Nydia Macgregor

Nydia MacGregor joined Santa Clara University's Leavey School of Business as an Assistant Professor of Management after graduating with a Ph.D. from the Haas School of Business at University of California, Berkeley.

Dr. MacGregor’s research examines how the structure of organizational populations and the character of available resources influence the founding and survival of organizations. For example, one portion of her dissertation evaluates various local attributes that differentially influence the performance and life cycle of chain and independent establishments. She studies these issues in several industries, including retailing, bookstores, and U.S. banking.

Dr. MacGregor has received several awards and fellowships in support of her research. Among these are the Institute of Management, Innovation and Organization Doctoral Fellowship; the Center For Responsible Business Ph.D. Fellowship; and The Crawford Doctoral Scholars Award. She is member of the American Sociological Association and the Academy of Management, where she has presented her work.

Dr. MacGregor also holds a MBA in General Management from UC Davis and a BA in European History from UC Santa Cruz. Prior to her doctoral studies, she held strategic management positions at Jamba Juice Company and Noah’s NY Bagels. In addition, as a consultant and facilitator for the Institute for Business Innovation at UC Berkeley, she lead student teams to develop and implement strategic innovation solutions for firms such as Clorox, Panasonic, LAM Research and Visa.

Education

• PhD University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (2002 — 2009)
• MBA University of California, Davis - Graduate School of Management (2000 — 2002)
• BA University of California, Santa Cruz (1988 — 1992)

Companies

• Interim Senior Assistant Dean of Graduate Programs Santa Clara University (2021)
• Faculty Director MBA and Online Programs Santa Clara University (2019)
• Lecturer in Management and Entrepreneurship Santa Clara University (2017)
• Faculty Director MBA Programs Santa Clara University (2017 — 2019)
• Assistant Professor Of Management Santa Clara University (2009 — 2017)
• Facilitator and Curriculum Development Consultant Haas School of Business (2006 — 2010)
• Doctoral Student and Researcher in Organizational Behavior University of California, Berkeley (2002 — 2009)
• Director of Operations Support Jamba Juice (1997 — 2000)
• Operations Support Manager Noah's NY Bagels (1992 — 1997)