Learn how budding leaders take their skills to the next level to stand out among the crowd. The Bruin Leadership Academy takes elements from UCLA’s nationally renowned, campus-sponsored program, the Bruin Leaders Project, to explore what makes a successful leader. Drawing from the Social Change Model of Leadership which promotes self-awareness, interests, talents and values, students will learn to view leadership as a process rather than a position.

In our Technology Academy, explore the role that visionary leadership plays in some of the most successful recent technology entrepreneur endeavors. Elon Musk changed how we travel with the founding of Tesla. Peter Thiel changed how we participate in online commerce through the creation of PayPal. Bill Gates and Steve Jobs put a computer in every home. Mark Zuckerberg revolutionized how people socialize with his vision of Facebook. This course will examine case studies on some of the most influential technology entrepreneurs’ strategies, values, risks and ultimately their results.