UCLA Anderson Faculty Excellence

Faculty Excellence is Key to Anderson’s Success

Distinguished faculty are a key component a of top-tier, competitive business school that merits impressive rankings. Anderson’s Faculty Excellence Fund helps the school attract and retain esteemed and impressive faculty members by recognizing and supporting their research and the advancement of management thinking.

“Our faculty are the cornerstone for the thought leadership that emanates from Anderson, whether in the classroom or through research that has impact,” says Dean Judy Olian. She notes that “generous gifts from alumni and supporters help further that work and ensure that luminary faculty will be attracted to, and retained at, the school. We’re grateful to our donors for their generous gifts.”

UCLA Anderson is among the leading business schools in the world. Its faculty members are globally renowned for their teaching excellence and research in advancing management thinking. Each year, UCLA Anderson provides a distinctive approach to management education to more than 1,800 students enrolled in its M.B.A., Fully Employed M.B.A., Executive M.B.A., Global Executive M.B.A. for Asia Pacific, Global Executive M.B.A. for the Americas, Master of Financial Engineering, doctoral and executive education programs. Combining selective admissions, varied and innovative learning programs, and a world-wide network of 35,000 alumni, UCLA Anderson develops and prepares global leaders.

“The financial training I received at UCLA Anderson and my experiences there were pivotal in shaping my professional career,” said Hans Hufschmid M.B.A. ’85, founding partner of GlobeOp Financial Services, when he established the Hans Hufschmid Chair in Management in 2012. “It’s gratifying to be able to give back, and to know that [my] gift will help the school for generations to come.”

UCLA Anderson welcomes both named gifts and smaller contributions to the Anderson Faculty Excellence Fund.