About Serena: Born and raised with a passion for engineering and healthcare innovation, Serena came to UCLA Anderson to expand her strategic toolkit and accelerate her impact in the medtech space. Before business school, she studied Mechanical Engineering at Rice University and worked as an R&D Engineer at Becton Dickinson,…
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On October 16, students from UCLA Anderson and UCLA School of Law gathered in the executive dining room for the inaugural Global Business & Policy Forum of the 2025–26 academic year. Hosted jointly by the UCLA Anderson Center for Global Management (CGM) and the …
About Dani: Born and raised in New York, Danielle moved to LA to attend UCLA Anderson School of Management. Before starting in the Full-Time MBA Program, Danielle went to Skidmore College where she studied English & Business, enabling her to bring together her love of communication and analysis to develop…
About Matt: Matt Roberts grew up in Chicago before heading to the nation’s capital for college at George Washington University where he studied Business Administration with a concentration in marketing. After graduation, Matt went back to his hometown where he spent 6 years working in advertising account management. Matt chose…
(Human Sciences Research Council & Unjani Clinic, SOUTH AFRICA) The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) was established in 1968 as a South African statutory research agency and has grown to become Africa’s largest dedicated research institute in the social sciences and humanities, with the mission to understand and explain social…
(Floating Farm, NETHERLANDS / USA) Floating Farm, the world’s first floating agricultural platform, was founded in Rotterdam as a response to the vulnerabilities of urban food systems exposed by natural disasters like Hurricane Sandy. The farm operates on a three-tiered barge that integrates dairy production, water filtration and circular waste…
Beatriz Rache, Ph.D. student in global economics and management (entered 2022) The rapid expansion of platform-mediated gig work, such as food delivery and ridesharing, has transformed labor markets across the globe. While much of the existing literature focuses on the flexibility and income benefits of gig work in developed…
Capstone projects continue to evolve at UCLA Anderson. With the new strategic plan as a guide, FTMBA students have a new set of five faculty-developed options available for their final projects. Up to 25 students enroll in focused seminars led by specially chosen faculty who are experts in the subject…
JILLIAN ZHANG is a member of the UCLA Anderson FTMBA Class of 2025 and a Forté Fellow, specializing in social impact and global management. Before Anderson, she spent six years at Rockwell Automation, where she led strategic partner engagements and supported digital transformation initiatives for EV manufacturing clients globally.
About Eleni: Eleni grew up in Greece, and moved to the US to study neuroscience at Brown, fascinated by the intricacies of the brain and the healthcare system. She then took this curiosity to biotech startups, where she worked on treatments for neurodegenerative diseases and precision psychiatry. Now an MBA…
About Rohan: Rohan Yogi is a computer engineer from Pune, India with a passion for technology, problem-solving, and product strategy. After five years of working as a software developer, he realized his interest extended beyond building solutions—he wanted to shape product strategy and drive user-centric innovation. As an MBA candidate…
Press Release: Thrilled to share the latest episode of Drive Time, Ep. 101, featuring Mehwish Khan ‘25, a passionate healthcare leader making an impact at Kaiser Permanente and Saving Hearts Foundation. Mehwish reflects on her journey through healthcare – from cardiac screenings to strategy consulting – and…