Rahul Sampat

Rahul Sampat

Rahul was Director of Admissions for the Berkeley MBA Programs for Working Professionals from 2015-2019. He hopes these blog posts provide you with useful insights into the Berkeley MBA experience and questions you may have about the MBA in general.

Posts by Rahul

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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