Alumni
PhD
Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University
One of today’s foremost scholars in the strategy field, Gautam Ahuja not only graduated from Michigan Ross, he also taught here for 16 years.

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Alumni
PhD
Harvard Business School
The University of Michigan is known for its interdisciplinary focus and a breadth of excellence across academic subjects. While he was studying strategy as a Michigan Ross PhD student, Juan Alcacer...

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Alumni
PhD
Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
Having an eclectic background, including the performing arts and public relations, was part of what led Anne Bowers to pursue her PhD at Michigan Ross.

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Alumni
PhD
Branching Out to Create Worldwide Change
I grew up in Calcutta, India -- lively, warm, argumentative people whose passionate debates leave nothing untouched.

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Alumni
PhD
Exploring Resilience in Business at Ross
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.

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Alumni
PhD '16
Utilizing Valuable Research Resources at Ross
I research consumer judgment, decision-making, and behavior in the laboratory by manipulating various elements of consumption situations.

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Alumni
PhD
Spreading Social Good with Positive Business Strategy
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...

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Student Profile
PhD
Exploring Choice in a Meaningful Way
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.

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Alumni
PhD '15
Cultivating Academic Ties Across Multiple Disciplines
I chose Ross because of the collaborative, supportive community, and the many different disciplines and approaches to research.

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Alumni
PhD
Spearheading Research on Communities’ Medical Accessibility
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...

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Alumni
PhD
Communicating Across Multiple Disciplines
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–...

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Alumni
PhD
Creating a Space for Collaboration and Contemplation
As a PhD student in the Technology and Operations department, my research analyzes the quality of different healthcare providers and how patient-centric information can help patients find better...

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