Dean's Advisory Board
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
| 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 |

