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Centers@Anderson

Our academic centers bring together the thought leaders of UCLA Anderson with experts in a variety of sectors and enterprises. The combination of these efforts creates positive impacts on business and management, while affording fresh learning opportunities for our students.

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Centers@Anderson on Leadership

At UCLA Anderson, we train the next generation of leaders to be principled, transformative, imaginative and nimble, through innovative programming, active learning experiences and real-world projects with industry leaders.

Explore what our eight academic centers of excellence are doing at the heart of our leadership journey.

Insights and Imperatives for Leaders
in the New Normal

Leading an Adaptive Culture for a Better Future: Companies with a strong culture are best positioned to navigate today’s challenges and tomorrow’s opportunities

Charles Muttillo and Megan Sutton, Morley Builders

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COVID-19 is a manageable challenge but you have to have a plan and respect the science.

Dr. John Mazziotta
CEO, UCLA Health System

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The Dynamic Role of Tech, Business & Government in Society: The Digital Divide is the Greatest 'Techlash' Issue that Leaders Must Address.

Congressman Ro Khanna

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COVID-19: What Have We Learned from Other Nations?

Governments, businesses and individuals are all "protagonists" in addressing COVID-19

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Authenticity and Diversity: Essential in creating breakthrough impact for both consumers and employees

Aaron Walton, co-founder and CEO of Walton Isaacson

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Lessons from COVID-19: Build recessions into your future plans

Edward Leamer, UCLA Anderson economist

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Programs and Resources
for Developing Leaders

Conversations with leaders in the industry

This is a sobering time for humanity but never underestimate the value of persistence, 'compounding' and organic innovation — as an organization and as a leader.

Jeetu Patel, Cisco

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In order for us to move to the next stage in this country, there's going to need to be some adjustments. It's not going to be easy, but think about what we will gain

Blair H. Taylor (’90), Partner, PwC, People & Organization

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Consumer behavior and the future of retail amid pandemic

Brian Cornell (B.A. '81, CERT '91) Chairman and CEO, Target Corporation

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Jumping from Tradition into Innovation

COO of Zendesk Tom Kaiser with John Blevins ('11), adjunct professor of Decisions, Operations and Technology Management

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Envisioning the Next Disruptive Firm

Wes Nichols of Upfront Ventures with John Blevins ('11), adjunct professor of Decisions, Operations and Technology Management

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Podcasts

Hear directly from the individuals who make UCLA Anderson rich in diversity and success.

Academic Centers

UCLA Anderson's eight specialized academic centers of excellence emphasize academic and thematic strengths within the curriculum. Each center supports cutting-edge research, the development of new courses, extracurricular activities and interactive events such as conferences for students, alumni and the business community. They also provide a variety of opportunities for continuing education and ongoing contact with scholars, students, community and industry leaders.

Multidisciplinary Approach

Student Development

Curriculum

Our Centers offer a unique blend of professor-led, practitioner-led and co-taught courses that partner world-class faculty and leading industry executives in the classroom. Students also have the opportunity to engage in real-world projects with industry leaders, providing hands-on, valuable experience.

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Specializations

UCLA Anderson’s curriculum offers a series of elective courses that allow students to customize their academic preparation and build in-depth expertise in their target industry, function or area of interest.

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Fellows

Center Fellows programs have the charter of advancing industry initiatives at UCLA Anderson and strengthening the connection among the Center and associated clubs, alumni and the external community. All fellows are provided with financial support and invaluable mentorship from practitioners in the field.

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Competitions

Students across all MBA degree programs gain invaluable expertise by having the chance to participate in both case and business plan competitions . Oftentimes, competitions will be sponsored by companies to allow students access to past or present real-world problems from the company's marketing team. In business plan competitions, students are challenged to refine their own entrepreneurial concepts to present to judges. Students are able to test their knowledge and decision making skills, as well as preparing them for some of the issues they may need to tackle in their post-MBA careers.

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Faculty & Research

At the core of our knowledge-creation efforts are the research faculty, Ph.D. students, conferences and seminars at the Anderson School of Management. In knowledge creation, the Anderson academic community interacts and collaborates with researchers from universities around the world. Knowledge creation involves both basic theoretical and empirical analyses, and is disseminated via academic outlets as well as to practitioner, policy, management and other audiences. Our research conferences and seminars bring together the research community to share their latest findings with and distribute their insights to other researchers, students and practitioners.

Academic Conferences

Morrison Center
Seminar Series

Fink Center Conference on
Financial Markets

Ziman Center Conference on Housing, Financial Markets and Monetary Policy

Faculty Research

Research by center-affiliated faculty, providing key insights for all stakeholders

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Center for Management of Enterprise in Media, Entertainment & Sports - Research and Insights
Morrison Center for Marketing & Data Analytics - Past Research
UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate Working Papers

Research Dissemination

A window into the cutting-edge research of expert faculty

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UCLA Affordable Housing Policy Brief
UCLA Anderson Forecast - 2020 Recession
UCLA Anderson Forecast Reports
UCLA Anderson Forecast - U.S. Employment Analysis
UCLA Anderson Review
UCLA Economic Letter
UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate - The UCLA Gilbert Program

Podcasts

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Podcasts

The Housing Shortage and Homelessness: A Researcher’s Perspective
with Stuart Gabriel

Leadership (Or The Lack Thereof) In This Global Crisis
with Sebastian Edwards

Community Outreach

Summer Institutes

UCLA Anderson's six-week Summer Institutes are all online and are derived directly from our world-renowned MBA curriculum. The program uses state-of-the-art edtech, top business school instructors and key industry leaders to prepare undergraduates and young professionals for the careers they want…and it's a strong addition to your resume!

Professional Programs

We believe in supporting our surrounding community first and foremost by teaching sound business practices. We are committed to creating more resilient communities and producing strong industry and civic leaders who possess unwavering ethical values.

Get Involved

In Southern California, and throughout the country, we partner with distinguished alumni and members of the community. We strive to offer industry professionals both a meaningful forum to engage and network with one another and an opportunity to give back to the next generation of leaders. Join us by getting involved with one of the many opportunities.