Worldwide Welcome Week

September 23-October 4:
From Seattle to Santiago, San Diego to Shanghai and New York to London, there’s a Worldwide Welcome Week near you. Gather with fellow alumni to share professional experiences, reconnect to UCLA Anderson and welcome new alumni to your city. See the full list of Welcome Week Events.

Anderson Cultivates Student Diversity

Fifty top-performing students from historically black colleges and universities and Hispanic-serving institutions were at UCLA Anderson last month for the University of California Summer Institute for Emerging Managers and Leaders. Students learned about the principles of business development, entrepreneurship and other key management skills, all of which were taught by UCLA Anderson faculty. UC Merced sophomore Luis Fernando Gonzalez Haro found his determination to succeed bolstered by the program and by faculty like Al Osborne, senior associate dean and faculty director of the Harold Price Center for Entrepreneurial Studies. "He told us how it was to grow up in America as an African American, and how, as a minority, we don’t need to be good, we need to be excellent," Gonzalez Haro recalled. Read more.

Adventures in Bourbon Country

Like so many other UCLA Anderson alumni, Bob Eidson ‘09 discovered a way to merge his passion, his entrepreneurial drive and his desire to make a difference. His lifestyle magazine Bourbon Review is celebrating its five-year anniversary. “Adventures in Bourbon Country” in Assets Digital takes you on a photographic journey of the Bourbon Trail along with an insider look at Bob’s unique and inspiring venture. Read online or get the Assets Digital iPad app.

International Conference Videos

Mary LeBlanc '82

Video highlights from UCLA Anderson’s International Conference are now available. Fellow alumni and faculty covered topics that included “Global Career Challenges,” “Finding New Opportunities to Make Money,” and “The State of European Financial Markets.” You can view these panel discussions and presentations here.

Kermani’s ('09) Crazy Cart Spins Great Press

It took years for Ali Kermani '09 to perfect Razor’s Crazy Cart and get it to market, but now it’s hitting the scene—in a big way. From David Letterman to tech blog Gizmodo to the Huffington Post, the product is "the" summer gift. While earning his MBA, Kermani collaborated with the UCLA School of Engineering to tweak and perfect his fun design. Check out his electric cart toy on Letterman, Today, HuffPost and Gizmodo.

UCLA Anderson at Starbucks

Blair Taylor ‘90

On August 5, 2013, alumni and MBA interns gathered at Starbucks Coffee Company for an evening of networking and a discussion with Blair H. Taylor ’90. As Starbucks’ Chief Community Officer and Executive Vice President, Partner Resources, Blair brings a passion for helping communities thrive around the globe and serving Starbucks' 120,000 partners (employees) worldwide. He is responsible for the company’s culture, community, and government relations, as well as diversity, and global responsibility efforts.