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Watch video: In a conversation with John A. Byrne, H. Rao Unnava, Dean of the UC Davis Graduate School of Management and Poets&Quants 2024 Dean Of The Year, reflects on the impactful innovations at UC Davis during his tenure 

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Listen to Poets&Quants’ CEO and founder John Byrne interview Dean H. Rao Unnuva of the UC Davis Graduate School of Management on the future of business education. Poets&Quants recently honored Unnava their “Dean of the Year.”

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