Meet the Faculty

Specialization: Strategy and Entrepreneurship

Stephen Baumgartner
Practitioner Faculty of Strategy
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Marlene A. Biseda, PhD, MBA
Assistant Professor of Strategy
Dr. Biseda focuses on strategic management, organizational change, and the productivity of knowledge workers in new organizational forms. Her professional experience spans the public and private sectors across multiple industries, including ... More »

Larry William Cox, PhD
Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship
Larry William Cox, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship at Pepperdine University's Graziadio School of Business and Management, and lead faculty for the Graziadio School's entrepreneurship programs. Dr. Cox directed the ... More »

David W. Crain, PhD
Lecturer of Strategy
David W. Crain has more than 30 years' experience managing the marketing, strategy, and engineering functions in a corporate setting. Over his professional career, he was Director of Markets and Strategies for two Fortune 500 companies: Sempra ... More »

Michael Crooke, PhD
Assistant Professor of Strategy
Dr. Michael Crooke is an assistant professor of strategy at Pepperdine University's Graziadio School of Business and Management. Dr. Crooke coordinates the school's new Certificate in Socially, Environmentally and Ethically Responsible (SEER) ... More »

Clifford E. Darden, DBA
Professor of Organizational Theory and Management, Emeritus
Professor Clifford E. ("Clif") Darden is a tenured, full professor at GSBM, where he has taught executive- and graduate-level courses in organization theory and strategic management since 1984. In 1993, his teaching abilities earned him the honor ... More »

Jonathan Funk, MBA
Supporting Professor of Entrepreneurship
Funk is a supporting professor at the Graziadio School of Business and Management where he is currently teaching ENTR 667 - New Venture Creation. He is the president of Ocean Road Partners. Prior to that, he was a professional venture capitalist ... More »

Jack C. Green, PhD
Professor of Strategy
Dr. Green began his management career with Weyerhauser Company in Tacoma, Washington, where as the manager of International Planning and Administration, he was responsible for international planning, administration, and financial analysis of ... More »

Richard Herko
Assistant Professor of Strategy
Dr. Richard Herko teaches and conducts research in the field of strategy, specifically corporate governance, top management teams and competitive intelligence. He has earned several teaching awards while at the University of Pittsburgh including ... More »

Charles Morrissey, PhD
Supporting Faculty of Strategy, Emeritus
Dr. Morrissey has transitioned from a successful career in new venture formation to the field of management education. He brings this extensive experience to his classes by blending the theoretical with the practical. More »

Kurt K. Motamedi, PhD
Professor of Strategy
Dr. Motamedi specializes in strategic management and organization development, design, and behavior. He has served at various companies as president, managing director, managing partner, special projects director, board member, and long-term ... More »

Kyle C. Murphy
Lecturer of Strategy & Entrepreneurship
Kyle Murphy is a full-time lecturer of strategy and entrepreneurship for both the MBA and BS Management programs at the Graziadio School of Business and Management. He brings over 20 years of management experience in a variety of companies from ... More »

John G. Shearer, MBA
Practitioner Faculty of Entrepreneurship
John Shearer is an award-winning technologist, inventor, serial entrepreneur, and former CEO of several tech ventures who currently serves as Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Pepperdine University's Graziadio School of Business and Management. In ... More »

Mark Tribbitt, PhD
Assistant Professor of Strategy
Dr. Tribbitt comes to academia with more than 14 years of experience within the financial services industry. During that time he has held a variety of management positions in retail, commercial and wholesale banking. He earned a Ph.D. in ... More »

Nikolai Wasilewski, PhD
Associate Professor of Strategy
Dr. Wasilewski focuses on strategic management and international business. He has broad international corporate experience with large multinational enterprises in engineering project management, consumer products market research, and ... More »