Meet Our Entrepreneurs
Top 10 in Entrepreneurial Education
Application-Driven, Field-Tested Pepperdine is ranked among the best in the nation for excellence in entrepreneurial education. As a foundational hallmark principle of the Graziadio School, entrepreneurism infuses all of our curricula to inspire broad thinking and creativity in the application of solid business theory.
We partner with our community and notable organizations to provide our students a
testing ground for their entrepreneurial know-how. These initiatives include our entrepreneurship
concentration, the Pepperdine Microenterprise Program and now the Peate Institute for Entrepreneurship.
Entrepreneurial Alumni
Graziadio MBA graduate Michael Won (MBA '10) founded 8/Omakase with his business partner, resourcing his Graziadio education and a vision for success.
Paul Sirisuphang (MBA '16), Angela Xing (MBA '16), and Michael Lucarelli (MBA '16) are recent Graziadio MBA graduates and business partners with a business venture built from the ground up.
Keith Obilana (MBA '13) oversees the Pepperdine Microenterprise Program, helping residents of L.A.'s transitional shelters through entrepreneurial education.
Osei Gyamfi (MBA '15), founder and CEO of ChillHound, an easy-to-use event planning web application. Osei talks about the Pepperdine Graziadio "entrepreneurial lens."
Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders
Pepperdine Graziadio faculty regularly contribute to a global conversation that encompasses start-up culture, private capital, financing, and much more. These scholars are recognized and respected for their authorship, leadership, and ideas.
