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Supporting Student-Led Startups

UCLA Anderson started the Business Creation Option (BCO) in 2004 to support student-led startups with the incremental resources that entrepreneurs require. Demand for the BCO program grew significantly, which drove the launch of the UCLA Anderson Venture Accelerator in 2016 as a partnership between UCLA Anderson and the Rosenfeld Library. Our staff supports all of the companies in the accelerator with mentors, programming and connections.

Accelerator Team

Al Osborne

Professor and Faculty Director, Price Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Olav Sorenson

Faculty Research Director, Price Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Elaine Hagan ('91)

Executive Director, Price Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Trish Halamandaris ('92)

Director, UCLA Anderson Venture Accelerator

Janet Chung ('18)

Program Manager, Price Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation

William Freas

Program Coordinator, Venture Accelerator

Jen McMillen

Finance Manager, Price Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Rashida Kamal

Administrative Specialist

Bill Cockrum

Adjunct Professor of Finance and BCO Advisor

Jeff Scheinrock

AMR & BCO Faculty Director

Angela Horne

Director, Rosenfeld Library and Charles E. Young Research Library

Arturo Esparza

Manager, Rosenfeld Library and Charles E. Young Research Library

Gabriela Remirez

Executive Assistant to Dean Al Osborne

Sendy Lopez

Director, Business Creation Option

Riana Olson

Program Manager, Business Creation Option

Dana Willis

Program Manager of Finance, BCO