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Research Centers

The business school collaborates with over a dozen collaborative research centers. Visit their Web sites to learn more about them.

Interdepartmental Centers

Center Name Contact Phone
Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) David Platt, Director
Deirdre Mendez, Assistant Director		 512-471-3518
512-471-8031
Energy Management and Innovation Center Sheridan Titman, Executive Director
John C. Butler, Academic Director		 512-232-2787
512-232-6821
Supply Chain Management Center of Excellence (SCMC) Lamar Johnson, Senior Associate Director
Diana Busler, Administrator		 512-468-1090

512-471-3107

Departmental Centers

Center Name Contact Phone
AIM Investment Center Laura Starks, Director
Juana Hardwick, Assistant Director		 512-471-5899
512-471-6511
C. Aubrey Smith Center for Auditing Education and Research William R. Kinney, Director 512-471-3632
Center for Business Technology and Law (CBTL) Sirkka Jarvenpaa, Co-Director
Effie Gilder, Administrative Associate		 512-471-5900
The Center for Customer Insight and Marketing Solutions (CCIMS) Lamar Johnson, Executive Director
Lori Van Orden, Administrative Director		 512-468-1090
512-232-1717
Center for Energy Finance Education & Research (CEFER) Ehud Ronn, Director
Juana Hardwick, Assistant Director		 512-471-5853
512-471-6511
Center for Risk Management and Insurance Research Patrick Brockett, Director
Patricia Arnold, Associate Director 		512-471-6816
512-475-6728
Center for Research in Electronic Commerce (CREC) Andrew Whinston, Director 512-471-7962
EDS Trading & Technology Center Beverly Hadaway, Director
Juana Hardwick, Assistant Director 		512-471-6628
512-471-6511
The Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Center for Private Equity Keith Brown, Director
Juana Hardwick, Assistant Director		 512-471-6520
512-471-6511
Herb Kelleher Center for Entrepreneurship John Butler, Director 512-471-4788
Real Estate Finance and Investment Center (REFIC) Jay Hartzell, Director
Angela Dorsey, Assistant Director 		512-471-6779
512-232-7385

McCombs Affiliated Centers

Center Name Contact Phone
IC2 Institute John Butler, Director 512-471-4788