Richard Saouma

Richard Saouma is the Associate Dean for MBA, EMBA and professional master’s programs, and a research-active member of the Accounting and Information Systems unit at the Broad College. Richard came to MSU from the University of Utah where he launched an entrepreneurship minor between the College of Engineering and the School of Business. Across an extended sabbatical, Richard served as the Director of Corporate Strategy for Microsoft where he worked hand-in-glove with the board and the executive leadership team to author the firm’s post-Ballner strategic narrative. His first post-PhD appointment was at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management where he taught in the Executive Education, Executive MBA, and MBA programs in addition to leading countless external consulting projects with MBA students.

AREAS OF INTEREST

Research: Human resource management, field experiments, and innovation.

Teaching: Entrepreneurship, Analytics, Managerial Accounting, and Practicums.

Education

• PhD Stanford University Graduate School of Business
• B.S. University of California, Berkeley

AWARDS AND ACADEMIC DISTINCTIONS

• 2019 Sumantra Ghoshal Research and Practice Award (Academy of Management, Strategic Management) for Workplace Knowledge Flows.
• 2009, 2010 Management Science Meritorious Service Award
• 2008 Highest student evaluations amongst all UCLA Applied Management Research advisors
• 2006 American Accounting Association Managerial Accounting Dissertation Competition (winner)
• 2003-2006 KPMG Accounting Doctoral Fellow
• 2001-2006 Stanford Graduate School of Business fellowships

Companies

• Associate Dean MBA, EMBA, and Professional Master's Programs Michigan State University - Eli Broad College of Business (2019)
• Associate Professor Michigan State University - Eli Broad College of Business (2017)
• Visiting Professor University of Utah - David Eccles School of Business (2015)
• Director Strategy Corporate Development Microsoft (2014 — 2014)
• Accounting Professor UCLA Anderson School of Management (2006 — 2013)
• Graduate Researcher Stanford GSB (2001 — 2006)