Miguel Unzueta

Miguel Unzueta is a Professor of Management and Organizations at the UCLA Anderson School of Management, where he joined the faculty in 2006. He also serves as Senior Associate Dean of MBA Programs, contributing to academic leadership and student engagement.

He earned his Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior from Stanford University in 2006, grounding his work in social psychology and organizational science.

His research focuses on diversity, bias, and discrimination, particularly how organizations define diversity and its impact on gender and racial minority representation. His findings are published in top-tier journals such as Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, and Psychological Science.

Unzueta has received multiple accolades for his work, including the Eric and “E” Juline Award for Excellence in Faculty Research, the George Robbins Teaching Award, and the Faculty Community Engagement Award. He was named one of the Best 40 Business School Professors Under 40 by Poets and Quants.

As an educator, he teaches courses on negotiations, managerial psychology, and leadership across UCLA Anderson’s MBA programs. Outside academia, he has conducted trainings for organizations like Honda, Fox Studios, and the Oklahoma City Thunder on topics including decision-making and bias prevention.