Our faculty has significantly impacted the world of business. Each faculty member expertly integrates knowledge with practical application and competitive insights. Their experience is drawn from superior academic backgrounds, coupled with real world business experience.

Faculty
Kevin Fields
JD, Chapman University; BS, University of Southern California
MBV Faculty
Scott Abrams
MBA, University of Southern California; BA, UCLA
James Bogle
MBV, MA, University of Southern California; BA, Arizona State University
George Braunegg
B.S., Indiana University of Pennsylvania; MBA, University of Southern California
After 6 years at KPMG, Professor Braunegg Co-Founded CAST Management Consultants, a highly regarded boutique consulting firm. CAST was sold in 2017 after 31 years serving the largest and most successful financial services companies.
Professor Braunegg earned a B.S. magna cum laude from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and a MBA from USC. He is a CPA in California & Pennsylvania, serves on the Boards of Mercury Insurance and two not-for -profits (VOALA & SCADP) and is an advisor to Terafina a Silicon Valley Fintech firm.
Stephen Byars
PhD, University of Southern California; MA, University of San Diego; BA, Claremont McKenna College
Baizhu Chen
PhD, MA, University of Rochester; BS, Fudan University
Mark DeFond
PhD, University of Washington; BA, San Francisco State University
Nathanael Fast
Ph.D., Stanford University
Kevin Fields
JD, Chapman University; BS, University of Southern California
Robertas Gabrys
PhD, Utah State University; MS, BS, Vilnius University
Christopher Harrer
BBA, Loyola Marymount University; MBA University of Southern California; MSBA University of Southern California
Thomas Knapp
MBA, BS, University of Southern California
Kyle Mayer
PhD, MS, UC-Berkeley; BS, UC-Davis
Milan Miric
Julia Plotts
MBA, University of Southern California; BA, Loyola Marymount University
Violina Rindova
PhD, NYU
Kathy Takayama
MBV, USC; BS Applied Mathematics with an emphasis in Computer Science and Statistics, UC Davis
Scott Wiltermuth
PhD, AM, Stanford University; MBA, INSEAD; AB, Harvard University
S. Mark Young
PhD, University of Pittsburgh; MAcc, The Ohio State University; BA, Oberlin College