Apr 20, 2024

USC Catalogue 2020-2021

USC Catalogue 2020-2021 [ARCHIVED CATALOGUE]

USC Marshall School of Business

USC Marshall full-time MBA students leave their new-student orientation at Popovich Hall

Bridge Hall was built in 1928 from a bequest of Dr. Norman and Mrs. Mae Manford Bridge. It was designed by notable Los Angeles architects John and Donald Parkinson, and was the first campus facility of the business school - then known as the College of Commerce and Business Administration. Photo by William Vasta.

The USC Marshall School of Business is a preeminent destination for understanding and advancing the role of business in society. USC Marshall offers critical education and insight in disciplines including communication, business economics, entrepreneurship, finance, information systems, business analytics, marketing, management, operations, real estate and statistics. The Leventhal School of Accounting, one of the nation’s top ranked accounting schools and housed within Marshall, educates the next generation of leaders in that field.

Leveraging a world-class faculty, international student body and strategic location at the gateway to the Pacific Rim, USC Marshall is a pioneer in global business education. International experience is a required component of all residential MBA degree programs. Undergraduates have access to numerous overseas programs including study abroad and international internships, in addition to week-long global learning experiences.

USC Marshall prepares globally focused thought leaders and hands-on practitioners at every career level, in multiple locations and on a full-time, part-time or weekend schedule. It offers focused specialization through its seven one-year master’s degrees in disciplines across the business spectrum, including business analytics, entrepreneurship and innovation, social entrepreneurship, marketing and global supply chain management. The UT Dallas rankings place Marshall faculty seventh worldwide for research. The school’s entrepreneurship program is consistently ranked as one of the best, as is its alumni network.

Nearly 100 years after its founding in 1920 as USC’s College of Commerce and Business Administration, Marshall’s broad range of academic offerings and trailblazing Centers of Excellence continue to foster a dynamic academic environment that sets the standard for extraordinary leadership development and scholarship in business.

Academic Departments, Academic Centers, Research Centers and Institutes

Senior Administration

Geoffrey Garrett, PhD, Dean

Gareth James, PhD, Deputy Dean

Sha Yang, PhD, Vice Dean, Faculty and Academic Affairs

Patricia Mills, JD, LLM, Vice Dean, Teaching and Innovation

Suh-Pyng Ku, PhD, Vice Dean, Graduate Programs

Ramandeep Randhawa, PhD, Vice Dean, Undergraduate Programs

Sharoni Little, PhD, Vice Dean, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (through December 2020)

Violina Rindova, PhD, Interim Vice Dean, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (beginning January 1, 2021)

Janet Horan, MPA, Senior Associate Dean, Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer

Sara Bamossy, BA, Associate Dean, Communications and Marketing

Rachel Morrell, MPA, Associate Dean, External Relations

Daniel E. O’Leary, PhD, CPA, CMA, CISA, Chair of the Faculty Council

Undergraduate Programs Administration

Tiffiani Frye, Director, Undergraduate Admissions and Outreach

Onma Lwin, MS, Director, Undergraduate Career Services

Maureen McHale, PhD, Assistant Dean and Director, Undergraduate Advising and Student Affairs

Sean O’Connell, MA, Director, Undergraduate International Programs

Jerry Giaquinta, PhD, JD, Academic Director, World Bachelor in Business Program

Cynthia McCloud, MBA, Director, Food Industry Programs

Graduate Programs Administration

Evan Bouffides, MBA, MPW, MA, Assistant Dean and Director, Graduate Admissions

Mark Brostoff, MHA, Assistant Dean and Director, MBA Career Services

Susan Hunt, PhD, Assistant Dean, Graduate Programs

Anakkarat Barth, MA, Director, Office of Global Programs and Partnerships

Sriram Dasu, PhD, Academic Director, International Experiential Programs

Philip Griego, MBA, Assistant Dean and Director for Online Programs

Murat Bayiz, PhD, Academic Director, Full-Time MBA Program

Anne Ziemniak, EdD, Assistant Dean and Director, Full-Time MBA Program

Peter Cardon, PhD, Academic Director, MBA.PM Program (through December 2020)

Rahsan Akbulut, PhD, Academic Director, MBA.PM Program (beginning January 1, 2021)

Jeanette L. Christensen, MA, Director, MBA.PM Program

Randolph P. Beatty, PhD, CPA, Academic Director, Executive MBA (EMBA) Program

Brigitte M. Engel, BS, Director, EMBA Program

Carl Voigt, PhD, Academic Director, IBEAR MBA Program

Richard Drobnick, PhD, Director, IBEAR MBA Program

Miriam Burgos, MBA, Academic Director, Online MBA Program

Brittany Hawkins, MEd, Associate Director, Online MBA Program

Rex Kovacevich, MBA, Assistant Vice Dean, Graduate Programs

Sara McLachlan, MA, Senior Associate Director, Specialized Master’s Programs

Shirley Maxey, BA, Associate Dean, Master of Accounting and Master of Business Taxation

Ashley Flinn, MEd, Associate Director, Master of Accounting and Master of Business Taxation

Abbas Sharif, PhD, Academic Director, Master of Science in Business Analytics (through December 2020)

Dawn Porter, PhD, Academic Director, Master of Science in Business Analytics (beginning January 1, 2021)

Nina Richardson, MEd, Associate Director, Master of Science in Business Analytics

Thomas Knapp, MBA, Academic Director, Master of Science in Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Jeymi Choi, MEd, Assistant Director, Master of Science in Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Julia Plotts, MBA, Academic Director, Master of Science in Finance

Melisa Hanparsun, BA, Associate Director, Master of Science in Finance

Kyle Mayer, PhD, Academic Director, Master of Science in Food Industry Leadership

Cynthia McCloud, EdD, Director, Food Industry Programs

Kimberly Brower, EdD, Assistant Director, Food Industry Programs

Nick Vyas, EdD, Academic Director, Master of Science in Global Supply Chain Management

Katy Lin, MEd, Associate Director, Master of Science in Global Supply Chain Management

Christopher Stewart, EdD, Interim Director, Master of Management in Library and Information Science

Alexis Hackathorn, MA, Coordinator of Student Services, Master of Management in Library and Information Science and Graduate Certificate in Library and Information Management

Diane Badame, PhD, Academic Director, Master of Science in Marketing

Iain McConnell, MS, Associate Director, Master of Science in Marketing

Adlai Wertman, MBA, Academic Director, Master of Science in Social Entrepreneurship

JJ Lee, MBA, Director, Master of Science in Social Entrepreneurship

Kevin C. Fields, JD*, Academic Director, Master of Business for Veterans

James Bogle, MBA, Associate Director, Master of Business for Veterans

Dina Mayzlin, PhD, Associate Dean, PhD Program

Julie Phaneuf, BS, Associate Director, PhD Program

Office of Executive Education

The USC Marshall Office of Executive Education offers non-degree programs designed to build business and leadership capabilities that organizations and individuals need to turn their strategy and professional development into the results of tomorrow. The Office of Executive Education is located at the USC Center in Downtown Los Angeles. Phone (213) 740-8990. Fax (213) 740-6406. Email execed@marshall.usc.edu. Click here to visit our Website.

Patricia Mills, JD, LLM, Vice Dean, Executive Education

Tim Blakesly, BS, Assistant Dean, Executive Education