All the business faculty members possess the following qualities: advanced degrees earned in business, computer science or mathematics disciplines, work experience relevant to their teaching subjects, and enthusiasm in teaching and helping the students. To increase the students’ learning effectiveness, they bring their real-world experience into the classrooms as well as use case studies to stimulate the students’ minds and exemplify various lecture topics.

Johnathan Mun

Johnathan Mun, Ph.D.

Professor and Chair of Business

Dr. Johnathan Mun is a Professor and Chair of the Business Department with 25 years of industry and academic experience. He has taught at the MBA, M.S., and Ph.D. levels in 10 countries and authored 30 books and 150 academic articles. Dr. Mun holds 13 patents, has consulted for over 50 multinational companies, created 10 software applications, and founded three companies. His research interests include financial analytics, quantitative methods, data science, economics, investment science, simulation, predictive modeling, AI/ML analytics, and optimization.

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Cassondra Smith

Cassondra Smith, Ph.D.

Professor of Business, Postdoctoral

Cassondra has a diverse background in Business Management, Marketing, Project Management, Supply Chain Management and Finance. Cassondra’s expertise includes Supply Chain management, Consumer Behavior, and Cost Accounting. Cassondra’s research interest focuses on consumerism, marketing analytics, consumer behavior, and the fiscal implications of misaligned U.S. apparel sizing standards. Cassondra has over 20 years of professional business experience and 15 years of instruction experience across primary and tertiary education.

 

Meet our Faculty

Holden Reyes

Holden Reyes, MBA, MLS

Mr. Reyes is Associate Director of the Full-Time MBA Program at Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley. He has taught management and business law at several Bay Area schools.
Ahmad Shaar

Ahmad Shaar, Ph.D.

Dr. Shaar is a Professor of Business with 20+ years in knowledge management and business intelligence. His research has been presented at leading universities, such as Harvard and MIT.
Robert Steinberg

Robert Steinberg, MSOD

Mr. Steinberg is an entrepreneur and technologist with 35+ years in advanced tech. In 1987, he co-founded IICON, which focused on SCADA and defense markets.
Dr. Nik Tehrani

Nik Tehrani, Ph.D.

Dr. Tehrani is a high-tech mentor who co-founded DynoSense. He led Savitron and grew revenue by 30% as Global Director of Program Management at Sanmina-SCI.
James Wu

Jeng-Dau (James) Wu, Ph.D.

Dr. Wu is a Professor of Finance and International Business with 40+ years of experience. He has taught at UC Berkeley Extension, SJSU, USF, and beyond.