Vision – College of Business /business UCA Sat, 19 Sep 2026 00:09:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.1 Senior NASA Executive to Serve as Executive in Residence /business/2026/02/09/nasa-exec-uca/ /business/2026/02/09/nasa-exec-uca/#respond Mon, 09 Feb 2026 19:37:54 +0000 /business/?p=12029 The University of Central 海角社区 (UCA) College of Business will host Amir Deylami, chief operating officer (COO) of NASA鈥檚 Ames Research Center, Tuesday, Feb. 17, for the first of three Executive in Residence Leadership Series presentations. The UCA campus is invited to attend, and the events are free and open to the public.

Deylami is the COO of NASA鈥檚 Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, where he oversees $8B in assets and leads enterprise operations, infrastructure modernization and strategic transformation across a $1B annual portfolio supporting more than 3,200 employees, 160 NASA projects and 100 partner agreements.

Deylami鈥檚 UCA Leadership Series will include:

  • Tuesday, Feb. 17, at 1:40 p.m.: Lessons in Leadership, Purpose, and Resilience.
  • Tuesday, March 31, at 1:40 p.m.: Building People-Centric Cultures of Innovation and Trust.
  • Thursday, April 16, at 3 p.m.: Leading Transformative Vision in Complex Organizations.

All events will be held in the UCA College of Business Auditorium in Conway, 海角社区.

鈥淎mir Deylami is recognized as one of NASA鈥檚 top-performing executives,鈥 Dr. Tim Bisping, dean of the UCA College of Business, said. 鈥淲e are thrilled he will engage with our students, faculty and staff, and community partners and share his successful strategies on innovation, operations and technology.

鈥淲e asked Amir to serve as our Executive in Residence because he is deeply committed to mentorship and leadership development. He is a successful Arkansan with two decades of executive experience at NASA, and we look forward to his visits to our campus.鈥

The Executive in Residence program connects successful industry experts with students, faculty and local business professionals. The college maintains an innovative curriculum that provides real-world experiences and engagement to prepare UCA students for the global business environment.

 

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