Supporting Student-Led Startups
UCLA Anderson started the Business Creation Option (BCO) in 2004 to support student-led startups with the incremental resources that entrepreneurs require. Demand for the BCO program grew significantly, which drove the launch of the UCLA Anderson Venture Accelerator in 2016 as a partnership between UCLA Anderson and the Rosenfeld Library. Our staff supports all of the companies in the accelerator with mentors, programming and connections.
Accelerator Team
Al Osborne
Professor and Faculty Director, Price Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Olav Sorenson
Faculty Research Director, Price Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Elaine Hagan ('91)
Executive Director, Price Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Trish Halamandaris ('92)
Director, UCLA Anderson Venture Accelerator
Janet Chung ('18)
Program Manager, Price Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation
William Freas
Program Coordinator, Venture Accelerator
Jen McMillen
Finance Manager, Price Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Rashida Kamal
Administrative Specialist
Bill Cockrum
Adjunct Professor of Finance and BCO Advisor
Jeff Scheinrock
AMR & BCO Faculty Director
Angela Horne
Director, Rosenfeld Library and Charles E. Young Research Library
Arturo Esparza
Manager, Rosenfeld Library and Charles E. Young Research Library
Gabriela Remirez
Executive Assistant to Dean Al Osborne
Sendy Lopez
Director, Business Creation Option
Riana Olson
Program Manager, Business Creation Option
Dana Willis
Program Manager of Finance, BCO