Centers and Initiatives
The Nexus of Business Theory & Actuality
Our faculty-driven centers and initiatives focus on research, teaching, and corporate partnerships to solve society’s most pressing problems.
Centers
AIM Investment Center
Preparing MBA graduates who can walk into the world of finance, investment, and capital markets with confidence.
Center for Analytics & Transformative Technologies
Exploring the outer reaches of analytics, data science, and technologies to advance the world further, faster.
Center for Business Technology and Law
Building equitable, ethical, and sustainable digital innovation through research and thought leadership.
Center for Customer Insight & Marketing Solutions
Connecting academia and professionals to bring real-world marketing solutions into classrooms and practicums.
Center for Global Business
Advancing global business knowledge through outstanding teaching, research, and experiential learning.
Center for Leadership and Ethics
Changing how leaders learn and grow through life-changing educational experiences and insights.
Center for Research on Electronic Commerce
Shaping electronic commerce to achieve efficient outcomes as promised by the digital age.
Center for Risk Management & Insurance
Research relevant to the operational concerns and policy implications of risk analysis and risk management.
KBH Energy Center
Connecting students, faculty, and professionals to drive innovation and educate future energy leaders.
Financial Education & Research Center
Mentorship, labs, classrooms, and financial tools to empower finance students at Texas McCombs.
Herb Kelleher Entrepreneurship Center
Dedicated to promoting entrepreneurship and innovation at The University of Texas at Austin.
HMTF Center for Private Equity Finance
Furthering MBA private equity curriculum while fostering faculty and student research and scholarship.
Real Estate Center
Uniting faculty and advisors to shape knowledge and careers in finance, real estate, law, design, and planning.
Supply Chain Management Center
Uniting faculty and advisors to shape knowledge and careers in finance, real estate, law, design, and planning.
Salem Center for Policy
Engaging in efforts that lead to evidence-based evaluations of tradeoffs faced by policy makers.
Langston Wealth Management Center
Sparking research, learning, and networking that feeds innovation in the wealth management profession.
Initiatives & Institutes
Blockchain Initiative
Supporting faculty and graduate students research on blockchain across colleges at the University of Texas at Austin.
Brumley Institute for Graduate Entrepreneurship
Accelerating startups, taking innovations to market, and turning students into entrepreneurial business builders.
Business of Sports Institute
Advancing the business of sports through innovative research, studies, industry partnerships, and student engagement.
Global Sustainability Leadership Institute
Serving as UT’s hub on corporate sustainability, social entrepreneurship, impact investing, and ESG investing.
Harkey Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies
The Harkey Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies is the corner of Main and Main for undergraduate entrepreneurs at the University of Texas.
Healthcare Innovation Initiative
Multi-disciplinary educational programs, research, and practicums to advance the business of health care.
Kendra Scott Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute
KS WELI supports creatives, founders, leaders, and allies by redefining leadership and entrepreneurship. KS WELI works to grow and support the number of women-owned and women-led businesses.
Undergraduate Energy Programming
An accredited undergraduate program to develop leaders and policy builders in the energy industry.