Exterior of the Frank and Estella Beam Hall - home of the Lee Business School. A big banner is hung on the building that reads "Rebels Make It Happen."

Lee Business School News

The Lee Business School advances the knowledge and practice of business; develops business leaders; and fosters intellectual and economic vitality through the creation and dissemination of knowledge and outreach.

Current Business News

Image of an Asian man wearing glasses and a dark blue suit and tie with light blue dress shirt and UNLV pin on his lapel smiles and crosses his arms while posing in front of red balloons in an image inset within a stock photo depicting a bright green tree with a UNLV-logoed banner attached to a light pole
People |

The Outstanding Faculty Award winner is committed to ensuring that all Rebels begin their careers with a wealth of financial knowledge

White man with brown hair, gray suit, white collard shirt and red UNLV-logoed tie with a white pocket square smiles as he poses in front of a building, with the photo inset on a stock image that depicts the Las Vegas skyline in the foreground and a mountain range in the background
People |

The 2026 Outstanding Alumnus shows his profound appreciation for UNLV through personal and professional deeds that resonate today, tomorrow, and far beyond.

Christina Schlazer
People |

With a science bachelor's and MBA, the Lee Business School Alumna of the Year honoree built a career at the intersection of technology and business.

Shipra De
People |

The Engineering Alumna of the Year leads data and business intelligence analysts at the Nevada National Security Sites while helping connect UNLV students with industry opportunities.

A digital collage of a businessman in front of abstract representations of different art mediums: shining lights, music, dance performance, painting, a film reel.
Campus News |

The bachelor's in creative practice gives students the flexibility to build a career as creative as they are.

an oil painting of a soldier in a gold frame hanging in an office. Two people are meeting and military plaque are visible in the background.
UNLV History |

Karen J. Wagner grew up listening to her dad talk about his days in the Army. She knew she wanted to be a soldier too. At UNLV, she was in ROTC and then spent nearly two decades working her way up the ranks. On September 11, 2001, she went to her office at the Pentagon.

Business In The News

MarketWatch

The good news is that $50,000 is enough to give you a number of options, though admittedly there are plenty of advisers who have minimum investment levels that you might not meet so you may have to shop around.

Nevada Independent

Rising fuel, grocery and housing costs have created a crisis for state residents and will play a major role in determining the next governor.

NBC News

NBC News volunteers saw eight different prices for the exact same Harry Styles ticket on StubHub. The company said it’s running random price experiments.

Vegas Business

In an analysis by UNLV researchers of Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah, the Silver State was the only one in which generations born before 1981 made up more of the population than Gen Z.

Better Report

Most of us have had that experience where we’re shopping online and the jar of honey that we swear cost $4 last week has suddenly jumped to $6. But there’s another possibility worth knowing about.

KSNV-TV: News 3

Las Vegas drew a surge of visitors over the long Labor Day holiday weekend earlier this month, offering a glimpse of what a broader tourism rebound could look like for the city’s economy.

Business Experts

An expert in real estate valuation and appraisal.
An expert in health economics.
An expert in strategy and global management.
An expert on consumer behavior, marketing, health messaging, and sustainability communications.
An expert on IT and business analytics.
An expert in behavioral cybersecurity.

Recent Business Accomplishments

Rajiv Kishore (Information Systems) served as a faculty mentor at the Mid-Career Faculty Consortium, “Building Momentum at Mid-Career: Pathways to the Next Level,” held as part of the 2026 Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS). He also served as a panelist for the consortium’s academic leadership forum, “Exploring Leadership and…
 Bianca Ionescu (Cybersecurity), Master of Cybersecurity student and CyberCorps SFS scholar, was invited to present a talk at the OSINT for Good Community at DEFCON 2026. Established in 1993, DEFCON is the world's largest hacking and security conference. Ionescu's presentation, "Classical OSINT Using AI" focused not on 'artificial…
Master's student Nefeli Georgilas (Cybersecurity) was invited to present at the Aerospace Village during this year's DEFCON conference. Founded in 1993, DEFCON is the world's largest hacking and security conference. Georgilas'  presentation, "Racing PX4: Memory Corruption and Timing Vulnerabilities" analyzed remote vulnerabilities in the PX4…
Aaron Saiewitz (Accounting) recently served as an invited participant at the American Accounting Association (AAA) Global Doctoral Consortium, where he spoke on a panel providing advice on academic career success. At the AAA Global Connect Conference (formerly Annual Meeting), Aaron served as a panelist and facilitator for a workshop organized by…
Kim Charron and Robert Cornell (both Accounting), along with Rick Warne, published “Practical AI for Fraud Risk: Detection, Prevention, and Controls in Small and Medium-Sized Entities” in Strategic Finance. The article shows how small and medium-sized organizations can use accessible artificial intelligence (AI) tools to strengthen fraud…
Won-Yong Oh (Management and Entrepreneurship) authored a book titled, "Market Capitalism and Social Responsibility: Profits, Perils, and the Future of Business," published by Edward Elgar Publishing. The book examines how accelerating social, technological, and environmental disruptions are reshaping the institutional foundations of modern…