Latest News and Events
Fink Center for Finance and Girls Who Invest Help Close the Gender Gap
UCLA Anderson faculty and industry professionals educate young investors
Larry Fink (B.A. ’74, ’76) Says Climate Risk Is Investment Risk
Students and Recruiters Gather Virtually for 5th Annual Fink Credit Pitch Competition
Chicago Booth takes first place pitching Univision
Our Purpose
Our History
The Center was founded in 2006 under the faculty leadership of Professor Richard Roll, distinguished Professor Emeritus. Its founding members, a group of Anderson alumni at the pinnacle of achievement in the field of finance, enshrined the Center’s mission to connect academia with industry. In 2008, a generous gift from Larry Fink, Chairman of the Board and CEO of BlackRock, and his wife, Lori, endowed the Center, renaming it in their honor. Mr. Fink has continued to lend his support to the Center and has served as Chairman of the Board since its founding.
“I am confident that students utilizing the Fink Center will be prepared for a successful career in finance — ready to make a meaningful impact in the ever-changing financial marketplace."
Laurence D. Fink (B.A. '74, MBA ‘76)
Chairman & CEO, BlackRock
Signature Events
Perspectives in Portfolios
Since 2012, the Fink Investing Conference has brought together some of the most respected individuals in the investment management community to educate and connect a wide range of financial industry participants
Elevated Discussion on Private Equity
The financial industry's brightest minds from top private equity shops in Southern California lead powerful discussions illuminating the path to the future of private equity
A Wall Street Simulation
Ten MBA teams from across the country will pitch their best credit investment ideas to a panel of distinguished judges with the hopes of taking home the top prize in the annual Fink Credit Pitch Competition
World-Class Academics and Extracurriculars
Faculty Research in UCLA Anderson Review
When Younger Investors Overreact to News, Others Feel It
Inexperienced investors, lacking historical context, impact markets
How an Excess of Stock Analyst Optimism Lands on Companies Least Deserving of It
Results of financially weak firms are difficult to forecast; in uncertainty, Mark Grinblatt finds, Wall Street’s views are overly generous
How Tech's Disruption Alters Investors' Appetite for Risk
New technology’s upending of the old creates demand for alternative assets to offset risk
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Contact Us
The Laurence and Lori Fink Center for Finance
UCLA Anderson School of Management
110 Westwood Plaza, Room A307, Box 951481
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1481
Email: fink.center@anderson.ucla.edu
Office: (310) 825-3867
