Gabrielle Angle '10

Global Compliance Manager, Zuffa, LLC

What drew you to the UFC and what do you like most about your work there?  

I came across a Global Compliance Coordinator job posting about four and a half years ago, while working for Nevada Ballet Theatre. My externship in Senator Harry Reid’s office handling immigration casework stood out on my resume and led to an interview with the UFC. The rest, as they say, is history.  Now, I know more about aspects of domestic and international immigration law than I ever imagined I would know, but I love it.  Though definitely not very knowledgeable or a fan when I started, I have developed a great appreciation and respect for mixed martial arts. Every day is a new challenge, and I have learned and grown professionally and personally working there. 

You're involved in a lot – working for the UFC, teaching ballet, President of the Boyd Law Alumni Board, and a fee reviewer for the Caesars bankruptcy case, among other things.  How do you keep everything balanced and organized?

Keeping myself this busy forces me to constantly think about what is next, what else needs to be done, which deadlines loom, etc.  Having many responsibilities makes me more efficient than I probably would be otherwise.  Each activity sparks a different interest for me--from the constant challenges teaching and choreographing 70 dance students--to leading the Alumni Board and setting an example for others both personally and in the community. It is also my privilege to work for someone whom I admire most in this world and gain knowledge in the process.

If you could be any fictional character, who would you be?

Dagny Taggart, the protagonist in Ayn Rand’s novel Atlas Shrugged. She is an incredible blend of strength, compassion, drive, and is beautifully flawed.  Despite living in a world dominated by men, and surrounded by a terrifying political culture, she forges ahead--refusing to let anything stand in the way of doing what she believes is right.

If you could live anywhere else in the world, where would it be?

Manhattan, New York City. Although many other cities and countries are on my travel list, New York City captures my heart. I visited there in my youth, and I have traveled there twice in the last two years. Each time has been among my most incredible experiences.  Experiencing the energy of the city, walking the streets, seeing the people, the shops, the architecture, the culture--for me, it is indescribable.