Why is FEMBA thriving? One answer is leadership from our student body. This week’s Drive Time podcast is a call-to-action for all current and alumni FEMBAs from our FEMBAssador co-Presidents, Blair Nichols ’17 and Geetha Rajan ’17.
Hear their plans for how FEMBAssadors will build the best Class of 2020 possible, and how you can help, as well as hear each of their own career victories during FEMBA.
Blair is in his second week in a brand new job, after doing an MBA internship last summer; he also just completed a Global Immersion to Japan. Geetha is a Flex student who commuted from Boston to UCLA her first year, and who now commutes from San Francisco. Both are half way through their Global Access Program, in parallel to leading the 2016-2017 FEMBAssadors. Enjoy!
What does it take to launch a new teaching pedagogy at an institution with a reputation as respected as UCLA Anderson?
Today’s podcast offers an inside view from Dr. George Ingersoll, PhD ’15 and MBA ’09. George was there when Senior Associate Dean Carla Hayn proposed of “FEMBA Flex” for a UCLA Anderson Faculty vote back in 2012. Today he is UCLA Anderson’s Associate Dean for Hybrid Learning.
Since 2012, Flex has become a popular schedule option for both Core and elective courses, and has contributed significantly to the growth of FEMBA’s student body in enrollments of women, military, MD, PhD and of course, out-of-area students. Flex has definitely brought talented students to UCLA Anderson who would not be here otherwise.
FEMBA Flex is proof-positive of UCLA Anderson’s commitment to Think in the Next. We hope you enjoy George’s interview.
In honor of the amazing entering Class of 2019 (which welcomes the most-ever doctoral-level FEMBAs: 8 MDs, 8 PhDs, 1 DDS, 1 EdD, and 1 DMA), this week’s Drive Time podcast features Associate Professor of Finance Bruce Carlin, PhD, MD, MBA.
Bruce generously shares his very unique life and career story, including:
Following his passion
Stepping away from a very successful career as a surgeon / researcher / medical doctor / author to earn a PhD in Finance. (His family’s reaction; finding a mentor who believed in him; taking 10 advanced courses in a year to pre-qualify.)
Earning his MBA as a part-time student
While still working as a medical doctor and professor. He knows what it is like to be a FEMBA!
Valuing risk in building a very rewarding life
Being a visiting professor at Chicago Booth last year
(and seeing how Anderson students had a higher mean on the same exact exam!)
What he likes about teaching Making it practical; Cases; Gaining skills; Teaching to both “quants” and “poets” to that there is something for everyone
The unique optimism of UCLA and California
Watching his UCLA Anderson fellow faculty help companies survive the financial crisis.
Three very interesting hobbies: Being a Master Swimmer and Water Polo player, Organizing Poker matches for finance academics at venues like the Aria poker room, and Collecting rare whiskies (Listen to his tale of searching the back country of Kentucky for rare issues of Pappy Van Winkle.)
Bruce will be teaching Finance in Spring Quarter to both Flex and one of the all-day Saturday sections.
Meet Kimberly Freeman ’02, our UCLA Anderson Assistant Dean for Diversity Initiatives and Community Relations. Kimberly brings three degrees and a career’s worth of making a difference in industry back to UCLA Anderson.
Kimberly discusses her education and career and commitment, including:
being a ‘born and bred’ product of Los Angeles
earning degrees from Berkeley (Engineering) and USC (Public Policy) before earning her UCLA Anderson MBA
commuting from the Bay Area during FEMBA
being an energy lobbyist, working with Southern California Gas company before coming back to UCLA Anderson
managing a ‘career as a laboratory’; seeking and finding mentors; always growing; sharing success
building the confidence of a leader through the stages of a career
civic engagement and asking the big questions of one’s career, like “How can I contribute to society?” and “How will I measure success?”
We hope you enjoy this interview with a very successful UCLA Anderson alumna, Kimberly Freeman.
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