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The Business Strategy & Decision-Making Program is a part of the Department of Economics at DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois. The mission of the Program is to bring together DePaul students and alumni to share ideas and insights surrounding the use of economic and other decision-making frameworks in business and everyday life.

The Program offers a number of strategy-focused classes that can be found on the Economics Department web page. The purpose of this blog site is to house additional resources, insights, and content about strategy and decision-making. 

News & Praise

Award Winning Program Head!

Prof. Rafael Tenorio is the recipient of 2018 & 2021’s Gus Economos Distinguished Graduate Teaching Award.

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Why You Should Pursue an MBA in Business Strategy and Decision Making

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One of DePaul's Fasting Growing MBA Concentrations

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Graduate Courses that Make You a Better Strategist

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Latest Podcast Episodes

Episode 069: Pat Petersen, Avanade

by | November 11, 2025 | Podcast | 0 Comments

Pat Petersen is a double demon, business strategy & decision making alum, and a Manager at the global consulting firm Avanade; a position he has worked hard for. He joins us to talk about his journey in defining what he wanted as a career, and how he pursued that....
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Episode 068: Elliott Bulling, Hudl

by | October 14, 2025 | Podcast | 0 Comments

Elliott Bulling has a dream job and an MS-EPA graduate degree from DePaul University. He currently works at the sports technology firm Hudl, as a product manager and joins us this month to discuss his work, his path, and how economics helps him in life and business....
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Episode 067: Jen Asplund, Asplund Leadership Consulting

by | September 9, 2025 | Podcast | 0 Comments

We are privileged to welcome back MBA alumna Jen Asplund for a Check In. Since our last visit Jen left a successful at career AT&T, to start her own leadership coaching business, Asplund Leadership Consulting. With significant leadership experience informed by two...
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Recent Talks

Economics & Strategy Talk featuring Dr. Kelly Richmond Pope, May 4th, 2023

by | May 8, 2023 | Event | 0 Comments

On May 4th we hosted DePaul’s own Dr. Kelly Richmond Pope in the Economics and Strategy Talk series. In this eye-opening discussion, Kelly revealed details about her new book “Fool Me Once” and what she’s learned about fraud throughout her...
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Economics & Strategy Talk Series featuring Dr. Kelly Richmond Pope

by | March 13, 2023 | Event | 0 Comments

Our next guest in the Economics and Strategy Talk series is award-winning educator, researcher, author, and documentary filmmaker​ Dr. Kelly Richmond Pope. She is the Dr. Barry Jay Epstein Endowed Professor of Forensic Accounting at DePaul University in Chicago, IL....
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Economics & Strategy Talk featuring Amy Bucher, October 20th, 2022

by | October 23, 2022 | Event | 0 Comments

On October 20th the Economics and Strategy Talk series hosted Amy Bucher, Chief Behavioral Officer at Lirio and author of “Engaged: Designing for Behavior Change”. Amy discussed the intersection of behavioral science and design, what she’s learned...
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If you have any questions about this Program or the material on this site, please feel free to reach out the program head, Rafael Tenorio via email at rtenorio@depaul.edu.