Dean's Advisory Board

The Dean's Advisory Board of The Paul Merage School of Business was established to assist the Dean in the ongoing qualitative growth of the School. Specifically, the Dean's Advisory Board of The Paul Merage School of Business serves as the School's primary advisory body, providing advice and counsel for the School's academic and professional programs from the perspective of the general management profession.

The Dean's Advisory Board of The Paul Merage School of Business plays an important role in the fund raising efforts necessary to maintain the academic standing of the School, particularly as public funding sources become less predictable. The Board also provides oversight of select aspects of the School, addressing relevant issues and providing guidance to the Dean and his colleagues.

Board Members

• Ed Fuller, Chair - President & Managing Director, Marriott International Lodging 
• David Murphy, Vice Chair - Co-President, Barrie D’Rozario Murphy

• Pamela Adams '98 - Vice President - Investment Officer, The Adams Financial Group of Wells Fargo Advisors
• Richard Afable - President & CEO, Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian 
• Mike Aghajanian - Retired President & CEO, PRTM 
• Bob Anderson - CPCU Chairman, Health Savings Technology 
• Thomas Antunez '05 - CEO, Prithvi Percentix
  
• Donald Beall - Partner, Dartbrook Partners, LLC & Chairman Emeritus, Rockwell
• John Belli - Managing Partner, Ernst & Young 
• Jane Buchan - CEO, PAAMCO 
• Alex Calabrese - President & CEO, RSI Home Products
• Chris A. Callero - President & COO, Experian Americas 
• Victoria Collins - Principal, First Foundation Advisors
• Michael Davis - Managing Director, West Coast Regional Market Manager, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, Private Wealth Management
• John Della Grota - Partner, Corporate Department, Paul Hastings
• Rick Dutta - President & CEO, Nexvisionix 
  
• Larry Emond - CMO, The Gallup Organization 
• John Evans - Sr. Vice President & Manager, Wells Fargo - Private Client Services
  
• Thomas Gephart - Managing Partner, Ventana 
• Rick Gilchrist - President, Investment Property Group, The Irvine Company 
• Neel Grover - CEO, Buy.com
• Bill Halford - President & CEO, Bixby Land Company 
• Cynthia Harriss - CEO, Metropark
• Julie Hill, Chair Emeritus - Board Member, WellPoint, The Lord Abbett Mututal Funds, Lend Lease
• Douglas Hutcheson - President & CEO, Leap Wireless International, Inc., Cricket Communications, LLC
• Jeanne Jackson - President, Direct to Consumer Operations, Nike
• Dave Jones - Wealth Advisor, Select Portfolio Management
  
• George Kalogridis - President, Disneyland Resort
• Alan Kaye - SVP, Human Resources, Mattel, Inc. 
• Rick Keller - CEO, First Foundation Advisors
  
• Darcy Kopcho - Senior Vice President, Capital Research and Management 
• John Krafcik - President & CEO, Hyundai Motor America
• Knute Kurtz - Managing Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP 
• Leon LaPorte - Retired Commanding General, United States Army
• Marc Levin - Managing General Partner, Levin Capital Management 
• Robert Lucenti - Managing Partner, Deloitte 
  
• Charles Martin, Chair Emeritus - Chairman & CEO, Mont Pelerin Capital 
• Mike Mata - Retired, Hewlett Packard
• James V. Mazzo - Chairman & CEO, Abbott Medical Optics 
  
• Jim McCluney - President & CEO, Emulex
  
• James Mellor - Chairman, USEC, Inc. 
• Paul Merage, Chair Emeritus - Chairman, Falcon Investment Management, LLC
• Mark Moehlman - Principal & Co-Founder, Wealth Management Network, LLC 
• Kristen Monson - Executive Vice President,  PIMCO
• Don Natenstedt - Western Regional Managing Director, McGladrey, Inc.  
• Victor Nichols - CEO, Experian North America
• Eddie Northen - VP of Finance, Western Region, UPS 
• Ned Olivier - Senior General Partner, Oxford Bioscience Partners 
• Jim O'Sullivan - President & CEO, Mazda North American Operations  
  
• Sue Parks - Founder & CEO, WalkStyles, Inc. 
• Daryl Pelc - VP, Engineering & Technology,  Boeing Integrated Defense Systems 
• Bill Pesch - Former CEO, McBride Electric, Inc.  
• Jim Peterson -President & CEO,  Microsemi Corporation 
• Andy Peykoff II - CEO, Niagara Water
• Andrew J. Policano - Dean, UC Irvine Paul Merage School of Business 
• David Pyott - Chairman of the Board & CEO, Allergan, Inc. 
• Richard Reisman - CEO & Publisher, Orange County Business Journal 
• Lester Savit - Partner, Jones Day
• David Schramm - President & CEO, Maxwell Technologies 
• Glen Schrank - CEO, HireRight
  
• Alan B. Sellers -Senior Partner,  SAIL Venture Partners 
• Ariela Shani - Vice President & General Manager, Neiman Marcus 
  
• Richard Shields - CFO, Oakley, Inc. 
• Paul Short - Partner, KPMG, LLP
• Ronald M. Simon - Chairman & CEO, RSI Holding Corporation 
• Patricia Soldano - President, Cymric Family Office Services
• Gregory Spierkel - CEO, Ingram Micro Inc. 
  
• Sue Swenson - Retired President & CEO, Sage Software
• Ariela Tannenbaum - Senior Vice President, Finance, Allianz Global Investors 
• Peter Ueberroth - The Contrarian Group, Inc. 
• Tom Wagner - Sr. Vice President, Consumer Insights & Brand Planning, Taco Bell - YUM! Brands, Inc 
• Bob Waltos - Managing Partner, The Waltos Group 
• Chris White - Vice President, Cisco
• Nam Woo - Retired CEO & Corporate Advisor, LG Electronics, Inc.
• Dean Yoost - Retired Managing Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP