Arek Puzia is a Professor of Accounting and Business Administration at Diablo Valley College and also the current Department Chair of the Business Administration Department. He completed his Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Economics at UCLA and Master’s of Business Administration Degree at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Arek also holds and active Certified Public Accountant (“CPA”) license and Certified Financial Planner (“CFP”) license.
Arek’s relationship with Diablo Valley College started in the late 90s when Arek began taking DVC classes while still a student at Deer Valley High School in Antioch, CA, where Arek grew up. Arek continued taking courses at DVC and completed his AA degree through DVC with over 30 units of classes. Some of Arek’s colleagues in the Business Administration Department were his professors when he was a DVC student 20 years ago. Arek’s career background includes being a consultant for IBM and working on Wall Street.
He lives in Walnut Creek and has a special place in his heart for DVC and the students as that is where his incredible educational and career journey began.