The Dean's Advisory Board is a unique leadership forum dedicated to helping make the College of Business and Economics the premier business school in Southern California.

Through its visionary guidance, this Board is committed to ensuring that the College's curriculum, programs, and activities relate to the most current business trends the corporate community faces in this new era of unprecedented risk, change and opportunity.

Membership is limited to top executives including Chairmen, Chief Executive Officers, Presidents and Managing Partners. Board members contribute their expertise to the College's annual strategic plan and promote the College's preeminence as it educates, challenges, mentors and nurtures the business leaders our future demands.

"We are most grateful to our Board members for their visionary leadership and generous contributions in support of educational excellence in the College of Business and Economics. The Board's investment in the College helps fund student scholarships, enhance student programs, and provide valuable resources for faculty research and recruitment."

Anil K. Puri
Dean of Mihaylo College of Business and Economics

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Cindy Ayloush	Vice President & CFO Hydraflow
K.P. "Bala" Balkrishna ’78	President & CEO Commercial Bank of California
John Belli	Managing Partner Ernst & Young
William Cave	Market President Commercial Banking U.S. Bank
Steve Charton ’71	Chairman Islands Restaurants, LP
Kevin Costner ’78	President TIG Productions Honorary Member
John Della Grotta	Partner, Corporate Department Paul Hastings
Bryan Fitzpatrick ’78	Managing Partner Willis Group
Paul Folino	Chairman of the Board Emulex
Glenn Gray	CEO & President Sunwest Bank
Frank Greinke	Chief Executive Officer SC Fuels
James Gutmann ’80	Partner Wood Gutmann & Bogart Insurance Brokers
David Hirz ’96	President Smart and Final Holdings Corporation Food 4 Less
Clark Jones	Vice President, Finance-Marketing Sales & Travel Operations and Public Affairs Disneyland Resort
Knute Kurtz	Managing Partner PricewaterhouseCoopers
Gary Lisenbee ’73	President Metropolitan West Capital Management
Robert Lucenti	Managing Partner Deloitte
Debra Luther ’80	President Exceptional Restaurant Company
Stefan Markowitz ’83	Professional Real Estate Development and Management
Steven Mihaylo ’69	Chief Executive Officer Crexendo, Inc.
Joseph Moderow ’70	Senior Vice President and General Counsel (Retired) UPS
Scott O’Brien ’77	President, Products Division BAE Systems Products Group
Dennis Parrott	Managing Partner KPMG LLP
Geoffrey Payne ’80	President Tahiti Partners Properties Corporation
Lee Penrose	Chief Executive Officer St. Jude Medical Center
Thomas D. Phelps	Partner Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
Kim Redding '80	CEO Brookfield Redding LLC
Frank Robitaille	President Armstrong/Robitaille/Riegle
Dean Samsvick ’81	Partner KPMG LLP
Ernie Schroeder '67	President & CEO Schroeder Management Co.
James Woods ’67	Chairman Emeritus and Retired Chief Executive Officer Baker Hughes
Dan Young ’74	President, Irvine Community Development The Irvine Company