About Section G
Mission Statement: Section G provides professional development, social networking, and advocacy opportunities for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) students and allies at UCLA Anderson. Our focus is to connect LGBT students and allies at Anderson with each other, LGBT UCLA Anderson alumni, LGBT graduate students at UCLA and other MBA programs, and with the business community.
For the greater UCLA Anderson, UCLA, and Los Angeles community, Section G promotes diversity in the classroom and workplace by providing forums that raise awareness and understanding about LGBT-specific issues.
We were formed for the purposes of:
- providing a support network for LGBT community members and their straight allies at Anderson.
- promoting awareness and fostering acceptance of diverse sexual orientation through educational dialogue about LGBT issues for business minded professionals.
- serving as a useful resource for prospective students.
- engaging and challenging our business leaders, employers, and recruiters in the job-search process.
We look to balance our efforts both in the social and professional spheres, offering distinguished speaker series events, actively collaborating with UCLA Gay Bruins, LGSN and other LGBT organizations on campus, providing cultural programming and community outreach, and developing our growing professional associations.
Why become a member?
The face of Section G changes constantly with the influx of new students year to year. With that comes a continuous shift in the needs and interests of current students. Section G provides a unique leadership opportunity for those interested in making a real difference on campus. As a member you have the ability to influence your peers and become proactive in your career development. We believe the quality of an MBA education is heightened by the diversity of thought and experience that our club provides. That being said, we hold ourselves to the same professional standards of all Anderson clubs, yet we do so without forgetting to have a good time.
"As a recent UCLA Anderson graduate, I am thrilled to be working at The Walt Disney Company. The culture is collegial, as is Anderson’s; in fact, three employees in my group alone are from Anderson. Further, as a gay MBA graduate, my orientation is not an issue. The company has one of the largest and openly gay gay work forces in corporate America. Indeed the company prides itself on diversity. It has signs indicating zero tolerance for discrimination based on sexual orientation, which is second only to discrimination based on sex. I would advise anyone who is considering a career in entertainment, or who wants to be in a culture that doesn't discriminate, to come to Anderson and consider working for Disney."Jason G. Perez
UCLA Anderson School of Management, Class of 2007
The Walt Disney Company
"As a recent UCLA Anderson graduate, I am thrilled to be working at the Boston Consulting Group. Similar to UCLA Anderson, BCG has been a leader in the LGBT community for over a decade. In 1994 BCG became one of the first major firms to implement Domestic Partner Benefits. In 1996 it began conducting gay/lesbian targeted recruiting. In 1998 it created a formal LGBT network. In 2007 BCG achieved a top rating of 100% in the Human Rights Campaign Foundation Corporate Equality Index. The LGBT Network at BCG aims to recruit, retain and develop lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender talent for BCG's global offices.I am grateful for the education, respect for diversity and personal and professional relationships I gained while at UCLA Anderson. Section G is important to the diversity of UCLA Anderson and ensuring continued understanding of, and respect for the Anderson LGBT community."
Jon Williams
UCLA Anderson School of Management, Class of 2005
The Boston Consulting Group