
Dr. Robert Allen
- Titles: Professor, Accounting Department and David Eccles Faculty Scholar
- Education: Ph.D. in Accounting, Michigan State University
Dr. Robert Allen is a professor in the accounting department and David Eccles faculty scholar. Allen’s areas of research include auditor analytics procedures, risk assessment, and error projection decisions, and his research has been published in many top accounting journals, including Accounting Horizons, The Accounting Review, and the Journal of Accounting Case Research. He received the American Accounting Association/ Deloitte Wildman Medal in 2008, the UACPA Outstanding Educator Award from the Utah Association of CPAs, and the EMBA Distinguished Teaching Award from the David Eccles School of Business. Allen has previous experience serving on CIT Bank’s board of directors and as the director of the School of Accounting for the University of Utah.

Dr. Abe Bakhsheshy
- Titles: Professor (Lecturer), Entrepreneurship and Strategy Department and Professor and Director of Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative
- Education: Ph.D. in Ed. Administration and Human Resources Management, University of Utah
Dr. Abe Bakhsheshy is director and professor of the Daniel Fund Ethics Initiative and professor (lecturer) in the entrepreneurship and strategy department at the David Eccles School of Business. He has worked in management positions for 35 years and has seven years of executive-level experience working with multinational corporations overseas. He has taught and researched various topics, including human resource management, leadership and effective management, conflict and quality management, and effective health care system delivery. He has been recognized for his teaching value with over 15 awards, including the Executive MBA Distinguished Teaching Award, and he was awarded the Presidential Distinguished Leader Award, recognizing service and leadership to the university.

Dr. Jay Barney
- Titles: Presidential Professor of Strategic Management and Pierre Lassonde Chair of Social Entrepreneurship
- Education: Ph.D., Yale University
Dr. Jay Barney is a presidential professor of strategic management and Pierre Lassonde chair of social entrepreneurship at the David Eccles School of Business. Barney has experience teaching at University of California at Los Angeles, Texas A&M University, and The Ohio State University, and he is an honorary professor at universities in China, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand. He is known for his renowned work in competitive advantage, specifically identifying qualities of firms’ skills and resources that make them costly to copy. Barney has written six books and published numerous articles in top-tier journals, including the Academy of Management Review, Management Science, Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, and the Strategic Management Journal.

Dr. Jonathan Brogaard
- Title: Professor, Finance Department
- Education: Ph.D. in Finance, Kellogg School of Management; J.D., Northwestern University School of Law
Dr. Jonathan Brogaard is a full professor of Finance at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business. His research interests include high frequency trading, empirical asset pricing, and law and finance. He has recently published in the Journal of Finance, the Journal of Financial Economics and the Review of Financial Studies, among other top economic and finance journals. He has worked with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the U.K. Financial Services Authority, and the Canadian Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada, in analyzing large datasets. Professor Brogaard’s work has been mentioned in media outlets including the Economist, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, New York Times, Businessweek, and Bloomberg. Professor Brogaard earned his undergraduate degree in Economics and Politics at Occidental College graduating Summa Cum Laude in 2006. He completed a J.D. with an emphasis in tax law and a Ph.D. in Finance from Northwestern University.

Dr. Brian Cadman
- Titles: Associate Professor, Accounting Department and David Eccles Faculty Fellow
- Education: Ph.D. in Accounting, University of Oregon

Dr. Jennifer Cummings
- Title: Associate Professor (Lecturer), Management Department
- Education: Ph.D., University of Utah
Dr. Jennifer Cummings is an associate professor (lecturer) in the management department at the David Eccles School of Business and is a certified conflict mediator and emotional intelligence consultant. Cummings’ areas of research include interpersonal and professional communication, leadership, conflict management, team relations, and public speaking, among others. Her papers have won several top paper awards from the Western States Communication Association and the National Communication Association, and she has been recognized at the David Eccles School of Business with the Daniels Fund Leadership in Ethics Education Award and the Brady Faculty Superior Teaching Award.

Dr. Tina Diekmann
- Title: Professor, Management Department; Angus T. Shearer Professor of Ethics
- Education: Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior, Northwestern University

Dr. Manu Goyal
- Title: Associate Professor, Operations Management
- Education: Ph.D. The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

Dr. Bill Hesterly
- Titles: Associate Dean, Faculty and Research; Zeke and Katherine Dumke Chair, Department of Management; Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the School of Business; Professor, Management Department and Entrepreneurship and Strategy Department
- Education: Ph.D. in Management, University of California at Los Angeles

Dr. Karl Lins
- Titles: Spencer Fox Eccles Endowed Chair in Banking and Professor, Finance Department
- Education: Ph.D. in Finance, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Dr. Terry Pavia
- Titles: Associate Professor, Marketing Department and Former Chair, Marketing Department
- Education: Ph.D. in Mathematical Science, University of Maryland

Dr. Matthew Ringgenberg
- Titles: Associate Professor, Finance Department
- Education: M.S. in Economics from the University of North Carolina, and a Ph.D. in Finance from the University of North Carolina
Professor Ringgenberg’s research has been published in the Journal of Finance and the Journal of Financial Economics and has been cited in Business Insider, The New York Times, Bloomberg, and The New Yorker.

Dr. Scott Schaefer
- Titles: Kendall D. Garff Chair in Business Administration and Professor, Finance Department
- Education: Ph.D. in Economic Analysis and Policy, Stanford University

Dr. Harris Sondak
- Titles: Professor, Management Department
- Education: M.S. in Organizational Behavior from Northwestern University and a Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior from Northwestern University

Brad Vierig
- Titles: Associate Dean, MBA Programs and Executive Education and Associate Professor (Lecturer)
- Education: Certified Public Accountant; Executive Masters of Business Administration (EMBA), University of Utah

Dr. Todd Zenger
- Titles: Presidential Professor, Entrepreneurship and Strategy Department; Chair, Entrepreneurship and Strategy Department; Executive Director, Goff Strategic Leadership Center; and N. Eldon Tanner Chair in Strategy and Strategic Leadership
- Education: Ph.D. Organization and Strategic Studies, University of California at Los Angeles