Conversations
Judy Olian & Sam Zell
- This is a past program
Judy D. Olian, Ph.D., is the dean of UCLA Anderson School of Management. Olian serves as chairman of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), the premier business accrediting and management leadership organization in the world. For his reputation of buying distressed assets at a discount, Chicago real-estate billionaire Sam Zell has nicknamed himself the “Grave Dancer.” His latest acquisition is the Tribune Company, the troubled media conglomerate and publisher of the Los Angeles Times. Zell’s daring entrepreneurial spirit, which took shape in the 1960s real estate market, now extends to transportation, high finance, energy, communications, and real estate. He is the chairman of the private investment firm Equity Group Investments.
Hammer Conversations
This ongoing series pairs creative thinkers from a range of disciplines for engaging, provocative discussions on culture, science, and the arts.
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Public programs are made possible, in part, by major gifts from the Annenberg Foundation, Ann and Jerry Moss, and Mimi and Werner Wolfen. Additional support is provided by Laura Donnelley, Bronya and Andrew Galef, Erika Glazer, an anonymous donor, and the Hammer Programs Committee. Hammer lectures are supported in part, by the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation.
