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Chris Paisley

Chris Paisley

Chris Paisley Recognized in Poets & Quants

Congratulations to Accounting Professor Chris Paisley for being recognized as one of the “Favorite Business Professors of the Class of 2022” in the Poets & Quants for Undergrads.

Congratulations to Accounting Professor Chris Paisley for being recognized as one of the “Favorite Business Professors of the Class of 2022” in the Poets & Quants for Undergrads. Read more about Chris Paisley's recognition here.

Chris Paisley

Chris has served as Dean’s Executive Professor of Accounting at the Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University since January 2001.  He retired from his corporate position as Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer for 3Com Corporation in May 2000.  He had  joined 3Com Corporation in September 1985 as Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer.  Chris has a master’s degree in business administration from the University of California at Los Angeles and a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of California at Santa Barbara.  He is currently a member of the Board of Directors for Ambarella, Equinix, and Fastly, and he serves as the Lead Independent Director at Equinix.  Chris also serves as Chair of the Audit Committee at all three of these companies and is a member of the Nominating and Governance Committee at Fastly and Ambarella, and on the Finance, Governance and Real Estate Committees at Equinix.
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