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Craig School of Business

Tom Burns

Lecturer

Management

tombu@csufresno.edu

Education

M.B.A., Pepperdine Univesity

B.A., Central Washington University

Courses Taught

ENTR 153. Business Plan Models
ENTR 157. New Venture Lab
MGT 110. Administrative and Organizational Behavior
MGT 131. International Management
MBA 204. Global Environment
MBA 279. Business Strategy and Policy
MBA 281. International Business
MBA 290. Independent Study
MBA 298. Final Project
1996-Present Business Consultant

1992-2019 California State University Fresno
Positions: Lecturer, Manager EMBA and MBA Programs (2003-2019), Additionally ran the Family Business Institute for 2 years and was SBDC Director 1 year.

1991-2002 Retail Business, self-employed
Position: Owner and operator of two businesses and a partner in an international internet retail business.

1987-1991 Security Pacific Finance/Bank of America
Position: VP, Operation for United States' Retail Finance Division

1971-1987 GE Capital, Retail Financing Division
Positions: Auditor, Territory Analyst, Zone and Territory Operation Manager (SE United States).
New Business Start-up, Business Consulting and Business Strategy