellis
James G. Ellis is dean of the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California. Ellis is an expert on global commerce, a successful business executive and prominent civic leader in the Los Angeles area....
. In 1997 the school was renamed following a US$
United States dollar
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35 million donation from alumnus Gordon S. Marshall
Gordon S. Marshall
Gordon S. Marshall is an American electronics entrepreneur.The University of Southern California School of Business is named after him, following a pledge of $35 million made in 1997. Gordon S. Marshall is a USC business alumnus...
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History
The Marshall School began as the College of Commerce and Business Administration in 1920. The Graduate School of Business Administration was established in 1960. It is the oldest AACSBAssociation to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business was founded in 1916 to accredit schools of business worldwide. The first accreditations took place in 1919. The stated mission is to advance quality management education worldwide through accreditation and thought leadership. It is regarded...
accredited school of business in Southern California
Southern California
Southern California is a megaregion, or megapolitan area, in the southern area of the U.S. state of California. Large urban areas include Greater Los Angeles and Greater San Diego. The urban area stretches along the coast from Ventura through the Southland and Inland Empire to San Diego...
. The Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship is the act of being an entrepreneur, which can be defined as "one who undertakes innovations, finance and business acumen in an effort to transform innovations into economic goods". This may result in new organizations or may be part of revitalizing mature organizations in response...
Program, the first of its kind in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, was established in 1972 and is internationally recognized. It has now been renamed The Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies. The Pacific RIM Education (PRIME) program was implemented in 1997 as the first ever MBA course of its kind to require all first year full-time MBA students to participate in an international experience.
The Leventhal School of Accounting was formed within the school on February 7, 1979. All of its classes are offered at the University Park campus in Los Angeles.
Campus
The school occupies four multi-story buildings on campus: Hoffman Hall, Bridge Hall, the Accounting building, and Popovich Hall, which is the MBA building.Popovich Hall
This is the main building of the Marshall School. The $20 million, 55000 square feet (5,109.7 m²), building opened in 1999 as one of the most technologically advanced business school buildings in the United States. It was named after alumni J. Kristofer Popovich and Jane Hoffman Popovich, for their $5 million gift. The hall provides state-of-the-art technology and eight case-study rooms fully equipped with audio-video teleconferencing devices, thirteen Experiential Learning classrooms capable of transmitting lectures and presentations throughout the building, more than 1,100 data connections outlets throughout the building, a courtyard, and more than 15 miles (24.1 km) of fiber-optic and cable wiring in its Modern Career Resource Center.Bridge Hall
This hall houses all undergraduate offices for the Marshall School of Business. It also houses several classrooms as well as the original Experiential Learning classrooms.Hoffman Hall
This hall, which opened in 1973 and stands eight stories tall, houses the Crocker Business Library and Computer Services. It is named for Leslie Hoffman, father of Jane Hoffman Popovich. It was designed by I. M. PeiI. M. Pei
Ieoh Ming Pei , commonly known as I. M. Pei, is a Chinese American architect, often called a master of modern architecture. Born in Canton, China and raised in Hong Kong and Shanghai, Pei drew inspiration at an early age from the gardens at Suzhou...
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Undergraduate
The Marshall School offers a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. There are several joint programs that offer studies with International Relations and Cinematic Arts in combination with Business Administration. New students take a business core and have other time to fulfill the USC Core and take elective classes. Until the 2010-2011 academic year, each student chose a concentration to complete with the degree. It also offers an undergraduate Bachelor Science in Accounting degree through the Leventhal School.The undergraduate program offers a variety of international opportunities. The Global Leadership Program (GLP) comprises a two-semester seminar on business leadership in China and a spring break trip to China. The Learning About International Commerce (LINC) program comprises a one-semester seminar and a trip to another country.
Graduate
Full-time Master of Business AdministrationMaster of Business Administration
The Master of Business Administration is a :master's degree in business administration, which attracts people from a wide range of academic disciplines. The MBA designation originated in the United States, emerging from the late 19th century as the country industrialized and companies sought out...
(MBA): Marshall’s two-year full-time MBA comprises a straightforward intensive core and two electives delivered in the four-term first year, followed by a wide range of electives and concentrations in the second year. The core concludes with PRIME, a required research trip to Pacific Rim countries to visit selected companies, both domestic and multinational, and government institutions. In the second year students can choose elective subjects from concentrations or design their own. Courses are often shared with MBA/PM and IBEAR students.
Part-time MBA: The part-time MBA for Professionals and Managers (MBA.PM) is a 33-month programme, though it can be taken over a five-year period. It consists of 12 months of core classes followed by electives. After the core all students take PM Globe, a semester-long macroeconomics course that includes a one-week overseas trip to a Pacific Rim country. The core can be taken at either the USC university Park campus in Los Angeles or the USC Orange County Centre in Irvine. All elective courses are taught at the main campus. Students attend classes two evenings a week.
Master of Accounting
Master of Business Taxation
Executive Education: The USC Marshall Office of Executive Education draws on the resources and expertise of one the top ranked business schools in the U.S. and the world to provide business knowledge and functional skills to working professionals within companies. An integrated, collaborative approach with partner companies allows us to create custom programs structured to help today’s companies achieve their goals in a global economy.
For individuals, Marshall Executive Education offers innovative open enrollment programming with a wide variety of business certificate programs – online and in-person – geared towards professional and personal development.
Global Executive Education: The Global Executive MBA (GEMBA), an international version of Marshal's EMBA program, began in Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
in collaboration with Jiao Tong University in 2004. Classes are taught primarily in Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
by USC Marshall professors. Like the US-based EMBA program, GEMBA is a 21 month Executive MBA where students maintain their full time jobs while studying. The GEMBA program meets on ten occasions from Thursday through Monday in Shanghai every six to eight weeks, as well as meeting for eight to nine days at the USC campus in Los Angeles
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on two separate occasions. The program also includes one five day study session in an Asian country other than China. This schedule structure allows students from around the Pacific Rim to fly in for classes. Homework and case study analysis is performed by students between sessions.
IBEAR (International Business Education and Research) MBA: The IBEAR (International Business Education and Research) MBA is a 12-month, full-time program in international management aimed at mid-career managers.
Ph.D.
Ranked within the top 15 world business research institutions, the Marshall School offers a full-time doctoral program within the five academic departments. The program generally lasts 4-5 years with up to 2 years of dissertation. Along working with notable faculty, doctoral students also receive substantial financial aid, such as graduate assistantship and a living stipend, during their study.Trojan Family
The Marshall School has over 67,000 alumni worldwide in 44 countries. USC has the largest population of foreign alumni of any university in the United States. Its members often refer to themselves as part of the Trojan Family, and this is seen as an advantage because of the common connection. Events at Marshall often emphasize the importance of networking within the Trojan Family.Rankings
For 2011, national rankings of Marshall's MBA program include #39 by ForbesForbes
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, #26 by Bloomberg BusinessWeek, and #21 by U.S. News and World Report. In global rankings, Marshall was ranked #22 by The Economist
The Economist
The Economist is an English-language weekly news and international affairs publication owned by The Economist Newspaper Ltd. and edited in offices in the City of Westminster, London, England. Continuous publication began under founder James Wilson in September 1843...
and #64 by Financial Times
Financial Times
The Financial Times is an international business newspaper. It is a morning daily newspaper published in London and printed in 24 cities around the world. Its primary rival is the Wall Street Journal, published in New York City....
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Alumni
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(B.S. '69) Chairman and CEO of Trader Joe'sTrader Joe'sTrader Joe's is a privately held chain of specialty grocery stores headquartered in Monrovia, California. , Trader Joe's had a total of 365 stores. Approximately half of its stores are in California, with the heaviest concentration in Southern California, but the company also has locations in 30... - Marc BenioffMarc BenioffMarc Russell Benioff is Chairman & CEO of salesforce.com, a cloud computing company.Benioff started salesforce.com in March 1999 in a rented San Francisco apartment and defined its mission as The End of Software...
(B.S. ’86) Founder and CEO of Salesforce.comSalesforce.comSalesforce.com is an enterprise cloud computing company headquartered in San Francisco that distributes business software on a subscription basis. Salesforce.com hosts the applications off-site... - David BohnettDavid BohnettDavid C. Bohnett is an American philanthropist and technology entrepreneur.-Life and career:Bohnett was born in Chicago, Illinois...
(B.S. ’78) Founder and former CEO of Geocities.com - Jim Breen (M.B.A. '79) Founder of Umbrella Entertainment Group
- John Campbell (M.B.T. ’77) United States CongressmanUnited States House of RepresentativesThe United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
- Henry CarusoHenry CarusoHenry J. Caruso is an American businessman and founder of Dollar Rent A Car.Of Italian heritage, Caruso was born in Pennsylvania. His father, August Caruso, worked in the landscape business and decided that the weather in the Mid-Atlantic was problematic and moved the family to Los Angeles,...
(B.S.) Founder of Dollar Rent-A-Car - Alan CasdenAlan CasdenAlan I. Casden is a self-made real estate businessman who lives in Beverly Hills, California. Casden's real estate companies have built over 90,000 multi-family apartments since the 1980s.-Education:...
(B.S. '68) Chairman and CEO of Casden Properties - Ronnie ChanRonnie ChanRonnie Chan Chi-chung is a Hong Kong entrepreneur. He graduated with an MBA from the University of Southern California....
(M.B.A) Chairman of Hang Lung GroupHang Lung GroupHang Lung Group , established in 1960, is a private listed company in Hong Kong, engaging in property development for sales and leasing, car park management, property management and dry-cleaning businesses. Its subsidiary is Hang Lung Properties, was one of the largest property developers in Hong...
and Hang Lung PropertiesHang Lung PropertiesHang Lung Properties , formerly Amoy Properties and parented by Hang Lung Group, is a Chinese real estate company with its headquarters in Hong Kong. It is a member of Hang Seng Index Constituent Stocks ....
in Hong Kong - Yang Ho Cho (M.B.A. ’79) President and CEO of Korean Airlines and Chairman of the Hanjin GroupHanjinThe Hanjin Group is a South Korean conglomerate, or Jaebeol. The group is a holding company that includes a shipping company, Hanjin Shipping , and Korean Air , which was acquired in 1969...
- Chris DeWolfeChris DeWolfeChris DeWolfe is an American entrepreneur, and one of the creators of Myspace , of which he is also the former CEO. He has the sixth account ever made on the site. During DeWolfe's tenure, MySpace became the top social network, with over 135 million worldwide unique visitors a month...
(M.B.A. ’97) Co-founder and CEO of MySpaceMySpaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors.... - Vic Edelbrock, Jr.Vic Edelbrock, Jr.Vic Edelbrock, Jr. is the son and only child of famed mechanic and Edelbrock founder, Vic Edelbrock. He has been the president of Edelbrock since 1962...
(B.S. '59) President and CEO of Edelbrock AutomotiveEdelbrockEdelbrock, LLC is a specialty performance automotive and motorcycle aftermarket parts manufacturer based in Torrance, California. The company has five locations, including four in Torrance: its headquarters, a distribution center and museum, the Russell division , and the exhaust plant... - Charles ElachiCharles ElachiCharles Asshur Al-Wadad Elachi is the Director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory , located in Pasadena, California. He has held this position since May 1, 2001 and also holds professorships in electrical engineering and planetary science at Caltech....
(M.B.A. ’78) Director of the Jet Propulsion LaboratoryJet Propulsion LaboratoryJet Propulsion Laboratory is a federally funded research and development center and NASA field center located in the San Gabriel Valley area of Los Angeles County, California, United States. The facility is headquartered in the city of Pasadena on the border of La Cañada Flintridge and Pasadena...
(JPL) - Robert M. FomonRobert M. FomonRobert Michael Fomon was an American financier who was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of E. F. Hutton & Co. from 1970 to 1987, a governor of the New York Stock Exchange, and Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Pacific Stock Exchange...
(B.S. ’51) Former Chairman and CEO of E. F. Hutton & Co.E. F. Hutton & Co.E. F. Hutton & Co. was an American stock brokerage firm founded in 1904 by Edward Francis Hutton, his brother Franklyn Laws Hutton, and later led by well known Wall Street trader Gerald M. Loeb. Under their leadership, Hutton became one of the most respected financial firms in the United States...
and governor of the New York Stock ExchangeNew York Stock ExchangeThe New York Stock Exchange is a stock exchange located at 11 Wall Street in Lower Manhattan, New York City, USA. It is by far the world's largest stock exchange by market capitalization of its listed companies at 13.39 trillion as of Dec 2010... - Marco Giannini (M.B.A.) Founder, President and CEO of DOGSWELL
- Pat GillickPat GillickLawrence Patrick David Gillick is a retired American professional baseball executive. He was the general manager of four Major League Baseball teams, and guided two teams to three World Series championships in his career: in 1992 and 1993 titles with the Toronto Blue Jays, and a 2008 title with...
(B.S. ’58) General manager of the Philadelphia PhilliesPhiladelphia PhilliesThe Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883. The Phillies are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League... - Ivan GlasenbergIvan GlasenbergIvan Glasenberg, is the CEO of Glencore, one of the world's largest commodity trading companies. He is also on the boards of mining companies Xstrata plc and Minara Resources Ltd.-Background and early career:...
(M.B.A. ’83) CEO of GlencoreGlencoreGlencore International plc is a multinational mining and commodities trading company headquartered in Baar, Switzerland and with its registered office in Saint Helier, Jersey... - Steve Goodall (B.S., M.B.A.) President of J.D. Power and AssociatesJ.D. Power and AssociatesJ.D. Power and Associates is a global marketing information services firm founded in 1968 by James David Power III. The firm conducts surveys of customer satisfaction, product quality, and buyer behavior for industries ranging from cars to marketing and advertising firms. The firm is best known for...
- Henry C. GordonHenry C. GordonHenry Charles Gordon was a X-20 Dyna-Soar astronaut and a colonel in the United States Air Force....
(M.B.A. ’66) X-20 Dyna-SoarX-20 Dyna-SoarThe X-20 Dyna-Soar was a United States Air Force program to develop a spaceplane that could be used for a variety of military missions, including reconnaissance, bombing, space rescue, satellite maintenance, and sabotage of enemy satellites...
astronaut - Steven Green (M.B.A. '77) Co-founder and President of Kibel Green, Inc.
- Lloyd Greif (M.B.A. ’79) President and CEO of Greif & Co.
- Dean HellerDean HellerDean A. Heller is the junior United States Senator from Nevada and a member of the Republican Party. Heller was appointed by Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval to a vacant seat created by the resignation of John Ensign. He was previously a member of the United States House of Representatives,...
(B.S. '85) United States SenatorUnited States SenateThe United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each... - Tom HicksTom HicksThomas Ollis Hicks, Sr. , is an American 'leveraged buyout' businessman living in Dallas, Texas. Despite Forbes Magazine estimating Hicks' wealth at USD 1 billion in 2009, Hicks was unable to pay off joint loans of circa £200 million the following year...
(M.B.A. ’70) Businessman and owner of English soccer team Liverpool FC - Bradley Wayne HughesBradley Wayne HughesBradley Wayne Hughes is the founder and chairman of Public Storage, the largest self-storage company in America. As of 2010, Hughes is worth $3.9 billion. Known all his life by his middle name, B...
(B.S. ’57) Founder and CEO of Public StoragePublic StoragePublic Storage , a real estate investment trust , is one of the largest self-storage companies in the United States with headquarters in Glendale, CA.Public Storage built its first self-storage facility in 1972... - Jon Huntsman, Sr.Jon Huntsman, Sr.Jon Meade Huntsman, Sr. is an American businessman and philanthropist. He is the founder of Huntsman Corporation. He is the father of former United States Ambassador to China and former Governor of Utah Jon Huntsman, Jr....
(M.B.A.) Founder and Chairman of Huntsman Corporation; benefactor of the Huntsman School of BusinessJon M. Huntsman School of BusinessThe Jon M. Huntsman School of Business is located at Utah State University in Logan, Utah. The Huntsman School is the oldest continuously operating business college in the Western United States and one of the oldest in the nation.-History:... - Hyekyung "Shelly" Hwang (M.B.A.) Co-founder of PinkberryPinkberryPinkberry is a franchise of upscale frozen dessert restaurants headquartered in Los Angeles, California. There are currently over 100 stores, mostly located in Southern California, 14 in New York City, New York, two in New Orleans, Louisiana, two in Denver, Colorado, one in Colorado Springs,...
- Richard KnerrRichard KnerrRichard Knerr was an American inventor best known for marketing the Frisbee and Hula Hoop. In 1948 he cofounded the company Wham-O with Arthur Melin . In 1957, an Australian visiting California told them offhand that in his home country, children twirled bamboo hoops around their waists in gym class...
(B.S. ’47) Co-founder and former president of Wham-OWham-OWham-O Inc. is a toy company currently located in California, USA. They are known for marketing many popular toys in the past 50 years, including the Hula Hoop, the Frisbee, Slip 'N Slide, Super Ball, Trac-Ball, Silly String, Hacky Sack and the Boogie board.... - Lenny KrayzelburgLenny KrayzelburgLenny Krayzelburg is an American backstroke swimmer, and Olympic gold medalist and former world record holder. He swam in the 2000 and 2004 Olympics. He won a total of 4 Olympic gold medals....
(B.S. ’98) OlympicOlympic GamesThe Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
gold medalist - Terrence LanniTerrence LanniJoseph Terrence Lanni was the former Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of MGM Mirage, one of the world's leading hotel and gaming companies headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada. He also served as Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors.He joined MGM Grand, Inc...
(B.S. ’65) Chairman and CEO of MGM MirageMGM MirageNot to be confused with the Las Vegas, Nevada based casino/resort operator Resorts International Holdings.MGM Resorts International is a Paradise, Nevada based corporation that brands itself as a global hospitality company. It is the second largest gaming company in the world by revenue - about... - J. Sterling LivingstonJ. Sterling LivingstonJ. Sterling Livingston was a professor at the Harvard Business School following WWII to 1974. Dr. Livingston founded or co-founded a number of leading consulting companies over the course of his business career. He founded Sterling Institute, a management development and consulting firm in 1967...
(B.S. ’38) Author, management consultant and former professor at the Harvard Business SchoolHarvard Business SchoolHarvard Business School is the graduate business school of Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts, United States and is widely recognized as one of the top business schools in the world. The school offers the world's largest full-time MBA program, doctoral programs, and many executive... - Paul LocatelliPaul LocatelliThe Rev. Paul Leo Locatelli, S.J. was an American Jesuit priest, academic and certified public accountant. Locatelli served as the President of Santa Clara University from 1988 until 2008 before becoming Chancellor of Santa Clara in 2008...
(Ph.D. ’71) President and professor of accounting at Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara UniversitySanta Clara University is a private, not-for-profit, Jesuit-affiliated university located in Santa Clara, California, United States. Chartered by the state of California and accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, it operates in collaboration with the Society of Jesus , whose... - General William Lyon (B.S. ’46) Chairman and CEO of William Lyon Homes
- Sri ManchalaSri ManchalaSri Manchala is the CEO and president of Trianz, Inc., an information technology services and consulting firm, which he founded in 2001.Prior to Trianz, Manchala was with Cisco Systems' Information Technology group...
(M.B.A.) Founder and CEO of TrianzTrianzTrianz is a Consulting, IT services and BPO services company, providing turnkey solutions to clients.Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, United States, Trianz is founded by Sri Manchala in 2000 with a focus to provide management consulting to large corporates... - Gordon S. Marshall (B.S. ’46) Founder of Marshall Industries (acquired by AvnetAvnetAvnet, Inc. is a technology Business-to-business B2B distributor headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. Electronics Supply & Manufacturing magazine reports that Avnet Inc., a Fortune 500 company, may be the world's largest franchised distributor of electronic components and subsystems...
in 1999) and benefactor of the Marshall School of Business - Preston MartinPreston MartinDr. Preston Martin was an American banker and public official best known as the Vice Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board between 1982 and 1986. -Education:...
(B.S. ’47, M.B.A. ’48) Founder of the PMI Mortgage Insurance CompanyPMI GroupThe PMI Group is a holding company whose primary subsidiary is the PMI Mortgage Insurance Co. .PMI has a 50% equity ownership in CMG Mortgage Insurance Company and CMG Mortgage Assurance Company , a provider of private mortgage insurance to the credit union industry.The company was founded in 1972...
; former Vice Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board - Steve McIntoshSteve McIntoshStephen Ian “Steve” McIntosh is an American author, activist, lawyer, and entrepreneur. He is the founder and president of Now & Zen, Inc., and an influential writer in the field of integral thought.-Biography:...
(B.S. ’84) Founder and president of Now & Zen, Inc.Now & ZenNow & Zen, Inc. is an American company founded by Steve McIntosh in January 1995. Based in Boulder, Colorado. The target market for the firm's brand is the demographic known as the "Cultural Creatives," a progressive segment of American society that has been responsible for the substantial growth...
; an influential writer in the field of integral philosophy - Bob McKnight (B.S. ’76) Chairman and CEO of QuiksilverQuiksilverQuiksilver, Inc. , is an American company based in Huntington Beach, California, one of the world's largest manufacturers of surfwear and other boardsport-related equipment...
- Anthony MunozAnthony MuñozMichael Anthony Muñoz , is a Pro Football Hall of Fame offensive tackle who played most of his career for the National Football League's Cincinnati Bengals...
(B.S. '76) Former National Football LeagueNational Football LeagueThe National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
Offensive Lineman - Pat NixonPat NixonThelma Catherine "Pat" Ryan Nixon was the wife of Richard Nixon, 37th President of the United States, and was First Lady of the United States from 1969 to 1974. She was commonly known as Patricia or Pat Nixon.Born in Nevada, Pat Ryan grew up in Los Angeles, California...
(B.S. ’37) Former First LadyFirst LadyFirst Lady or First Gentlemanis the unofficial title used in some countries for the spouse of an elected head of state.It is not normally used to refer to the spouse or partner of a prime minister; the husband or wife of the British Prime Minister is usually informally referred to as prime... - Paul OrfaleaPaul OrfaleaPaul Orfalea , nicknamed "Kinko" because of his curly red hair, founded the copy-chain Kinko's. His father descends from Urfa.Orfalea was born in Los Angeles, California to parents of Lebanese descent...
(M.B.A. ’71) Founder of Kinko's and benefactor of the Orfalea College of Business - Torin Pavia (M.B.A.) Founder and CEO of Arbitech
- Andrall E. Pearson (B.S. ’44) Former president of PepsiCoPepsiCoPepsiCo Inc. is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Purchase, New York, United States, with interests in the manufacturing, marketing and distribution of grain-based snack foods, beverages, and other products. PepsiCo was formed in 1965 with the merger of the Pepsi-Cola Company...
, founding chairman and CEO of Yum! Brands, Inc. and Harvard Business School Professor Emeritus - Mark PriorMark PriorMark William Prior is an American professional baseball pitcher in the New York Yankees organization. He pitched for the Chicago Cubs from 2002-2006. His repertoire of pitches includes a low to mid 90s fastball, a curveball, a slurve, and a changeup.-Amateur career:Prior graduated from the...
(B.S. ’04) Major League BaseballMajor League BaseballMajor League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
pitcher - Edward P. RoskiEdward P. RoskiEdward P. Roski, Jr. is an American real estate businessman in Los Angeles, California.-Biography:Roski was born in Oklahoma and raised in Southern California. He is a graduate of Loyola High School and the Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California, where in 1962 he earned a...
(B.S. ’62) Chairman and CEO of Majestic Realty Co., part owner of the Los Angeles KingsLos Angeles KingsThe Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
and Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles LakersThe Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association... - Steve SaleenSteve SaleenStephen Mark Saleen is an American businessman and former racing driver. He is best known for being the founder and former vice chairman of Saleen, Inc., originally named Saleen Autosport, which until 2009 was an OEM manufacturer of specialty vehicles including the Saleen S7 and highly modified...
(B.S.) Founder and CEO of Saleen Performance, Inc.SaleenSaleen, Incorporated, commonly known as Saleen, was an American manufacturer of high-performance sports cars and high-performance automotive parts in Troy, Michigan, formerly based in Irvine, California... - Michele TafoyaMichele TafoyaMichele Tafoya is an American sportscaster.-Early life and career:Tafoya received a B.A...
(M.B.A. ’91) ESPNESPNEntertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
sportscaster - Ronald N. Tutor (B.S. ’63) Chairman and CEO of Tutor Perini Corporation
- Kyle P. "Kyp" Walls (B.S. ’80, M.B.A '81) Director Product Mgmnt. at PanasonicPanasonicPanasonic is an international brand name for Japanese electric products manufacturer Panasonic Corporation, which was formerly known as Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd...
Solutions Co., the youngest graduate to be awarded the MBA. - Srikanth Nagaranjan (EMBA '11) CEO of Nagaranjan Group.}}.
- Robert Kardashian Jr.
Faculty
- Warren BennisWarren BennisWarren Gamaliel Bennis is an American scholar, organizational consultant and author, widely regarded as a pioneer of the contemporary field of Leadership studies....
- Distinguished Professor of Business Administration; named the "dean of leadership gurus" by Forbes magazine - Sarah Bonner - USC Associates Professorship in Accounting
- Tim CampbellTim CampbellTim Campbell is an Australian television and stage actor, best known for playing the character of Dan Baker in the soap opera Home and Away.-Television:...
- Charles F. Sexton Chair in American Enterprise - Richard Chase - Justin Dart Professorship in Operations Management
- Harry DeAngelo - Charles E. Cook/Community Bank Chair in Banking
- Linda DeAngelo - Kenneth King Stonier Chair in Business Administration
- Mark DeFond - Joseph A. DeBell Professorship in Business Administration
- Shantanu Dutta - Dave and Jeanne Tappan Chair in Marketing
- Valerie Folkes - USC Associates Chair in Business Administration
- Thomas Gilligan - E. Morgan Stanley Chair in Business Administration
- Gary Frazier - Richard and Jarda Hurd Chair in Distribution Management
- Lawrence HarrisLawrence HarrisLawrence Harris is an African American painter who was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1937. He has studied art in both the United States and Europe...
- Fred V. Keenan Chair in Finance - William HolderWilliam HolderWilliam Holder FRS was an English clergyman and music theorist of the 17th century. His most notable work was his widely known 1694 publication A Treatise on the Natural Grounds and Principles of Harmony.-Life:...
- Ernst & Young Professorship in Accounting - Edward Lawler III - Distinguished Research Professor of Business and Director of the Center for Effective Organizations
- Thomas Lin - Accounting Circle Professorship in Accounting
- Lloyd LevitinLloyd LevitinProfessor Lloyd A. Levitin is an American businessman, former business executive, and currently professor of clinical finance and business economics at the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business. He teaches financial analysis and valuation courses in the full-time MBA and...
- Professor of Finance - Deborah Macinnis - Charles L. and Ramona I. Hilliard Professor of Business Administration
- Kenneth MerchantKenneth MerchantKenneth Merchant holds the Deloitte and Touche LLP Chair of Accountancy at the Leventhal School of Accounting, part of the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California. He is the former dean of the Leventhal School....
- Deloitte & Touche LLP Chair in Accountancy - Ian MitroffIan MitroffIan I. Mitroff is an American organizational theorist, consultant and Professor Emeritus at the Marshall School of Business and the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Southern California.- Biography :...
- Harold Quinton Distinguished Chair in Business Policy and Professor of Management and Organization - Theodore Mock - Arthur Andersen & Co. Alumni Professorship in Accounting
- Kevin J. Murphy - Kenneth L. Trefftzs Chair in Finance
- C.W. Park Joseph A. DeBell Chair in Business Administration
- Nandini Rajagopalan - Henry W. Simonsen Chair in Entrepreneurship
- Alan C. Shapiro - Holder of Ivadelle and Theodore Johnson Professorship in Banking and Finance.
- David StewartDavid StewartDavid Stewart may refer to:*David Stewart, Earl of Strathearn *David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay, heir to the throne of Scotland *David Stewart , Scotland international goalkeeper...
Robert E. Brooker Chair in Marketing - K.R. Subramanyam Elaine and Kenneth Leventhal Research Fellow in Accounting
- Gerard TellisGerard TellisGerard J. Tellis, Ph.D Michigan, is Professor of Marketing, Neely Chair of American Enterprise, and Director of the Center for Global Innovation at the Marshall School of Business, the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA...
Jerry and Nancy Neely Chair in American Enterprise - Allen Weiss Dave and Jeanne Tappan Chair in Marketing
- Randolph Westerfield - Charles B. Thornton Professorship in Finance
- S. Mark YoungS. Mark YoungS. Mark Young holds the George Bozanic and Holman G. Hurt Chair in Sports and Entertainment Business in the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California. He is also a Professor of Accounting and Management within the Marshall School of Business, and a Professor of Journalism...
- KPMG Foundation Professorship in Accounting, Marshall School of Business. - Fred Zufryden - Ernest Hahn Professorship in Marketing, Marshall School of Business.
See also
- List of United States business school rankings
- List of business schools in the United States