Miguel M. Unzueta

Miguel M. Unzueta is a Professor of Management and Organizations at the Anderson School of Management, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He joined the faculty in 2006 after completing his PhD in Organizational Behavior at Stanford University (2006) and BA in Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin (2001). His research focuses on the psychological motivations behind subjective diversity understanding and its impact on racial equity in organizations.

• Ph.D., Organizational Behavior, Stanford University
• B.A., Psychology, University of Texas at Austin

Unzueta's research examines how definitions of diversity influence workplace equity, with publications in top journals like Psychological Science and Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. His work intersects psychology, organizational behavior, and inequality studies, analyzing topics such as social dominance theory, racial and gender bias, and multiracial identity in corporate contexts.

He has received multiple accolades including the La Force Award for Leadership (2020) and Citibank Teaching Award (2020), and was recognized by Poets and Quants as a top 40 under 40 professor (2011). As Senior Associate Dean of MBA Programs (2019-2022), he led UCLA Anderson through the pandemic era. He conducts management trainings for organizations like Honda and NBC Universal on negotiations, bias prevention, and decision-making.