Welcome to Leavey School of Business
Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, our mission is to create a collaborative learning environment that develops entrepreneurial leaders of competence, conscience, and compassion dedicated to the triple bottom line of people, profit and planet.
Our programs will challenge you to think critically and entrepreneurially, take risks, and take charge. Study what you love with our majors and minors
in business.
Silicon Valley walks through our doors at 5 p.m. Our top-ranked graduate business programs inspire responsible business leaders for uncertain, unprecedented times.
Today’s business leaders must power organizations through ambiguous times. Our programs teach how to take initiative, develop a vision for the future, and lead with compassion.
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To keep up with the demands of today’s ever-changing business climate, the Leavey School of Business offers highly competitive centers and institutes ranging from innovation and entrepreneurship to farming and sustainability. No matter your interest, graduates of our programs are in demand.
Ciocca Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Instilling an entrepreneurial mindset across campus with an emphasis in providing relevant academic programs and opportunities for interdisciplinary learning.
Center for Food Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CFIE)
CFIE provides students with an education in the area of management and modern business practices in the food industry.
My Own Business Institute (MOBI)
My Own Business, Inc. exists to support the vital social and economic contributions of small businesses by nurturing entrepreneurs and their efforts to build their businesses.
Retail Management Institute (RMI)
There is no better place than at Santa Clara University, in the heart of Silicon Valley, to explore the issues surrounding transformation in retail management.
Faculty Spotlight
Michele Samorani
Assistant Professor, Information Systems & Analytics, Program Director for MSIS
Dr. Samorani earned his undergraduate and Master’s degree in computer science from University of Bologna and his Ph.D. in operations and information management from University of Colorado at Boulder. His main research aims at developing and employing data science and optimization techniques to improve efficiency and fairness in health care. Michele’s latest research aims at studying and reducing racial disparity in medical appointment scheduling and was featured on Forbes and cited in a United Nations report.
Feature News and Events
Santa Clara University Ranks No. 15 Among Best Online MBA Programs
Santa Clara University’s Online MBA has again been ranked as one of the best in the nation - earning a No. 15 spot in FORTUNE Education’s inaugural Best Online MBA Programs list. SCU’s placement on the 2021 list also makes it the No. 3 program in California.
Ed Grier to Become Dean of Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University
Dean Grier brings a wealth of knowledge and a perspective from both academia and industry that will serve Leavey School well as we emerge from this pandemic year.Dean Grier currently serves as dean of School of Business at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), and will begin his appointment at SCU on July 1, 2021.
The Importance of Cultivating Quality Work Relationships During COVID
Santa Clara University Assistant Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship Hooria Jazaieri, was recently published in a top management journal Academy of Management Journal for her research spotlighting the use of token “artifacts” to drive a “swift sense of community” among workers.
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