Judy Olian

In her position as Dean and John E. Anderson Chair in Management at the UCLA Anderson School of Management, Judy Olian heads one of the world’s foremost institutions of higher education in the field of international business. Businessweek has listed the school first in terms of its available intellectual capital, and it has achieved a top-five global MBA ranking for entrepreneurship from the Financial Times. Under Judy Olian’s leadership, the Anderson School has developed cutting-edge degree and non-degree programs of study that enable graduates to take on leadership roles within the modern global marketplace. Ms. Olian has additionally led the development of innovative programs that provide connections for tens of thousands of Anderson School alumni who serve in prominent positions in more than 70 nations.

An accomplished thought leader in her field, Judy Olian has earned multiple awards for teaching and has led in the implementation of major grants. She has played a pivotal part in elevating the Anderson School to a position of international prominence, substantially increasing its endowment, and raising more than $180 million in new funding. She serves as Senior Advisor to the Chancellor for Global Strategy, and her tenure has been marked by a focus on bringing well-known leaders to board positions at the school.

Beyond her work at UCLA, Judy Olian chairs the Loeb Awards, which have rewarded excellence in business journalism at the global level for more than five decades. She has also published and lectured widely. From 2001 to 2004, Ms. Olian wrote a nationally syndicated column on management, and from 2003 to 2004, she hosted a television show focused on business topics.