An Extraordinary Place You’ll enjoy a calendar packed with opportunities, many of which you’ll have a hand creating and planning. Here is just a sample of the many events, activities and thought leaders that UC Davis MBA students were engaged with last year.
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Bernard Tyson, President and COO, Kaiser Permanente
D istin g u ished S pea k ers Top executives, company founders, veteran entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and financiers share valuable insights and lessons learned. Our recent speakers include: ■■
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Sandy Weill, Citigroup, Former Chairman and CEO Bernard Tyson, Kaiser Permanente, President
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Mark Onetto, Amazon.com, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Operations and Customer Service
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John Mackey, Whole Foods Market, Co-founder
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Anne Gates, Disney Consumer Products, Executive
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7 Ta k E the I nitiati v e | Our MBA
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Mayoral Fellows put their management talent to work on special projects and policy initiatives in economic development, green energy, education and the arts for Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson. The program is patterned after the White House Fellows Program in Washington, D.C.
students collaborate in global, national and regional business and investment competitions—with dramatic results. A UC Davis MBA team won first prize in the 2012 Walmart Better Living Business Plan Challenge. Their innovation: GoodKoz, an e-commerce site to help nonprofits fundraise online. Think Kickstarter meets Etsy meets Kiva.org.
8 M a k E a N et I mpac t | Net Impact uses the power of business to create positive social, environmental and economic change. Our Silver-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.
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James C. Davis, Chevron Energy Solutions, President
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Amory Lovins, Rocky Mountain Institute, Chairman/
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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 Hungary and the Czech Republic, China, Vietnam, Ecuador and Panama, Germany, and Italy and Turkey— including a stop at the Maserati factory. .
Maurice J. Gallagher, Jr., Agilent Airlines, President
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Gordon Hunt, MD, Sutter Health, Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer Rick Ridgeway, Patagonia, Vice President of Environmental Initiatives Carl J. Schramm, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, Former President and CEO; named the “Evangelist of Entrepreneurship” by The Economist Anne Simpson, California Public Employees’
Retirement System (CalPERS), Senior Portfolio Manager of Investments and Director of Corporate Governance
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Bill McKibben, 350.org, Founder