Yan Luo
Visiting Professor
PhD in Accounting, Queens University
Research Expertise
Auditing, Ethics in Accounting, Corporate Governance
Faculty Profile
Muneet Bains
Lecturer
Master of Professional Accountancy (MPAc), UC Davis
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Business Administration, Accounting, CSU Chico
Muneet Bains is a lecturer at the University of California, Davis, with professional experience spanning public accounting and corporate financial reporting. In addition to teaching, she currently serves as a manager of financial reporting and technical accounting, where she specializes in complex accounting issues, financial statement preparation and technical guidance.
Prior to this role, Bains worked as a senior assurance associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), where
Kevin Shinseki
Lecturer
MBA, University of California, Davis
B.S. Electrical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Davis
Areas of Expertise
Management & Organizations, Technology Management
Lecturer Kevin Shinseki brings more than 20 years of experience in the technology sector, with deep expertise in product management, product strategy, new venture development and business operations. His career spans senior leadership roles at high-growth startups and global enterprise software companies, where he has led product innovation, organizational transformation and market expansion.
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Poets&Quants Honors Dean H. Rao Unnava with Lifetime Achievement Award
Award for leadership recognizes his enduring humanity
During his decade of leadership, Unnava has transformed UC Davis from a quietly ambitious regional business school into a nationally distinctive player that punches far above its weight in innovation, inclusion, and impact.
Mike Kourey
Robert A. Fox Executive in Residence
Meet Mike Kourey, a veteran Silicon Valley technology executive with extensive experience as a chief financial officer (CFO), board member, and audit chair. Kourey is serving as this year's Robert A. Fox Executive in Residence.
Meet the Professors Who Will Inspire Your Business School Journey
Watch the "We Are GSM" video series
Meet the UC Davis Graduate School of Management faculty who are redefining how we understand work, decision-making and organizational behavior—and discover how their research shapes real-world impact. Watch "We Are GSM"
Heidi Stevens
Lecturer
MBA, UC Davis Graduate School of Management
Areas of Expertise
Accounting, Finance, Management & Organizations
Lecturer Heidi Stevens brings 20 years of experience in financial reporting and strategy. She has led high-impact technology transformation projects, corporate acquisitions and capital allocation strategies for companies in insurance, banking and technology. Stevens has an MBA from the UC Davis Graduate School of Management, B.S. Business Administration, Accountancy from California State University, Sacramento and holds an active CPA license.
Two Esteemed Professors to Retire from the Graduate School of Management
David Woodruff and Hollis Skaife conclude decades of impact in operations research, accounting and academic leadership
The two internationally renowned senior faculty members will retire from their academic roles on July 1, 2025. Each leaves a legacy of scholarship, mentorship and service that has shaped the School and influenced their respective fields.
Catherine Kendall
Lecturer
Doctor of Education (EdD) in Education Policy, Drexel University, 2014
Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Management Information Systems, University of California, Davis, Graduate School of Management, 1999
Bachelor of Science (BS) in Agricultural and Managerial Economics, University of California, Davis, 1993
Research Expertise
Macroeconomic history and trends, Domestic violence and marginalized populations, Intersectionality, Socio-ecological framework
Areas of Expertise
Economics, Management & Organizations, Technology Management
Catherine Kendall has worked in the information technology
Eric Liederman
Lecturer
M.D., Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, 1989
M.P.H, Health Policy and Management, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 1996
B.A., Classical Archaeology, Dartmouth College, 1984
Research Expertise
Health Economics, Clinical Informatics, Medical Operations, Privacy and Security, Patient messaging
Areas of Expertise
Business Analytics, Management & Organizations, Technology Management
Dr. Eric Liederman serves as CEO of CyberSolutionsMD, LLC, a digital health, privacy, security and IT resilience consultancy. He previously served as director of medical informatics and national
Sabid Rahman
Lecturer
PhD in Computer Science, University of California Davis, 2020
MS in Computer Science, University of Texas San Antonio, 2014
Research Expertise
AI for Business, Business Analytics, AI Policy and Governance, AI Ethics
Sabid Rahman is an award-winning computer scientist, technology leader, and pioneer in business automation using artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI. A former professor of computer science and software engineer, Rahman has more than 13 years of experience delivering production-grade, large-scale AI, machine learning, and software solutions. His work has focused on
Naga Lakshmi Damaraju
Lecturer
Ph.D. in business administration, Fisher College of Business, The Ohio State University, 2008
Research Expertise
Investment and divestment strategies, corporate governance, entrepreneurship, cultural influences on strategy and entrepreneurship
Area of Expertise
Management & Organizations
Naga Lakshmi Damaraju teaches competitive strategy and corporate strategy courses focusing on the sustainability of competitive advantage of firms in single and multiple lines of businesses. She served as a resource faculty for Goldman Sachs’ 10,000 Women Entrepreneurs program in India and was involved in
Ed Arnheiter
Lecturer
Ph.D., Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 1997
M.S., Engineering Management, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 1994
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Union College (NY), 1983
Research Expertise
Manufacturing, Lean Six Sigma, Quality Control, Continuous Improvement
Areas of Expertise
Business Analytics, Operations Management, Statistics
Ed Arnheiter possesses a unique combination of industrial, consulting, and higher education experience spanning a 30-year period. He is currently a lecturer with the GSM, teaching Data Analysis for Managers and Managing
UC Davis Professor Named to New CSBS Scholars Program
Professor Robert Marquez: Leading expert in banking and corporate finance
The Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) named Professor Marquez among five scholars to advance research on critical issues related to the nation's dual-banking system, community banking, financial services innovation and economic growth.
Helen Shuxuan Zeng
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University
M.A., Columbia University
B.Sc., the University of Hong Kong
Research Expertise
Digital Economics, Technology and Policy
Areas of Expertise
Economics, Technology Management
Helen Zeng's research lies at the intersection of digital economics, technology, and policy. Her research vision is to bridge technology and policy by engaging firms, institutions, and regulators in understanding how to create and deliver “virtuous" digital products for business and society. Her work aims to explore the role of stakeholder accountability in the context of new
Sebastian Calonico
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. in Economics, University of Michigan, 2014
M.A. in Statistics, University of Michigan, 2012
Research Expertise
Program Evaluation, Causal Inference Methodology, Robust statistical inference, Nonparametric Methods, Data Science
Sebastian Calonico is an assistant professor at the Graduate School of Management at UC Davis. His research combines econometrics and data science to develop and apply novel statistical methods aimed at addressing key issues in public and health policy and business analytics, with a particular interest in program evaluation and causal inference methodology.
Calonico's
Bita Hajihashemi
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. in Quantitative Marketing, Foster School of Business, University of Washington, 2023
B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, 2016
Research Expertise
Personalized and Targeted Marketing, CRM, Complaint Management, Loyalty Programs
Bita Hajihashemi's research interests span two major domains:
- The applications and impacts of artificial intelligence (AI) in marketing, particularly personalization and targeted marketing.
- Customer relationship management, relationship marketing, complaint management, and effective loyalty program and retention strategies.
She
Kayla S. Stajkovic
Lecturer
Ph.D., Organizational Behavior, University of Wisconsin - Madison, 2018
Research Expertise: gender, race, leadership effectiveness, goals, self-efficacy, confidence, work motivation
Kayla S. Stajkovic is a lecturer at the University of California, Davis, which she joined in 2022. She was formerly a visiting professor at UC Davis and an assistant professor at Edgewood College, where she significantly contributed to business, communication, and accounting programs. She is a contributing board member at the Journal of Applied Psychology.
Stajkovic studies diversity and leadership effectiveness
Yuan Yuan
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Social & Engineering Systems, MIT
Bachelor, Computer Science & Economics, Tsinghua University
Research Expertise: Computational Social Science, Causal Inference, Social Networks
Yuan Yuan is a computational social scientist and an assistant professor in business analysis at UC Davis Graduate School of Management. Specializing in social networks, Yuan expertly harnesses big data and advanced computational methodologies, such as machine learning and causal inference, to scrutinize behavior and dynamics within social and organizational networks. His expertise extends to experimentation
Steven Gill
Visiting Professor
Ph.D., University of Massachusetts 2008
M.S., Taxation Northeastern University 1996
B.S., Accounting University of Florida 1989
Research Expertise
Individual taxation and tax compliance
Steven Gill’s research includes how taxation effects investors decisions and methods by which to collect difficult to enforce taxes from individual taxpayers. He has distributed case materials developed in conjunction with a “Big-4” accounting firm associated with the use of technology in the accounting for income tax process and has deployed those materials and software to students in his courses at SDSU. He