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UCLA Anderson School of Management
 
  According to the school: UCLA Anderson was founded 70 years ago with a mission to provide business education and thought leadership for Los Angeles and Southern California. Today, it is recognized internationally as an innovator in management education and research. As a leader in advancing knowledge about business models, decision making and market behavior, UCLA Anderson's faculty and research centers are influential in shaping theoretical and practical developments in critical areas ranging from global capital markets, information technology management and organizational strategy to entrepreneurship and leadership.  
     
UCLA Anderson School of Management
 
Date Founded: 1935   # of Full Time MBA Students: 740   U.S. News & World Report Rating: 16th
Best Known Programs: Entrepreneurship, Finance, Management, Marketing, Media/Entertainment
Famous Alums: Jeff Henley, Chairman Oracle Corp.; Bill Gross, Founder & CIO PIMCO; Mitchell Kupchak, General Manager Los Angeles Lakers

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  Bryan Applequist   Bryan Applequist
Work Experience: Three years as an equity analyst at Bel Air Investment Advisors
Undergrad Degree: B.S. in Economics from the University of Wisconsin at Madison
Factoid: Achieved the rank of second degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do at the age of 15
 
         
  Martin Key   Martin Key
Work Experience: Three years as investment banking analyst in the Syndicated Finance Group at J.P.Morgan
Undergrad Degree: B.S. in Accounting, magna cum laude, from the University of South Carolina; M.S. in Finance from Boston College
Factoid: Worked in Germany for a summer as an undergrad; enjoys surfing and hiking
 
         
  Umi Mehta   Umi Mehta
Work Experience: Two years as investment banking analyst in the Healthcare Group at BMO Capital Markets; two years in the Leveraged Finance Group at The Carlyle Group
Undergrad Degree: B.S. in Finance and Management Information Systems from Northeastern University
Factoid: Helped co-create ‘NU on Wall Street’ -- a program designed to help Northeastern students and alumni find Wall Street positions; recipient of Deutschman Venture Fellow
 
         
  Nital Patel   Nital Patel
Work Experience: Two years as an assistant manager in external audit for KPMG Australia; four years as an accountant in external audit for KPMG LLP; CPA since 2003
Undergrad Degree: B.A in Business Economics from UCLA
Factoid: PADI Certified SCUBA diver; traveled to over 30 countries
 
 
 
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EPISODE 1
Monday, September 10th
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EPISODE 2
Tuesday, September 11th
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EPISODE 3
Wednesday, September 12th
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EPISODE 4
Thursday, September 13th
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