UCLA Anderson School of Management

03/18/2025

Let's hear it for Alejandro Lara ('25), Chase Rosett ('26), Chasen Volkel ('25), Isabella Zhou ('26), JJ McMahon ('25), Kellie Barnum ('26), Lauren Gargano ('25), & Prasham Shah ('25) on being named this year's Brown Private Equity and Alternatives Fellows. 👏👏👏👏

The Brown Fellowship was established to augment the resources available to the most dedicated and ambitious students pursuing private equity education at Anderson.

03/13/2025

It is with profound sadness that we share that Edward Leamer, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Global Economics and Management, and Director Emeritus, UCLA Anderson Forecast, passed away on Tuesday, February 25.

Ed joined the UCLA Anderson faculty in 1990 as the Chauncey J. Medberry Chair in Management. His appointment at UCLA Anderson represented a move across the UCLA campus from the Department of Economics, where Ed had been a member of the faculty since 1975. In addition to his professorship, he served as director of the UCLA Anderson Forecast from 2000 until 2016. As director of the Forecast, Ed influenced business practitioners in every field and, in his December 2000 forecast, he stood virtually alone in predicting the 2001 recession. At Anderson, he taught courses in business and global economics, his most profound impact made in the more than 40 doctoral committees he participated in, including more than 30 he chaired.

To quote Dean Bernardo, "Ed’s contributions to the field of economics were profound. Throughout his career, his specific interests broadened, shifted and evolved, making it difficult to summarize his myriad essential contributions to the field."

We invite you to read Ed's full In memoriam on the UCLA Newsroom website and share your memories of Ed in the comments below: https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/in-memoriam-edward-leamer-professor-director-of-ucla-anderson-forecast

03/11/2025

Kudos to our students who proudly represented UCLA Anderson, bringing home 1st place in UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School's annual invitation-only Real Estate Development Challenge!

02/27/2025

In the spirit of OneAnderson, the MFE Class of 2010 hosted an alumni + student mixer in Orange County, focused on creating new contacts for students in order to expand beyond the Los Angeles network for jobs/internships.

02/26/2025

It’s one thing to have alumni come back to speak on campus, it’s another when you’re a professor who’s former student is returning to talk about their career as the president and ceo of a major company like AEG.

In a touching moment during yesterday’s Dean’s Distinguished Speaker Series, Dan Beckerman (B.A. ‘92, ‘96) thanked Professor David Ravetch for giving him his start and inspiring him as an undergraduate accounting and economics major.

02/21/2025

Congratulations to UCLA Anderson MD/MBA student Denise Jimenez-Tapia on being chosen as a finalist for the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research's Health Equity Challenge!

Denise is the co-founder of La Cosecha, the first medical student organization at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA focused on the health of farmworkers. La Cosecha trains future health care providers to be allies and advocates for farmworkers while delivering essential health education to farmworkers in order to protect their well-being in the fields.

Our MD/MBA program is one of 8 concurrent degree programs, which allows students like Denise to develop theoretical and practical knowledge in another discipline simultaneously with their MBA studies.

02/20/2025

"It is imperative to keep these fundamental economic forces at the front of our minds as leaders in government, the business community and all other stakeholders begin the recovery effort. There are other hurdles, and there will be many more solutions required, but these are a crucial starting point."

Professor Stuart Gabriel, director of the UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate
Professor Barney Hartman-Glaser, research director of the Ziman Center.

Whatever decisions are made, Los Angeles will never be the same. The lives of individuals and communities can change for the better.

02/14/2025

In celebration of the Lunar New Year, the MSBA and MFE programs came together to welcome the Year of the Snake with delicious food, spirited games of mahjong, lucky red envelopes, and true Bruin spirit!

02/12/2025

On your mark, get set, PITCH!
Shark Tank is coming to UCLA Anderson School of Management to hear one-minute pitches from .

Open to UCLA Alumni Association, students, faculty, & staff.
📩 See if you qualify and sign up now: https://lnkd.in/grjnZEb2

Shark Tank x UCLA Casting Call! 🎤🚀

Shark Tank producers are coming to the Venture Accelerator at UCLA Anderson School of Management on February 25th, 9 AM – 1 PM to hear one-minute pitches from .

📩 See if you qualify and sign up now: https://lnkd.in/grjnZEb2
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02/10/2025

In light of the recent wildfires that have impacted our Los Angeles community, now, more than ever, it's crucial to unite and explore innovative solutions for a sustainable future.

We're proud to see the Energy & Cleantech Association (ECA) and the UCLA Anderson Center for Impact centering this year's theme around 'Sustainable Cities', in order to focus on critical topics with climate resilience at the forefront, as well as mobility, the built environment, renewable energy solutions, community engagement, and climate tech innovations.

📅 February 14, 2025
📍 Location: UCLA Anderson School of Management
🔗 Register now: https://lnkd.in/g4pq7F4b

02/07/2025

Views on Democracy: Analyzing January 6 & Post-Election Periods

Professor Margaret Shih and Ph.D. candidate Danqiao (Gloria) Cheng find perceptions and realities don’t align.

Listen to the full episode on our website or wherever you listen to podcasts: https://www.anderson.ucla.edu/news-and-events/podcasts/how-the-world-works

02/05/2025

In celebration of Black History Month, D. Keith Beasley, Jr. & Hanna Zewdu, Co-presidents of the Black Business Students Association (BBSA) introduce this year's theme of Vision with Intention, which will focus on emphasizing intentional inclusion for greater impact within the UCLA and greater Los Angeles communities.

"As Black students at UCLA Anderson, we strive to pursue our visions with intention, just as those before us have! This Black History Month, we have a phenomenal list of events that will allow us to share our vision with the rest of campus as well as the Los Angeles area."

Learn more and to sign up for events visit the Black History Month page on the Anderson website: https://www.anderson.ucla.edu/about/equity-diversity-and-inclusion/blackanderson/black-history-month-events

02/04/2025

Congratulations to Rebecca "Becs" Richardson, on being selected as a 2025 ClimateCAP Fellow!

Climate CAP: The Global MBA Summit on Climate, Capital, & Business brings together MBA students from top business schools to explore the intersection of business and climate change, equipping future leaders with the knowledge and tools to drive sustainable impact.

We’re thrilled to see Becs representing UCLA Anderson School of Management in this impactful initiative and can’t wait to follow her journey in addressing the climate challenges.

Learn more about the ClimateCAP Fellowship on their website: https://lnkd.in/gaQ5Jcxf

01/31/2025

A new year means a new Accelerator Winter Program cohort.
To the newest : We wish you all the best as you take the next steps to develop your companies and we look forward to celebrating your success.

01/29/2025

Join us in congratulating Professor Tyler Muir on winning the American Finance Association's 2025 Fischer Black prize.

The Fischer Black Prize honors the memory of Fischer Black, formerly a General Partner at Goldman Sachs and Professor of Finance at the University of Chicago (1971-1975) and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1975-1984). His seminal research included the development (with Myron Scholes) of the widely applied Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model. The prize was established in 2002 and honors individual financial research.

Learn more on the American Finance Association's website: https://lnkd.in/gDmwXQEq

01/28/2025

"The rebuilding of these neighborhoods will occur. It can't not occur – these neighborhoods are too treasured, they're too valued. But it will take time for amenities to be replaced and repositioned and for these communities to come back to a new equilibrium."

Stuart A. Gabriel
Distinguished Professor of Finance and Arden Realty Chair.
Director, UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate

The Los Angeles area wildfires that have devastated communities like Pacific Palisades and Altadena have prompted a spike in prices for rental housing, spurring price gouging concerns.

01/22/2025

As our city faces the devastating impacts of the recent fires across Los Angeles, UCLA Anderson's Net Impact chapter, in partnership with UCLA Anderson Student Association (ASA), organized over 30 students across Executive, Fully-Employed, and Full-Time MBA programs to volunteer at WalkGood LA - organizing donations and distributing much needed aid to affected families.

In times like these, the strength of the Anderson network shines brightly. Kudos to Veronica Seng, Marisa Eng, Maxwell Bracey, Theo Rosenstein, Akshat Goenka & many others for your leadership, compassion, and generosity.

01/13/2025

We know this is a challenging time for many in the Bruin community. It’s important to stay connected. This week UCLA will be hosting virtual Town Halls in order to hear from campus leaders and ask questions.
Details below.

Chancellor Frenk shared this message with the UCLA campus community. Dear Bruin Community: Our hearts are heavy as we continue to see the devastation caused by the fires throughout L.A. County. So many in the Bruin community have been impacted by loss and uncertainty, and have been processing the tr...