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  • Board of Councilors

    Board of Councilors

    The Board of Councilors is an advisory board that supports USC Marshall’s continuous drive for excellence as a global leader in business education. Board members bring deep professional expertise and experience from diverse personal backgrounds, industries, and geographies around the globe, serve as key advisors and ambassadors for the School, share strategic advice and counsel with the Dean and senior leadership, and provide philanthropic support to ensure that the School thrives.

  • Joe Ucuzoglu

    Joe Ucuzoglu

    • Chair, Board of Councilors

    Joe Ucuzoglu is the Global CEO leading the largest professional services organization in the world. He frequently speaks on a broad range of business issues, such as building a culture of purpose and inclusivity and the role that businesses must play in leading society through the rapid pace of technology-driven change. Joe received a BS in accounting from USC Leventhal.

  • Kevin Aluwi

    Kevin Aluwi

    An Indonesian citizen, born in 1986, he is responsible for leading the Goto Company's on-demand business (Gojek). Kevin is also serving as the President Commissioner of Goto Financial and the President Director of PT PAB. Kevin sets the direction for all Gojek’s services, product development, financial sustainability and operational improvements.

  • Timothy Armour

    Timothy Armour

    Timothy D. Armour chair and CEO of Capital Group, serves on the Capital Group Management Committee, and is an equity portfolio manager. Tim has 39 years of investment experience, all with Capital Group. He began his career in The Associates Program. He holds a BS in economics from Middlebury College.

DEAN'S CABINET

  • Rahsan Akbulut

    Rahsan Akbulut
    • Associate Vice Dean for Graduate Programs
    • Academic Director for the MBA for Professionals & Managers
    • Associate Professor of Clinical Finance and Business Economics

    Rahsan Akbulut is an Associate Professor of Clinical Finance & Business Economics. She is also serving as the Associate Vice Dean for Graduate Programs and the Academic Director of the MBA.PM Program. Rahsan previously served as Academic Director of the MS Finance Program. Her teaching focuses on Microeconomics. She is also a recipient of the Golden Apple Teaching Award.

  • Sara Bamossy

    Sara Bamossy

    • Associate Dean Marketing and Communications

    Sara is a marketing strategist and creative leader; previously, she ran an ad agency as a CSO and CEO. She spent her agency years driving growth for the world’s largest brands including Toyota, P&G, PepsiCo, Roche, Microsoft, Netflix, and Westfield. Her campaigns have won Cannes Lions, Effie, and Chiat awards.

  • April Rhodes De La Rosa

    April Rhodes De La Rosa

    • Chief of Staff

    April is a higher education administrator and culture champion. She has worked in higher education institutions on both coasts including a liberal arts college, a large 2-year system as well as public and private R1 research universities.

  • Peer C. Fiss

    Peer C. Fiss
    • Jill and Frank Fertitta Chair in Business Administration
    • Professor of Management and Organization, and Sociology (by courtesy)
    • Associate Vice Dean for Research

    Peer is broadly interested in how meaning structures shape organizational actions. His work has been published in journals such as the Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Administrative Science Quarterly, American Sociological Review, Journal of Management, Journal of Management Studies, Organizations Science, Organization Studies, MISQuarterly, and the Strategic Management Journal, among others. Peer has also been working for almost two decades on the use of set-analytic methods in the social sciences, specifically on the use of fuzzy set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) in management and related fields. Most recently he has been working on applying set-analytic methods to policy analysis, specifically the intersectionality of poverty. His recent book with Charles Ragin (UCI) is entitled “Intersectional Inequality: Race, Class, Test Scores, and Poverty” (University of Chicago Press, 2017).

BOARD OF LEADERS

The USC Marshall Board of Leaders is comprised of distinguished business leaders and other accomplished individuals. Board members are selected based on eminent professional or personal achievement, personal interest in business, and demonstrated ability and history of helping USC Marshall further its mission to prepare the leaders of the future. Members serve as vital high-level ambassadors to our constituents including our alumni and the business community.

CORPORATE ADVISORY BOARD

The USC Marshall Corporate Advisory Board (CAB) is comprised of senior level executives from major corporations from around the world. Their purpose is to support the research and education mission at Marshall. The CAB serves as a crucial link between the school and the international corporate business community and provides input on the strategic direction of the school.

MARSHALL VOLUNTEER LEADERSHIP COUNCIL

The USC Marshall Volunteer Leadership Council (MVLC) is comprised of dedicated volunteer leaders who serve as representative voices and ambassadors of the school within the global Marshall Community. The Council helps guide annual programming and initiatives that advance the school’s strategic vision including business networking and building a strong culture of philanthropy.