Nancy Jacob: the Foster School’s “Trailblazer of the Century”
When she was named the ninth dean of the UW School of Business Administration in 1981, Nancy Jacob (BA 1967) became the first woman to... Read More
Theresa McMahon: the Foster School’s “Activist of the Century”
Having joined the UW as a professor of economics in 1911, Theresa Schmid McMahon became the first women to serve on faculty of the College... Read More
Ruth Grant Pearson: foundational faculty, incidental historian
Ruth Grant Pearson (BA 1925, MBA 1928) wasn’t the first woman to serve on the faculty of the UW College of Economics and Business Administration... Read More
Yong Tan is #1, Foster #5 in global ranking of information systems research
When it comes to information systems research, Yong Tan is #1 on the planet. Tan, the Michael G. Foster Endowed Professor of Information Systems at... Read More
Yingfei Wang receives Amazon Research Award for online advertising work
Yingfei Wang, an assistant professor of information systems at the University of Washington Foster School of Business, has received a prestigious—and prodigious—Amazon Research Award. Amazon... Read More
Honor Roll: Foster faculty recognized for outstanding achievements in 2021
Faculty of the UW Foster School of Business have earned numerous awards, accolades and appointments for excellence in research, teaching and leadership in 2021. Here... Read More
Class of 2021: Meet the Foster School’s new full-time faculty
The Foster School of Business welcomed six new faculty members this fall: Charlie Donovan, Jennifer DeWhitt Graves, Lee Hochberg, Jordan Nickerson, Esther Uduehi and Matthew... Read More
Breaking into Product Management: A Resource Guide
So you want to be a product manager? The Product Management Center at the UW Foster School of Business has created and organized free resources... Read More
Why Inclusion is Critical in Product Management
Looking to gain insight into the future of product management and become better prepared to make a business case for inclusion? Learn why inclusion is... Read More
Better Together: Business Leadership Celebration honors outstanding leaders, transcendent scholar
BLC is back! After COVID-19 cancelled a 2020 gathering, the Foster School’s 29th Business Leadership Celebration last night was just that—a true celebration of, well,... Read More