Fowler College of Business

College Administration

Dean: Dan Moshavi
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs: David P. Ely
Assistant Dean for Student Affairs: Patricia van Damme (Interim)
Director of Assessment: Steven L. Gill
Director of Graduate Programs: Congcong Zheng
Director of Undergraduate Programs: Jaemin Kim
Director of Career Management Center: Tina Tan
Director of Resource Management: Davette Kawachi

The Fowler College of Business and the Charles W. Lamden School of Accountancy are accredited by the AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Several Fowler College of Business programs are registered with the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards.

The mission of the Fowler College of Business is to foster economic development for our region, impact business practices through research and service innovations, and empower students from diverse backgrounds to achieve upward socioeconomic mobility. The Fowler College: engages businesses, entrepreneurs, community organizations and governments to undertake research and service that address the global challenges of our day; aligns our curriculum with the competencies that our students need to succeed in their careers and become responsible, ethical, and contributing members of a global society; and provides talent and thought leadership to businesses through excellence in education and programs that reflect the international, entrepreneurial, and diverse character of the Southern California region and beyond.

The mission of the Fowler College is supported by activities organized around seven strategic priorities: (1) develop students into professional and ethical global business leaders through rigorous business education, (2) graduate our students on time, (3) expand educational opportunities for underserved learners and communities, (4) recruit and retain highly qualified faculty and staff and invest in their continued professional development, (5) transform business and society through impactful research, innovations, student experiences, and service, (6) offer equal opportunities for, and promote inclusion and diversity among, our students, faculty and staff, and (7) expand outreach and develop philanthropic support to promote the mission of the Fowler College.

The college has enjoyed programmatic accreditation since 1959. The college is organized into five academic units: the Charles W. Lamden School of Accountancy and the departments of finance, management, management information systems, and marketing.

College Centers and Institutes

Center for Accounting in the Public Interest (Yan Luo, Director)
Center for International Business Education and Research (Mark J. Ballam, Managing Director; Martina Musteen, Faculty Director; Nancy K. Nicholson, Senior Project Consultant)
Center for Advancing Global Business (Mark J. Ballam, Managing Director; Martina Musteen, Faculty Director; Nancy K. Nicholson, Senior Project Consultant)
Center for the Study of Personal Financial Planning (Kamal Haddad, Interim Director)
Charles W. Hostler Institute on World Affairs (Nancy K. Nicholson, Director; Martina Musteen, Charles W. Hostler Professor of Global Business)
The Corky McMillin Center for Real Estate ( Director)
Corporate Governance Institute (Lori Verstegen Ryan, Director)
Institute for Inclusiveness and Diversity in Organizations (Beth G. Chung, Director)
James Silberrad Brown Center for AI Research (Aaron Elkins, Director)
Lavin Entrepreneurship Center (Alex F. DeNoble, Executive Director)