USC Marshall School Receives Top Ten Ranking

1. USC Marshall School Receives
Top Ten Ranking
By: William Mark Heiden

2. USC Marshall School Receives Top Ten
Ranking
A seasoned senior executive in the financial services industry, William Mark Heiden previously
established a leveraged buyout firm and purchased eight diverse firms and served as CEO and
CFO in all of them. At one point, he employed and managed 600 individuals. William Mark Heiden
earned his MBA from the University of Southern California (USC), finishing the two-year program in
one year.

3. USC Marshall School Receives Top Ten
Ranking
Founded in 1920, the USC Marshall School of Business holds the distinction of being the first
business school in Southern California to attain AACSB accreditation. The school continues with
its leading stature receiving a rank of No. 6 in online publication Poets & Quants’ list of 2019 Top
10 Best MBA programs for entrepreneurship. Also included in the top ranking are Stanford,
Wharton, and Harvard.

4. USC Marshall School Receives Top Ten
Ranking
USC Marshall has notable venture incubation resources, including the Marshall Incubator, the
Blackstone Launchpad, and the Marshall Venture Fund. Close to 50 years ago, it became the first
business school to create a unified program explicitly for entrepreneurial studies.