About Us
Who We Are
THE NATIONAL BLACK MBA ASSOCIATION IS THE PREMIER BUSINESS ORGANIZATION SERVING BLACK STUDENTS, PROFESSIONALS, AND ENTREPRENEURS.
The National Black MBA Association® – Los Angeles Chapter (LABMBA), founded in 1974, has members as far South as San Diego to as far East as the Inland Empire and North as the San Fernando Valley. We are in partnerships with organizations in various industries in the public and private sectors.
What We Do
We empower Black students, professionals, and entrepreneurs with higher learning through strategic business forces, career and educational programs, entrepreneurship, lifestyle, and leadership. We empower high school students through our Leaders of Tomorrow® program by providing mentoring, coaching, goal setting, and not to mention implementing ways to serve their communities. We strive to encourage career independence, foster academic advancement, promote economic wealth and empowerment, and encourage professional development in business.
Leadership Team
Meet the officers who run the day-to-day operations and work towards the bigger vision.
Leaders of Tomorrow
See how our organization supports Black high school students via mentorship, scholarships, and more.
Corporate Partners
LABMBA seeks to build and sustain mutually beneficial partnerships, not sponsorship. Return on investment is the focus, and LABMBA offers various programs, activities, and value-added services to its corporate partners.
Mission & Vision
LABMBA empowers visionaries intellectually and economically to create a world where diversity and inclusion are universal.
The mission of the National Black MBA Association® is to lead in the creation of educational, wealth-building, and growth opportunities for those historically underrepresented throughout their careers as students, entrepreneurs, and professionals.
Core Values
INTEGRITY
We lead with integrity – continuously demonstrating honesty, transparency, and moral courage with our stakeholders.
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
We champion diversity and inclusion – preparing future leaders and providing thought leadership to help our stakeholders recognize, develop, and engage their talent.
ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
We support the economic empowerment of our stakeholders – providing access to networks of resources and information about access to capital, entrepreneurship, and wealth building.
EDUCATION
We promote education as the primary vehicle to economic mobility for our community – our programming of events and services enhances the preparation and competitiveness of our stakeholders during every phase of their careers.
EXCELLENCE
We manage all aspects of the organization in achieving excellence: We deliver the best whenever the NBMBAA® brand is involved.
SERVICE
We demonstrate servant leadership – we listen to the needs of our stakeholders and actively serve our communities while preparing our members to do so for life.