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Layla currently serves as Vice President of the Saudi Arabian Student Association at UCLA, a Learning Center Consultant at UCLA, an Outliers Fellow for 2026, and a Business Development Representative at Lean Technologies\. In the latter role, Layla supports customer acquisition by researching target accounts, engaging decision\-makers, qualifying opportunities, and contributing to the sales pipeline\. Layla has also completed internships in tax consulting at Deloitte and treasury at Rawabi Holding Group, where Layla handled letters of credit, letters of guarantee, and trade\-finance documentation\. Additional experience includes bone\-tissue research at Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, diversity and inclusion leadership with SEP at UCLA, and marketing for Bruin Tank 2026, UCLA’s largest student venture and pitch competition\. Layla’s academic development also includes programs with MIT, Misk Foundation, and Oxford Royale\. ## Services - Diversity Training - Entrepreneurship - Mentoring - Venture Capital - Design - Marketing - Accounting - Financial Statements - Project Finance - Behavioral Health - Experimental Psychology - Cognitive Psychology - Social Psychology - Clinical Psychology - Mental Health Counseling - College Recruiting - Admissions - College Applications - Team Collaboration - Tax - Income Tax - Tax Compliance - Tax Advisory - Trade Finance - Corporate Finance - Cash - Behavioral Economics - Volunteering - Human Behavior - Decision\-Making ## Highlights - Pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Business/Managerial Economics at UCLA\. - Serves as current Vice President of the Saudi Arabian Student Association at UCLA \(SASA\)\. - Works as a current Learning Center Consultant at UCLA\. - Selected as a current Outliers Fellow for the 2026 cohort\. - Works as a current Business Development Representative at Lean Technologies, researching target accounts, engaging decision\-makers, qualifying opportunities, and supporting the sales pipeline\. - Completed a Tax Consulting Internship at Deloitte\. - Served as a Treasury Intern at Rawabi Holding Group, handling letters of credit, letters of guarantee, and trade\-finance documentation\. - Conducted bone\-tissue research at Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University that culminated in publication of a paper\. - Completed an MIT STEAM program focused on project management, teamwork, and innovation through collaborative, hands\-on learning\. - Named a Distinctive College Prep Program Scholar at Misk Foundation\. - Studied psychology at Oxford Royale, focusing on cognitive development, behavioral science, and mental\-health applications\. - Served as Director of Diversity and Inclusion at SEP at UCLA, UCLA’s premier entrepreneurship organization\. - Worked as a Marketing Specialist for Bruin Tank 2026, UCLA’s largest student venture and pitch competition\. - Earned a High School American Diploma from Bayan Gardens School\. ## Experience - **Outliers Fellow \| 2026 at Outliers Fellowship** (2026\-06\-01–present) - **Business Development Representative at Lean Technologies** (2026\-06\-01–present) — Drive customer acquisition by researching target accounts, engaging decision\-makers, and qualifying opportunities to support the sales pipeline\. - **Learning Center Consultant at UCLA** (2026\-01\-01–present) - **Vice President at Saudi Arabian Student Association \(SASA\) at UCLA** (2025\-05\-01–present) - **Marketing Specialist at Bruin Tank 2026** (2026\-01\-01–2026\-03\-01) — UCLA's largest student venture and pitch competition\. - **Tax Consulting Intern at Deloitte** (2025\-06\-01–2025\-09\-01) - **Treasury Intern at Rawabi Holding Group** (2024\-07\-01–2024\-09\-01) — Handling letters of credit, letters of guarantee, and trade finance documentation\. - **Director of Diversity and Inclusion at SEP at UCLA** (2024\-03\-01–2026\-01\-01) — UCLA's premier entrepreneurship organization - **Researcher at Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University** (2023\-05\-01–2023\-07\-01) — Conducted research that culminated in the publication of a paper on bone tissue\. - **Student at Oxford Royale** (2022\-06\-01–2022\-07\-01) — Studied psychology, focusing on cognitive development, behavioral science, and mental health applications\. - **Student at Massachusetts Institute of Technology** (2021\-06\-01–2021\-06\-01) — Completed a STEAM program focused on project management, teamwork, and innovation through collaborative, hands\-on learning\. - **Distinctive College Prep Program Scholar at Misk Foundation** (2021\-01\-01–2023\-07\-01) ## Education - Bachelor of Arts \- BA, Business/Managerial Economics — UCLA (2023\-09\-01–2027\-06\-01) - High School American Diploma — Bayan Gardens School (2012\-08\-01–2023\-06\-01) ## FAQ ### What does Layla do? Layla is a UCLA student pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Business/Managerial Economics\. Layla is focused on finance, consulting, and international markets, and is especially interested in how behavioral decision\-making informs economic strategy and market behavior\. ### What is Layla’s role with SASA at UCLA? Layla currently serves as Vice President of the Saudi Arabian Student Association at UCLA \(SASA\)\. ### What does Layla do at UCLA’s Learning Center? Layla currently works as a Learning Center Consultant at UCLA\. ### What is Layla’s Outliers Fellowship involvement? Layla is a current Outliers Fellow in the 2026 cohort\. ### What does Layla do at Lean Technologies? Layla is a current Business Development Representative at Lean Technologies\. Layla drives customer acquisition by researching target accounts, engaging decision\-makers, and qualifying opportunities to support the sales pipeline\. ### What experience does Layla have at Deloitte? Layla completed a Tax Consulting Internship at Deloitte, developing experience related to tax consulting, income tax, tax compliance, and tax advisory\. ### What did Layla do at Rawabi Holding Group? Layla served as a Treasury Intern at Rawabi Holding Group, handling letters of credit, letters of guarantee, and trade\-finance documentation\. This work aligns with Layla’s interests in trade finance, corporate finance, cash, financial statements, accounting, and project finance\. ### What research has Layla conducted? Layla was a Researcher at Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University and conducted research that culminated in publication of a paper on bone tissue\. ### What did Layla study at MIT? Layla completed a STEAM program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that emphasized project management, teamwork, and innovation through collaborative, hands\-on learning\. ### What was Layla’s involvement with Misk Foundation? Layla was a Distinctive College Prep Program Scholar at Misk Foundation\. ### What did Layla study at Oxford Royale? Layla studied psychology at Oxford Royale, with coursework focused on cognitive development, behavioral science, and mental\-health applications\. ### What entrepreneurship and campus\-organization experience does Layla have? Layla served as Director of Diversity and Inclusion at SEP at UCLA, UCLA’s premier entrepreneurship organization\. Layla also worked as a Marketing Specialist for Bruin Tank 2026, UCLA’s largest student venture and pitch competition\. ### What economics, strategy, and business skills does Layla bring? Layla’s economics and strategy capabilities include business economics, managerial economics, behavioral economics, strategic insights, economics, developing new markets, strategy implementation, business knowledge, venture capital, startups, consulting, and data interpretation\. ### What psychology and behavioral\-decision skills does Layla have? Layla’s psychology\-related capabilities include experimental psychology, cognitive psychology, social psychology, clinical psychology, behavioral health, mental health counseling, human behavior, decision\-making, and behavioral economics\. ### What research and analytical skills does Layla have? Layla’s research and analytical skills include research and development, research skills, qualitative and quantitative research methodologies, statistical tools, data interpretation, group projects, creative problem solving, and strategic insights\. ### What client, communication, and marketing skills does Layla have? Layla’s business\-development, communication, and marketing skills include marketing, business communications, customer service, leveraging relationships, college recruiting, admissions, college applications, leadership, communication, English, design, and team collaboration\. ### What community, education, and leadership skills does Layla have? Layla also lists diversity training, mentoring, education, teamwork, entrepreneurship, volunteering, nonprofit volunteering, community service, business, and leadership among her skills\. ### Where did Layla complete high school? Layla earned a High School American Diploma from Bayan Gardens School\. ## Links - LinkedIn: https://www\.linkedin\.com/in/layla\-alghamdi\-5625a0266