Doctor of Business Administration program

Program length

  • 60 credits
  • 3 years

Application deadline

  • May 1

Schedule format

  • On-campus
  • Friday/Saturday/Sunday
  • 15-week terms
  • 2 residencies per term

Why earn a DBA degree from Warrington?

What factors prevent a business from maximizing its profits or making its operations more efficient? Which conditions are conducive to entrepreneurial success — and what holds small business owners back? As a student in the University of Florida Warrington College of Business’s Doctor of Business Administration program, you’ll tackle these questions quantitatively, first by elevating your research skills to the peer-reviewed journal level and then by deploying them to develop and present a dissertation.

Guided by our faculty researchers, the DBA program was formed in response to a conundrum affecting the business world: Practitioners and scholars have not traditionally shared their knowledge. DBA students transform into this ever-vital link through rigorous coursework, independent research and classroom discussions enriched by peers’ experiences in academia or industry.

Our students harness their findings to pursue one of four career paths: pivoting to faculty roles after years in the corporate world, delivering accurate forecasting and detailed proposals as senior leaders and executives, moving from instruction to academic administration, or offering strategic perspectives as consultants.

In any direction, you arrive as a respected thought leader — equipped to structure your own studies, adept at analyzing your own data, and prepared to present it to publications and top stakeholders.

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The ROI of Warrington’s DBA program

Conduct your own research and make comparisons.

39%

Of DBA graduates hold academic roles at R1 research universities.

50%

Of DBA program alumni have served as part- or full-time instructors.

#16

In the world for practical business school research.
Financial Times

AACSB

Warrington is accredited by AACSB, one of the most prestigious accreditations.

163

Students have graduated from nine DBA cohorts to date.

AAU Membership

UF is included among the 71 elite research universities in the US and Canada.

A group of DBA students in caps and gowns stand in front of the University of Florida's Gator statue

Papers, publications and podcasts

Who commits more embezzlement crimes — men or women? Do natural disasters spur a rise in entrepreneurship, ultimately creating more resilient communities? What’s the economic impact of a poorly managed airport? DBA students contemplate these types of questions and conduct research to arrive at their conclusions.

About the Doctor of Business Administration degree

As a student in this professional doctoral program, you’ll integrate theory, business practices, and applied research to dive deeper into current issues and uncover novel, actionable solutions. This is achieved through:

  • An on-campus format fitting around your career and obligations: You’ll attend two immersive weekend residencies per term at the University of Florida’s Gainesville campus, held on a Friday, Saturday and into Sunday. Curriculum, including five quantitative courses, span the first six terms. Your research begins during your third fall term, and activity intensifies over the program’s last year in preparation for your dissertation and defense during your final summer.
  • Accomplished classmates: Seasoned minds inspire each other to do — and discover — more. Your cohort, comprising about 25-30 professionals, creates an engaging, stimulating environment, with each member bringing at least 10 years of insights from mid- to upper-management, the C-suite, academia or the military.
  • A high level of faculty interaction: You’ll improve how you conduct research and flesh out your proposal with input from some of the best and brightest minds in business. To quantify this, DBA Faculty Director Phil Podsakoff’s publications have amassed a record-making 100,000-plus scholarly citations.
  • Dissertation: Your dissertation gradually takes shape, progressing from a question related to accounting, finance, management, marketing, information systems and operations management, or artificial intelligence into a proposal and, eventually, a paper you defend to a faculty committee.

Tuition assistance

Where else can you grow your knowledge while networking with executives and other high-ranking professionals?

Warrington’s DBA program delivers these benefits in an enriching, immersive and collaborative on-campus environment. Take advantage of the following to direct your next career stage:

  • Military benefits: Advance the ranks in the military or make the transition to civilian life with a degree that reflects your drive and expertise. Whether on active duty or a veteran, 25% of DBA students and alumni have applied GI benefits toward their tuition and other program expenses. For more information about using the Post-9/11 GI Bill® and other benefits, read about UF’s process for military tuition assistance or email Gus Kreatsoulas.
  • Employer tuition assistance: Because your success is their success, many employers offer to offset the costs of attending Warrington’s DBA program.
  • State of Florida tuition discount: Although our program does not qualify for the State of Florida Employee Education Program, we do offer a discount (applied to tuition only) for State of Florida employees with at least 12 months of consecutive service. Contact Karen Ehlers for information.

DBA vs. Ph.D.

In the 2000s, Warrington identified a concerning trend: Colleges and universities might soon require more business faculty, but Ph.D. candidates were not graduating at the same rate.

Enter our DBA, a three-year terminal degree program rooted in the intense scholarly pursuits of our Ph.D. but open to, and structured around, the lives of business executives, directors, and academics. When launched over a decade ago, the DBA was intent on producing the optimal business school instructor: a creative, resolute scholar drawing upon extensive real-world experience who would teach, take on administrative duties and lead research initiatives.

Through continual assessments, the program evolved to additionally graduate practitioner-scholars ready to steer their respective public, private, academic, military or entrepreneurial organizations through unsurpassed methodological and analytical skills.

Today, our DBA and Ph.D. programs serve two distinct audiences interested in researching complex questions that advance how organizations do business:

  • Our DBA program: The typical DBA candidate has spent the last decade or more in a management or academic role and either aims to transition to academia or strengthen their strategic decision-making skills. Their dissertation centers around a topic directly related to business operations, processes, markets or trends. They also seek an advanced degree building from their master’s that they can earn around their work schedule and other professional and personal commitments.
  • Our Ph.D. programs: Our Ph.D. candidates, who have historically just completed a bachelor’s or master’s degree, strive to develop new or evolve existing business theories, crafting studies with the potential to influence business education and operations on a broad scale. These individuals expect to fully focus on their research and apply to Warrington’s programs with either a bachelor’s or master’s degree.

How to apply to our DBA program

The DBA program strives for a small, select group of experienced executives (upper-middle management to C-suite positions) or academics seeking a terminal degree who are committed to pursuing a formal, rigorous program as practitioner-scholars.

  • Bachelor’s and Master’s degree.
  • Business experience: undergraduate or (preferably) master’s-level courses and a minimum (preferably) of 10 years of experience in a managerial capacity or academia.
  • A statement of purpose (400-600 words) that explains how the DBA aligns with your future goals and describes your research interests in depth.
  • Resume or Curriculum Vitae covering all post-high school education and employment, international affiliations, research funding, and publications.
  • Two or more letters of recommendation from an academic or professional reference in the following format: two pages/5-6 paragraphs long in which the reference introduces themselves and the applicant, including how long and in which capacity they have known the applicant; the applicant’s skills and qualities, with emphasis on analytical abilities, subject knowledge, and research abilities; and why they recommend the applicant for the DBA program.
  • Unofficial or official transcripts from all undergraduate and graduate institutions attended. Send electronically or mailed in a sealed, signed, and unopened envelope to Graduate Admissions.
  • $30 application fee.
  • International Applicants: The UF DBA cannot issue F1 visas because we are not a full-time program. If you are a potential international applicant, please contact an advisor at the UF International Center.
Prospective students see UF Warrington DBA students in class during a DBA for a Day session

DBA for a Day

Is the DBA program the compass your career needs? Beyond information sessions, you can spend a day attending lectures with first- and second-year candidates, meeting faculty, and joining social events to confirm your decision.

Ideation to dissertation

Warrington DBA students sitting at individual desks in a classroom listen to a professor's presentation using the screen behind

Identify an issue

At the end of your second fall term, you’ll submit a paper presenting a proposed topic and the current research that both supports your potential thesis and shows gaps in existing literature. You’ll also be matched to a faculty advisor at this stage.

In a group with their laptops out, UF Warrington DBA students meet to discuss their research projects

Question and quantify

In the fall term of your third year, you’ll present your oral proposal to a doctoral committee and present how you intend to investigate and the research methodologies you’ll use.

In a cap and gown, a UF Warrington DBA student smiles on stage while being presented with their diploma

Dissertation. Done.

As you focus your last year on your research, one to two graduate faculty members will supervise your activity as you gear up and begin writing up your research. Your efforts culminate with the defense of your dissertation in the final term.

Courses

What’s the best way to approach a challenge? Your coursework will illustrate all possible methods and their applications in marketing, finance, accounting, and more business disciplines.

Core courses


Advanced Data and Regression Techniques

Topics are related to the construction of variables, econometric issues and special topics.

AI, Machine Learning, and Data Visualization Methods for Research

Introducing AI and machine learning applications in business at the doctoral level.

Corporate Finance

Broaden corporate finance knowledge with how concepts and models in finance are applied.

International Business

Examine the environment of international business and many operational tools and characteristics.

Latent Variable Methods

Enables students to plan, implement, report and review statistical analyses.

Leading Change

Learn to lead effective change while studying the effectiveness of change efforts in organizations.

Managerial Statistics

Lays the foundation for applying quantitative and qualitative tools for making better managerial decisions.

Organizational Behavior

Learn how organizational behavior helps manage change from various perspectives.

Organizational Research Methods

Prepares doctoral candidates to design and conduct research in the organizational and behavioral sciences.

Perspectives in Consumer Behavior

Introduces students to topics in consumer research.

Quantitative Research Methods and Data Analysis in Marketing

Gain a working knowledge of the most common techniques and approaches to multivariate statistics.

Research Analysis in Accounting

Reviewing scholarly accounting research, encompassing several topics and using various methods.

Researching Strategic Leadership and Governance in Public, Private, and Entrepreneurial Firms

Understand publishing research that contributes to theory and practice, along with considerations with a career in academia.

Special Topics in Doctoral Education

Learn more in-depth about multiple topics in doctoral education.

Strategic Management

Evaluation of the key functions of organizations and integration of these functions to achieve competitive advantages.

What does a DBA do for your career?

With a Doctor of Business Administration degree, you are poised for publication, positioned to be a strategic powerhouse in your existing organization or industry, and possess the diverse insights to engage tomorrow’s business school students.

9%

Of DBA graduates in academic roles are serving in full-time administrative positions at the national, institutional, college or unit level.

8%

Greater demand for post-secondary teachers is projected through 2033.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

$113,240

Median annual salary for post-secondary business teachers.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Where our graduates work

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General Motors.
PricewaterhouseCoopers
United States Naval Academy
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MetLife
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Boeing
Apple
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Job titles

  • Assistant/Associate/Full Professor
  • Academic Director
  • Adjunct Professor
  • Advisory Board Member
  • Associate Dean
  • Chief Financial Officer
  • Clinical Professor
  • Consultant and Advisor to the Dean
  • Director of Accounting
  • Director, Regional Executive Education
  • Executive Administrator/Director
  • Faculty Director
  • Founding Dean
  • Managing Director & Secretary
  • National Technology Leader
  • National Vice Chancellor of Graduate Education
  • Partner
  • Principal Technical Architect
  • Professor of Practice
  • Senior Management Consultant
  • Senior Procurement Operations Manager
  • Senior Vice President of Sales
  • Vice President for Finance

Recent alumni placements

As a DBA graduate, your three-year investment in this program welcomes you into the Gator Nation – one of the most powerful and enthusiastic networks in the country. Through your DBA experience, you have created meaningful relationships with fellow students and faculty who become lifelong and essential resources in your ever-growing professional network. These scholars will be a source of critical feedback and innovative ideas that will benefit your career.

J.B. Adams
Adams Learning, Inc.
Senior Management Consultant
Executive and Management Coach
Lead Instructional Designer
MBA: Rollins College
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Joe Britt
Senior Procurement Operations Manager
Axiall Corporation
MBA: University of Houston
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Alex De la Reza
National Vice Chancellor of Graduate Education
UNIFRANZ
MPA: Harvard University
MBA: Bolivian Catholic University
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David Fraser
CONA Services LLC
Director, Financial Operations
MBA: The University of Texas at Arlington
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Odile Guinot
Assistant Professor
University of Florida
MBA: University of Florida
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David Ha
Moafly
Executive
MBA: University of Southern California
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Jeffrey Johnson
High Tech Senior Manager
Accenture
MBA: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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Kara Kapczynski
Vinings School of Art/Founder and Owner and Real Estate Investor
MBA: California State University Northridge
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Matt McHale
Senior Vice President of Sales
Slickdeals
MBA: University of Notre Dame
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Michael Monis
Choice Logic, LLC
Founder
MA, National Security and Strategic Studies: United States Naval War College
MBA: Syracuse University
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Louis Pauza III
Principal Technical Architect
Salesforce
Geoffrey Poyen
CEO, International Skin Care
Adjunct Professor, Florida International University
MBA: Jacksonville University
MS, Entertainment Business: Full Sail University
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Praveen Pemmaraju
Deloitte Services LLP
National Technology Leader
MBA: University of Michigan
Master of Computer Applications: Indira Gandhi National Open University
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Geoffrey Poyen
Florida International University & ISC
Adjunct Professor/CEO
MBA: University of Florida
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Guillermo Rodriguez
WisdomTree Asset Management
Head of LatAm and US Offshore
MS, Finance: London Business School
MBA: Tulane University
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Seth Ruhter
Assistant Professor of Finance
The College of Idaho
MA, Economics: Miami University
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Bipin Sapra
Ernst & Young, India
Partner
Master of Public Policy: University of Chicago
Master of Technology: Indian Institute of Technology
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Pratibha Singh
Academic Specialist
University of Florida
MPM: Carnegie Mellon University
Mgt & Pub. Policy: IIM Bangalore
MS: University of Delhi
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Tom Stilp
Stilp Holdings
Chairman
JD: Loyola University
MBA/Master of Management & MS, Communication: Northwestern University
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Clinton Urling
Managing Director & Secretary
Case Solutions, Inc.
MS, Sports Management: Columbia University
MS, Global Studies: University of the West Indies
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Hernan Valdez
Engineering Project Manager
Lockheed Martin
MBA: University of Central Florida
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Chuck Williams
Chief Financial Officer
Fly Exclusive
MBA, Operations & Finance: College of William & Mary
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Valdecino Assuncao
General Motors
Operational Excellence & Business Intelligence Manager
MBA: Michigan State University
MSME: Campinas State University
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Tim Becker
University of Florida
Director, Bergstrom Real Estate Center
MBA: Florida Gulf Coast University
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Stephanie Ceron
Director of Operations
WellMed Medical Management-Houston
University of Maryland, University College, Masters Healthcare Administration
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Jerald Estime
Vice President, Real Estate Development
Claire’s
MBA: Emory University
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Steve Francis
Senior Manager, Aviation Financial Services
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
MBA: Fordham University
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David Gilbertson
Partner, Global Structuring Services
PwC
Master of Taxation: University of Denver
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Carl Henson
Chief Marketing Officer & Chief Sales Officer
Chief Outsiders
MBA: Augusta University
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Sachin Jaitly
General Partner, Morgan Creek Digital
Visiting Lecturer, Cornell University
MBA: Rollins College
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Ray Johnson
Managing Partner, Aravaipa Ventures
Managing Director / Founder, Exit Experts
MBA, Harvard Business School
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Traci Johnston
Enterprise Client Insight Strategist, Bank of America
MBA: Queens University of Charlotte
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Michael Jones
Associate for General Aviation, Swelbar-Zhong Consultancy
MBA: Columbia University
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Chad Meley
Senior Vice President Marketing, StarTree
Assistant Professor, Texas McCombs School of Business
University of Texas at Austin
MBA: Texas Tech University
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Vincent Montanti
Vice President
Montanti Advisory Services, Inc.
MBA: Pennsylvania State University
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Jason Olmanson
Director of Engineering
APR Energy
MS Engineering: Minnesota State University, Mankato
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Tanya Petrova
Program Management Executive, Green PM Consulting
CEO & Managing Broker, Real Estates Market
MS Mgmt Info Systems: Florida International University
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Ted Santiesteban
Director of Engineering, Global Aftermarket
Valmont Industries, Inc.
MBA: University of Florida
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Larry Skor
Vice President – Tax
Checkout.com
Master of Accounting: University of Florida
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Nick Sougiannis
Assistant Professor
United States Naval Academy
MBA: University of Southern California
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Ian Alex Stewart
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Sales Manager
MBA: University of Alabama
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David Weber
Professor of the Practice
Department of Accounting and Legal Studies
Perdue School of Business at Salisbury University
JD: Syracuse University
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Amber N. Yoo
Executive in Residence
Vanguard University of Southern California
SKY Facial Plastic Surgery, Inc.
Co-Founder & Vice President
MBA: University of Florida
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Angel Arroyo

Angel Arroyo
Partner & Principal
Banyan Realty Advisors, LLC
MBA: Rollins College
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Clint Buck

Clint Buck
Assistant Professor
Abilene Christian University
Masters of Accountancy: Auburn University
MBA: Notre Dame
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Jeff Casucci

Jeff Casucci
Chief Financial Officer
Titan Containers
MBA: University of Connecticut
MS Accounting: University of Connecticut
MA Economics: University of Oklahoma

Jenny Chen

Jenny Chen
Principal
Prager Metis CPAs LLC
MBA: Oklahoma City University

Paul Clark

Paul Clark
Engineering Specialist
Caterpillar, Inc.
MBA: University of Georgia
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Christopher Friday

Christopher Friday
Lecturer, Business Analytics & Economics
University of New Haven, Pompea College of Business
MBA: Babson College
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Melonie Hall

Melonie Hall
Senior Manager, Subcontracts
L3Harris Technologies
MS Accounting: Texas A&M Commerce
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Bruce Hawthorne

Bruce Hawthorne
Visiting Scholar, Warrington College of Business
University of Florida
Founder, Hawthorne Vineyards
JD: Vanderbilt University
MBA: University of Detroit
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Michelle Lopez

Michelle Lopez
South Carolina Industrial Engineering Manager
Boeing Commercial Airplanes
Master’s of Industrial & Systems Engineering: University of Florida
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Inga Moffitt

Inga Moffitt
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MBA: Vanderbilt University
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Zone Nguyen

Zone Nguyen
CEO, HR Geeks
Attorney, Nguyen Walter LLP
JD: University of Texas
MBA: University of Houston

Gary Orosy

Gary Orosy
Managing Principal, Orosy & Company
Adjunct Professor, SMU Cox School of Business
MBA: Cornell University
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George Rano

George Rano
AVP, Head of Workforce Management & Platform Enablement
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MS Finance: Notre Dame
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Yeshwanth Sampath

Yeshwanth Sampath
Director
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Russ Sandifer

Russ Sandifer
Assistant Professor of Business and Finance
Wofford College
MBA: University of South Carolina
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Joey Smith

Joey Smith
Assistant Professor of Finance
Washington and Lee University
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LLM: Georgetown University
MBA: Dartmouth College
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Stein Tan

Stein Tan
Partner-Equity Financing
Banyan Venture Partners
Master, General Management: Harvard University
Master, Ethics, Politics, & Human Rights Studies, University of Pennsylvania
Master, Business Management: University of Guelph
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Jon Walkwitz

Jon Walkwitz
Supply Chain Strategy Engineer
Shell Oil Company
MBA: Rice University
Masters of Industrial Engineering: University of Houston
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Alan West

Alan West
Vice President for Finance and Administration/CFO
Coastal Carolina University
MBA: Nova Southeastern University
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Mark West

Mark West
Assistant Professor
Troy University
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Faculty

Often teaching DBA, PhD, MBA, and MS classes, many of your instructors and advisors rank among the top two percent of the world’s most influential scientists, based on research from Stanford University.

UF Warrington South Florida Weekend Part-Time MBA Instructor Dr. Klodiana Lanaj

Klodiana Lanaj

Martin L. Schaffel Professor
Professor

Courses and research areas:
Main areas of research are leadership, team processes and performance, and motivation and self-regulation. Specifically, her current research investigates leader engagement and well-being, leader emergence and over-emergence in self-managing teams, individual and team-level factors that contribute to team performance, and daily behaviors and interactions that deplete and replenish employee affective and cognitive resources at work.

UF Warrington DBA Instructor Joel Davis

Joel Davis

Clinical Professor
Director, David F. Miller Retail Center

Research areas:
Analytics and AI in Business Decision-Making and Strategy Development

UF Warrington DBA Instructor Michael D. Ryngaert

Michael D. Ryngaert

Graham-Buffett Professor
Director Graham Buffet Program & Chair, Eugene F. Brigham Finance, Insurance and Real Estate Department
Chair, Finance, Insurance and Real Estate Department

Research areas:
Acquisitions, Corporate Finance, Mergers

Student testimonial

UF Warrington DBA Alum Jason Altmire (DBA ’20)

Ironically, just as I was finishing my DBA and preparing to graduate after defending my dissertation, I was approached about a CEO role at a national association representing higher education members. I don’t know if the DBA was a deciding factor, but it certainly didn’t hurt as I went through a long interview process and got the job.

Jason Altmire (DBA ’20)
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Current DBA students

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Mohamed Almutawa
Colorado State University – MBA
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Chief Audit Executive

Douglas Brames

Douglas Brames
University of Tennessee – MBA
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SVP Marketing

Paul Burla

Paul Burla
University of Missouri – MBA
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General Manager- Ultralox

Jeffrey Diwakar

Jeffrey Diwakar
University of Chicago – MBA
Purdue University – MS, Mechanical Engineering
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Strategy Leader

Christian Doeringer

Christian Doeringer
University of Louisville – MBA
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Cameron Fisher

Cameron Fisher
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Univ. of Pennsylvania, MS Engineering
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Federal Reserve

Adham Gasser

Adham Gasser
American University in Cairo – MBA
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Chief Financial Officer

Tracy Hernandez

Tracy Hernandez
Emory University – MBA
SaaS Lumen, LLC
Fractional Chief Growth Officer

Pamela Johnson

Pamela Johnson
Florida State University – MBA
Fran Connections dba FranNet
President and CEO

Clay Kittrell

Clay Kittrell
Purdue University – MBA
Horne LLP
Chief People Officer

Richard Lumor

Richard Lumor
Webster University – MBA
Southern Illinois University – MS, Statistics and Operations Research
Cox Automotive
Director, Decision Science and Data Engineering

Valeria Marcia

Valeria Marcia
Bocconi University – JD
Bicocca University – PhD, Law
University of Florida – MS, Entrepreneurship
University of Florida
Lecturer

Bryan Miller

Bryan Miller
Naval Aviator
Penn State University – MPS, Cyber Forensics
Penn State Applied Research Lab
Principal Professional R&D Engineer, Vehicle Spectrum Dominance Dept. Head

Daniel Reyes

Daniel Reyes
University of Central Florida – MS, Management
Hyatt Hotels Corporation
Manager, Stock Compensation

Francisco Rodrigues

Francisco Rodrigues
University of Central Florida – MBA
University of Florida – MS, Industrial & Systems Engineering
Polk State College
Professor of Supply Chain Management

Michael Sutterer

Michael Sutterer
University of Florida – MBA
Bonnie Plants
President & CEO

Tu To

Tu To
Troy University – MS, Accountancy
Troy University
Lecturer of Accounting

Keith Walters

Keith Walters
Johns Hopkins University – MBA
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign – MS, Accounting
Florida State College at Jacksonville
Professor of Accounting

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David Adamec
University of Illinois Urbana – MBA
Adamec Consulting
President

Jane Amab

Jane Amab
University of Georgia – MBA
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Vice President

Gary Andresen

Gary Andresen
Emory University – MBA
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SVP, FL Commercial Banking Market Manager

Aakash (Ash) Andrews

Aakash (Ash) Andrews
University of Pennsylvania – MA Media and Communications
Mercer
Digital Marketing Leader

Brian Bailey

Brian Bailey
University of Florida – MBA
Federal Reserve
Subject Matter Expert, Commercial Real Estate & Senior Policy Advisor

Cameron Blackhurst

Cameron Blackhurst
William and Mary – MBA
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Logistics Officer

Crystal Carlson-Myer

Crystal Carlson-Myer
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Assistant Professor of Accounting

Branden Cobb

Branden Cobb
The University of Toledo – MBA
MarketingExec.us
Fractional Chief Marketing Officer

Winifred (Winnie) Daniels

Winifred (Winnie) Daniels
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University of St. Thomas – MBA

Walter Doggett

Walter Doggett
Georgetown – MS Tax
University of Maryland – JD
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SVP & Head of Tax

John Engel

John Engel
Augusta University – MBA
USC Professor of Business Communications &
Director of Internship

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University of Florida – MA Business Admin
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General Manager

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America Estevez Guerrero
US Navy
SECNAV Tour w/ Industry – Fellow at WPPMS,
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Jackson State University – MBA
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Compliance and Operational Risk Manager

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Elena Nescio

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UC Berkeley – MBA
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Clinical Associate Professor of Marketing

Sean O’Donnell

Sean O’Donnell
University of Missouri-St. Louis – MBA
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Robert (Bobby) Palmer

Robert (Bobby) Palmer
University of Central Florida – MD
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Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon

Cam Pearce

Cam Pearce
Auburn University – MS Accounting
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Hector Perez Garcia

Hector Perez Garcia
University of Michigan – MBA
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Birla Institute of Technology & Sciences – MS
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Zachary Ellison
University of Chicago – MBA
New York University – MS
Applied Real Intelligence (A.R.I.)
Founder, Managing General Partner,
Chief Investment Officer

Christian Gannon

Christian Gannon
Campbell University – MBA
Twickenham Advisors
Director of Investments

Robert Goodwin

Robert Goodwin
University of South Florida – MS
The University of Tampa
Accounting Lecturer

Patricia Goodwin-Peters

Patricia Goodwin-Peters
CUNY-Baruch College – MBA
Atlas Air Worldwide
Senior Vice President,
Head of Human Resources

Yin-Ting Hsu (Ellen)

Yin-Ting Hsu (Ellen)
University of Florida – MS
Siemens Energy Inc.
Vice President, Finance Hub China

Ram Jupudy

Ram Jupudy
Indian Institute of Technology – MS
University of Maryland, College Park – MS
Moonwalker Ventures by Allergan
Senior Systems Manager

Andrea McHale

Andrea McHale
Michigan State University – MBA
University of Michigan – MS
University of Michigan Ross School of Business
Director of Admissions, MBA and Global MBA Programs

Deanna McKenzie-Brown

Deanna McKenzie-Brown
Florida A&M University – MBA
Florida A&M University
Interim Director, Student Success & Analytics
Instructor, School of Business and Industry

Justin Palmer

Justin Palmer
Suffolk University – MBA
Barings
Managing Director,
Head of Investment Transformation

Garrett Peirce

Garrett Peirce
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign – MBA
Air Command and Staff College – MS
School of Advanced Air and Space Studies – MPhil
United States Marine Corps
Headquarters US Special Operations Command
Naval Aviator and Strategist

Art Rubeck

Art Rubeck
University of Massachusetts – MBA
CURiO Brands
Chief Operating Officer

Anthony Shaw

Anthony Shaw
Duke University – MBA
Progeneration Energy
President

Nadia Tepper

Nadia Tepper
Massachusetts Institute of Technology – MS
Massachusetts Institute of Technology – MS
Southeast Regional Maintenance Center
Executive Director

Emily Walsvik

Emily Walsvik
UNC at Chapel Hill – MBA
Altria
Associate Brand Manager

Nichole Wiley Marks

Nichole Wiley Marks
VP, Head of GTM Operations
Included Health
MS, Management: Indiana Wesleyan University

Lee Wong (Vivian)

Lee Wong (Vivian)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology – MBA
University of Colorado, Denver / Chinese Agricultural University
Adjunct Instructor

Michael Baker

Michael Baker
University of Tampa
Visiting Lecturer – Accounting
MBA: University of Virginia
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Christopher Chatwin

Christopher Chatwin
Idaho State University/Chatwin Financial Consulting Services, LLC
Clinical Assistant Professor/CFO
MBA: Idaho State University
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Benjamin Morris

Benjamin Morris
American Water
Vice President, Operations, New Jersey American Water
MBA: Columbia University
Master of Finance: INSEAD

Tom Mullen

Tom Mullen
RxMarketScience
Managing Director-Industry, Strategy & Policy Analysis
MS, Pharmacy: University of Florida
MBA & MS, Engineering: University of Michigan
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Elaine Richards

Elaine Richards
MBA: University of Southern California
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Denis Vanegas

Denis Vanegas
U.S. Marine Corps Reserve
Civil Affairs Detachment Chief
MBA: University of Miami

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