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Flex MBA | 3 MIN READ

Flex MBA offers a virtually seamless classroom experience

Twice a week, at four p.m. sharp, Pacific time, Assistant Professor Jose Guajardo greets the students in his Operations class with a big smile, eager ...
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Entrepreneurship | 3 MIN READ

Making space and making a difference as an entrepreneur through acquisition

When she heard Dean Ann Harrison speak at an event in Chicago in 2019, Adilene Dominguez, MBA 24, was just starting to research MBA programs. Instead ...
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Diversity and Inclusion | 3 MIN READ

Side-stepping from Big Tech to direct impact

After taking what he calls the “typical engineer’s approach” to researching and applying to business school—“I created a giant spreadsheet to track ...
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How to calculate the ROI of an MBA

While an MBA is a significant investment, it can also be a wise one. Here's one way to calculate the ROI.

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Technology | 3 MIN READ

How to maneuver through a many-faceted MBA transition

When she enrolled in the full-time MBA program at Berkeley Haas, Chifum Ann Ukadike, MBA 25, navigated several transitions: She moved to a new ...
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Diversity and Inclusion | 3 MIN READ

Design thinking provides a plan and a career path

“I’m always asking, ‘what’s the plan?’ So, I needed a specific reason before applying to grad school,” said Diarra White, MBA 24. “When I was at ...
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Diversity and Inclusion | 3 MIN READ

Using an MBA to explore how other places work

Kelsie Smithson, MBA 24, intentionally chose an MBA program far from her beloved hometown of Louisville, Kentucky because she wanted to get out of ...
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Finance | 3 MIN READ

An MBA is the springboard for a leap from advisor to investor

If you want to teach yourself about investing in publicly traded companies, reading Berkshire Hathaway’s annual reports to learn from Warren Buffett ...
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Alumni | 4 MIN READ

A career in financial engineering delivers positive impact

Ten years into his career Luis Toro, MFE 14, still relies on lessons learned in his Berkeley Haas Master in Financial Engineering studies, and he ...
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Diversity and Inclusion | 4 MIN READ

You can't know until you try: the MBA conundrum

During the four years that Katherine Zepeda Arreola, MBA 24, pondered whether to get a graduate degree—and what kind—she remembers a mentor telling ...
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Flex MBA | 2 MIN READ

A flexible path to community and connections

When Jeric Huang, MBA 25, was considering an MBA program, even his most valued mentors told him he didn’t need to do that. They assured him that, ...
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Entrepreneurship | 3 MIN READ

A searcher on the trail of the perfect acquisition

Ten years ago, Leo (Wang) Yao, MBA 22, and his wife, Tingting Wu, took a hike while visiting Alaska. As the trail grew tougher and the switchbacks ...
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Uncategorized | 4 MIN READ

How an MBA helps you get the position and salary you deserve

Have you ever been passed up for a promotion? Did you receive the pay bump you expected during your last review cycle?
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MBA Benefits | 5 MIN READ

Calculating the ROI of an MBA

Earning a Master of Business Administration (MBA) graduate degree can revitalize career paths and change lives—but it can come at a high financial ...
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Diversity and Inclusion | 3 MIN READ

A chameleon chooses blue-and-gold as his colors

It’s not unusual for MBA students to describe their studies as an “investment in themselves.” But that expression has specific meaning for Ramiro ...
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Flex MBA | 3 MIN READ

In person? Online? Which part-time MBA schedule is right for you?

Don’t let distance limit your choice of a top-ranked MBA program. Berkeley Haas Evening & Weekend MBA students in the weekend cohort commute to ...
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Finance | 2 MIN READ

An MFE candidate finds rewards, challenges, and community

Akshita Gulati, MFE 24, approaches her Master of Financial Engineering studies with the attitude, “If it’s not challenging, it’s not rewarding.” Just ...
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Entrepreneurship | 3 MIN READ

Entrepreneurial drive fuels a career pivot

Before starting his Berkeley MBA for Executives studies, Reggie Draper, EMBA 23, learned the hard lesson that entrepreneurs can’t go it alone.
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Technology | 3 MIN READ

Finding and promoting inspiration in sustainability and innovation

Kerisha Burke, MBA 24, left a career in the energy industry to develop her business and leadership skills in a full-time MBA program that could fuel ...
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Marketing | 3 MIN READ

Ignoring limitations, taking risks, and practicing compassion

Three years old is too young to understand why mommy is gone two nights a week, but Rachel Lui Pang, MBA 24, wants her daughter to one day “be proud ...
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MBA Benefits | 5 MIN READ

Your MBA, your way: Comparing part-time MBA options

The decision to pursue an MBA isn’t one big decision. Rather, it is a series of smaller decisions: Where? When? Which format? Why?
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Haas culture | 3 MIN READ

How the Berkeley Haas leadership principles define the MBA experience

You don’t have to talk long with a Berkeley Haas MBA student to realize what they discovered—sometimes to their surprise: The fourDefining Leadership ...
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MBA Benefits | 3 MIN READ

Insights into why Haas might be the business school for you

There are just shy of 500 accredited business schools in the U.S. But there is only one Berkeley Haas School of Business. As entrepreneurJarett ...
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Uncategorized | 2 MIN READ

The immediate impact of an MBA boils down to expertise

One of the advantages of being in a part-time MBA program is the opportunity to learn from the expertise of your classmates. If you flip that on its ...
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Diversity and Inclusion | 3 MIN READ

Doctoral student relishes research and teaching

Analexis Glaude knew early on that she wanted to be a professor and a role model for others and knew she would have to find the right area of ...
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Kristine Kushner

Uncategorized | 3 MIN READ

Students discuss why a part-time MBA program suited them (and might suit you too)

“I've got a couple of hungry kids and a dog and a cat, and they all want to keep eating, and they want to stay inside. That’s the reason I kept ...
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Healthcare | 3 MIN READ

Seeking an MBA to change the future of health care

For Richard Golfin, III, JD, EMBA 24, health care is not just a business. It is a “fascinating area of life. After all, most of us start and end our ...
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Joselyn Baety, MBA 24, talks about her experience in the MBA program in the video "Student stories: A degree with an immediate ROI."

MBA Benefits | 3 MIN READ

Three ways to measure the immediate ROI of an MBA

Sometimes you have to wait a long time to see the results of an effort: The people involved with NASA’s Project Apollo worked for eight years to send ...
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Alyssa Kewenvoyouma, MBA/JD 22

Diversity and Inclusion | 3 MIN READ

­­­­Acts of resistance and advocacy

Alyssa Kewenvoyouma, MBA/JD 22, has a strong sense of identity, an identity with many facets. She is Indigenous (Navajo and Hopi) and of Mexican ...
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Kellie McElhaney, PhD, founding director of EGAL at Berkeley Haas, speaks at the 2022 Diversity Symposium.

Diversity and Inclusion | 2 MIN READ

How to craft your story and create your brand star

Résumés loom large in the lives of many MBA applicants and graduates: Where you’ve worked, lived, and been educated. They distill your story into ...
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MBA Benefits | 3 MIN READ

Berkeley Haas students answer the question: why get an MBA?

Joselyn Baety, MBA 24, spent years considering an MBA program, determining what her return on investment would be. Cost was a big factor, but not in ...
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Social Impact | 3 MIN READ

Use your inner strengths and community to tame impostor syndrome

“It can be uncomfortable when you are the first, or one of only a few people, to take your place in a space not built for you, or worse, in a space ...
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Finance | 3 MIN READ

Born a billionaire: reimagining wealth in the pursuit of happiness

Kenny Vaughn, MBA 16, danced on stage at the 2022 DEI Symposium to the beat of his classmate Ace Patterson’s (also known as Call Me Ace) song, “No ...
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Entrepreneurship | 3 MIN READ

Sowing seeds for Berkeley start-ups

Has the venture capital world been “overlooking the entrepreneurial energy and achievement” at UC Berkeley? Kevin Chang, MBA 22, several of his ...
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Finance | 3 MIN READ

Powering up her career and empowering other women in finance careers

Coming to Berkeley Haas, Aditi Narware, MFE 23, knew she wanted her experience to be more than learning in the classroom.
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Guadalupe Manriquez poses with her family in front of the main Haas campus gate adorned in her Berkeley MBA cap and gown to celebrate her MBA graduation

Finance | 4 MIN READ

A "non-traditional" MBA student tells her story

Guadalupe D. Manriquez, MBA 21, describes herself as a “non-traditional” MBA student—female, a member of an underrepresented community, and a ...
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Technology | 2 MIN READ

The power of not being content and choosing to lead by example

Priya Govindaraj, MBA 24, leads by example in every facet of her life.
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Faculty | 3 MIN READ

How Juliana Schroeder teaches through service

Juliana Schroeder is a behavioral scientist whose research exploring how people make social inferences about others both informs—and is informed ...
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Kadidia Konate poses for a family photo in front of the Cal Bear statues with her husband, baby daughter, and twin son and daughter. All wear blue and gold UC Berkeley t-shirts.

Entrepreneurship | 4 MIN READ

Building villages to balance family and career

Kadidia Konaté, MBA 24, has learned that saying “yes” is essential to success as a parent, an MBA student, and an entrepreneur.
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Atusa beams with pride as she walks across the stage with two friends at the 2022 Haas MBA Commencement. All three are wearing caps, gowns, and Berkeley blue and gold sashes.

Entrepreneurship | 4 MIN READ

Making a measured pivot to venture capital

In her second year in the Evening & Weekend MBA program, Atusa Sadeghi, MBA 22, started thinking about leaving a legacy. She did... a ...
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Finance | 3 MIN READ

Kevin Coldiron brings a storied career into the classroom

Kevin Coldiron brings his wealth of experience and a treasure trove of stories to the classroom. In the mid-1990s, while at Barclays Global ...
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Finance | 3 MIN READ

Christine Parlour on the radical importance of Cryptokitties and other fintech developments

Before entering academia, Professor Christine Parlour worked in reinsurance and also in securities settlement, two jobs that focus on the mechanics ...
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Finance | 4 MIN READ

Ricardo Perez-Truglia wants to help MBAs and companies make better decisions

First and foremost a behavioral economist, Ricardo Perez-Truglia, PhD, is happiest when the “common sense” concepts he teaches in Microeconomics ...
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Finance | 4 MIN READ

Sean Foote scores in venture capital and private equity and in the classroom

Forget that old saying, “Those who can, do. Those who can’t, teach.” Sean Foote is one of many Berkeley Haas teachers who excel at doing and ...
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Faculty | 4 MIN READ

Brandi Pearce reflects on teams as a sandbox for cultivating collective and individual development

From Global Fortune 500 organizations to the classroom, Brandi Pearce delves into how collaborative dynamics—simply put, teamwork—drive innovation, ...
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Technology | 4 MIN READ

Jon Metzler connects people and places in ways that foster innovation

Jon Metzler brings insights and experience to his classes in strategy and competitive advantage in technology markets. And a fierce loyalty to UC ...
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Diversity and Inclusion | 3 MIN READ

Male allyship class builds awareness of gender equity issues

When I mention to someone on campus that I’m a “manbassador”—a portmanteau of “man” and “ambassador”—it usually elicits a curious chuckle. The Haas ...
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Entrepreneurship | 4 MIN READ

Self-reflection led alum to give back to Haas and beyond

Abhishek Sharma’s Berkeley Haas MBA orientation weekend remains a vivid memory. He was intimidated, fighting fear of rejection and his own ...
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Faculty | 3 MIN READ

Homa Bahrami explores agility and flexibility for enterprises and individuals

Homa Bahrami arrived in the Bay Area as a postdoc, with a solid body of field research, having studied organizational systems of some of Europe’s ...
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Consulting | 4 MIN READ

The MBA from the eyes of a hiring manager at Bain & Company

Lyndsey Simons (Wilson), MBA 18, wears a lot of hats in Bain & Company’s San Francisco office, where she started as a summer associate and is now ...
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Faculty | 3 MIN READ

Cameron Anderson can prove that being a jerk is not a good career strategy

Cameron Anderson, who holds the Lorraine Tyson Mitchell Chair in Leadership & Communication, values Berkeley Haas students for their socially ...
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Diversity and Inclusion | 4 MIN READ

Laura Kray reveals the skill MBAs want in their core curriculum

Laura Kray wears a lot of hats: She holds the Ned & Carol Spieker Chair in Leadership, chairs the Management of Organizations Group, and is the ...
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Finance | 3 MIN READ

4 ways to approach b-school thoughtfully

Mikhael Abebe graduated from the Berkeley Haas full-time MBA program in 2018. His original post is published on the Management Leadership for ...
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Diversity and Inclusion | 2 MIN READ

Reflections from the first Berkeley Haas hosted MLT seminar

Berkeley Haas hosted our first-ever Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT) seminar just two short weeks ago. I’ve spent the last few days ...
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Technology | 2 MIN READ

Searching for impact in big tech, finding it at Google

His three years as senior manager of strategic operations at KIPP DC, part of the nation’s largest network of public charter schools, gave Joseph ...
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Finance | 3 MIN READ

Building bridges toward sustainability and impact

Alyssa Farrelly, MBA 21, had qualms about the magnitude of the career pivot she aspired to achieve: from nonprofit administration to impact ...
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Applying | 4 MIN READ

Eight things to look for when searching for an MBA program

Everyone has a different motivation for getting an MBA. Perhaps you want to take on a more challenging role or increase your current salary. Maybe ...
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Finance | 3 MIN READ

Preparing to lead in fintech

“I regularly ask myself three questions: ‘Am I growing? Am I learning? Am I having fun?’ If the answer to any question is ‘no,’ I re-evaluate my ...
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Technology | 2 MIN READ

Bridging the gap between communities of color and tech

Two years ago, Tiffany Shumate, MBA 23, traveled to Ghana to meet with a team of tech gurus and professors from local universities. As senior ...
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Entrepreneurship | 2 MIN READ

Impact investing and impactful relationships

“I didn’t come to Berkeley Haas to get a job or a promotion. I came with high hopes of figuring my life out, building great relationships, and ...
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Alumni | 8 MIN READ

Five key lessons in building a startup

Ken So is the founder and CEO of Flowcast (Tillful), an SF-based fintech startup that provides an AI-based credit solution to help small businesses ...
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Alumni | 3 MIN READ

Reflection, risk, and reward in social impact

“We see trees from above ground and don’t often think about what goes on underneath. The same is true for supply chains. Just as a tree relies on ...
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Applying | 3 MIN READ

How to describe your career aspirations in your MBA application

Many of us think about and set goals for each new year. Goal-setting is important for moving forward in life, relationships, and career. If you’re ...
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Social Impact | 2 MIN READ

On track to create positive change through impact investing

“Demonstrating that I could pivot to the funding side of investing without having a traditional quant background, while leveraging my operations ...
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Marketing | 2 MIN READ

A coaching approach to leadership on the job, on the field, and on Zoom

Paulina Lee, MBA 22, cheerfully admits to being a tad obsessive about her calendar. She says she “ruthlessly prioritizes the best ROI and value for ...
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Diversity and Inclusion | 3 MIN READ

How to reframe your thinking to overcome imposter syndrome

When deciding whether or not to pursue an MBA, the biggest obstacle for Laura Teclemariam, EMBA 18, was her own self-doubt. She pushed through her ...
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Yannell Selman, MBA 21

Entrepreneurship | 3 MIN READ

From nonprofit to tech—this entrepreneur holds her roots in impact and community

Yannell Selman, MBA 21, began her professional career in nonprofit, starting with an assignment with Teach For America in Richmond, CA.
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Marketing | 3 MIN READ

The MBA from the eyes of a hiring manager at Salesforce

How companies recruit MBAs in 2020 has changed; what they are looking for in MBA candidates for internships and full-time positions has not.
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Diversity and Inclusion | 3 MIN READ

Robert Reyes’s road from rapper to accountant to paratrooper to full-time MBA candidate

Army paratrooper Robert Reyes took his last jump with the 82nd Airborne in 2018. Five months later, the former accountant turned lieutenant landed on ...
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Haas culture | 7 MIN READ

The Berkeley Haas scholarship guide for full-time and part-time MBA students

Scholarships provided by Haas give financial flexibility to students who are ready to continue pursuing their passion for business education. By ...
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Social Impact | 2 MIN READ

For this MBA, Beyond Yourself isn't just a slogan, but a way of thinking

It's easy to say you want to use your career to positively impact others' lives. But actually putting in the effort to make that happen can be ...
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Product Management | 3 MIN READ

3 Berkeley Haas alumni on how an MBA helped them break into product management

If you want to have a hand in creating products that impact people’s lives, you might be eyeing a career in product management. The product manager ...
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Applying | 2 MIN READ

How to strengthen your MBA application: a step-by-step guide

This year we’ve put extra focus on giving you the tools you need to submit your best application. We hope these resources will help demystify the MBA admissions process.
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Applying | 3 MIN READ

How to examine your past to differentiate your contribution to an MBA program

For many prospective MBA students, applying for a program can call up a lot of emotion.
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Diversity and Inclusion | 3 MIN READ

From fixing shattered windows to funding a Black business revival

Politically engaged and eminently practical, Elisse Douglass, MBA 16, leapt in to help clean up downtown Oakland during the Black Lives Matter ...
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Applying | 3 MIN READ

Berkeley Haas MBA students share tips for improving your GMAT quant score

If you’ve already started looking into the admissions process for a Berkeley Haas MBA, you know you need a good score on the Quantitative section of ...
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Applying | 3 MIN READ

What can you contribute to an MBA class?

One of Berkeley Haas’ Defining Leadership Principles is Beyond Yourself. When working to shape our world ethically and responsibility, Beyond ...
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Healthcare | 2 MIN READ

Pivoting to the business and technology of healthcare to promote the collective good

Emergency nurse, informatics coordinator, business analyst, and product manager. Patrick Eronini, RN, MBA 22, knows the US healthcare sector from ...
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Finance | 4 MIN READ

Women in leadership: expanding access to those underserved by the traditional financial system

The World Bank estimates that about 1.7 billion adults around the world are without a bank account at a financial institution or through a mobile ...
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Finance | 4 MIN READ

Women in leadership: leading transformation as CFO

Bahaar Sidhu, MBA 13, CFO of Berkeley Partners, empathizes with her evening & weekend MBA classmates, acknowledging, “Haas trained us well for ...
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Uncategorized | 4 MIN READ

What Haas alumni taught us about entering the job market in a recession

Berkeley Haas recently hosted a panel talk called, “Weathering the Storm: Stories of Career Success in Challenging Times” where Haas alumni who ...
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Diversity and Inclusion | 3 MIN READ

Dan Kihanya, MBA 96: Do you see me in this American crisis?

As an entrepreneur, I’m already in solution mode. But that is for another blog post. This one is about processing and being authentic. Now is the time.
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Diversity and Inclusion | 4 MIN READ

Bree Jenkins, MBA 19: Being Black at Berkeley Haas

You have to keep reminding people that you do not carry the perspective of everyone who happens to have your same skin color. You are an individual; sometimes you want to be treated that way.
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Diversity and Inclusion | 2 MIN READ

Binundu Isaiah Samuel, EMBA 20: It is not OK!

Our cohort will give rise to great leaders who will have the opportunity and power to drive change and influence the world! We must heed the lessons of our past and present to ensure our future will be better.
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Diversity and Inclusion | 4 MIN READ

Marco T. Lindsey: Thoughts from your Black colleague

I'm writing this now, but to be honest, I really don't want to be bothered. I don't want to write, I don't want to talk, I don't want to work, I don't want to socialize.
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Uncategorized | 2 MIN READ

Berkeley Haas alums help feed the community in the midst of a crisis

Kirsten Tobey spent a decade in education before pursuing her MBA at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business. She knew when her students did not have ...
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Uncategorized | 3 MIN READ

Economic uncertainty as catalyst: how an MBA helps you to pivot in unpredictable times

Thanks to economic shakeups caused by COVID-19, many Americans are bracing for a recession. Berkeley Haas professor Laura Tyson says the depth and ...
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Women in Leadership | 4 MIN READ

Learning from the female leaders spearheading the global pandemic fight

Women account for 51% of the U.S. population, but only 33% of business owners with employees, and just 7% of all global leaders. But, during the ...
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Uncategorized | 4 MIN READ

7 ways to maximize a suddenly remote work experience while you're earning an MBA

COVID-19 is changing how the world works, plays, studies, and communicates—at least for the time being. If you’ve recently shifted into a remote work ...
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Diversity and Inclusion | 4 MIN READ

Kellie McElhaney talks equity fluency, courage, and vulnerability

Starting from the position that “if you aren’t intentionally inclusive, you are unintentionally exclusive,” Kellie McElhaney helped develop the concept of equity fluent leadership™.
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Applying | 3 MIN READ

Why right now is the time to apply for a Berkeley MBA

At the start of 2020, innovating was something companies did to stay competitive. Now, in the midst of a global pandemic, it’s something that ...
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Applying | 6 MIN READ

The online GMAT/GRE/EA: what to expect and how to succeed

Updated June 17, 2022 - While test centers have reopened, some prospective MBA students are still choosing to take their admissions exams online.
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Technology | 3 MIN READ

From retail wine to Big Tech: Executive MBA spurs alumna’s career pivot

Berkeley MBA for Executives graduate Molly Zucker Carson, EMBA 19, attended Haas to grow her business and leadership skills. She planned to apply her ...
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Finance | 3 MIN READ

The MBA from the eyes of a hiring manager at Goldman Sachs

If you dream of working in investment banking, you would do well to devote some of your waking hours to applying to a highly ranked business school, ...
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Uncategorized | 2 MIN READ

Haas hooks EWMBA alum up to a career in sustainable food

When it comes to innovation in the sustainable food arena, Ashley Kleckner, MBA 15, and head of global enterprise sales at Impossible Foods, doesn't ...
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Applying | 4 MIN READ

MBA admissions process continues remotely during COVID-19 measures

Updated April 15, 2020 - With current health and safety recommendations designed to slow the spread of COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) and to protect ...
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Faculty | 3 MIN READ

Prof. Lucas Davis shares hardest economic concept for MBA students to grasp

Enthusiasm, listening and drawing students into participating in class are keys to becoming a successful teacher, says Professor Lucas Davis, winner ...
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Women in Leadership | 3 MIN READ

Confidence without attitude: how women lead at Haas

Updated October 7, 2020 - In late 2019, Business Insider reported on Kohl’s joining an “exclusive club” of Fortune 500 companies with females in both ...
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Healthcare | 3 MIN READ

Physician leader uses MBA skills to transform the patient-provider experience

As Chief of Hospital Medicine for Oklahoma City-based INTEGRIS Medical Group, Kate Mansalis, MD, EMBA 18, treats patients, leads physicians, and ...
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Diversity and Inclusion | 3 MIN READ

A focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion and allyship drives this Berkeley MBA

What Nuhamin Woldemariam, MBA 22, remembers best about landing in Chicago from Addis Ababa at age six, and speaking no English, is that the Windy ...
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Women in Leadership | 3 MIN READ

How women can find mentors in the workplace

Most would agree connecting with the right mentor can help propel your career. Studies show women who have a mentor get more promotions, achieve ...
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Faculty | 3 MIN READ

Prof. Jenny Chatman gives three benchmarks of an effective organizational culture

Jennifer Chatman, Paul J. Cortese Distinguished Professor of Management, is an energetic, passionate teacher, a Haas alumna (PhD 88), and an expert ...
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Marketing | 4 MIN READ

How Uber's Senior Marketing Insights Manager bridged passions for people and storytelling—and made it a career

With an educational background in anthropology and film, Joanna Shujman, MBA 17, had a passion for people and storytelling. After working in human ...
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MBA Benefits | 8 MIN READ

Five reasons why MBA grads chose Berkeley Haas

There are many reasons why working professionals choose to pursue an MBA—from career advancement or making a career change to starting their own ...
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Product Management | 3 MIN READ

The MBA from the eyes of a hiring manager at Amazon Web Services

Whether you see your MBA as a step toward switching careers or moving up a rung or two in the field that already fuels your passion, the job you land ...
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MBA Benefits | 3 MIN READ

Three time management skills you'll master in business school

Most students come to business school to grow their business acumen and learn new skills in core subjects like data analysis, finance, marketing, ...
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Healthcare | 2 MIN READ

How a surgeon saw an MBA as key to his future in healthcare

Before business school, Howard “Nando” Cooke, EMBA 19, had a highly specialized skill set. A maxillofacial surgeon, he could mend a cleft palate, ...
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Faculty | 3 MIN READ

Jennifer Cohen talks equitable and inclusive leadership

Jennifer Cohen, PhD, is both data- and diversity-driven. Her scientific credentials—educated at City College of San Francisco and Howard University, ...
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Applying | 1 MIN READ

How to ace your video interview

Video interviews continue to increase in popularity. 60% of hiring managers and recruiters use them to assess potential new hires according to a ...
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Diversity and Inclusion | 2 MIN READ

Haas inspires EMBA student to pursue career in diversity, equity, and inclusion

Jason Atwater, EMBA 19, never thought that he could base his career on establishing diverse, equitable, and inclusive (DEI) work environments—until ...
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Applying | 3 MIN READ

5 steps to requesting a Letter of Recommendation

Whether you're considering applying to an MBA program or looking to switch careers, letters of recommendation are often necessary. Asking someone ...
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Alumni | 4 MIN READ

Women in leadership: two Haas alumnae leading innovation in the healthcare industry

Welcome to our series featuring women who are leading innovation, growth, and success in various industries. Today we talk with two Haas alumnae ...
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Alumni | 3 MIN READ

Mastering business models for industrial design

Martha Davis, EMBA 17, had already launched several businesses before coming back for an MBA. Her entrepreneurial instincts were finely tuned, and ...
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Uncategorized | 4 MIN READ

Reflecting on the decade: Berkeley grads get real about their experience with Haas

Where do you want to be in one year? How about five years? What steps will you take in 2020 to ensure you’re making strides to achieve these goals?
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Women in Leadership | 2 MIN READ

EMBA student finds leadership inspiration among Haas women

Megan Zweig, EMBA 19, enrolled at Haas because she wanted to see more women leaders in the business world.
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Faculty | 4 MIN READ

Clark Kellogg shares how he teaches design thinking, creativity, and innovation

A founding partner of The Berkeley Innovation Group, Clark Kellogg has been a pioneer in design thinking. Here the Berkeley MBA lecturer talks about ...
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AnitaRatnathicam

Alumni | 4 MIN READ

Women in leadership: Two impactful Haas alumnae you'll want to meet

This is the first post in an occasional series featuring women who are leading innovation, growth, and success across multiple industries. We start ...
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Alicea Wu

Healthcare | 2 MIN READ

Former urgent care doctor finds surprising opportunities in pharmaceutical industry

When Alicea Wu, MD, MBA 16, came to Berkeley Haas, she wanted to expand what she could do with her medical degree.
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Finance | 3 MIN READ

Berkeley's Finance and FinTech clubs deepen the MBA experience

The Berkeley Haas MBA program has nearly 70 student-run clubs, ranging from just fun social groups like the Haas Beer Club to career-driven ...
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Justin Li candid

Entrepreneurship | 3 MIN READ

Shifting from finance to a healthcare startup was an offer he couldn't refuse

When the call offering the perfect career opportunity comes, you take it. Then maybe you go get an MBA to ensure your success.
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Faculty | 3 MIN READ

Dave Rochlin talks flipping the classroom: MBAs learn by doing

One of the advantages of attending a top business school is the opportunity to learn from faculty like Dave Rochlin. Innovation and hands-on learning ...
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Edgar Vigil

Diversity and Inclusion | 3 MIN READ

Student Always, this Marine also had a lesson or two to teach

When Staff Sergeant Edgar Vigil, MBA 18, left the Marine Corps, he started intensive training right away—but this time it was on how to transform ...
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Tess Peppers

Diversity and Inclusion | 2 MIN READ

Haas MBA questions the status quo as a matter of course

Tess Peppers, MBA 19, attended every single admissions event she could when she was applying to Berkeley Haas, including one at which then-Dean Lyons ...
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Diversity and Inclusion | 2 MIN READ

MBA student looks for exploratory intersections of new ideas, people

Matt Dunn, EMBA 19, is always picking up new things to learn and seeking to expand his world with new people and ideas. During his time at Haas, this ...
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Maura-ONeill

Faculty | 3 MIN READ

Maura O'Neill says narrow-mindedness is the enemy of innovation

Maura O’Neill, named by former President Barack Obama as the first chief innovation officer of the US Agency for International Development, is a ...
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Diversity and Inclusion | 1 MIN READ

Honoring student veterans and how they continue to serve at Berkeley Haas

Today and everyday, Berkeley Haas celebrates veterans everywhere. We've built a strong community of veterans here at Haas. This year, we have 78 US ...
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Diversity and Inclusion | 2 MIN READ

Former Marine translates MBA to new career in finance and consulting

Ben Vickery, MBA 19, knows a thing or two about transition and translation.
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Alumni | 3 MIN READ

Two MBA grads help communities financially flourish

Pedro Moura, MBA 18, and Jessica Eting, MBA 18, share similar backgrounds, passions, and vision. Both come from immigrant families and witnessed ...
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Diversity and Inclusion | 3 MIN READ

Former Coast Guard skipper and sales exec explores the academic side of business

The Crab Fisherman’s Ball in the tiny town of Trinidad on California’s north coast was a critical turning point for Joe Odell, EMBA 20, who’s faced ...
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Diversity and Inclusion | 2 MIN READ

Proud Marine uses EMBA education to create positive change in his community

Alex Lopez is proud of his association with two strong organizations: the US Marine Corps and the University of California, Berkeley. A member of the ...
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Pearce, Bill

Marketing | 4 MIN READ

Bill Pearce says most important trait of a successful marketer is empathy

Bill Pearce brings a career’s worth of insight and experiences to his work at Berkeley Haas, both inside the classroom and in his administrative ...
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Alumni | 3 MIN READ

Seven business leaders who (you might not realize) got their MBA at Berkeley Haas

People are always interested in the stories behind successful people. Their childhood, their interests, their education. These days—more often than ...
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Applying | 3 MIN READ

Six ways to make your MBA application stand out

Applying for your MBA is more than test scores and transcripts. Admissions offices, especially at top business schools, want to see more than the ...
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Entrepreneurship | 4 MIN READ

Haas MBA student encourages others to take action

Ana Simoes, MBA 20, chief of staff, AI Inference Products Group, says Berkeley Haas has changed her in ways she never expected. Now she’s passionate ...
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SallyAllain

Healthcare | 4 MIN READ

An EMBA is helping this scientist have an impact in the healthcare field

Embracing data, developing her leadership skills, and networking have been key factors in Sally Allain’s career and her fight against disease. Her ...
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full time MBA Bay Area

Applying | 4 MIN READ

Why you should, or shouldn’t, apply for an MBA in the Bay Area this year

If you ask any graduate about their decision to pursue a full- or part-time MBA, and what their life was like after earning their degree, they’ll ...
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Funding MBA | 4 MIN READ

Debunking 5 myths about getting into a top MBA program

MBAs are one of the most popular advanced degrees in the United States. In 2018-2019 — the most recently measured year — more than 197,100 students ...
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Uncategorized | 3 MIN READ

Trends and outlooks: What it takes to be a Chief Innovation Officer

Over the last several decades, businesses have begun making space for Chief Innovation Officers. As the demand for candidates who can fill this role ...
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Women in Leadership | 2 MIN READ

How Elisabeth Diana went from Haas alumna to Instagram’s Head of Global Communications

Elisabeth Diana, MBA 08, is blunt when asked about her journey from business school to becoming head of Instagram Communications.
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Entrepreneurship | 5 MIN READ

SoftBank’s Vision Fund has $100 billion to invest in tech companies

If the current state of startups proves anything, it’s that the possibilities are endless for entrepreneurs, no matter where you are in your career. ...
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Technology | 3 MIN READ

Get your MBA and get on the fast track to becoming a world-class tech leader

Do you dream of becoming the next Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Susan Wojcicki, or Elon Musk? These and other influential tech leaders take a visionary ...
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Technology | 2 MIN READ

Making impact: Berkeley EMBA grad fuels cleantech and women entrepreneurs

When Rose Maizner, EMBA 17, met with RenewableTech Ventures founder Todd Stevens to discuss the possibility of joining their team, she complimented ...
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Diversity and Inclusion | 4 MIN READ

How MBA skills can promote inclusion and diversity in the corporate cannabis world

The 21st-century gold rush is in full force, and everyone from your neighbor to CEOs of major companies like Anheuser Busch is panning for a chunk of ...
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Nick-Caldwell

Technology | 3 MIN READ

How a “deep geek” rose to leadership during the tech revolution

From an internship at NASA to running engineering at Reddit to developing business intelligence (BI) software first at Microsoft and now as chief ...
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Uncategorized | 4 MIN READ

Six fears students face when applying for an MBA (and how to overcome them)

Spiders. Public speaking. Heights. You probably recognize these common fears, but would you be surprised to learn that applying for an MBA also ...
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Applying | 3 MIN READ

How to apply to Berkeley's MBA program in five easy steps

If you’ve already made the decision to get an MBA – congratulations. Often, making the decision to go for it is the hardest part. Getting your MBA is ...
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Entrepreneurship | 4 MIN READ

Trends & outlooks: corporate responsibility in times of crisis

When it comes to a corporation’s success, revenue is not the only consideration. A recent study by Cone Communications found that Americans want more ...
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MBA Benefits | 3 MIN READ

Three ways an MBA will advance your intrapreneur career - and three ways it won't

Before embarking on any new adventure in your academic and professional life, it’s important to begin with clear expectations of what may or may not ...
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Information Age

Uncategorized | 3 MIN READ

The evolution of the MBA: professional advancement in the Information Age

When we discuss the MBA, the first things that come to mind are its practical applications and benefits in today’s modern, technology-filled global ...
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MBA Bay Area

Alumni | 2 MIN READ

Curious about post-grad MBA salary? Learn which concentrations pay the highest

Advancing in a career and growing wages are two common reasons MBA hopefuls apply to top business schools. Data published by the National Association ...
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Mukund Chavan, EMBA '15

Energy & Cleantech | 2 MIN READ

Haas alum leverages curiosity into a cleantech career

It was 1986 and a teenaged Mukund Chavan, EMBA '15, landed on the East Coast from India deeply curious about the technology that was incubating ...
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Entrepreneurship | 3 MIN READ

Is the Berkeley MBA a good fit for you? Ask yourself these four questions to find out

Your life is filled with choices. Some—soup or salad with my sandwich at lunch?—are routine. Others—would an MBA help me achieve my career ...
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Healthcare and Business

Uncategorized | 2 MIN READ

Physician-leader finds his “it factor” via Berkeley MBA, Adam Tibble, MD, EMBA 17

Adam Tibble, MD, EMBA 17, had already proved himself a capable leader before arriving at Berkeley.
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Haas culture | 3 MIN READ

Seven things every student should know about the MBA program at Berkeley

Potential MBA candidates are likely taking a broad approach when choosing the ideal program and school. After all, your time spent obtaining an MBA ...
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Alumni | 3 MIN READ

Snaps & claps: the story of Berkeley alums and Shazam’s $400M Apple acquisition

In 2017, Apple announced it would be purchasing the music application Shazam, and in 2018, the roughly $400 million acquisition was finalized. Though ...
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Uncategorized | 5 MIN READ

Top reasons you should get your MBA at Berkeley this year

Prospective students seek out Berkeley to earn their MBA for several reasons. Its rich history of activism and questioning the status quo is only the ...
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Global leadership

Uncategorized | 3 MIN READ

How an MBA will give you a jump on global leadership

Fueled by fast-changing technology, products, information, and jobs have spread across borders and cultures to make our world feel smaller than ever.
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Jeff Oldenburg, MBA 18

Entrepreneurship | 4 MIN READ

Berkeley entrepreneur turns to search funds for a place to call home

Jeff Oldenburg, MBA 18, is a “searcher.” As co-founder of The Tusker Fund, he’s in the process of finding a business to buy with the help of ...
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Design thinking

Uncategorized | 3 MIN READ

Design thinking: What every MBA seeker should know about it and why

At its core, design thinking is all about creating unique solutions to complex problems — no matter how big or small. In fact, nearly every aspect of ...
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Nancy Hoque, MBA 19

Women in Leadership | 2 MIN READ

Using MBA skills to incubate new MENA leadership

Nancy Hoque, MBA 19, arrived at Berkeley Haas in search of a fresh start in her career. She'd worked as an engineer at Nokia and Motorola for more ...
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Kyle Bertin, MBA 18

Energy & Cleantech | 3 MIN READ

Taking a big risk to do great things along a 100-year time horizon

How did a guy who launched his career trading derivatives during the great recession, then dove into hydraulic fracking, end up on the cutting edge ...
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Amy Fan, MBA/MPH 19

Healthcare | 2 MIN READ

Improving healthcare equity and access for women

What happens when an entrepreneurial spirit collides with the Berkeley MBA concurrent degree program? For the answer, consider the career of Amy Fan, ...
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Bay Area MBA

Uncategorized | 3 MIN READ

How to use your MBA experience to become the boss you always wanted

People leave managers, not companies. However cliché that saying may be, it still holds true. If you have been in a management position before, you ...
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Pradeep Khanal, EWMBA 19

Product Management | 2 MIN READ

Redesigning problem solving through design thinking

Too often, businesses approach a problem with a tried-and-true solution already in mind. But that kind of approach makes innovation difficult – and ...
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Full time MBA

Applying | 4 MIN READ

Rage against the MBA: Why some CEOs praise MBAs and others don’t

Not all CEOs have MBAs. Some, like Bill Gates or Mark Zuckerberg, don’t even have BAs. Steve Jobs famously said during his 2005 Stanford commencement ...
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MBA Bay Area

Uncategorized | 3 MIN READ

How your professional past improves your MBA experience

While top business schools value a medley of students in their MBA programs, the coursework caters to students who have had full-time work ...
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Nick Johnson, EMBA 16

Marketing | 4 MIN READ

Nick Johnson examines the future of marketing and the roles of a leader

The director of Content Programs at Salesforce, Nick Johnson, EMBA 16, shares his views on “thought leadership,” the value of a Berkeley MBA for ...
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Entrepreneurship | 3 MIN READ

Innovation + the modern MBA: a recipe for professional success

In 2019, some executives confidently say earning an MBA is overrated and unnecessary, while other executives truly believe in the value of an MBA as ...
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Uncategorized | 3 MIN READ

The immediate benefits of a top MBA program

From improving your transferable skills to bolstering your professional credibility, there are many benefits of obtaining an MBA. But, don’t fall ...
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Adrian Williams, MBA 18

Finance | 2 MIN READ

For Adrian Williams, MBA 18, his MBA was about sharpening a blade in his tool set

Adrian Williams is fresh from working on a slew of deals at Credit Suisse where he is a dedicated investment banker. But whatever you do, don’t put ...
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Kaelin Merrihew, MBA 19

Marketing | 2 MIN READ

Evening & Weekend program allows Kaelin Merrihew, MBA 19, to evolve her career without breaking stride

Telling stories was always part of Kaelin Merrihew’s DNA.
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Top MBA program

Uncategorized | 4 MIN READ

How to transition from a traditional career to an intrapreneur

Organizations big and small are looking for employees who can inspire innovation from within. When ideas are big enough, companies are willing to ...
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Uncategorized | 3 MIN READ

Five soft skills you’ll sharpen at a top business school

When you think of applying for a job or going for a promotion, it’s common to only think of how your hard skills, like coding, proficiency in a ...
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Preethi Mukundan, MBA 18

Healthcare | 2 MIN READ

Using tech to influence the healthcare sphere: Preethi Mukundan, MBA 18

Preethi Mukundan, MBA 18, was headed toward her senior year in college and set on becoming a doctor when she happened to sit next to a tech executive ...
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Bosun Adebaki, MBA 19

Finance | 2 MIN READ

Bosun Adebaki, MBA 19, plans a career legacy that goes beyond himself

At the end of the day, full-time Berkeley MBA student Bosun Adebaki, MBA 19, would like his career legacy to be one in which he leaves the business ...
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Rohan Vashdev Balwani, MBA 19

Technology | 2 MIN READ

The ‘double’ career switch: Rohan Vashdev Balwani, MBA 19

Seven years into his hardware engineering career, Rohan Vashdev Balwani, MBA 19, sensed a shift in his interests and his industry.
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Yogesh Soni, MBA19

Uncategorized | 2 MIN READ

Learning to lead—and follow—in Patagonia: Yogesh Soni, MBA 19

In mid-March, a group of Berkeley Haas MBA students went on a hike on Mt. Tamalpais in Marin County. Not unusual until you learn that the last time ...
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Noa Elan, MBA 14

Marketing | 3 MIN READ

Noa Elan’s marketing odyssey from selling soap to the ride of her life at Lyft

Noa Elan’s career has unfolded a bit like the title of the Grateful Dead album – what a long strange trip it’s been.
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Shaun Hundle, MBA 19

Finance | 2 MIN READ

IBD consulting project provides a career pivot: Shaun Hundle, MBA 19

For Shaun Hundle, MBA 19, his International Business Development (IBD) experience in Mexico City provided exactly the opportunity he wanted to hone ...
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Laura Teclemariam, EMBA 18

Technology | 3 MIN READ

Six questions for Laura Teclemariam, Electronic Arts

Laura Teclemariam, EMBA 18, has redirected her career many times. She followed her Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering and computer ...
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Jake Wamala, MBA19

Finance | 2 MIN READ

Experience best teacher for Haas finance fellow: Jake Wamala, MBA 19

If you want to harness the power of knowledge, you must acquire the wisdom to apply it correctly. Take chess for example.
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Conor Farese, MBA 19

Uncategorized | 2 MIN READ

Leading through empowerment: Conor Farese, MBA 19

When Conor Farese, MBA 19, was invited to speak at a recent Days at Haas, it caused him to ponder his role as a campus leader.
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Lisa Rawlings, EMBA 19

Uncategorized | 3 MIN READ

Can MBA skills help Lisa Rawlings tackle social injustice issues?

Lisa Rawlings, EMBA19, acknowledges that business and finance is a world away from social work. But the chief of staff of the Courts Services & ...
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Blakey Larsen, MBA 18

Technology | 2 MIN READ

A Peace Corps tour led Haas alum to a fintech career: Blakey Larsen, MBA 18

A tour in the Peace Corps may not seem like a direct line to a career in finance. At least finance wasn't on Blakey Larsen's mind in 2008 when she ...
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Victor Leclere, MBA 18

Finance | 2 MIN READ

Consultant seeks macro impact on healthcare through investment banking: Victor Leclere, MBA 18

Injury and that classic desire to help people first drew Victor Leclere to consider the healthcare field. But it was a desire to have a macro impact ...
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Brian Tajo, EMBA 18

Uncategorized | 3 MIN READ

One path, two goals: Brian Tajo, EMBA 18

By age 31, Brian Tajo was hitting his professional goals with remarkable speed and precision. He had worked as a consultant for IBM, a workday design ...
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Finance | 4 MIN READ

Investment banker Jeff Chang thrives on the strategic chessboard of M&A

The partner who runs the software practice at Qatalyst Partners talks about the rigors of investment banking and his road from a political science ...
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Kriya Chantalat, EMBA 16

Finance | 2 MIN READ

Learning to see at C-level: Kriya Chantalat, EMBA 16

At a pivotal point in her career, Kriya Chantalat, EMBA 16, faced the best sort of problem: a promotion out of her comfort zone. After working for ...
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Juan Cueva, PhD, MBA 19

Uncategorized | 2 MIN READ

From scientist to venture capitalist by way of a Berkeley MBA

You might be tempted to call Juan Cueva, PhD, MBA 19, an accidental venture capitalist, but you’d be wrong. Every step of the neuroscientist’s career ...
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Dustin Seely, MBA 18

Finance | 2 MIN READ

How a Berkeley MBA led to a Dodge & Cox dream job—before graduation

Dustin Seely, MBA 18, had his eye on Dodge & Cox for years. He first approached the San Francisco firm in 2012 while working as an analyst for ...
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Berkeley MBA alum and McKinsey Partner Hrishika Vuppala

Consulting | 4 MIN READ

Leadership is about passion and vision for consultant Hrishika Vuppala, MBA 11

The McKinsey partner talks about the art and satisfaction of consulting, the proper role of a leader, and how Berkeley Haas helped shape her future.
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Allie Foote, EMBA 18

Uncategorized | 3 MIN READ

Finding her focus through an MBA: Allie Foote, EMBA 18

By age 29, Allie Foote had a dream job. Eight years into her consulting career, she had worked in three groups at PricewaterhouseCoopers: from ...
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Lida Kourita, EMBA 16

Entrepreneurship | 2 MIN READ

Taking the entrepreneurial path to improving global healthcare: Lida Kourita, EMBA 16

“What is the best way to help?” It’s a question physicians ask often in the course of their careers as they contemplate a patient’s situation.
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Mandar Kulkarni, MBA 19

Consulting | 2 MIN READ

Career redesign—from engineer to consultant: Mandar Kulkarni, MBA 19

Before he re-engineered his career, Mandar Kulkarni was creating the blueprints for next-generation technology. Working as a design engineer, he ...
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Uncategorized | 2 MIN READ

MBA helps students shift from "they do that" to "I do that": Kim Ayers, MBA 18

Kim Ayers was working in Chile as an account manager for Endeavor, a nonprofit business advisory firm, when she realized that instead of linking ...
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Melanie Akwule, MBA 19

Uncategorized | 2 MIN READ

Coaching through corporate hurdles: Melanie Akwule, EWMBA 19

Melanie Akwule wouldn’t be who she is—as a person, a leader, or a founding CEO—if it hadn’t been for the hurdles.
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Berkeley MBA student Jorge Tellez

Uncategorized | 2 MIN READ

Bringing leadership skills from the U.S. Navy to the business world

During his time as an officer in the US Navy, FTMBA Jorge Tellez was no stranger to the demands of leadership and responsibility. Among other tasks, ...
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Chris Cindy Cordova, FTMBA '20

Women in Leadership | 2 MIN READ

Balancing full-time MBA and family

“In the aerospace industry, innovation is welcomed – to a point,” says full-time Berkeley MBA student and aerospace engineer Chris Cindy Cordova. ...
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Sandra Tamer, FTMBA '19

Consulting | 2 MIN READ

Globetrotting engineer finds a home at Haas

Born in Montréal to Lebanese parents, mechanical engineer and full-time Berkeley Haas MBA student Sandra Tamer was raised in Zahlé, Lebanon. She ...
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Uncategorized | 1 MIN READ

Video: For these students, an EMBA on campus makes all the difference

For David Reile and Moj Payombar, an EMBA program that would let them study on campus was a key factor in choosing the Berkeley MBA for Executives ...
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Evening & Weekend Berkeley MBA student Jamie Lee

Women in Leadership | 3 MIN READ

Using an MBA to drive digital strategy at Nike

Sports have always been a big part of Jamie Lee's life, so landing a position as global director of eCommerce at Nike was a dream job. Challenging ...
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