“When applying for my MBA, I sometimes felt nervous about bringing my passion for racial and economic justice into an elite business school environment. So joining this case competition with like-minded individuals has been a dream come true. I’ve learned a lot through the process, but my biggest takeaway has been that in order to spearhead true systemic change, racial justice shouldn’t just fit with your company’s strategy — it needs to be the strategy.”
— Cynthia Andrianjatovo (’22)
Member of a 6-student UCLA Anderson MBA team that advanced to the semifinals of the inaugural John R. Lewis Racial Justice Case Competition on January 21, 2021, and received Honorable Mention as a Top 12 team out of 105
Building a National Culture to Help the Arts Thrive
A Seat at the Table and a Voice in the Room
MBA to Watch: Gaelen LeMelle-Brown (’21)
MBA to Watch: Mitchella Gilbert (’21)
UCLA Anderson’s First Black Student Association President Ignites Change
Nuvie Ewharekuko (’22) will spend the year “doing the uncomfortable”
At Home in L.A. and in His Skin, Ice Cube Reflects
The award-winning sports and entertainment powerhouse is UCLA Anderson’s 2020 Game Changer
Accelerating the Rhythm of His Career
In his first year at UCLA Anderson, music industry hopeful Gaelen LeMelle-Brown (’21) learns by example how to share success
Social Responsibility — with Interest
A commitment to affordable housing and wealth-building in minority communities led Natalie Hunter (’20) to earn an MBA
Innovative Health Care Solutions Delivered
With a head for business, Patricia Mathelier (MBA/M.D. ’20) imagines mobile medical services for people of limited means
A Partnership to Champion Diversity in Entertainment
UCLA Anderson’s Center for MEMES partners with Howard University to address a persistent challenge for the industry
Changing of the Guard
Juggling business school and weekends in the California Army National Guard, Rhian Rogan (’20) considers a career in academe
A Diversity of Options
Alumna Patrice Greenwood-Eitner (’04) helps first-generation college students reach the top rung
Celebrating at Full Speed
The Riordan Programs’ 32nd anniversary gala was the “Ride of a Lifetime”
Don’t be afraid to trust your gut
Constance Knight ('98), talks about how not being afraid to make big changes in your career and trusting your gut can lead to life changing outcomes. Also, why it’s so important to have specific career goals and predictions for the future.
Featuring: Constance Knight, Global Head of Video Curation at Instagram
In The News
Housing, COVID-19 and Systemic Racial Inequality Interrelate
UCLA Ziman Center-supported research may help struggling home owners
In The News
Big Budgets Alone Won’t Make Hollywood Diverse
Jay Tucker (’09) makes the case for true organizational commitment
In The News
#YouTubeBlack Voices Stories Build Empathy
VP of content partnerships Malik Ducard (’00) invests with intentionality
In The News
How Can We Make Our Organizations Better?
Professor Miguel Unzueta explains workplace discrimination and microaggressions
For Oke Bamgbose (’22), an outwardly “diverse” workplace becomes inclusive only once a diversity of voices is truly influencing the organization.
— Connie Knight (’98)
Connie Knight (’98)
Head of Multicultural Content Partnerships, YouTube
— Segun Aluko ('19)
Segun Aluko ('19)
Business Affairs Executive, William Morris Endeavor
Gene Alston (MBA/J.D. ’97)
VP of Marketing Partnerships, Facebook
— Gene Alston (MBA/J.D. ’97)
Tazia Middleton ('18)
Certified Financial Planner
— Tazia Middleton ('18)
What lessons have you learned from being a person of color in the business world today?
Be yourself unapologetically; people respect authenticity. Someone before you created an opportunity for you; therefore, you are indebted to help provide a ladder that creates an opportunity for another.
— Jason Cole ('19)
— Landon Medlock ('18)
Landon Medlock ('18)
Senior Product Manager
— Jason Cole ('19)
It’s Not Just What You Say or How You Say It
Heather Caruso discusses how listening to understand is the key to averting conflicts, particularly among people of different backgrounds and cultures.
Featuring: Heather Caruso, Assistant Dean of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion; Adjunct Assistant Professor of Management and Organizations and Behavioral Decision Making
Record Numbers of Americans Recognize Racism as a Problem
Heather Caruso envisions what the solution could look like
campus and initiatives.
Easterseals CEO Champions Disability Equity
The Value of Authenticity in Global Business with Aaron Walton
Dr. John Fisher (M.D., MBA ’09) on Health, Leadership and Equity
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Which Countries Will Keep Pace with the Tech Sector in Africa’s Rapidly Developing Economy?
Norberta Noguera (’01), AT&T’s VP of Security and Advanced Applications, Embraces Every Part of Who She Is
Executive Cynt Marshall Inspires Countless People to Achieve Greatness
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