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Anil K. Gupta and Haiyan Wang, MBA ’95, have been inducted into the 2024 Thinkers50 Hall of Fame for their leadership in analyzing globalization trends. Their combined 60 years of research and consulting includes co-founding the China India Institute and authoring several influential books.

The Smith School welcomes new faculty for Fall 2024. These experts will enhance the school's mission by teaching and advancing research in areas such as AI economics, business law, marketing analytics, and financial policy regulation.

P.K. Kannan, a distinguished marketing scholar at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, has been honored with the European Marketing Academy’s 2024 Distinguished Marketing Scholar Award, recognizing his significant contributions and impact in the field of marketing.

Smith COIL Faculty Fellows, funded by federal grants, innovates business education by connecting University of Maryland students with peers abroad through COIL. Led by Rebecca Bellinger, this initiative pioneers collaborative online learning for global business courses, shaping the future of education.

Sports executives converged at the fourth annual Maryland Sports Business Conference, hosted by the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business. Learn how industry leaders discussed strategies for global expansion, fan engagement, and seizing future opportunities, including the 2028 Olympic Games.

Smith School welcomes five new faculty members for Fall 2024, including experts in marketing, finance, and information technologies. Daniel McCarthy, Xinying Hao, Cathy Chen, Tania Babina, and John Silberholz enhance the academic environment with their diverse research backgrounds and experience, enriching opportunities for students and researchers.

The University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business faculty shapes future leaders in classrooms and drives global impact through groundbreaking research. Recently, 21 professors were ranked among the top 2% most-cited scholars worldwide by Elsevier. Explore their influential contributions elevating knowledge and inspiring the next generation of business leaders.

Bennie F. Johnson, CEO of the American Marketing Association, shared insights on the marketing industry's future at the University of Maryland. Johnson discussed AI's role, data privacy, demand for versatile marketers, personal branding, and overcoming self-doubt. Discover his predictions and advice shaping the marketing landscape.

With the start of the spring 2024 semester comes new titles and positions for faculty members at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.

Balaji Padmanabhan is among the earliest professors to bring machine learning into an MBA program. Sining Song’s research explores environmental-to-fintech-related factors in supply chain sustainability. And Agustin Hurtado recently analyzed 87 million minority-borrower accounts in a study showing minority bank ownership reduces information frictions and improves credit allocations.