Faculty

World Class Faculty Shape the Experience

The reputation of the Michael G. Foster School of Business is built on the credentials and expertise of its exceptional faculty. Since 1983, the Executive MBA faculty members have been instrumental in working with current and next-generation executives and senior leaders to refine their leadership skills and equip them with strategic business-thinking skills.

Recognized for both their academic accomplishments and extensive “real world” and consulting experience, faculty members are selected for their desire and ability to teach highly motivated, experienced professionals.

Foster Executive MBA professors employ a variety of teaching methods that:

• Bring current business issues into the classroom
• Offer thought-provoking lectures
• Encourage discussions
• Focus on practical solutions as well as theory and strategy

Known for their accessibility, faculty members remain in frequent contact with EMBA students by:

• Connecting with students one-on-one after class
• Meeting with Study Teams
• Joining students on the International Immersion
• Offering optional Help Sessions on weeknights for classes
• Teaching assistants are also available in many of the quantitative courses to assist individual students or provide support to study teams but all classes are taught by faculty members.

View available detailed profiles by selecting faculty members listed below.

Tod Bergstrom Part-time Lecturer of Management and Organization	EMBA 560: Legal Environment of Business Autumn Quarter Year 1
Patrick Bettin Lecturer, Management & Organization	EMBA 506: Enhancing Leadership Effectiveness Autumn Quarter Year 2
David Burgstahler Professor of Accounting Chair of the Department of AccountingJulius A. Roller Professor of Accounting	EMBA 512: Managerial Accounting Winter Quarter Year 2
Debra Glassman Teaching Professor of Finance and Business Economics	EMBA 531: Global Economic Environment of the Firm Autumn Quarter Year 2EMBA 590: International Immersion Autumn Quarter Year 2
Benjamin Hallen Associate Professor of Strategy and EntrepreneurshipLongbrake Endowed Professor in Innovation	EMBA 553: Entrepreneurship Spring Quarter Year 2
Charles Hill Professor of Management and Organization	EMBA 558: General Management and Strategy I Autumn Quarter Year 1
Mark Hillier Associate Professor of Quantitative Method	EMBA 530: Decision Models for Management Winter Quarter Year 2
Michael Johnson Professor of ManagementThe Boeing Company Endowed Professor in Business Management	EMBA 521: Organizational Leadership Winter Quarter Year 1
Jonathan Karpoff Professor of FinanceWashington Mutual Endowed Chair in Innovation	EMBA 520: Corporate Finance Autumn Quarter Year 2
Suresh Kotha Professor of Management Olesen/Battelle Excellence Chair in EntrepreneurshipResearch Director of the Arthur W. Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship	EMBA 558: General Management and Strategy II Spring Quarter Year 2 EMBA 590: International Immersion Autumn Quarter Year 2
Dawn Matsumoto Professor of AccountingMarion B. Ingersoll Professor	EMBA 505: Financial Reporting and Analysis Autumn Quarter Year 1
Natalie Mizik Professor of MarketingJ. Gary Shansby Endowed Chair in Marketing Strategy	EMBA 531: Global Economic Environment of the Firm Spring Quarter Year 1
Shaosong Ou Associate Teaching Professor of Information Systems	EMBA Math and Excel Workshops Summer prior to Year 1EMBA 510: Statistics for Management Spring Quarter Year 1
Rob Palmatier Professor of Marketing Research Director, Center for Sales and Marketing Strategy John C. Narver Endowed Professor in Business Administration	EMBA 542: Marketing Strategies Winter Quarter Year 2
Brandon Pedersen Guest Lecturer	EMBA 564: CEO & The Board Spring Quarter Year 2
Alan Pickerill Guest Lecturer	EMBA 564: CEO & The Board Spring Quarter Year 2
Scott J. Reynolds Professor of Business Ethics Chair of the Department of Management and OrganizationWeyerhaeuser Endowed Faculty Fellow	EMBA 534: Ethical Leadership Spring Quarter Year 1
Kira Schabram Assistant Professor of Management	EMBA 502: Teamwork and Managerial Effectiveness Autumn Quarter Year 1
Stephan Siegel Professor of Finance and Business EconomicsMichael G. Foster Endowed Professor	EMBA 540: International Finance Spring Quarter Year 2
Kevin Steensma Professor of ManagementMichael G. Foster Endowed Professor	EMBA 551: International Management Spring Quarter Year 1
Elizabeth Umphress Professor of ManagementMichael G. Foster Endowed ProfessorFaculty Director of Consulting and Business Development Center	EMBA 511: Dynamics of Negotiation Winter Quarter Year 1
Yong-Pin Zhou Professor of Operations ManagementEvert McCabe Endowed Fellow	EMBA 533: Operations Management Winter Quarter Year 2