UCLA Anderson’s Price Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation Named 2025 Nasdaq Center of Entrepreneurial Excellence
Entrepreneurs / 29th October 2025
The Harold and Pauline Price Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation at UCLA Anderson School of Management has been recognized by the Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers (GCEC) as the 2025 Nasdaq Center of Entrepreneurial Excellence.
“This award was created by Nasdaq in association with the GCEC for the purpose of recognizing the unique achievements and outstanding efforts of entrepreneurship centers across the world,” said Holly DeArmond, executive director of the GCEC. “UCLA Anderson joins a prestigious list of Nasdaq winners who set the highest standard in our field. We are honored to recognize the Price Center with this well-deserved award.”
The honor is bestowed upon entrepreneurship centers that have made remarkable advancements in the following areas: depth and breadth of program offerings; contribution to the advancement of entrepreneurship education (curriculum development and research); support of emerging ventures; community and campus collaborations (and their impact); and recognition as a leader in the entrepreneurship field.
“We are honored to receive this award, which recognizes the tremendous impact of our programs in educating and inspiring the next generation of entrepreneurs,” said Professor Olav Sorenson, faculty director of the Price Center and the Joseph Jacob Chair of Entrepreneurial Studies.
The award was presented on October 4, 2025, during an awards ceremony at the 2025 GCEC Conference hosted by the University of Calgary. The GCEC Conference brings together global entrepreneurship center leaders to advance and educational strengthen and experiential opportunities for aspiring entrepreneurs. The conference was attended by 500 participants representing more than 200 universities across 20 countries.
In presenting the award, Jeff Reid, founding director of Georgetown Entrepreneurship, said that “the Nasdaq award is the highest honor that a university entrepreneurship center can receive, and its recipients represent the best in entrepreneurial education worldwide.”
Elaine Hagan (’91), associate dean of entrepreneurial initiatives at UCLA Anderson and executive director of the Price Center, accepted the award on behalf of the Price Center. “This award is the culmination of decades of hard work and dedication by our faculty, staff, students and supporters, and is particularly meaningful because it has been awarded by GCEC and our peers. We are extremely grateful to everyone who made this award possible.”
About The Harold and Pauline Price Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation
The Price Center was founded in 1987 with generous support from the Louis and Harold Price Foundation. It oversees entrepreneurship and innovation initiatives at UCLA Anderson in the areas of curriculum, research, co-curricular activities and management development programs and plays a key role in supporting the entrepreneurial ecosystems of UCLA and the greater Los Angeles region.
