Ming D. Leung

I study careers, hiring, and labor markets, and in particular, issues pertaining to diversity and discrimination. In particular, my work explores how career transitions between jobs and within a firm affect one's likelihood of being hired and promoted. 

I have partnered with large Fortune 500 organizations and online platform markets (such as virtual freelancing platforms, mobile gig-economy work, and online employment websites) on research. I am particularly interested in understanding the role of technology in reshaping how organizations hire and promote.  For example, I have advised both large and small companies, including UpWork (formerly Elance and oDesk), Google, Wonolo, AdRoll, and Intel, on issues of hiring and diversity initiatives. 

My publications have appeared in the top management and sociology journals, including: Organization Science, Management Science, Strategy Science, American Journal of Sociology, and American Sociological Review. I am currently on the Editorial Boards of Administrative Science Quarterly, Organization Science, and Social Forces. My work has been featured on NPR Science Friday, Recruiter.com, and the Financial Times.

I currently teach the Managing Organizational Behavior class for the Fully Employed MBA and Undergraduate Business programs here at UCI Merage. I also teach an HR Analytics elective.

I received my PhD from Stanford University's Graduate School of Business. I also hold an MBA from the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business and a BS from Carnegie Mellon University. 

Before joining academia, I worked as a strategy consultant for Booz & Co, PWC, and Accenture where I designed and implemented business strategy solutions for Fortune 500 companies.

I live in Southern California with my wife, Nina, two sons, Gio (14) and Eamon (11), and daughter, Elsa (9). I spend my free time renovating my house and converting my 1980 Fiat to an EV.