Anderson School of Management

Anderson School of Management
Name	Anderson School of Management
Established	1930s
Type	Public
Parent	University
City	Los Angeles
State	California
Country	United States
Campus	Urban

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Anderson School of Management is a graduate business school located in Los Angeles, California, affiliated with a major public research University of California, Los Angeles campus. The school offers professional degrees and executive education connected to institutions such as Harvard Business School, Stanford Graduate School of Business, Wharton School, MIT Sloan School of Management, and London Business School through comparative rankings, collaborations, and cross-registration. Faculty and alumni have intersected with organizations including Fortune 500 companies, S&P 500, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, United Nations, and major entertainment firms like The Walt Disney Company and Netflix.

History

The school's origins trace to early 20th-century expansions at University of California, influenced by figures associated with Herbert Hoover, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, and postwar leaders in California politics like Earl Warren and Ronald Reagan. Throughout the Cold War era the institution engaged with agencies such as Central Intelligence Agency, Department of Defense, NASA, and partnerships with corporations including General Electric, General Motors, IBM, and AT&T. In the 1980s and 1990s the school adapted to globalization connecting to markets represented by European Union, World Trade Organization, Asian Development Bank, Bank of Japan, and multinationals like Toyota Motor Corporation, Sony, and Samsung. Recent decades saw faculty collaborate with think tanks like Brookings Institution, RAND Corporation, Council on Foreign Relations, and technology firms such as Google, Apple Inc., Facebook, and Amazon.com.

Programs include an MBA, Executive MBA, Master of Financial Engineering, and PhD tracks aligned historically with curricula at institutions like Columbia Business School, Chicago Booth School of Business, Kellogg School of Management, Yale School of Management, and INSEAD. Degree specializations reflect industry sectors represented by Hollywood, Silicon Valley, Wall Street, Silicon Alley, and policy arenas tied to California Legislature, United States Congress, Supreme Court of the United States, and agencies such as Securities and Exchange Commission. The curriculum incorporates case methods inspired by Harvard Case Study, quantitative modules similar to Princeton University programs, entrepreneurial pathways connected to incubators like Y Combinator, Techstars, and accelerators affiliated with Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator. Joint degrees and certificates have been established with schools such as Anderson School of Management's campus peers in UCLA School of Law, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, and public policy programs like UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs.

Admissions processes reflect competitive metrics similar to GMAT, GRE, and holistic evaluations used at Columbia Business School, Northwestern University, University of Chicago, New York University, and Duke University. Student organizations mirror professional associations such as Beta Gamma Sigma, Toastmasters International, Enactus, and industry clubs affiliated with Venture Capital, Private Equity, Investment Banking, and creative sectors including Motion Picture Association, Screen Actors Guild, and Music Industry. Campus life connects students with internships at firms like PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte, KPMG, Ernst & Young, and startups funded by investors including Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, and Accel Partners.

Category:Business schools in California