MSBA students Oliver Lin, Arshak Mkhitaryan, Monami Mukherjee and Sarah Olsen participated in California 100’s Tech Policy Hackathon where they developed new ideas for public policy in California that leverage technology. Sarah and Monami placed in the top five for their policy initiative to mitigate the loss of shared information in the California Police Department.  

Yasaman Ghasemi joined LMU’s Department of Information Systems and Business Analytics (ISBA) in fall 2021. Her research focuses on systems engineering and management with a particular interest in healthcare operations, public health, complex adaptive system modeling simulation and optimization, and supply chain. More

Congratulations to Professor Kala Seal on receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association of Indian Management Scholars (AIMS) in recognition for his outstanding contribution of management teaching, research and education to AIMS International. More 

The POWER (Positive Opportunities for Women's Empowerment and Recognition) Summit, held virtually on January 28, featured a panel with Lauren Stanford, MBA ’22, Founder/CEO, Cierto; Jeannette Duval, ServiceNow Global Alliance Executive, Capgemini; Ana Mangal, LMU ISBA Faculty; Chantal Sathi, Founding CEO, Cornerstone AI; and Jennifer Wong, Director of Product Management, Workday. View replay 

Professor Arin Brahma participated in an LMU Global Policy Institute podcast covering topics on big data and its importance on artificial intelligence, applications of machine learning algorithms and data localization. Brahma shared his thoughts on data privacy and policy approaches to protect individual democratic rights in the realm of big data and data analytics. Access podcast

LMU's Business Analytics programs continue to rise in the national rankings. U.S. News & World Report currently ranks LMU Business Analytics No. 27 in the nation for undergraduate programs and No. 31 in the nation for graduate programs. "These rankings reflect the commitment and investment of the entire CBA community to academic excellence," said Dean Dayle Smith.

Ace Vo and Youyou Tao received a $5,000 Le Family grant to support their research project, "Accessing Equity in Healthcare Access," which examines how healthcare access differs across demographics and regions, and uses a data-driven approach to ensure equitable healthcare access and utilization. The Le Family Endowed Faculty Opportunity Fund was established by Danny Le ’91, MBA ’94, and his wife, Ly Vu.

Marketing analytics alumna Amanda Meegan ‘21 has a bright future ahead in business analytics. She currently works as a digital marketing analyst at Brighte in Sydney, Australia. Before that, she evaluated digital analytics for consumer products at Disney, looking closely at how guests interact with new product launches and promotions. Amanda's next move is to pursue a deferred MBA program at MIT to challenge herself and expand her business acumen. Her advice for CBA students is to "prioritize building strong relationships with your professors. They offer a wealth of knowledge and resources that will make all the difference in your job search and interview process." Amanda also recommends that students "learn Adobe Analytics or Google Analytics. These tools are frequently used in digital analytics jobs.”

After nearly 15 years with Adobe, MSBA Advisory Board member Ryan Komagome ‘03, MBA '04 just started a new position as senior director, strategic finance at LinkedIn. Ryan enjoys working with MSBA students as a capstone project sponsor. "The MSBA curriculum prepares students for real-life challenges that companies are trying to solve on a daily basis. Working with the capstone team was a great experience as I got to see firsthand how the students used their technical skills to creatively solve problems that add value to the business. They helped design a data set that is used at Adobe to help predict future business based on social listening methods that gauge marketing presence and competitive pressure in the industry. As an alum, it's great to meet and support the next generation of leaders from LMU."

Krissy Wong, M.S. '22 came to the bluff to study in the MSBA program. Her goal was to enhance her technical skills and translate findings into tangible business solutions. Krissy says LMU has equipped her with the hard and soft skills needed to become a successful data analyst/data scientist. "All of my MSBA classes featured projects which provided opportunities to not only apply these skills but improve them."

MSBA student Rana-Roop Singh Bhullar, M.S. '22 is from Oslo, Norway and is a NCAA Division I tennis player for LMU. "I became interested in business analytics as an undergraduate student," said Rana-Roop. "My goal is to work as an analyst in the finance industry after graduating from LMU. I'm looking forward to transitioning from athletics to the analytical business world."

As an MSBA student, Keren Shen, M.S. '22  learned important programming languages, attended company information sessions and met with recruiters. She chose LMU's program because it focuses on three key areas: data management, business applications and big data modeling. Keren's advice to entering students: “Be as productive as possible and use your time efficiently."

The LMU MSBA capstone project pairs groups of students with companies to solve real-world business problems. Upon completion of the course, MSBA students present their final projects to a panel of judges and faculty, getting one step closer to starting their careers in data analytics. Past projects include Fandango, Qdoba, RPA, Children's Hospital Los Angeles and RMDS + Future Data Lab.