
Faculty Support
Andrea Eisfeldt — Laurence D. and Lori W. Fink Endowed Chair in Finance
We aspire to raise $60 million to attract and retain leading scholars and teachers. Faculty are our intellectual capital and the foundation of our relevance and reputation as a respected educational and research institution.
Faculty
Attract and retain leading scholars and teachers
Raised
Goal
Compete
for top academic talent
Enhance
our cutting-edge research, reputation and relevance
Preserve
our intellectual capital

Our faculty seek to discover and understand through their research and propel UCLA Anderson Into the Next as thought leaders in their fields. They serve as important links to industry leaders and innovators, as well as our alumni, with whom they have sustained relationships. Your gift will have far-reaching impact.

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- $36 million for 12 permanent faculty chairs
- $15 million for 10 term-limited faculty chairs
- $9 million in faculty research support
- Areas of Thought Leadership:
– Behavioral decision making
– Decisions, operations and technology management
– Finance
– Global economics and management
– Management and organizations
– Marketing
– Strategy











Endow
a permanent or term-limited faculty chair
Create
a fund for faculty research

“Although our finance faculty ranks among the best in the nation, our funding gap versus that of other top institutions presents challenges in attracting and retaining the best and brightest. I hope that my and others’ gifts of faculty chairs will help bridge this gap. ”
Joel Fried (B.S. ’84, ’86)
UCLA Anderson Board of Advisors
Established the Joel Fried Chair in Applied Finance