In developing the next generation of business leaders, our priority is the quality of our teaching and the quality of your learning experience. The Smeal faculty are leaders in their own right. Collectively, we are ranked in the top 25 U.S. research faculties across all disciplines. In Strategy, we are ranked 3rd in the country, with two of our professors listed among the top 10 coaches in the world for strategy and leadership.  The Economist ranks Smeal's MBA faculty 8th in the US, and number 17th internationally. 

And your learning experience is all about doing. Our structure ensures you'll have close contact with our faculty at all times. You'll be able to work side by side with them on the actual problems that are confronting businesses today. And, unlike most other programs, our faculty reside on site with you for the full weekend. Such unparalleled access to your instructors accelerates your development. There's no better way to learn.

"When you're learning, you want great coaches, and you want to be face-to-face with them. At Smeal, you definitely get both."

Brian Donaldson—General Partner,
Edward Jones Investments,
Executive MBA, 2007

We use the same faculty who teach the MBA program on the Penn State University Park campus. Known for thought leadership, as well as practical insight in working together with professionals in industry, these scholars are the driving force of the Smeal Executive MBA program.

	Gary Bolton , Professor of Business Economics and Director of the Laboratory for Economic Management and Auctions Gary Bolton has expertise in decision-making issues such as bargaining and dispute resolution, cooperative behavior, reputation systems, and strategic learning. With a Ph.D. in economics from Carnegie Mellon University, Bolton teaches MBA courses in economics and quantitative methods at Smeal and has also served as a visiting professor at Harvard Business School. Bolton's work has been published in economics, business, psychology, and statistics journals and he serves as associate editor of the journal Experimental Economics . gbolton@psu.edu
	Paul Fischer , Associate Professor of Accounting Paul Fischer has expertise in the design of incentive systems within and between firms, and has examined the roles played by insider trading restrictions, risk management activities, peer evaluation systems, and monitoring systems. With a Ph.D. from the University of Rochester, Fischer teaches financial accounting and financial analysis at Smeal and has taught at the University of British Columbia, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and the Wharton School of Business. He is a C.P.A. in the state of New York and serves as an editorial board member of The Accounting Review , a leading journal in the field. pfischer@psu.edu
	Fariborz Ghadar , The William A. Schreyer Chair in Global Management, Policies, and Planning and Director of the Center for Global Business Studies Fariborz Ghadar has expertise in global corporate strategy and implementation, international finance and banking, and global economic assessment. With a doctoral degree and M.B.A. from Harvard Business School, Ghadar teaches Global Strategy and Finance at Smeal and has served as a consultant to a variety of organizations including BASF, Ericsson, UBS, and the World Bank. Ghadar, one of BusinessWeek's "Top 100 Stars of Finance," was a recipient of AT&T's prestigious 5.0 award for teaching excellence and has also received the Marketing Educator of the Year Award. fghadar@psu.edu
	Dennis Gioia , Professor of Organizational Behavior Dennis Gioia has expertise in the cognitive processes involved in organizational decision making; executive interpretation processes during strategic change efforts; the role of organizational identity, image, and emulation in attempting to manage change; and employee and executive appraisal processes. With degrees in engineering science and management from Florida State University, Gioia is a member of the MBA core faculty and is the faculty director of the Developing Managerial Effectiveness executive education program. Earlier in his career, Gioia worked as an engineer for Boeing Aerospace during the Apollo lunar program and for Ford Motor Company as a problem analyst and recall coordinator. dag4@psu.edu
	Barbara Gray , Professor of Organizational Behavior and Director, Center for Research in Conflict and Negotiation Barbara Gray has expertise in the areas of Conflict and Negotiation, Public/Private Partnerships, Environmental and Diversity-Related Disputes, Interorganizational Relations, and Team Conflict. She holds a B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Dayton, a Secondary Education Certificate from Cleveland State University, and a Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior from Case Western Reserve University. Dr. Gray was a Visiting Scholar at the Harvard Law School's Program on Negotiation during 1987-88, the Katholicke Universiteit Leuven in 1997, and a TVA Fellow at The Darden School, University of Virginia in 1998. She is also a trained mediator. b9g@psu.edu
	Duane "Andy" Gustafson , Assistant Professor and Director of the Managerial Communication Program at Smeal Andy Gustafson has expertise in professional presentations, interpersonal effectiveness, conflict management, and team dynamics. With a Ph.D. from Penn State, Gustafson leads a team tasked with developing the communication skills of Smeal MBAs. He is also an associate with Communication Research Associates, which provides communication services and coaching to a diverse slate of clients including television anchors, politicians, lawyers, and corporate executives at firms such as Goldman Sachs, AT&T, IBM, McDonalds, and Lockheed-Martin. dag7@psu.edu
	Donald C. Hambrick , Smeal Chaired Professor of Management and Organization Donald Hambrick has expertise in strategy formulation and implementation, CEOs and top management teams, corporate governance, and executive leadership. With an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and a Ph.D. from the Smeal College, Hambrick teaches Strategy Implementation and Organizational Change and was on the faculty at Columbia University before returning to Penn State. His recent book, "Navigating Change: How CEOs, Top Teams, and Boards Steer Transformation," presents leading-edge thinking for leaders who are embarking on corporate change initiatives. Another book, "Strategic Leadership: Top Executives and Their Effects on Organizations," is extensively used by scholars of executive leadership. dch14@psu.edu
	Terry Harrison , Professor of Supply Chain and Information Systems and Associate Director of Smeal's Center for Supply Chain Research Terry Harrison has expertise in the areas of supply chain modeling, large scale production and distribution systems, decision support systems, and the management of renewable natural resources. With a Ph.D. in management science from the University of Tennessee, Harrison teaches Supply Chain and Operations Management at Smeal, and he also serves as a key liaison for the college in its ongoing supply chain consulting relationships with the U.S. military. Harrison is editor-in-chief of Interfaces , a leading operations research and management science journal. tharrison@psu.edu
	Austin Jaffe , the Philip H. Sieg Professor of Business Administration and Director of the Institute for Real Estate Studies Austin Jaffe has expertise in real estate financial theory and analysis, financial contracting, and the economics of urban property rights. With a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois, Jaffe teaches Economic Analysis of Law and Real Estate Financial Analysis at Smeal and has appeared on programs to give papers at more than 100 institutions in more than 30 countries. The author or co-author of more than a dozen books, he has also served as a consultant to The World Bank, Nordic Council of Ministers, Prudential Realty Group, Eastern European Real Property Foundation, and the Real Estate Research Institute, among other organizations. ajj@psu.edu
	Gary Lilien , Distinguished Professor of Management Science and Research Director of the Institute for the Study of Business Markets Gary Lilien has expertise in market segmentation, new product modeling, bargaining and negotiations in business markets, and innovation diffusion modeling. He is also one of the founders of marketing engineering, a process that shifts marketing from opinions-driven to data-driven decision making. With a bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree from Columbia University, Lilien teaches marketing engineering, market segmentation and has authored or co-authored 12 books and over 80 professional articles. He has also provided consulting services to clients including AT&T, DuPont, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, and 3M. glilien@psu.edu
	Chris Muscarella , Professor of Finance and the L.W. "Roy" and Mary Lois Clark Faculty Teaching Fellow Chris Muscarella has expertise in corporate finance, initial public offerings, limited partnerships, patents, and venture capital. With a Ph.D. in finance from Purdue University, Muscarella's teaching interests center on corporate finance, and he has won numerous Excellence in Teaching Awards. Prior to coming to Penn State, Muscarella was a senior financial economist with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, where he focused on insider trading cases and public policy issues. He has also served as a faculty member at the University of Virginia, the University of Chicago, Southern Methodist University, the University of Utah, the University of Oregon, and the University of Notre Dame. cmuscarella@psu.edu
	Ralph Oliva , Professor of Marketing and Executive Director of the Institute for the Study of Business Markets Ralph Oliva has expertise in business-to-business marketing and branding, integrated market communications, ingredient branding, and executive education analysis and design. Oliva, who holds a Ph.D. in solid state physics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, joined Smeal after 23 years at Texas Instruments, where he was vice president of market communication and design, responsible for global management of the TI brand. Oliva teaches business marketing, e-business strategy, and integrated market communications, and brand management in Smeal's MBA and executive education programs. rao8@psu.edu
	Bill Ross , Professor of Marketing Professor Ross has expertise in the areas of Distribution Channels, Buyer-Seller Relationships, Marketing Ethics, and Corporate Social Responsibility. He teaches courses relating to business-to-business marketing, retailing, consumer behavior, marketing strategy, and marketing research. Bill earned his Ph.D. from Duke University and has taught at the Wharton School of Business and Temple. wtr2@psu.edu
	Linda Klebe Treviño , The Franklin H. Cook Faculty Fellow in Business Ethics Linda Treviño has expertise in the management of ethical conduct in organizations, organizational justice and diversity, discipline, downsizing, and ethical leadership. With a Ph.D. in management from Texas A&M University, Treviño teaches Ethical Leadership. She co-authored the textbook "Managing Business Ethics; Straight Talk About How to Do it Right," which is being used to teach undergraduates, MBAs, and executives, and is in its third edition. She has consulted with a variety of for-profit and non-profit organizations, and in early 2004, Treviño joined other leading business ethics experts from several of the nation's top business schools as a core faculty member of the Business Roundtable Institute for Corporate Ethics. ltrevino@psu.edu
	Tony Warren , Director of the Farrell Center for Corporate Innovation and Entrepreneurship Tony Warren has expertise in venture capital, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Warren, who holds a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom, spent much of his career with the international consulting firm PA Technology. During a period of more than 17 years he grew international revenues for the United Kingdom-based firm to more than $50 million while also consulting with many of the world's largest corporations on managing creativity and accelerating product development. He is also a venture partner with Adams Capital Management and a member of the National Innovation Initiative. At Smeal, Warren teaches Entrepriseuring TM , a course focused on corporate innovation. twarren@psu.edu