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The holidays are here, but supply-chain failures dating to the start of the pandemic are stressing both consumers and businesses during the biggest spending period of the year. In this article by CU Boulder , Gurumurthi Ravishankar, a faculty member and supply chain expert at the Leeds School of Business,...

How Faculty Director Kai Larsen went from designing banking systems to training tomorrow’s analytics leaders For Faculty Director Kai Larsen , the future of business analytics presents exciting problem-solving possibilities and challenging questions about ethics. He’s been honing his expertise in analytics for over 30 years, and his unconventional journey...

What you can do with a MSRE and advance your career in commercial real estate. It’s an exciting time to be involved in real estate as new technology rapidly transforms the industry landscape. And the advent of iBuyers like Zillow and Opendoor, alongside the digital disruption PropTech is creating industry-wide,...

A Master’s in Supply Chain Management (MSSC) provides individuals with a unique and desirable skill set that combines operational oversight, business analytics and data visualization within the context of global supply chains. Bridging strategy and tactics, the Leeds MSSC degree has ranked among the top 25 Supply Chain Graduate Programs...

Career paths in business analytics In the rapidly growing field of big data, there is a high demand for skilled professionals who can leverage analytics to translate unstructured data into valuable business insights. According to Forbes , worldwide big data market revenues for software and services were $42 billion in...

Five Leeds accounting students receive COCPA scholarships Of the academic scholarships the Educational Foundation of the Colorado Society of CPAs (COCPA) awards to highly qualified Colorado students annually, five were received by Leeds students this year. The COCPA is currently the only not-for-profit professional association dedicated to supporting CPAs in...

In today’s business world, those with accounting expertise do more than just count money and balance the books. The accounting industry has evolved into a diverse profession, including jobs in criminology, health care reform and even work in multinational corporations as chief financial officers (CFOs). Furthermore, public accounting firms are...

Tanner Ryan, an alumnus of the Leeds MS in Supply Chain Management program, graduated among the best in his class in 2015. Fast forward to 2018 and recognition of his talent has gone national. The Institute of Supply Management recently included Ryan on their “30 Under 30” list , which...

Over the last few years, the Leeds School of Business has launched six specialized graduate-level business programs, including a one-year Master’s in Finance, Real Estate, and Supply Chain Management, as well as MS degrees in Taxation and Accounting. With each passing year, student feedback continues to inform administrative decisions and...

I had the opportunity to interview Helen Zucchini , the Interim Director of Admissions and Director of Marketing & Outreach to discuss common questions and advice for potential MS candidates. Typically, prospective students want to know “What do you look for in a candidate?” This question is a concern to...