Full-Time MBA Faculty

David Drake is an associate professor in the Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Operations Management (SEO) Department at the Leeds School of Business and is an authority in sustainable operations management. Through his research, Professor Drake studies firms’ environmental and social performance. In his work related to environmental operations, he pays particular focus to industry’s role in combating climate change, exploring how emissions regulation influences the capacity portfolios that firms invest in; how such regulation, when unilaterally imposed, impacts technology choice, offshoring, and regional competitiveness; and how creative collaboration can improve the economic feasibility of clean technology development and adoption. Professor Drake’s work in socially responsible operations explores the design and implementation of innovative business models that improve quality of life in areas of extreme poverty through the products and services offered, the resources preserved, and the opportunities for economic gain created. Professor Drake has published his research in the field’s premier journals and authored pedagogical cases used to teach concepts at the intersection of sustainability, operations strategy, and supply chain management to students and executives worldwide.

Dr. Christina N. Lacerenza is an assistant professor in the Organizational Leadership and Information Analytics division at the Leeds School of Business at University of Colorado Boulder. With her work, she aims to improve organizational leadership, with an emphasis on increasing positive leadership practices, mitigating power abuse, and understanding the team within which the leader is embedded. To accomplish this goal, Dr. Lacerenza examines the growth and development of leaders and right-hand partners, as well as the intricacies at play within the teams that managers lead. She conducts both quantitative and qualitative work, aligning the methodology used with the focus of the research question(s). Her research has been published in Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Applied Psychology, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, and other high-quality outlets.

Henry Laurion is an Assistant Professor of Accounting and holds a PhD, Business Administration (Accounting) from the University of California at Berkeley, Haas School of Business (2018). He is also a Certified Public Accountant, Colorado (2008 – Present).

Lori E. Seward is a senior instructor and teaching professor of Operations Management and faculty director of the MBA program in The Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado in Boulder. She earned her Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Industrial Engineering at Virginia Tech. After several years working as a reliability and quality engineer in the paper and automotive industries, she earned her Ph.D. from Virginia Tech and joined the faculty at the Leeds School in 1998.