On his way to the G-20 Meeting of Finance of Ministers, U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew made a stop at UCLA Anderson on September 17 to discuss the U.S. and global economy with Bloomberg's treasury correspondent Ian Katz. The class of 2016, as part of Day 3 of student orientation, enjoyed the unique opportunity to hear Lew cover a wide-range of topics including world economic growth, international sanctions against Russia, U.S. corporate tax inversions, and stemming the funds to ISIL. Read more...

UCLA Anderson is celebrating Worldwide Welcome Week all over the globe! Join fellow alumni for a series of learning, interactive, and social events to welcome recent grads to your city. Each event will include light food and drinks and provide the opportunity to meet like-minded professionals and reconnect with your classmates. Featured events include:

» Culver City, CA – 10/4 – Bring your family to a morning at Lakeshore Learning
» Del Mar, CA – 10/7 – Evening with Professor Eric Sussman at L'Auberge Del Mar
» Los Angeles, CA – 10/7 – Celebrate Oktoberfest with live music & a German feast
» San Francisco, CA – 10/7 – Get access to Eventbrite's headquarter Briteland
» San Francisco, CA – 10/9 – Explore After Dark event series at the Exploratorium
» Santa Monica, CA – 10/9 – Play virtual golf at the Player's Club
» New York, NY – 10/13 – Enjoy dinner with Chef Ivy Stark (UCLA '93) at Dos Caminos
» Bellevue, WA – 10/14 – Evening with Professor Sanjog Misra
» Portland, OR – 10/16 – Learn about the Strategy Behind the Stripes at Adidas

Additional social networking events are also happening across Asia, Europe, South America and other U.S cities. See the WWW 2015 site to find an event in your city!

Jill Baldauf (BA'79, MBA '81) has joined us as UCLA Anderson's Associate Dean, Alumni Relations. A double Bruin, Jill is a longtime friend of UCLA Anderson and well known to many in the Anderson community. Jill is also extremely active in the community, currently serving on the boards of Chrysalis, The Broad Stage, Blue Ribbon, Wildwood School, Stanford Parents Advisory Board and LA Opera. Previously, Jill served as a member of the UCLA Anderson Board of Visitors, from 1992 to 1997, and was also recognized as one of UCLA Anderson's 100 Inspirational Alumni as part of the school's 75th anniversary celebration.

Jill's 30+ year advertising career has spanned both coasts, with key positions at DDB, Grey, Ogilvy & Mather and Benton & Bowles. She has worked with packaged good clients including Procter & Gamble, Nestle, Mars and Henkel, has extensive experience working with the restaurant industry and a combined 20 years of work experience with Mattel and Hasbro. In 2003, Jill retired from her position as director of account management and new business director at DDB LA to form her own agency, Ampersand, with key client Hasbro.

Elaine Hagan '91 who was serving as interim associate dean will continue as Executive Director of the Harold and Pauline Price Center for Entrepreneurial Studies.