Meet the Faculty
Best for the World Leaders Starts with Us
At Graziadio, our mission of developing Best for the World Leaders requires us to lead by example—weaving purpose, service, and leadership within the fabrics of our academic community. At the very core of our being is our renowned faculty, who bring to the classroom a robust portfolio of industry expertise and business insights to help our students bridge the gap between theory and practice.
Our faculty are personally invested in the success of every student, play a hand in the development of our program curriculums, and offer their first-hand perspectives on the future of the ever-evolving industry. They change the Graziadio landscape through their years of diverse business experience, thought-leadership, and personal teaching styles—all while manifesting our Best for the World Leaders ideology.
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| Faculty | Job Title | Department | Phone | Letter | Tags | |
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| Alderman, Jillian | Assistant Professor of Accounting | jillian.alderman@pepperdine.edu | A | Accounting | ||
| Allen, Mark | Practitioner Lecturer of Organizational Theory and Management | 310.568.5593 | mark.allen@pepperdine.edu | A | Organizational Theory and Management | |
| Ashworth, Jared | Assistant Professor of Economics | jared.ashworth@pepperdine.edu | A | Economics | ||
| Atwater, Donald | Practitioner Lecturer of Economics | donald.atwater@pepperdine.edu | A | Economics | ||
| Bakhtiari, Kamran | Instructor of Decision Sciences | kamran.bakhtiari@pepperdine.edu | B | Decision Sciences | ||
| Baskin, Otis | Emeritus Professor of Organization Theory and Management | otis.baskin@pepperdine.edu | B | Applied Behavioral Science,Organizational Theory and Management | ||
| Bikel, Robert | Director of the SEER Program | robert.bikel@pepperdine.edu | B | SEER Business and Management | ||
| Biseda, Marlene | Assistant Professor of Strategy | 626.564.9301 | marlene.biseda@pepperdine.edu | B | Strategy | |
| Bleuel, William | Professor of Decision Sciences | 805.379.5814 | william.bleuel@pepperdine.edu | B | Decision Sciences | |
| Buckingham, John | Practitioner Instructor of Marketing | 949.887.9203 | john.buckingham@pepperdine.edu | B | Marketing | |
| Bumgardner, Larry | Associate Professor of Business Law | 805.379.5811 | larry.bumgardner@pepperdine.edu | B | ||
| Caesar, Vance | Practitioner Lecturer of Organizational Theory and Management | 949.223.2500 | vance.caesar@pepperdine.edu | C | Organizational Theory and Management | |
| Cheng, Joseph | Associate Professor of Finance | joseph.cheng@pepperdine.edu | C | Finance | ||
| Chun, Mark | Department Chair of Decision Sciences‚ Information Systems‚ and Strategy | 310.258.2824 | mark.chun@pepperdine.edu | C | Information Systems Technology Management | |
| Coscarello, Robert | Instructor of International Management | robert.coscarello@pepperdine.edu | C | International Management | ||
| Cox, Larry | Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship | 310.568.5644 | larry.cox@pepperdine.edu | C | Entrepreneurship | |
| Crawford, Peggy | Professor of Finance | 310.568.5732 | peggy.crawford@pepperdine.edu | C | Finance | |
| Darden, Clifford | Emeritus Professor of Organizational Theory and Management | clifford.darden@pepperdine.edu | D | Organizational Theory and Management | ||
| Dilellio, James | Associate Professor of Decision Sciences | 714.403.0085 | james.dilellio@pepperdine.edu | D | Decision Sciences | |
| Dodd, Nancy | Graziadio Business Report Editor | 310.568.2313 | nancy.dodd@pepperdine.edu | D | ||
| Drake, Jordan | Practitioner Instructor of Accounting | 310.568.5745 | jordan.drake@pepperdine.edu | D | Accounting | |
| Efremidze, Levan | Assistant Professor of Finance | 909.437.8260 | Levan.Efremidze@pepperdine.edu | E | Finance | |
| Egan, Terri | Associate Professor of Applied Behavioral Science | 949.223.2564 | terri.egan@pepperdine.edu | E | Applied Behavioral Science | |
| Ellzey, Max | Practitioner Lecturer of Applied Behavioral Sciences | 310.568.5725 | max.ellzey@pepperdine.edu | E | Applied Behavioral Science | |
| Emrich, Robert | Practitioner Lecturer of Decision Sciences | robert.emrich@pepperdine.edu | E | Decision Sciences | ||
| Everett, Craig | Assistant Professor of Finance | 310.506.8543 | craig.everett@pepperdine.edu | E | Finance | |
| Ferraro, Steven | Professor of Finance | steven.ferraro@pepperdine.edu | F | Finance | ||
| Feyerherm, Ann | Professor of Organizational Theory and Management | 949.223.2534 | ann.feyerherm@pepperdine.edu | F | Organizational Theory and Management | |
| Fojtik, Charles | Emeritus Professor of Marketing | charles.fojtik@pepperdine.edu | F | Marketing | ||
| Forsyth, Joetta | Associate Professor of Finance | 310.568.5633 | joetta.forsyth@pepperdine.edu | F | Finance | |
| Fountaine, Drew | Professor of Accounting and Finance | drew.fountaine@pepperdine.edu | F | |||
| Franczak, Jennifer | Assistant Professor of Organization Theory and Management | jennifer.franczak@pepperdine.edu | F | Organizational Theory and Management | ||
| Gertmenian, Wayne | Professor of Economics | 310.568.2303 | wayne.gertmenian@pepperdine.edu | G | Economics | |
| Gibson, Cristina | Dean's Distinguished Professor of Management | cristina.gibson@pepperdine.edu | G | |||
| Gift, Paul | Associate Professor of Economics | 310.507.9779 | paul.gift@pepperdine.edu | G | Economics | |
| Good, Darren | Assistant Professor of Applied Behavioral Science | darren.good@pepperdine.edu | G | Applied Behavioral Science | ||
| Granados, Nelson | Professor of Information Systems and Technology Management | 949.223.2541 | nelson.granados@pepperdine.edu | G | Information Systems Technology Management | |
| Green, Jack | Emeritus Professor of Strategy | 626.215.8406 | jack.green@pepperdine.edu | G | Strategy | |
| Griffy Brown, Charla | Professor of Information Systems and Technology Management | 310.420.2524 | charla.brown@pepperdine.edu | G | Information Systems Technology Management | |
| Groves, Kevin | Professor of Organizational Theory and Management | 310.568.5729 | kevin.groves@pepperdine.edu | G | Organizational Theory and Management | |
| Hagan, Alfred | Professor of Economics and International Business | alfred.hagan@pepperdine.edu | H | |||
| Hall, Owen | Professor of Decision Sciences | 310.541.5797 | owen.hall@pepperdine.edu | H | Decision Sciences | |
| Harjoto, Maretno | Professor of Finance | 310.506.8542 | maretno.harjoto@pepperdine.edu | H | Finance | |
| Hesse, Rick | Professor of Decision Sciences | 805.379.5813 | rick.hesse@pepperdine.edu | H | Decision Sciences | |
| Hong, Chris | Visiting Professor of Decision Sciences | 818.702.1328 | soojeong.hong@pepperdine.edu | H | ||
| Honnen-Weisdorn, Gia | Practitioner Instructor of Business Law | 310.804.2535 | gia.weisdorn@pepperdine.edu | H | Business Law | |
| Jacobs, Brian | Associate Professor of Decision Sciences | 310.506.4875 | brian.jacobs@pepperdine.edu | J | Decision Sciences | |
| Jasso, Sean | Practitioner Lecturer of Economics | 818.317.8033 | sean.jasso@pepperdine.edu | J | Economics | |
| Johnson, Clark | Assistant Professor of Marketing | 818.702.1323 | clark.johnson@pepperdine.edu | J | Marketing | |
| Kalaj, Jozefina | Assistant Professor of Economics | jozefina.kalaj@pepperdine.edu | K | Economics | ||
| Kerns, Charles | Professor of Applied Behavioral Science | 626.577.2491 | charles.kerns@pepperdine.edu | K | Applied Behavioral Science | |
| Kim, Dongshin | Assistant Professor of Finance and Real Estate | 310.506.7406 | dongshin.kim@pepperdine.edu | K | Real Estate | |
| Kinsman, Michael | Emeritus Professor of Finance and Accounting | 949.223.2533 | michael.kinsman@pepperdine.edu | K | Accounting,Finance | |
| Ko, Kenneth | Associate Professor of Decision Sciences | 310.568.5674 | kenneth.ko@pepperdine.edu | K | Decision Sciences | |
| Kownatzki, Clemens | Assistant Professor of Finance | clemens.kownatzki@pepperdine.edu | K | Finance | ||
| Krogh, Erik | Practitioner Lecturer of Information Systems Technology Management | erik.krogh@pepperdine.edu | K | Information Systems Technology Management | ||
| Lacey, Miriam | Professor of Applied Behavioral Sciences | 949.223.2500 | miriam.lacey@pepperdine.edu | L | Applied Behavioral Science | |
| Ledbetter, Bernice | Practitioner Lecturer of Organizational Theory and Management | 310.568.5712 | bernice.ledbetter@pepperdine.edu | L | Organizational Theory and Management | |
| Lee, Kwangjin | Assistant Professor of Accounting | kwangjin.lee@pepperdine.edu | L | Accounting | ||
| Lee, Robert | Associate Professor of Accounting | robert.lee2@pepperdine.edu | L | Accounting | ||
| Lei, Zhike | Associate Professor of Applied Behavioral Science | 310.506.8537 | zhike.lei@pepperdine.edu | L | Applied Behavioral Science | |
| Leo, Charles | Practitioner Lecturer of Applied Behavioral Science | 714.742.4239 | charles.leo@pepperdine.edu | L | Applied Behavioral Science | |
| Magasin, Michael | Emeritus Professor of Business Law | 310.506.4433 | michael.magasin@pepperdine.edu | M | Business Law | |
| Mallinger, Mark | Emeritus Professor of Applied Behavioral Science | mark.mallinger@pepperdine.edu | M | Applied Behavioral Science | ||
| Manfrè, Christiano | Practitioner Lecturer in Finance | chris.manfre@pepperdine.edu | M | Finance | ||
| Mangiofico, Gary | Executive Professor of Organizational Theory and Management | 310.568.2333 | gary.mangiofico@pepperdine.edu | M | Organizational Theory and Management | |
| Margolis, Jaclyn | Assistant Professor of Applied Behavioral Science | 310.568.5506 | jaclyn.margolis@pepperdine.edu | M | Applied Behavioral Science | |
| McCluskey, Tom | Practitioner Faculty Organizational Theory and Management | thomas.mccluskey@pepperdine.edu | M | Organizational Theory and Management | ||
| McCord, Linnea | Associate Professor of Business Law | 818.802.8249 | linnea.mccord@pepperdine.edu | M | Business Law | |
| McGilvray, Brian | Practitioner Faculty of Business Law | brian.mcgilvray@pepperdine.edu | M | Business Law | ||
| McMahon, Roger | Associate Professor of Marketing | 310.466.2874 | dave.mcmahon@pepperdine.edu | M | Marketing | |
| McPeak, Charles | Lecturer of Accounting | 310.545.6921 | charles.mcpeak@pepperdine.edu | M | Accounting | |
| McQuaid, Bob | Associate Professor of Information Systems Technology Management | 805.379.5808 | bob.mcquaid@pepperdine.edu | M | Decision Sciences | |
| Mooney, John | Associate Professor of Information Systems and Technology Management | 949.223.2538 | john.mooney@pepperdine.edu | M | Information Systems Technology Management | |
| Moore, Sheila | Instructor of Finance | sheila.moore@pepperdine.edu | M | Finance | ||
| Morrissey, Charles | Emeritus Professor of Information Systems Technology Management | charles.morrissey@pepperdine.edu | M | Strategy | ||
| Motamedi, Kurt | Professor of Strategy and Leadership | kurt.motamedi@pepperdine.edu | M | Strategy | ||
| Murphy, Kyle | Practitioner Lecturer of Strategy | 424.262.1901 | kyle.murphy@pepperdine.edu | M | Entrepreneurship,Strategy | |
| Newman, Lynn | Practitioner Lecturer of Applied Behavioral Sciences | 310.916.6606 | lynn.newman@pepperdine.edu | N | Applied Behavioral Science | |
| Nickles, Marshall | Emeritus Professor of Economics | 714.542.8332 | marshall.nickles@pepperdine.edu | N | Economics | |
| Olson, Elizabeth | Practitioner Faculty of Economics | elizabeth.olson@pepperdine.edu | O | Economics | ||
| Paglia, John | Professor of Finance | 310.568.5590 | john.paglia@pepperdine.edu | P | Finance | |
| Palmer, Lynda | Practitioner Instructor of Marketing | 310.927.7527 | lynda.palmer@pepperdine.edu | P | Marketing | |
| Park, Abraham | Associate Professor of Finance | 310.506.8539 | abraham.park@pepperdine.edu | P | Finance | |
| Parsons, Brandon | Practitioner Instructor of Economics | brandon.parsons@pepperdine.edu | P | |||
| Petro, Fred | Professor of Accounting | 310.560.0778 | fred.petro@pepperdine.edu | P | Accounting | |
| Phillips, Margaret | Associate Professor of International Business | 310.456.4089 | margaret.phillips@pepperdine.edu | P | International Business | |
| Powell, Richard | Associate Professor of Accounting | 310.568.2383 | richard.powell@pepperdine.edu | P | Accounting | |
| Rainey, Michael | Practitioner Lecturer of Business Law | 818.592.0680 | michael.rainey@pepperdine.edu | R | Business Law | |
| Ralph, David | Professor of Marketing | david.ralph@pepperdine.edu | R | Marketing | ||
| Ralph, Steve | Practitioner Lecturer of Organizational Theory and Management | steve.ralph@pepperdine.edu | R | |||
| Rapier, Stephen | Assistant Professor of Marketing | 310.403.8271 | stephen.rapier@pepperdine.edu | R | Marketing | |
| Rhodes, Kent | Practitioner Lecturer of Applied Behavioral Sciences | 949.223.2554 | kent.rhodes@pepperdine.edu | R | Applied Behavioral Science | |
| Rudkin, Donald | Practitioner Instructor of Accounting | 310.600.1076 | donald.rudkin@pepperdine.edu | R | Accounting | |
| Rushfield, Len | Instructor of Finance | 310.562.2204 | leonard.rushfield@pepperdine.edu | R | ||
| Russell, Cristel | Professor of Marketing | 240.330.2302 | cristel.russell@pepperdine.edu | R | ||
| Salas, Jaime | Assistant Professor of Marketing | 310.506.4119 | jim.salas@pepperdine.edu | S | Marketing | |
| Schieberl, Jeff | Practitioner Lecturer of Business Law | 714.642.7383 | jeff.schieberl@pepperdine.edu | S | Business Law | |
| Scully, John | Practitioner Lecturer of Accounting and Finance | 310.266.0907 | john.scully@pepperdine.edu | S | Accounting,Finance | |
| Seaman, Samuel | Professor of Decision Sciences | 310.506.4401 | samuel.seaman@pepperdine.edu | S | Decision Sciences | |
| Shanahan, Doreen | Assistant Professor of Marketing | 949.933.7571 | doreen.shanahan@pepperdine.edu | S | Marketing | |
| Short, Cole | Assistant Professor of Strategy | 818.702.1315 | cole.short@pepperdine.edu | S | Strategy | |
| Smith, David | Professor of Economics | 310.568.5538 | david.m.smith@pepperdine.edu | S | Economics | |
| Smith, William | Professor of Marketing | 310.568.2326 | william.smith@pepperdine.edu | S | Marketing | |
| Stanley, Darrol | Professor of Finance and Accounting | 818.501.1629 | darrol.stanley@pepperdine.edu | S | Accounting | |
| Sumpter, Dana | Associate Professor of Organization Theory and Management | dana.sumpter@pepperdine.edu | S | Organization Theory and Management | ||
| Swafford, Steven | Practitioner Faculty of Organization Behavior | 310.428.6795 | steven.swafford@pepperdine.edu | S | Organizational Theory and Management | |
| Thomason, Bobbi | Assistant Professor of Applied Behavioral Science | bobbi.thomason@pepperdine.edu | T | Applied Behavioral Science | ||
| Tompkins, Teresa | Professor of Applied Behavioral Science | 310.568.5723 | teri.tompkins@pepperdine.edu | T | Applied Behavioral Science | |
| Tribbitt, Mark | Associate Professor of Strategy | 310.506.8537 | mark.tribbitt@pepperdine.edu | T | Strategy | |
| Vardiabasis, Demosthenes | Professor of Economics | demosthenes.vardiabasis@pepperdine.edu | V | Economics | ||
| Walton, Rick | Assistant Professor of Finance | richard.walton@pepperdine.edu | W | Finance | ||
| Wasilewski, Nikolai | Associate Professor of Strategy | 310.568.5743 | nikolai.wasilewski@pepperdine.edu | W | Strategy | |
| Williams, Michael | Associate Professor of Information Systems Technology Management | 818.702.1353 | michael.williams@pepperdine.edu | W | Information Systems Technology Management | |
| Worley, Christopher | Professor of Organizational Theory and Management | 310.568.5548 | chris.worley@pepperdine.edu | W | Organizational Theory and Management | |
| Young, Terry | Professor of Economics | 310.568.2333 | terry.young@pepperdine.edu | Y | Economics |