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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

Latest Podcast Episodes

Episode 065: Joe Christie, Owens Corning

Joe Christie is a Business Strategy & Decision Making alumnus, manager at the building materials giant Owens Corning, and a history buff. He joins us this month to discuss the value of a history degree in business, the opportunities his MBA provided him, and how...

Episode 064: Ian Burke, Lotis Blue Consulting

In this episode we’re going to talk about data science! Lots of data science. To help, we welcome double demon and professional in the field, Ian Burke. Ian works in consulting and has a front row seat helping a wide range of clients solve complex business problems...

Episode 063: Winny Lucas, Stanford University

Say Hello to Winny Lucas. Winny has a long and deep history with DePaul as a student, teacher, and staff member and currently works at Stanford University. She joins us this month for a conversation on immigration, curiosity, creativity in a technical world, and...

Recent Talks

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

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...

Economics & Strategy Talk Series featuring Dr. Kelly Richmond Pope

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....

Economics & Strategy Talk featuring Amy Bucher, October 20th, 2022

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...

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.