From the Blog
Consortium Is the Largest Diversity Network
First-gen college student Carmen Chávez (B.A. ’13, ’21) shares wisdom
From the Blog
A Diversity of Career Resources
Max Olivares (’21) encourages incoming MBAs to ask questions
In The news
Challenging the Status Quo
A candid Michael Vilardo (’21) chats with Poets & Quants
From the Blog
A (Virtual) Day in the Life
DaVita summer intern Rosa Segura (’21) teams up for social responsibility
Michael Vilardo’s (’21) EdTech Company Secures $5.3M
The Venture Accelerator founder had met a co-founder through Anderson’s Riordan Programs
The Most Critical Conversation
Melissa Noriega (’23) chose Anderson FEMBA for a crucial career pivot
A Global Perspective on Social Impact
Anderson MBA Lizzeth Rosales (’20) envisions a more equitable world
UCLA Anderson Community Ensures Jordan Barillas (’21) and Her Family Feel at Home
Fellowships allow MBA students to pursue career goals while helping to support loved ones
Diego Reyes (’05) Brings Help Where It’s Needed in the Pandemic
Opportunity Zones investor gets behind One Anderson Student Relief Fund
In The News
Researching the Gender Pay Gap
Professor Ricardo Perez-Truglia studied why the old boys’ club promotes its own
Elenita Mezcal Differentiates Itself in a Fast-Growing Market
BusinessBecause profiled the best MBA startups to look out for in 2020 and spoke to the entrepreneurs behind a company incubated in the UCLA Anderson Venture Accelerator
All-Inclusive Embrace
After wrapping UCLA Anderson’s expanded week-long Embracing Diversity initiative, Assistant Dean of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Heather Caruso reflected on the highlights key takeaways
From The Blog
Growing a Greener Pipeline in Mexico and Beyond
According to award-winning businesswoman, renewables advocate and Mexican-American Sarah Valdovinos (’01), “Climate science shows that we have a problem. I’m not preoccupied with winning the debate about who’s causing it. The question is, what are we going to do about it?”
Award-winning instruction in diversity and organizational behavior
“It is often said that perception is reality. My research explores the psychological motivations that underlie people’s perceptions of diversity-related phenomena in the present day.”
Senior Associate Dean of MBA Programs and Professor of Management and Organizations
Diversity: Measuring How and Why Groups See It Differently
Perceived differences between “diverse” and “sufficiently diverse”
White Men Admire a Company That Employs White Women
But White Men, seeing African American women employed, don’t react so favorably
From The Blog
¿Cuál es el Problema Exactamente?
His goal is not to teach students how to “win” every negotiation, but rather to identify what they want out of negotiations to achieve their goals, as well as to know when to walk away
Organizations Have Committed to Better Representation, But Really?
There’s Passion in Progress
What’s it like to come to the United States with no undergraduate degree, earn a Ph.D. in chemistry from Caltech, publish more than 45 peer-reviewed articles, pivot to brewing beer and then embark on your MBA? With credit for contributing to prize-winning research by two Nobel laureates, alumnus Diego Benitez founded Progress Brewing in South El Monte, California, in 2012. The former academic, now a successful full-time businessman, said as an Anderson student, “FEMBA is one of the best decisions of my life.”
Featuring: Diego Benitez (’19), Founder, Owner and Brewer, Progress Brewing
Founder: Guillermo Cornejo ('19)
Riders Share is the Airbnb of motorcycle rental, connecting unused motorcycles to licensed riders. Riders Share has the only insurance policy that works for both renters and owners of motorcycles in the sharing economy.
Founders: Jordan Dil ('19), Mikel Noriega ('19)
Elenita is America's first mezcal ready-to-drink cocktail in a can, giving consumers an entry point into the world of mezcal. The company won the 2019 Knapp Venture Competition, taking home the $50,000 grand prize.
Founders: Pablo Osorio Martini ('19), Joe Upchurch ('19)
Another Venture Accelerator success story, ClearClub provides teeth-grinders with custom night guards for 90% lower prices than dentists through its direct to consumer subscription service.
"It is fair to say that all material information should be disclosed to the public if the SEC hasn’t granted a request to redact information. My research can only conclude that firms often withhold potentially material information without the SEC’s granting a request for confidential treatment."
“If we want to generate support to help the poor generally, we can correct misperceptions in the public. It would be productive to educate Americans that being poor is largely determined by factors outside of a person’s control. In that way, we might generate support for programs that actually address the state of American poverty.”
“The health care industry is going through a major transformation. With the adoption of risk payment contracts between payers-providers, we will observe increasing market interactions. One of my research interests has focused on understanding the incentives in these interactions and how different pricing contracts can allow networks to align and share their opposing risks.”
Latin American Business Association (LABA)
Through a broad offering of professional and social events, the Latin American Business Association (LABA) aims to showcasing the region’s diverse cultures and business opportunities for the mutual benefit of our members and the broader Anderson community.
The Alliance for Latinx Management at Anderson (ALMA)
ALMA is committed to building a diverse, inclusive and collaborative space to promote fellowship and professional development while celebrating American Latinx culture.
A plan to support the development of an environmentally sustainable value chain for coffee production in northern Peru
UCLA Anderson field study consultants find the project management key to sustaining Guyana’s indigenous communities
UCLA Anderson field study team dives deep into Galapagos tuna supply chain
On-the-ground strategies for eroded land in Guatemala’s coffee-growing regions
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Providing a pathway for underrepresented students to excel in business and leadership
Tomorrow's leaders emerge from a transformational experience with Riordan mentors, educational workshops and community service. The Riordan Scholars Program, College to Career Program and MBA Fellows Program provide leadership and management training to diverse individuals all over the country.
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