Perspectives | Supporting Young Founders with UC Davis Student Startup Center

​How do we prepare the next generation of entrepreneurs to tackle some of the world’s biggest challenges? Join us for our next Perspectives webinar featuring Aaron Anderson, Director of the UC Davis Student Startup Center for the past seven years.

​Aaron has been at the forefront of empowering young founders through programs like PLASMA, which gives UC Davis students hands-on experience in turning ideas into impactful ventures. His leadership has helped shape a new wave of student entrepreneurs focused not just on building apps, but on transforming industries like healthcare, agriculture, governance, transportation, and energy.

​In this conversation, Aaron will share:

• ​How UC Davis is fostering innovation that makes a difference in our region.

• ​Why the future of entrepreneurship requires navigating both tech and policy.

• ​How young founders can leverage their ideas to solve real problems while building lasting companies.

​Aaron believes the future of innovation is about more than “moving fast and breaking things”—it’s about creating startups that strengthen communities, tackle global challenges, and spark meaningful change.

​What are Perspectives?

​​​​CleanStart Perspectives are short online conversations to connect the greater Sacramento clean tech entrepreneurship community and share insights, experiences, and outlooks. Join us as we welcome our featured guests to share their perspectives on what entrepreneurs and innovators can do to thrive and grow.

​​​​CleanStart Perspectives are recorded through Zoom