Barowsky School of Business

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Recently accredited by The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), ֱ University of California helps Business students develop a global orientation, an entrepreneurial attitude, a commitment to sustainability, and a strong sense of ethics and social responsibility. 

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Transform Yourself

Transform business. Transform the world. At the Barowsky School of Business (BSB), our undergraduate, graduate, executive education and leadership programs provide the theoretical knowledge and practical skills you need to earn your undergraduate or graduate business degree and can help launch or advance your business career.

Degree Programs

Our degree programs are grounded in the liberal arts and incorporate the knowledge and skills necessary for success. Both our undergraduate and master's programs offer study abroad opportunities to grow your global business skills. Our stand-alone minors allow you to combine a solid business education with another discipline, like Biology or International Studies. 

Undergraduate Programs

Graduate Programs

Connections and Opportunities

Our faculty and staff’s commitment to student success and our ties to regional and national businesses create an educational experience that is personal, practical, and highly experiential. Graduates of BSB programs have gone to find success at companies such as LinkedIn, Charles Schwab, and Google.

Our powerful alumni network and undergraduate and graduate career and internship services programs will connect you to opportunities post-graduation to help you reach and exceed your career goals. 

The Barowsky School provides a personalized business education focused on the student.” — Barney Mizel, Board of Trustees Member, ֱ University of California

The Barowsky School of Business

The Barowsky School of Business has served as a business and leadership resource for the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond through the Institute for Leadership Studies, the Françoise O. Lepage Center for Global Innovation, and other centers and strategic partnerships. The Barowsky School of Business also has an active Board of Advisors

The mission of the Barowsky School of Business (BSB) is to educate students to emerge as innovative business leaders in the North Bay and beyond. We do so by setting the highest academic standards, empowering students to solve local and global issues sustainably, providing professional development through community engagement, and conducting discipline-based and applied research.

The School fulfills its mission by:

  • Delivering a high-quality business curriculum that incorporates liberal arts and professional knowledge and skills while promoting the ֱ ideals of study, reflection, community, and service.
  • Offering students opportunities for collaborative and experiential learning through high-impact engagements.
  • Supporting the faculty’s commitment to impactful research, pedagogical innovation, and teaching excellence.
  • Providing internship and lifelong career services for students and alumni through professional development opportunities.
  • Transforming aspiring leaders and businesses through our centers of excellence such as the Institute for Leadership Studies and the Francoise O. Lepage Center for Global Innovation, and strategic partnerships with the U.S. Commercial Service and Marin Small Business Development Center.

The Barowsky School of Business aspires to be the business school of choice in the North Bay.

Our aim is to cultivate business leaders who act with a global perspective, an entrepreneurial attitude, a commitment to sustainability, and a strong sense of ethics and social responsibility.

We strive to deliver high-quality teaching and research, advance our centers of leadership and innovation, and be the most diverse and inclusive higher educational institution with deep business connections.

Barowsky School of Business Leadership

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Yung-Jae Lee, PhD

Dean, Barowsky School of Business

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Get to Know the Barowsky School of Business

Take a virtual tour of the Barowsky School of Business, located just 12 miles north of San Francisco in the heart of the Bay Area.

The BSB Difference

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95%

Placement Rate

From 2019-2023, an average of 95% of the graduating class, who sought employment, found job placements or entered a graduate program.

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12 short miles to San Francisco

A suburban campus with big-city access.

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4+1

MBA Fast Track

Earn your MBA in just one year after graduation.

More than a Degree

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$60,400

Average Starting Salary

For 2021-2022 BSB Undergraduates

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10:1

Student to Faculty Ratio

At ֱ University in 2019-2020.

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2300+

BSB Alumni

In the ֱ Network

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Majors, Minors and Programs

We offer both undergraduate and graduate degrees and a variety of stand-alone minor programs, including Leadership, Marketing and Analytics.

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Career Exploration and Internships

We guide you in self-awareness, career exploration, internship experience, and job search preparation through individual counseling, career programs, and connections with employers and alumni.

Undergraduate Career Services Graduate Business Services
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Executive Education and Leadership

Whether you are an executive striving to take your organization to the next level, or a manager ready for career advancement we can empower your success.

Explore Leadership Development Attend the Leadership Lecture Series Gain a Competitive Edge
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Faculty and Alumni

Our faculty fuel our degree programs, while helping build solid business partnerships and networks in the Bay Area and Silicon Valley.

Meet Our Faculty

Barowsky School of Business: In The News

Faculty and Staff

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Yung-Jae Lee, PhD

Dean, Barowsky School of Business
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Erin Aradi, MA

Assistant Dean for Academic Programs
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Adam Braus

Chair, Applied Computer Science Program
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Courtney Budesa

Director of Internships and Professional Development Integrative Coach
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Thomas Cavanagh, PhD

Associate Professor of Management
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Mariah Ahid

Executive Assistant for Programs and Initiatives
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ChangSeob Yeo, PhD

Associate Professor of Marketing
Jorge Choi

Jorge Choy, MBA

Senior Director of Programs & Partnerships, Institute for Leadership Studies
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Asayehgn Desta, PhD

Professor of Economics and Quantitative Methods
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Apollo Demirel, PhD

Assistant Professor of Marketing
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Yvonne Fernandez

Director of Operations
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Mitchell Hudson

Instructor, Applied Computer Science
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Aslihan G. Korkmaz, DBA

Associate Professor of Finance
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Miriam Karell, MS

Marin SBDC Director
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Denise Lucy, EdD

Executive Director, Institute of Leadership Studies Professor, Business and Organizational Studies
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Jacob Massoud, PhD

MBA Program Director Professor of Strategic Management
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Vafa Saboori, PhD

Director of the MS in Business Analytics Program Associate Professor of Operations Management
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Rajeev Sooreea, PhD

Associate Dean Professor of International Business
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Erick Sanchez

Adjunct Assistant Professor
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Casey Spurgeon, MA

Director of Career Outcomes and Talent Partnerships, Applied Computer Science Program
Yiye Zhang

Yiye Zhang, PhD

Assistant Professor
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Bo Zhang, PhD

Adjunct Professor
Daqing Zhao, PhD

Daqing Zhao, PhD

Associate Professor, Business Analytics
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Benita McLarin

Adjunct Assistant Professor
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Chris Yalonis

Adjunct Instructor
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Carlos Baradello

Adjunct Assistant Professor
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Hap Klopp

Adjunct Instructor
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Marguerite Callaway

Adjunct Instructor
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Frank Ruderman

Adjunct Instructor

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