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
Bill Cockrum
Adjunct Professor of Finance and BCO Advisor
Jeff Scheinrock
AMR & BCO Faculty Director
Sendy Lopez
Director, Business Creation Option
Angela Horne
Director, Rosenfeld Library and Charles E. Young Research Library
Jen McMillen
Finance Manager, Price Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Beatina Theopold
Senior Program Manager, Price Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Raymond Park
Senior Program Coordinator, Marketing, Venture Accelerator
Fallon Coleman
Senior Program Coordinator, Finance & Operations, Venture Accelerator
Rashida Kamal
Administrative Specialist
Gabriela Remirez
Executive Assistant to Dean Al Osborne
Dana Willis
Program Manager of Finance, BCO