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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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.
Dr. David Feinberg, head of Google Health and former CEO of UCLA Health
Dr. John Mazziotta
CEO, UCLA Health System
Congressman Ro Khanna
Governments, businesses and individuals are all "protagonists" in addressing COVID-19
Aaron Walton, co-founder and CEO of Walton Isaacson
Edward Leamer, UCLA Anderson economist
Jeetu Patel, Cisco
Blair H. Taylor (’90), Partner, PwC, People & Organization
Brian Cornell (B.A. '81, CERT '91) Chairman and CEO, Target Corporation
COO of Zendesk Tom Kaiser with John Blevins ('11), adjunct professor of Decisions, Operations and Technology Management
Wes Nichols of Upfront Ventures with John Blevins ('11), adjunct professor of Decisions, Operations and Technology Management
Hear directly from the individuals who make UCLA Anderson rich in diversity and success.
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.
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.
Center for Global ManagementUCLA 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.
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.
Center for Global ManagementCenter 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.
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.
Center for Global Management Global Immersion Courses
Center for Global Management Applied Management Research
Easton Technology Management Center
Fink Center for Finance & Investments
Impact@Anderson
Morrison Center for Marketing and Data Analytics
Price Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate
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.
Students across all MBA degree programs gain invaluable expertise by having the chance to participate in case competitions. Oftentimes, case competitions will be sponsored by companies to allow students access to (past or present) real-world problems that the company's marketing team has had to deal with. This gives students a chance 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.
Morrison Center for Marketing and Data Analytics - Brand Management Case Competition
Harold and Pauline Price Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation - Knapp Venture Competition
Fink Center for Finance - Credit Pitch Competition
Center for Management of Enterprise in Media, Entertainment & Sports - Media & Entertainment Case Competition
Ziman Center for Real Estate - Real Estate Challenges
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
Research funded by the Centers to explore topics relevant to today’s society
Center for Global Management
Center for Global Management - Faculty Grants
Center for Global Management - MBA Research Assistants
Center for Global Management - Student Sponsorship
Easton Technology Management Center
Fink Center for Finance - Faculty Grants
Morrison Center for Marketing and Data Analytics - Faculty Fellows
Morrison Center for Marketing & Data Analytics - Funded Research
Price Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation - Research Grants & Initiatives
Research by center-affiliated faculty, providing key insights for all stakeholders
A window into the cutting-edge research of expert faculty
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
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!
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.
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.
UCLA Anderson Professor Stuart Gabriel developed his real estate course for the pandemic era
Eric Johnson adapts his UCLA Anderson sports and entertainment course to effects of the coronavirus pandemic
UCLA Anderson Forecast Announces the Arrival of the 2020 Recession
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Center for Global Management • Center for Management of Enterprise in Media, Entertainment & Sports • Easton Technology Management Center • Fink Center for Finance • Impact@Anderson • Morrison Center for Marketing and Data Analytics • UCLA Anderson Forecast • Price Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation • UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate