Ellis School of Business Leadership

Craig Reeves never planned to go to college — let alone spend more than three decades leading a bank. Reeves grew up on a ranch in Clayton, New Mexico, where college was not part of the conversation. One hot summer day, while building a fence with a...

An undergraduate team from the University of New Mexico will compete as semifinalists in the 2026 National Ethics Case Competition, scheduled for April 16–18 in Washington, D.C.

Scott Page didn’t plan on a career in banking — but leadership, adaptability and strategy ultimately led him there. Today, Page serves as regional president of Busey Bank, based in Champaign, Illinois. His path to executive leadership, however, began in...

U.S. News & World Report today released its 2026 Best Graduate Schools rankings, showcasing a number of The University of New Mexico's graduate programs. UNM has several programs in the top 100 with Nursing Midwifery leading the pack at No. 7, up three...

Ron Moorehead didn’t set out to become the president and CEO of a financial institution. In fact, when he first arrived at The University of New Mexico, he thought law school might be his future. Instead, a passion for accounting, sparked by a professor...

For Michelle Coons, leadership has never been about a single title — it has been about adaptability, relationships and understanding people. Coons, Executive Director at WaFd Bank and previous NM Regional President at WaFD, graduated...

For decades, working mothers have been judged by a quiet assumption: that caregiving makes them less committed employees. In many workplaces, unconscious bias continues to shape how working parents—particularly mothers—are perceived.

On March 6, the Anderson School of Management at the University of New Mexico hosted the first-ever in-person New Mexico regional qualifier for the 2026 Global Scaling Challenge (GSC), marking a major milestone in the program’s continued expansion.

UNM Anderson Distinguished Professor, Xin (Robert) Luo, Ph.D., was recently ranked no. 1 globally for his publications across the 11 Association for Information Systems (AIS) premier journals for 2023-2025 by AIS Research Rankings.

Alumni of The University of New Mexico’s Anderson School of Management are serving in top leadership roles across banking and financial services, guiding institutions through change while remaining rooted in community impact. Their careers span decades,...