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President, Anderson Student Association
John Wooden Global Leadership Fellow
“A good leader empowers and creates more leaders. A good leader sets you up for success.”
Sofia Mandel (’24)
President, Women’s Business Connection
When I enrolled at Anderson, I joined the leadership of the Women’s Business Connection because of my strong belief in its mission to cultivate a network of influential and inclusive business leaders. This year, we’ve stepped up our awareness of what it means to be inclusive, partnering with the school’s other identity and professional groups to appeal to a wider audience by highlighting our members’ far-reaching cultural and professional perspectives and encouraging greater awareness of the issues affecting women worldwide.
President, Anderson Student Association
John Wooden Global Leadership Fellow
“A good leader empowers and creates more leaders. A good leader sets you up for success.”
FEMBA Council President
John Wooden Global Leadership Fellow
“I strive to become a servant and solutions-oriented leader.”
UCLA Anderson alumna Jane Zhang’s (’20) otoscope makes telemedicine more accessible
Natalie Dranchuk’s (’23) Odyssey connects patients to social services
Shaira Frías’ (CERT ’23) makeup line is sold at Target, CVS and Walmart
Research Spotlight: Gender Bias
Conducting research is often solitary. Even the welcome opportunities for collaboration can be limited to fellow academics whose work falls within similar lines of interest. One of the great pleasures of serving as UCLA Anderson’s dean is that it’s afforded me the opportunity to widen my circle and develop important relationships with a multitude of strong and creative students. Among the standouts are women leading some of Anderson’s most ambitious initiatives.
The women in our alumni network include the CEOs of tech giants and innovative health care companies who continually redefine what accounts for possibility. The women on our Board of Advisors and my colleagues within Anderson’s faculty and administration are crucial to the school’s mission of education, research and service. Most important, the women in our student body reinvigorate and reenergize our scholastic and professional experience. I’m proud to serve as their colleague and ally.
Singapore-based Savita Iyer (’05) has worked in finance at the Walt Disney company for 15 years. But she’s had so many opportunities in different roles worldwide that she doesn’t feel like she’ll ever get stuck doing the same thing for long. Now head of finance for Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution businesses across Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Taiwan, Iyer was commencement speaker for her FEMBA class at Anderson, and worked as a consultant in Sweden following graduation. She recommends that MBAs who want an international career be rigid in their goals but open to the path they take, and make it known early to employers that they’re seeking assignments overseas.
Velocity is a celebration of the power and impact of women. In 2024, current and future leaders of all backgrounds explore ideas for a more equitable future in business and society under the theme Empower. True to tradition, the summit will inspire our passionate and forward-thinking community to continue its learning, growth, leadership and empowerment through all stages of life and career.
The award commemorates a UCLA Anderson professor’s groundbreaking research on prejudice and stereotype threats
To honor and advance the legacy of Professor Jenessa Shapiro (1980–2018), the UCLA Anderson community established the Jenessa Shapiro Fellowship Fund, now totaling more than $200,000, through the generosity of students, faculty, staff and friends. The second Jenessa Shapiro Fellowship was presented in fall 2021 to Nicole Gebriel (’23). Like Professor Shapiro, Gebriel is a champion of inclusivity. She serves in leadership roles in the Black Business Students Association and AnderTech, and as a Riordan MBA Fellow. She is headed toward a consulting career with a focus on driving societal impact.
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