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Kristina Diekmann honored as Eccles School’s ‘Researcher of the Month’ for April
Kristina Diekmann, the Angus T. Shearer Endowed Professor of Ethics and Professor of Management at the David Eccles School of Business, has been named the school’s “Researcher of the Month” for April 2026. Diekmann currently serves as chair of the Department of Management and has been part of the Eccles School faculty since 2000. Prior to joining the University of Utah, she was an assistant professor at the University of Notre Dame. And before entering academia, Diekmann worked in investment banking at Merrill Lynch in New York City. She earned her A.B. in psychology from Harvard College and went on [...]
Spencer P. Eccles urges Rising Business Leaders to embrace ambiguity, seek challenges
As Spencer P. Eccles interacted with students from the Rising Business Leaders cohort, his message was simple: success rarely follows a straight path, and learning to embrace uncertainty can open unexpected doors. As the great-grandson of the Eccles School’s namesake, and the son of the businessman and philanthropist whose name adorns one of the school’s buildings, his journey might be assumed to be a straightforward one. Instead, while describing himself as “a complete anomaly,” the co-founder and managing director of The Cynosure Group reflected on a life and career shaped by change and opportunity rather than careful planning. He noted [...]
Eccles MBA Teams Advance to National Finals and Semifinals
Students from the Full-Time MBA program at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business are earning national recognition, with two teams advancing to the finals and semifinals in prestigious business competitions this spring. One team has been selected as a semifinalist in the 2026 National Ethics Case Competition, placing them among the top 18 teams in the nation. The competition, which is hosted by Texas A&M University in partnership with the Daniels Fund, challenges students to navigate complex, real-world ethical dilemmas. The team of Benjamin Nightingale, Bill Myers, Dallin Williams, and Jennifer Ramirez will travel to Washington, D.C., [...]
