Student Bloggers
Our student blog provides a candid glimpse into the Berkeley MBA experience and the vibrant Haas community. These entries are published directly by the students and are not edited by the Haas School of Business.
Class of 2010
Previous Job: Naval Aviator and Instructor, Virginia
Career Goals: Gain exposure to corporate America and start my own business
Activities at Haas: Consulting club, Cal cycling club, Haas basketball and soccer, and many yet to be discovered
Previous Job: Del Monte Foods, California
Career Goals: Public Education/ Educational Non-Profit
Activities at Haas: Education Leadership Club, MBAA VP Diversity, HaasWeek, Challenge For Charity (C4C), Oakland Small Schools Residency, Social Sector Solutions (S-Cubed), International Business Development (IBD)
Previous Job: SAP, Israel
Career Goals: Technology, Media & Entertainment, Entrepreneurship
Activities at Haas: High Tech Club, Digital Media & Entertainment Club (DMEC), >play Conference, Haas Talent Show
Previous Job: General Mills, Minnesota
Career Goals: Public health–related nonprofit
Activities at Haas: MBAA – VP Clubs, Global Social Venture Competition (GSVC), and Redwoods@Haas
Previous Job: Lockheed Martin, California
Career Goals: Digital Media and Entertainment, High-Technology, Entrepreneurship
Activities at Haas: MBAA – VP of Admissions, Haas Student Ambassador, Digital Media and Entertainment Club (DMEC), >play Conference, Berkeley Business Plan Competition, Q@Haas, Career Coach (Tech)
Previous Job: Cornerstone Research, California
Career Goals: Marketing in consumer packaged goods industry
Activities at Haas: Co-President of General Management & Strategy Club, Marketing Club, Haas@Work, Student Interviewer, Career Coach
Previous Job: Walden House, Inc., California
Career Goals: Retail/Fashion Industry
Activities at Haas: Marketing Club, Global Social Venture Competition (GSVC), International Exchange Program at HEC in France
Previous Job: Advisory Board Company, Washington, DC
Career Goals: Primary health promotion & disease prevention, healthcare investing
Activities at Haas: MBAA – Student Body President, Business of Healthcare Conference, Bear Fund, General Management & Strategy Club, Social Sector Solutions (S-Cubed), Board Fellows Program
Previous Job: Project Leader in IT Consulting in Europe with projects in Italy, Germany, Belgium, Austria, and Russia
Career Goals: Joining a global company with a first assignment in product management or corporate strategy
Activities at Haas: MBAA – VP of International Student Affairs, Partner of the Berkeley Solutions Group, Graduate Student Instructor for Principles of Business, proud member of the MBA Rugby Club
Previous Job: Cooper University Hospital, New Jersey
Career Goals: Entrepreneurship or executive leadership in electronic health record/personal health record project
Activities at Haas: Venture Fellows, Mayfield Fellow, Haas Entrepreneurs Association, Healthcare and Biobusiness, Technology club
Class of 2011
Previous Job: British American Tobacco America (Food, Beverages and Tobacco), Regional Sourcing Manager, Rio de Janeiro
Career Goals: Marketing Manager for a consumer goods or digital media company
Activities at Haas: Marketing Club and Latin American and Hispanic Business Association (LAHBA)
Previous Job: Investment Bank Strategy and Business Development at JPMorgan, London
Career Goals: Middle-market private equity, focusing on business restructuring
Activities at Haas: Still exploring all the options
Previous Job: Telecommunication and software industry, Shanghai. My last job was product manager at Ericsson.
Career Goals: Consulting, or entrepreneurship/general management in Technology industry.
Activities at Haas: Haas Consulting Club, Haas Entrepreneurs Association, Haas Technology Club.
Ankush Garg, MBA 11
Previous Job: Consultant with Milagrow Business and Knowledge Solutions (a startup) and Associate with ZS Associates, India
Career Goals: Work with companies that develop smart products (transportation, appliances, grids, financial products), infrastructure (alternate energy.) or services (ESCOS) that create a positive impact on the environmental challenges faced by world today. I’m particularly interested in launching these companies or products in emerging countries.
Activities at Haas: Berkeley Energy and Resource Collaborative (BERC), Consulting Club, Marketing Club, Redwoods@Haas
Previous Job: Consulting with Monitor Group, working with government entities on geo-strategic issues, Oakland
Career Goals: I'm delighted to have these next two years at Haas to explore the wide range of possibilities that having an MBA can open to us. Ideally, I'll find a career that integrates business knowledge/capabilities with my love of sustainability and design.
Activities at Haas: I'm looking forward to becoming involved in Women in Leadership, Net Impact, and the Berkeley Board Fellows program.
Previous Job: Management Consultant with Kaiser Associates, Washington, DC
Career Goals: Venture Capital / Entrepreneurship
Activities at Haas: Co-Chair of the Berkeley Business Plan Competition, General Management & Strategy Club
Previous Job: Deutsche Bank Securities, Investment Banking, Analyst and Associate; Deutsche Bank Foundation, Microfinance, Associate, Chicago and New York
Career Goals: Short-term: Product marketing; Long-term: CSR and Third world product development and adaptation
Activities at Haas: Global Initiatives at Haas, Business Plan Competition, Berkeley Board Fellows, (Young Entrepreneurs at Haas) YEAH, Elite 8 Marketing Case Competition
Previous Job: Brand and marketing strategy consultant at Prophet, New York
Career Goals: Career in Marketing with a focus on design and innovation
Activities at Haas: Marketing Club, VentureExchange Intern, Digital Media and Entertainment Club (DMEC), >play Conference, Women in Leadership
Previous Job: Economic Consulting with Cornerstone Research, Menlo Park, CA
Career Goals: Work for a consumer technology startup focused on media or entertainment
Activities at Haas: >play Conference, Digital Media and Entertainment Club (DMEC), Haas Entrepreneurship Club
Previous Job: Consultant with PricewaterhouseCoopers, India. I was in the consulting practice focused on advising companies on adopting technology strategies for the growth of their business
Career Goals: I hope to ultimately transition to the technology industry in a product management/marketing role
Activities at Haas: Haas Consulting Club, Haas Technology Club, Digital Media and Entertainment, Women in Leadership
Previous Job: Equity analyst at Argus Research (financial services industry), Brooklyn, NY
Career Goals: Portfolio manager or investment consultant for socially responsible, sustainable and/or mission-related investment funds
Activities at Haas: I hope to join the Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) Fund, Investment Club, Women in Leadership (WIL), Net Impact and Redwoods@Haas
