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USC Marshall School of Business

Trojan colors illuminated Times Square to celebrate USC Marshall’s victory in an American Eagle Outfitters case competition. A team of five business undergraduates developed a marketing campaign for American Eagle’s Aerie line, winning a $5,000 prize and an opportunity to pitch their ideas to executives.

With its international student body, world-class faculty and strategic location at the gateway to the Pacific Rim, the USC Marshall School of Business offers an unparalleled, hands-on education in global business, providing course work in accounting, communications, economics, entrepreneurship, finance, information systems, marketing, management, operations and statistics. As it educates students to navigate the global economy, USC Marshall also fosters an understanding of the role and relevance of business in society, a core component of the school’s vital mission.

Founded in 1920, USC Marshall is one of the nation’s oldest and most prominent business schools. Through its broad range of academic offerings and the work of its Centers of Excellence, USC Marshall continues to set the standard in the 21st century for leadership and innovation in business education.

USC Marshall places strong emphasis on experiential learning. All graduate students are required to have international experience as part of their degree programs. Undergraduate students also have access to numerous overseas programs, including study abroad, international internships and week-long foreign travel experiences, combined with course work focused on the economy, business practices, language and history of the host country.

USC Marshall trains professionals at every level of their careers, in multiple locations and on a full-time, part-time or weekend schedule. U.S. News & World Report ranks its undergraduate program in the top 10. And The Wall Street Journal puts its Executive MBA program, offered in Los Angeles, San Diego and Shanghai, number one for leadership and management and number four overall.

USC Marshall offers a complete array of degree options for every kind of student — and a dynamic academic environment that places it at the forefront of leading business schools around the world.

Senior Administration

James G. Ellis, Dean, Robert R. Dockson Dean’s Chair in Business Administration

John Matsusaka, Ph.D., Vice Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs

Shantanu Dutta, Ph.D., Vice Dean for Graduate Programs

Deborah MacInnis, Ph.D., Vice Dean for Research and Strategy

William W. Holder, D.B.A., C.P.A., Dean, Alan Casden Dean’s Chair at the Leventhal School of Accounting

Gregg B. Goldman, M.B.A., Senior Associate Dean for Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer

Emily Laskin, M.F.A., Senior Associate Dean for External Relations

Douglas Shook, Ph.D., Associate Dean and Chief Information Officer, Academic and Information Services

Evie Lazzarino,B.A., Associate Dean for Communications

Undergraduate Administration

Kim D. West, Ph.D., Associate Dean, Undergraduate Programs

Ty Callahan, Ph.D., Academic Director, Undergraduate Programs

Tiffiani Frye, Director, Undergraduate Admissions

Maureen McHale, Ph.D., Director, Undergraduate Advising

Guillermina Molina, M.A., Director, Undergraduate Student Services

M.B.A. Administration

Diane Badame, Ph.D., Assistant Dean, Full-Time M.B.A. Program

Peter Giulioni, M.B.A., Assistant Dean and Executive Director, MMBA Student Affairs, Keenan M.B.A. Career Resource Center

Keith Vaughn, M.B.A., Assistant Dean/Director, M.B.A. Admissions

Arif Ansari, Ph.D., Academic Director, MBA.PM Program

Jeanette L. Christensen, M.A., Director, MBA.PM Program

Tim Campbell, Ph.D., Academic Director, EMBA

Baizhu Chen, Ph.D., Academic Director, GEMBA

John Van Fleet, M.B.A., Director, GEMBA Program

Brigitte M. Engel, B.S., Director, EMBA Program

Fujiko Terayama, B.A., Director, IBEAR M.B.A. Program

Anakkarat Barth, M.A., Director, Office of Global Programs and Partnerships

Susan Hunt, M.A., Ph.D., Assistant Dean, Master’s Programs; Director, M.S.B.A. and M.S.B.R. Programs

Ph.D. Program

K.R. Subramanyam, Ph.D., Director, Ph.D. Program

Michelle Silver Lee, M.S.Ed., Associate Director, Ph.D. Program

Elizabeth Chang, B.M., Assistant Director, Ph.D. Program

Administration

William W. Holder, D.B.A., C.P.A., Dean, Alan Casden Dean’s Chair at the Leventhal School of Accounting

James Manegold, Ph.D., Associate Dean, Academic Affairs

Shirley Maxey, M.A., Associate Dean, Master’s Programs

Mildred G. Penner, M.A., Assistant Dean, Undergraduate Programs

Faculty

Alan Casden Dean’s Chair at the Leventhal School of Accounting: William W. Holder, D.B.A., C.P.A.

George Bozanic and Holman G. Hurt Chair in Sports and Entertainment Business: S. Mark Young, Ph.D.*

Deloitte & Touche LLP Chair in Accountancy: Kenneth A. Merchant, Ph.D., C.P.A.

A.N. Mosich Chair in Accounting: Mark L. DeFond, Ph.D., C.P.A.

Accounting Circle Professor of Accounting: Zoe‑Vonna Palmrose, Ph.D., C.P.A.

KPMG Foundation Professor of Accounting: K.R. Subramanyam, Ph.D.

USC Accounting Associates Professor of Accounting: Sarah E. Bonner, Ph.D., C.P.A.*

Arthur Andersen & Co. Alumni Associate Professor of Accounting: Mingyi Hung, Ph.D.

Professors: Jerry L. Arnold, Ph.D., C.P.A.; Randolph P. Beatty, Ph.D., C.P.A.; Sarah E. Bonner, Ph.D., C.P.A.*; Mark L. DeFond, Ph.D., C.P.A.; William W. Holder, D.B.A., C.P.A.; Thomas W. Lin, Ph.D., C.M.A.; Kenneth A. Merchant, Ph.D., C.P.A.; Daniel E. O’Leary, Ph.D., C.P.A., C.M.A., C.I.S.A.; Zoe-Vonna Palmrose, Ph.D., C.P.A.; K.R. Subramanyam, Ph.D.; Charles W. Swenson, Ph.D., C.P.A.; S. Mark Young, Ph.D.

Associate Professors: John J. Barcal, J.D., C.P.A.; Mingyi Hung, Ph.D.; James G. Manegold, Ph.D.; Robert H. Trezevant, Ph.D.*; Shiing-Wu Wang, Ph.D.

Assistant Professors: Elizabeth Chuk, Ph.D.; David Erkens, Ph.D.; Yaniv Konchitchki, Ph.D.; Yuri Loktionov, Ph.D.; David Maber, Ph.D.; Tatiana Sandino, Ph.D.; Jieying Zhang, Ph.D.

Professors of Clinical Accounting: Ruben A. Davila, M.B.A., C.P.A.; Chrislynn Freed, M.B.A., C.P.A.*; Merle Hopkins, Ph.D.*; Cecil W. Jackson, Ph.D.; Joseph L. Keller, M.S.; Rose M. Layton, M.Acc., C.P.A.*; Shirley Maxey, M.A.; Patricia Mills, J.D., L.L.M.; Leslie R. Porter, Ph.D.; Robert S. Roussey, B.S., C.P.A.; Robert Scharlach, B.S., C.P.A.; Kendall Simmonds, M.B.A., C.P.A.*

Associate Professor of Clinical Accounting: Robert Kiddoo, C.P.A.

Assistant Professors of Clinical Accounting: Robert Shames, M.B.A., C.P.A.; Zivia Sweeney, M.B.A., C.P.A.

Emeritus Professors: E. John Larsen, D.B.A., C.P.A.; Theodore J. Mock, Ph.D.; Anelise N. Mosich, Ph.D., C.P.A.; Rodolph H. Redmond, J.D.

Academic Departments

Chair: Fernando Zapatero, Ph.D.

Faculty

Kenneth King Stonier Chair in Business Administration: Harry DeAngelo, Ph.D.

Ivadelle and Theodore Johnson Chair of Banking and Finance: Wayne Ferson, Ph.D.

Fred V. Keenan Chair in Finance: Lawrence E. Harris, Ph.D.

Charles F. Sexton Chair in American Enterprise: John G. Matsusaka, Ph.D.

Kenneth L. Trefftzs Chair in Finance: Kevin J. Murphy, Ph.D.

Provost’s Professor of Business, Law and Political Economy: Mathew D. McCubbins, Ph.D.

Charles B. Thornton Professor of Finance: Randolph W. Westerfield, Ph.D.

Professors: Warren G. Bennis, Ph.D.; Tim Campbell, Ph.D.; Harry DeAngelo, Ph.D.*; Wayne Ferson, Ph.D.; Lawrence Harris, Ph.D.; Ayse Imrohoroglu, Ph.D.; Selahattin Imrohoroglu, Ph.D.; Douglas H. Joines, Ph.D.; Anthony M. Marino, Ph.D.; John G. Matsusaka, Ph.D.; Mathew D. McCubbins, Ph.D.; Kevin J. Murphy, Ph.D.; Vincenzo Quadrini, Ph.D.; Randolph W. Westerfield, Ph.D.; Fernando Zapatero, Ph.D.

Associate Professors: J. Kimball Dietrich, Ph.D.; Richard V. Eastin, Ph.D.*; Yasushi Hamao, Ph.D.; Christopher Jones, Ph.D.; Oguzhan Ozbas, Ph.D.; Aris Protopapadakis, Ph.D.; Mark I.Weinstein, Ph.D.

Assistant Professors: Elias Albagli, Ph.D.; Ricardo Alonso, Ph.D.; Odilon Camara, Ph.D.; Daniel Carvalho, Ph.D.; Tom Chang, Ph.D.; Juan Eberhard, Ph.D.; Michael Michaux, Ph.D.; Heikki Rantakari, Ph.D.; Lori Santikian, Ph.D.; David Solomon, Ph.D.; Andrea Stathopoulos, Ph.D.; Selale Tuzel, Ph.D.; Yongxiang Wang, Ph.D.; Mark Westerfield, Ph.D.; Yanghui Wu, Ph.D

Professors of Clinical Finance and Business Economics: Baizhu Chen, Ph.D.; Henry R. Cheeseman, J.D.*; C. Kerry Fields, J.D.*; Suh-Pyng Ku, Ph.D.; Lloyd Levitin, J.D.

Associate Professors of Clinical Finance and Business Economics: Duke Bristow, Ph.D.*; Tyrone Callahan, Ph.D.; James Cunningham, Ph.D.*; Mick Swartz, Ph.D.

Assistant Professors of Clinical Finance and Business Economics: Robert Bridges, M.R.E.D.; Fatemeh Ibrahimi-Nazarian, Ph.D.; Julia Plotts, M.B.A.*; Zekiye Selvile, Ph.D.; Tracey Seslen, Ph.D.

Lecturer: Richard Tontz

Emeritus Professors: Guilford C. Babcock, Ph.D.; Linda De Angelo, Ph.D.*; Alan C. Shapiro, Ph.D.

Chair: Yehuda Bassok, Ph.D.*

Faculty

Professors: Yehuda Bassok, Ph.D.*; Omar El Sawy, Ph.D.; Gareth James, Ph.D.*; K. Ravi Kumar, Ph.D.*; Ann Majchrzak, Ph.D.; Daniel E. O’Leary, Ph.D.; S. Rajagopalan, Ph.D.*

Associate Professors: Sriram Dasu, Ph.D.*; Mendel Fygenson, Ph.D.*; Greys Sosic, Ph.D.; Amy Ward, Ph.D.; Jonathan S. Yormark, Ph.D.

Assistant Professors: Yingying Fan, Ph.D.; Jinchi Lv, Ph.D.; Peter Radchenko, Ph.D.; Ramandeep Randhawa, Ph.D.; Hao Zhang, Ph.D.; Leon Zhu, Ph.D.

Professor of Clinical Information and Operations Management: Douglas Shook, Ph.D.*

Associate Professors of Clinical Information and Operations Management: Arif Ansari, Ph.D.*; Dawn Porter, Ph.D.; Ashok Srinivasan, Ph.D.

Assistant Professors of Clinical Information and Operations Management: Murat Bayiz, Ph.D.; Subhashish Chakravarty, Ph.D.; Robertas Gabrys, Ph.D.; Hiroshi Ochiumi, Ph.D.

Emeritus Professors: Jack Borsting, Ph.D.; Richard B. Chase, Ph.D.; Delores Conway, Ph.D.*; Richard McBride, Ph.D.; Bert M. Steece, Ph.D.*

Chair: Thomas G. Cummings, Ph.D.

Faculty

McAlister Chair in Business Administration: Peer C. Fiss, Ph.D.

Harold Quinton Chair in Business Policy: Paul Adler, Ph.D.

Capt. Henry W. Simonsen Chair in Strategic Entrepreneurship: Nandini Rajagopalan, Ph.D.

University Professor; Distinguished Professor of Business Administration: Warren G. Bennis, Ph.D.

Distinguished Professor of Business: Edward E. Lawler III, Ph.D.

Professors: Paul Adler, Ph.D.; Warren G. Bennis, Ph.D.; Philip H. Birnbaum-More, Ph.D.; John W. Boudreau, Ph.D.; Peter J. Carnevale, Ph.D.; Thomas G. Cummings, Ph.D.; Edward E. Lawler, Ph.D.; Morgan W. McCall, Ph.D.; Nandini Rajagopalan, Ph.D.

Associate Professors: Arvind Bhambri, D.B.A.; Peer C. Fiss, Ph.D.; Peter H. Kim, Ph.D.; Kyle J. Mayer, Ph.D.

Assistant Professors: Victor M. Bennett, Ph.D.; Nathanael J. Fast, Ph.D.; Sandy E. Green Jr., Ph.D.; Nan Jia, Ph.D.; Mark Thomas Kennedy, Ph.D.; Alexandra Michel, Ph.D.; Jennifer R. Overbeck, Ph.D.; Yongwook Paik, Ph.D.; Cheryl J. Wakslak, Ph.D.; Scott S. Wiltermuth, Ph.D.; Qingyuan Lori Yue, Ph.D.; Feng Zhu, Ph.D.

Professors of Clinical Management and Organization: Judith Blumenthal, Ph.D.; Thomas H. Olson, Ph.D.*; Robert B. Turrill, Ph.D.; Carl W. Voigt, Ph.D.*; Adlai Wertman, M.B.A.

Associate Professors of Clinical Management and Organization: David M. Carter, M.B.A.; Michael Coombs, Ph.D.*; Terance J. Wolfe, Ph.D.

Assistant Professors of Clinical Management and Organization: Katharine Harrington, Ph.D.; Lucy Hood, M.B.A.

Emeritus Professors: Robert Coffey, Ph.D.; Larry E. Greiner, D.B.A.; Alan Rowe, Ph.D.

Chair: Dennis Rook, Ph.D.

Faculty

Joseph A. DeBell Chair in Business Administration: C.W. Park, Ph.D.

Richard and Jarda Hurd Chair in Distribution Management: Gary L. Frazier, D.B.A.*

Jerry and Nancy Neely Chair in American Enterprise: Gerard J. Tellis, Ph.D.

Dave and Jeanne Tappan Chair in Marketing: Shantanu Dutta, Ph.D.

USC Associates Chair in Business Administration: Valerie S. Folkes, Ph.D.

Charles L. and Ramona I. Hilliard Professor of Business Administration: Deborah MacInnis, Ph.D.*

Provost’s Professor of Psychology and Business: Wendy Wood, Ph.D.

Professors: James G. Ellis, M.B.A.; Valerie S. Folkes, Ph.D.; Gary L. Frazier, D.B.A.*; Shantanu Dutta, Ph.D.; Deborah J. MacInnis, Ph.D.*; C.W. Park, Ph.D.; Gerard Tellis, Ph.D.; Allen Weiss, Ph.D.; Wendy Wood, Ph.D.; Sha Yang, Ph.D.

Associate Professors: Kristin Diehl, Ph.D.; Joseph C. Nunes, Ph.D.*; Joseph Priester, Ph.D.*; Sivaramakrishnan Siddarth, Ph.D.*

Assistant Professors: Lisa Cavanaugh, Ph.D.; Hai Che, Ph.D.; Anthony Dukes, Ph.D.; B. Kyu Kim, Ph.D.; Lan Luo, Ph.D.*; Matthew Selove, Ph.D.; Gulden Ulkumen, Ph.D.; Botao Yang, Ph.D.

Professors of Clinical Marketing: Diane Badame, Ph.D.*; Dennis Rook, Ph.D.

Associate Professors of Clinical Marketing: Rex Kovacevich, M.B.A.*; Dennis Schorr, Ph.D.

Assistant Professors of Clinical Marketing: Ira Kalb, M.B.A.*; Lars Perner, Ph.D.; Marlene Towns, Ph.D.; Therese Wilbur, M.B.A.*

*Recipient of university-wide or school teaching award.

Emeritus Faculty

Emeritus Quinton Professor of Research: Olaf K. Helmer, Ph.D.

Emeritus Professors: Douglas Basil, Ph.D.; James D. Calderwood, Ph.D.; Linda DeAngelo, Ph.D.*; Ben M. Enis, Ph.D.; Warren Erickson, Ph.D.; John E. Fleming, D.B.A.; William C. Himstreet, Ed.D.; John Jaeger, Ph.D.; Anelise N. Mosich, Ph.D., C.P.A.; Burt Nanus, Ph.D.; Rodolph H. Redmond, J.D.*; Alan Rowe, Ph.D.; George Schick, Ph.D.; Alan C. Shapiro, Ph.D.; Norman Sigband, Ph.D.; James Stevenson, Ph.D.

Academic Centers

Director: Lucy Lee, Ph.D.*

Faculty

Professors of Clinical Management Communication: J. Douglas Andrews, Ph.D.; Sandra Chrystal, Ph.D.*; Ellen-Linnea Dipprey, M.P.W.; James Gosline, M.P.W.; Lucy Lee, Ph.D.*; Greg Patton, Ph.D.*

Associate Professors of Clinical Management Communication: Jolanta Aritz, Ph.D.; Stephen Byars, Ph.D.; Stacy Geck, M.A.; Sharoni Little, Ph.D.*; Donna Miles, M.A.; James Owens, M.A.; Robyn Walker, Ph.D.; Naomi Warren, Ph.D.*

Assistant Professors of Clinical Management Communication: Lee Cerling, Ph.D.; Reginald Hubbard, Ph.D.; Yolanda Kirk, M.A.; Marion Philadelphia, M.A.*

Emeritus Professor: Paul Frommer, Ph.D.

*Recipient of university-wide or school teaching award.

Director: Gene Miller, J.D., M.B.A.

Faculty

Orfalea Director’s Chair in Entrepreneurship: Gene Miller, J.D., M.B.A.

Capt. Henry W. Simonsen Chair in Strategic Entrepreneurship: Nandini Rajagopalan, Ph.D.

Professors of Clinical Entrepreneurship: Kathleen R. Allen, Ph.D.*; William H. Crookston, Ph.D.*; Thomas J. O’Malia, M.B.A.*

Associate Professor of Clinical Entrepreneurship: Gene Miller, J.D., M.B.A.

Assistant Professors of Clinical Entrepreneurship: Patrick Henry, M.B.A.*; Thomas Knapp, B.S.*; Steve Mednick, M.B.A.*; Helena Yli-Renko, S.C.D.

Research Centers and Institutes

Director: Edward Lawler, Ph.D.

Director: Gerard Tellis, Ph.D.

Director: C.W. Park, Ph.D.

Director: Richard Drobnick, Ph.D.

Director: Randolph Westerfield, Ph.D.

Director: Kathleen Allen, Ph.D.

Executive Director: Lucy Hood, M.B.A.

Director: William Holder, D.B.A.

Executive Director: David Carter, M.B.A.

Director: Richard Green, Ph.D.

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