The SCU Leavey School of Business is one of the professional schools at

Santa Clara University Santa Clara University is a private Jesuit university in Santa Clara, California. Established in 1851, Santa Clara University is the oldest operating institution of higher learning in California. The university's campus surrounds the historic Mis ...

, a private academic institution in the San Francisco Bay Area. The School of Business was founded in 1923 and accredited by the

Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, also known as AACSB International, is an American professional organization. It was founded as the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business in 1916 to provide accreditation to ...

thirty years later. Located in the heart of

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, the Leavey School of Business provides undergraduate, graduate, and executive education.

History

*1851 Santa Clara College established *1923 School of Business and Administration established *1953 Business School accredited by Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business *1957 Executive Development Center established *1959 MBA program created *1963 Graduate program recognized through AACSB accreditation *1975 Combined JD/MBA program created *1983 Dedication of the Dorothy and Thomas Leavey School of Business *1999 Executive MBA program created *2008 Lucas Hall business facility dedicated

Academics

The Leavey School of Business, which serves over 2,000 undergraduate and graduate students, has six academic departments including

Accounting Accounting, also known as accountancy, is the measurement, processing, and communication of financial and non financial information about economic entities such as businesses and corporations. Accounting, which has been called the "languag ...

Economics Economics () is the social science that studies the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and interactions of economic agents and how economies work. Microeconomics anal ...

Finance Finance is the study and discipline of money, currency and capital assets. It is related to, but not synonymous with economics, the study of production, distribution, and consumption of money, assets, goods and services (the discipline of f ...

Management Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it is a business, a nonprofit organization, or a government body. It is the art and science of managing resources of the business. Management includes the activitie ...

Marketing Marketing is the process of exploring, creating, and delivering value to meet the needs of a target market in terms of goods and services; potentially including selection of a target audience; selection of certain attributes or themes to emph ...

, and Operations Management and Information Systems. * Bachelor of Science in Commerce (BSC) :''Degrees in'' Accounting, Accounting & Information Systems (AIS), Economics, Finance, Management, Marketing, Operations and Management Information Systems (OMIS) * Master of Business Administration (MBA) :''Different methods of completing the degree'' Full-Time, Part-Time (Evening and Saturdays), or Executive program :-Joint-degree with School of Law JD/MBA *

Master of Science in Business Analytics A Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA) is an interdisciplinary STEM graduate professional degree that blends concepts from data science, computer science, statistics, business intelligence, and information theory geared towards commercial ...

* Master of Science in Finance * Master of Science in Information Systems (MSIS) :-Joint-degee with School of Law JD/MSIS *

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Centers & Institutes

"Centers and institutes in the School of Business provide scholars and organizations an interdisciplinary approach to business issues." *Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship (CIE) *Certified Equity Professional Institute (CEPI) *Executive Development Center (EDC) *Food & Agribusiness Institute (FAI) *My Own Business Institute (MOBI) *Retail Management Institute (RMI)

Ranking

'' U.S. News & World Report'' ranked the Leavey School of Business 25th in the U.S. among part-time MBA programs in the "Best Graduate Schools 2018" ranking. This ranking, up from No. 37 the previous year, places the Leavey School of Business 2nd in the Bay Area, 2nd among Jesuit Schools, and 4th in California. Graduates of the MBA program earn the 9th highest salaries in the nation compared with other MBA graduates according to a

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study published in 2016. The Master's in Finance program was ranked 3rd on the West Coast and 29th nationally in the 2017 Best Finance Program Rankings by The Financial Engineer (TFE) Times. The undergraduate business program was ranked 63rd in the U.S. by '' U.S. News & World Report'' in 2017. ''

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'' ranked it 51st in the U.S. for 2016, and in 2013 ranked its macroeconomics sub-specialty 4th in the nation among undergraduate business schools. For 2021, Santa Clara University was ranked #53 in National Universities. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence by '' U.S. News & World Report''.

Leadership

The Leavey School of Business is led by Dean Ed Grier, appointed July 1, 2021. Previous deans and their tenure: * Naren Agrawal, interim dean (2020-2021), currently Benjamin and Mae Swig Professor of Information Systems and Analytics * Caryn Beck-Dudley, dean (2015-2020), President and CEO of AACSB * S. Andrew Starbird, interim dean (2009-2010), dean (2010-2015), currently director of the My Own Business Institute at SCU *

Barry Z. Posner Barry Zane Posner (born March 11, 1949) is the Accolti Professor of Leadership at the Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University. Early life and education Posner received a B.A. degree in political science from the University of Ca ...

(1996-2009), professor of leadership and best-selling co-author of ''The Leadership Challenge'' * Alexander Field, acting dean (1995–1996), currently Orradre Professor of Economics * James L. Koch (1990–1995), currently Don C. Dodson Distinguished Service Professor * Albert Bruno, acting dean (1988–1989), currently Cleary Professor of Marketing * Andre Delbecq (1978–1988), currently McCarthy Presidential Professor * Charles J. Dirksen (1941–1978)

Lucas Hall

Lucas Hall is among the newer buildings on the Santa Clara University campus and is home to the Leavey School of Business. Construction began in May 2007 and the building was formally dedicated on September 14, 2008, in honor of Donald L. Lucas, veteran Silicon Valley venture capitalist."Donald L. Lucas Hall."
Santa Clara University. Retrieved June 25, 2013 At approximately , the facility is two and a half times the size of the former home of the Business School, Kenna Hall. The three-story building contains 12 classrooms (two dedicated to executive education), 102 faculty offices, 16 team project rooms, six large executive-style conference rooms, and a 100-seat seminar room. The center core of the facility contains the Dukes Business Services Center and the Cadence CyberCafe.

Notable alumni

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(1968), former CEO WestCoast Hospitality Corp *

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(1966), president,

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, former CEO, KQED Broadcasting *

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(1987), founder and owner, Dallas Capital * David Drummond (Google) (1985), vice president and general counsel,

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Thomas Fanoe Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (disambiguation) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the Ap ...

(1968), former president, Levi's USA and

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Corp. *

Robert J. Finocchio The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

Jr. (1973), retired director of

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and former president,

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* Fred Franzia (1965), owner of Bronco Winery and maker of

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* John Fry (1978), president and co-founder,

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Michael L. Hackworth Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name "Michael" * Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian an ...

(1963), chairman,

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* Richard Justice (1971), senior vice president of worldwide field operations,

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Walter Kaczmarek Walter may refer to: People * Walter (name), both a surname and a given name * Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–1968) * Gunther (wrestler), Austrian professional wrestler and trainer Walter Hahn (born 19 ...

(1974), president, CEO, and director, Heritage Bank *

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(1954), former president of IBM *

Thomas A. Lacey Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (disambiguation) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the Ap ...

(

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1988), CEO and chairman of International Display Works, former VP of

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* Thomas E. Leavey (1922), co-founder of

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Mike Maciag Mike may refer to: Animals * Mike (cat), cat and guardian of the British Museum * Mike the Headless Chicken, chicken that lived for 18 months after his head had been cut off * Mike (chimpanzee), a chimpanzee featured in several books and document ...

(1987), CEO,

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* Chris Malachowsky (M.S. 1986), co-founder and senior VP of engineering and operations,

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* Rodney Moore (1985), president of the

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* David Mooring (1980), former president and director, board member,

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(MBA 1987), CFO and senior vice president of

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(MBA 1979), CFO, and former senior vice president,

Stephen Schott Stephen C. Schott (born 1939) is a real estate developer and businessman from California, best known for his ten-year co-ownership of the Oakland Athletics. Early life and education Schott was born to a Roman Catholic family in Santa Clara, Cali ...

(1960), former owner of the

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John A. Sobrato John Albert Sobrato (born May 23, 1939)David Louie"Sobrato family makes mark on South Bay" KGO-TV, April 15, 2014. is an American billionaire real estate developer, and the founder of the Cupertino, California-based Sobrato Organization, a Si ...

(1960), billionaire owner and chairman, Sobrato Development Companies *

Thomas D. Terry Thomas D. Terry, S.J. was appointed Santa Clara University's 25th president after the presidency of Patrick A. Donahoe References *Gerald McKevitt, S.J. ''The University of Santa Clara: A History, 1851-1977'' (Page 385) *http://www.scu.edu/presi ...

(S.J.), president of Novitiate Wines *

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(M.S. 1989), CEO of

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Corporation

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