The Lam Family College of Business Office of the Dean and Graduate Business Programs are hosting an Open House and reception on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, from 4-6 p.m. to celebrate the opening of our new SFSU Downtown Campus, located at the UC Law San Francisco campus at 198 McAllister Street. The event will be held in the Auditorium.
The guest speaker is esteemed alumnus Al Kallel (MBA, '06), CEO and Founder of Nativeads.AI
This event is open to LFCoB graduate students and graduate alumni, the Dean's Business Advisory Council members and departmental advisory members, LFCoB Mentorship Program mentors, LFCoB donors, faculty, and staff.
RSVP is required by September 24th at 5 p.m.
Guest Speaker
Al Kallel (MBA, '06)
CEO and Founder, Nativeads.AI
Al Kallel is the Founder and CEO of Nativeads.ai, an AI creative platform transforming how brands create, personalize, and optimize advertising. He possesses more than 20 years of technology and advertising leadership experience across Amazon, Microsoft, Yahoo, and Nokia. Before founding Nativeads.ai, Al served as General Manager of Advertising for Amazon Fire TV and Prime Video and previously led the growth of advertising businesses for Microsoft Skype and Yahoo Mobile. He holds three patents in advertising measurement and earned his MBA from San Francisco State University in 2006.
Parking and Public Transportation
Driving: Nearest parking lots are:
- UC Law Parking Garage at 376 Larkin Street
- Civic Center Parking Garage at 355 McAllister Street
Public transportation: BART – exit the Civic Center/UN Plaza Station
Reasonable accommodations: This event welcomes persons with disabilities and will provide reasonable accommodations upon request. Please send an email to Amanda Goh at agoh@sfsu.edu at least 5 days before the event to request reasonable accommodations.