Our Dynamic Community 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. distinctions
Founded in 1905 33,300 students 90 graduate programs 6,000 acres—largest UC campus
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UC Davis Medical Center is one of the nation’s leading teaching and research hospitals No. 14 in research funding among U.S. public universities (National Science Foundation) with $750 million in FY 2011–2012 No. 8 among public research universities (U.S. News & World Report, 2013)
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Only University of California campus with full range of professional schools—Education, Law, Management, Medicine, Nursing, Veterinary Medicine
Bernard Tyson, President and COO, Kaiser Permanente
D i s t i n g u i s h e d Sp e a k e r s Top executives, company founders, veteran entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and financiers share valuable insights and lessons learned. Our recent speakers include: ■■
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in 2000 by a team of Sacramento MBA students, UC Davis’ annual business competition provides a forum for developing and testing entrepreneurial visions. ViVita Technologies swept the 2013 competition with a revolutionary approach to heart valve replacements.
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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Bernard Tyson, Kaiser Permanente, President
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The UC Davis Child Family Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship brings MBA students and investors together with scientists and engineers from around the world to develop the commercial potential of their research breakthroughs. Together, they build businesses from the ground up—and develop lasting relationships with faculty, their peers, and the entrepreneurial community both on and off the campus.
Sandy Weill, Citigroup, Former Chairman and CEO
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Maurice J. Gallagher, Jr., Agilent Airlines, President
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James C. Davis, Chevron Energy Solutions, President
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Amory Lovins, Rocky Mountain Institute, Chairman/
Chief Scientist ENTER P RISE F OR INNOVATION
UC Davis is noted globally for its expertise in the converging issues of food, water, health, society, energy and the environment. Faculty and students work across disciplines to generate new discoveries—and help solve the world’s most critical challenges.
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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