FALL 2022 Dean's Report

“At Marshall we’re committed to constantly redefining best-in-class, comprehensive business education in the creative capital of the world." 

This year we've launched a lot of incredible new programs and initiatives – from new undergraduate emphases and joint-degrees, to initiatives in data science and digital ethics, to our newly named Peter Arkley Institute for Risk Management and VanEck Digital Assets Initiative. There’s much to look forward to in 2023 and beyond.

— Geoff Garrett, Dean

UNDERGRADUATE INNOVATION

As a comprehensive business school, Marshall is redefining what an undergraduate business degree can provide, from new Joint Degrees and Emphases to STEM certification and Progressive Degrees.

Teaching + Innovation

"Our faculty are constantly innovating and building curriculum to enable students to succeed in the dynamic and fluid world of today and tomorrow."

— Ramandeep Randhawa, Vice Dean for Undergraduate Programs

CAREER PATHWAYS

We believe that learning is lifelong and careers follow pathways. Meet some of our graduating students, recruit Marshall talent, and get inspired by Marshall alumni founder stories.

  • "I will be joining Citi as an investment banking analyst in New York City."

    — Jenny Gao, Class of '23

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  • "I’m currently working full-time as Director of Strategy and Operations for a FinTech startup led by USC alumni called Arro, and a staff member in the USC Marshall Venture Fund."

    — Ian Quetglas, MBA Class of '22

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  • "I've been working with a start-up named chargeFUZE (founded by a Trojan). After graduation I'm going to continue as a product manager building out our physical and digital product line."

    — Gabriel Esler, Class of '22

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  • "I will be returning to EY's business transformation consulting practice. I interned there this summer and am looking forward to returning next year!"

    — Nicolette Juliana, MBA Class of '23

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  • "After I graduate, I will be joining Deloitte's Audit and Assurance Practice."

    — Maya Tompkins, Class of '23

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  • "I will be joining Deloitte Consulting as a Senior Consultant in the Los Angeles Office."

    — Tyler Hormel, MBA Class of '23

    6 / 7

  • "I will be joining Chubb Limited's LA office, where I will spend two years going through its CAP program to learn about the ins and outs of underwriting."

    — Samantha Rios, Class of '23

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Full-Time MBA Graduates Employed Within 90 Days

USC Marshall Full-Time MBAs saw 90-day post graduation career outcomes at 97%, the highest ever. Base salaries were also at a 5-year high of $150,314 on average. Top employers include Amazon, McKinsey, Google, Apple, and Salesforce.


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2022 EMPLOYMENT REPORT

Recruiter Portals

ALUMNI FOUNDERS IN ACTION

  • "It was through those internships, working in different parts of fashion specifically, that I honed my interests."

    — Jennifer Fisher, '93

    Founder, Jennifer Fisher Jewelry in New York City

HANDS-ON LEARNING

“I created GEMS because I think a lot of learning obviously happens in class, but a lot of it also happens outside the classroom. The goal is to help propel our students toward meaningful and impactful future careers.”

— Michael Paranal MBT ’06, Assistant Professor of Clinical Accounting

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  • Emerging Leaders Program

    This fall the Emerging Leaders Program convened 19 undergraduate students from USC and several HBCUs — Howard, North Carolina A&T State, Prairie View A&M, and the University of Texas at El Paso — to learn about risk management careers.

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  • Pathways Program

    Janaiya Hodges transferred to Marshall as a sophomore through the Pathways Program and is looking forward to her internship this summer at PwC in its ESG practice. The Pathways Program assists underrepresented Black undergraduate students to successfully transfer to USC Marshall.

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  • Career Advantage Program (CAP)

    Every Marshall undergraduate today knows about the Career Advantage Program (CAP), which pairs students with mentors in a field that interests them. Clint Sallee '94 co-founded this program in 1997, just three years after he graduated, so that students would feel better prepared to transition from college to their professional lives.

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INVESTMENT + GROWTH

Marshall’s Institutes and Centers are well-placed not only to focus on the cutting-edge business applications of emerging technologies, but also to understand and shape their consequences for society.

  • “COVID, supply chain challenges, and geopolitical uncertainty have driven risk management to the forefront of decision making at the highest levels of organizations."

    — Kristen Jaconi, Executive Director, Arkley Institute for Risk Management

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  • "As we develop the next generation of AI, we need to get better at objectively evaluating the benefits and harms of technology in our lives."

    — Nathanael Fast, Director, Neely Center for Ethical Leadership and Decision Making

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  • “Blockchain is a transformational technology that will have seismic implications on the global economy. The VanEck Digital Assets Initiative will provide our students with education, skill sets, and a support network to lead this paradigm shift.”

    — James Healy, Adjunct Professor of Blockchain and FinTech, VanEck Digital Assets Initiative

    3 / 4

  • "Awareness of and interest in the global supply chain has grown tremendously in the past 10 years, and the Kendrick Institute has been at the forefront.”

    — Nick Vyas, Executive Director, Kendrick Global Supply Chain Institute

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Real World — Right Now

The Rise of Risk Management

As managing risk has become a core component of business strategy, USC Marshall’s Arkley Institute for Risk Management is introducing a new generation of future business leaders to the field through education, mentorship, and jobs.

FACULTY + ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

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    Diversity, Equity + Inclusion

    Marshall Increases Faculty Diversity

    New appointments feature women and professors from under-represented groups.

    “These are impressive numbers. It’s showing that our strategy is working. But we have a long way to go yet.”

    — Sha Yang, Vice Dean for Faculty & Academic Affairs and Ernest Hahn Professor of Marketing

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Human Leadership + Tech Fluency

Marshall students hear firsthand from industry titans who share their expertise and insights.

  • “Culture is the immune system of an organization ... beyond the capability, beyond the intellectual firepower, there are humans that work with each other, and if you can’t respect certain values, then it’s very difficult to create an atmosphere that is actually positive and generates return.”

    — Toto Wolff, Team Principal and CEO, Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team

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  • “In today’s world, if CEOs don’t have insatiable curiosity, if you’re not back in school every day, you’re going to fall behind.”

    — Indra Nooyi, Former CEO of PepsiCo and Author of My Life in Full

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  • “Every step along the way with disruptive innovation there’s a whack-a-mole period when there’s yet another reason not to believe in something.”

    — Cathie Wood '81, Founder and CEO, Ark Invest

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  • “Increasingly on issues like climate or migration or the future of technology and development of artificial intelligence, people in business are taking stock of what their role is in solving bigger societal problems.”

    — Ben Rhodes, Former Deputy National Security Advisor, Strategic Communications, Obama Administration

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    Marshall Develops DEI Training for All Graduate Students

    USC Marshall’s Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (ODEI), in partnership with faculty and program offices, developed a new DEI orientation for graduate students in its MBA and specialty masters programs. The initiative grew out of the school’s commitment to develop student-focused, high-quality programs, and expand opportunities for learning and engagement.

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ACCOUNTING FOR GOOD

“Sustainability doesn’t stop at the environment and climate change. It also means providing fair wages, housing, and safe conditions for communities where these businesses are based. This is why we teach these concepts to our students. It’s important they understand how sustainability factors into business leadership.”

— Smrity Randhawa

Assistant Dean Leventhal Undergraduate Programs

Associate Professor of Clinical Accounting

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    The Role of the Profession: Accounting for Good by William Holder

    "Accounting may not have the most obvious path toward bringing justice to the world, saving the planet, housing the homeless or feeding the hungry, but as one exceptionally gifted accounting thinker has observed, accountants can contribute meaningfully to the diminution of the world’s maladies."

    — William Holder, Dean of the Leventhal School of Accounting

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  • Curriculum: Business, Society, and Sustainability

    “Students get it. They understand they’ll be the ones making decisions and know the impact they can have if they are aware of the issues.”

    — Greys Sošić, Data Sciences and Operations Department Chair and E. Morgan Stanley Chair in Business Administration

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  • Setting the Sustainability Reporting Standards Investors Demand

    “There is a whole ecosystem evolving to support preparers and users of sustainability reports…These roles are in high demand and require new skills and so should present valuable career opportunities for our students.”

    — Richard Sloan, Deloitte and Touche LLP Chair in Accounting and Professor of Accounting, Finance, and Business Economics

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RANKINGS

  • MS Global Supply Chain Management

  • Online MBA (OMBA)

  • Undergraduate Business

  • Undergraduate Business

  • Undergraduate Entrepreneurship

  • Graduate Entrepreneurship

  • Master of Accounting

  • MS Business Analytics

  • Undergraduate Business

  • Part-Time MBA

  • Full-Time MBA