The UCLA Department of English welcomed distinguished English alumnus, Christopher J. Zyda '84, as the keynote speaker for the 2013 Commencement ceremony. Zyda is founder and CEO of Mozaic LLC, a Beverly Hills-based investment firm that provides customized wealth management services for ultra-high net worth individuals, family offices and foundations. Before establishing Mozaic in 2007, Chris held top-level corporate finance positions at The Walt Disney Company, Amazon.com, eBay and Luminent. Zyda earned a bachelor's degree in English from UCLA in 1984 and an MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management in 1989.
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