The Michigan Ross PhD program in Strategy shaped Gautam Ahuja into a leading interdisciplinary scholar—faculty member for 16 years, editor‑in‑chief of Organization Science, and mentor to a generation of strategy academics.

The Michigan Ross PhD program in Strategy enabled Juan  to harness interdisciplinary resources—from economics and law to engineering and public policy—propelling him to his role as James  J.  Hill Professor and leading empirical researcher at Harvard Business School.

The Michigan Ross PhD program enabled Anne Bowers to harness her eclectic performing arts and PR background into a joint doctorate in business strategy and sociology—supported by interdisciplinary faculty mentorship that propelled her to a tenured associate professorship at Rotman School of Management.

Featured profile of Ross School of Business PhD student, Christina Bradley. She shares her story of why she chose Michigan Ross for her PhD, her experiences within the program, and her plans for the future.

I grew up in Calcutta, India -- lively, warm, argumentative people whose passionate debates leave nothing untouched.

I feel like the hard part is deciding whether or not you want to do a PhD, because it’s a decision that shouldn’t be entered into lightly. You’re taking five or six years of your life and just focusing on one thing, and at depth. But making the choice to come to Michigan Ross? Now that’s easy.

I research consumer judgment, decision-making, and behavior in the laboratory by manipulating various elements of consumption situations.

Shortly after the company I cofounded, Essmart, launched in southern India, my colleagues and I saw the huge effect even simple technology can have on a community. A barber who had recently bought one...

Devin’s interest in why people make the choices that they do began when he was an undergraduate student at Princeton University studying sociology and Latin American Studies.

I chose Ross because of the collaborative, supportive community, and the many different disciplines and approaches to research.

I took many things into consideration before choosing Michigan Ross for my PhD program. Most importantly, as for any PhD student, was the ability to do high-quality research. I was thrilled to...

I was always very passionate about marketing. Even as I was working as a software engineer and technical team lead at Intel in Israel, I found myself always asking questions about marketing strategy–...