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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 BergstromTod Bergstrom
Part-time Lecturer of Management and Organization
EMBA 560:
Legal Environment of Business
Autumn Quarter Year 1
PatrickPatrick Bettin
Lecturer, Management & Organization
EMBA 506:
Enhancing Leadership Effectiveness
Autumn Quarter Year 2
David BurgstahlerDavid Burgstahler
Professor of Accounting
Chair of the Department of AccountingJulius A. Roller Professor of Accounting
EMBA 512:
Managerial Accounting
Winter Quarter Year 2
Debra GlassmanDebra 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 HallenBenjamin Hallen
Associate Professor of Strategy and EntrepreneurshipLongbrake Endowed Professor in Innovation
EMBA 553:
Entrepreneurship
Spring Quarter Year 2
Charles HillCharles Hill
Professor of Management and Organization
EMBA 558:
General Management and Strategy I
Autumn Quarter Year 1
Mark HillierMark Hillier
Associate Professor of Quantitative Method
EMBA 530:
Decision Models for Management
Winter Quarter Year 2
Michael JohnsonMichael Johnson
Professor of ManagementThe Boeing Company Endowed Professor in Business Management
EMBA 521:
Organizational Leadership
Winter Quarter Year 1
Jonathan KarpoffJonathan Karpoff
Professor of FinanceWashington Mutual Endowed Chair in Innovation
EMBA 520:
Corporate Finance
Autumn Quarter Year 2
Suresh KothaSuresh 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 MatsumotoDawn Matsumoto
Professor of AccountingMarion B. Ingersoll Professor
EMBA 505:
Financial Reporting and Analysis
Autumn Quarter Year 1
Natalie MizikNatalie Mizik
Professor of MarketingJ. Gary Shansby Endowed Chair in Marketing Strategy
EMBA 531:
Global Economic Environment of the Firm
Spring Quarter Year 1
Shaosong OuShaosong 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 PalmatierRob 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 PedersenBrandon Pedersen
Guest Lecturer
EMBA 564:
CEO & The Board
Spring Quarter Year 2
Alan PickerillAlan Pickerill
Guest Lecturer
EMBA 564:
CEO & The Board
Spring Quarter Year 2
Scott J. ReynoldsScott 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 SchabramKira Schabram
Assistant Professor of Management
EMBA 502:
Teamwork and Managerial Effectiveness
Autumn Quarter Year 1
Stephan SiegelStephan Siegel
Professor of Finance and Business EconomicsMichael G. Foster Endowed Professor
EMBA 540:
International Finance
Spring Quarter Year 2
Kevin SteensmaKevin Steensma
Professor of ManagementMichael G. Foster Endowed Professor
EMBA 551:
International Management
Spring Quarter Year 1
Elizabeth UmphressElizabeth 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 ZhouYong-Pin Zhou
Professor of Operations ManagementEvert McCabe Endowed Fellow
EMBA 533:
Operations Management
Winter Quarter Year 2