Michael P. Martin
MBA 09
MBA 09
Global Gas Commercial Skills Development Program
Chevron Corporation
San Ramon, California
Internship:
Consultant
ZS Associates
San Mateo, California
Previous degrees:
BS, Spanish & Technological Policy
Vanderbilt University, Tennessee
M.Ed., Organizational Leadership
Vanderbilt University, Tennessee
Job prior to Haas:
Consultant
Stockamp & Associates of the Huron Consulting Group
Chicago, Illinois
At the conclusion of the Global Social Venture Competition (GSVC), seeing the room packed with MBA students from around the world, and the VCs and content experts he had recruited as judges, made all of Michael Martin's hard work as co-chair of the event worth it. It was, he says, "one of the greatest experiences I've had at Haas."
Help from the Haas Network
"I could never have gotten such qualified and concerned judges for the GSVC without the Haas Alumni Network. It opened all kinds of doors. People were extraordinarily willing to engage."
Haas@Work
"My semester-long Haas@Work project with SunPower was innovation in motion. The work was collaborative, thought-provoking, and the most important reward-it was hands-on. It also put me a step ahead when it came to job interviews; it gave me something real I could point to as an accomplishment."
International Rewards
"Being a Management of Technology Fellow in China for two weeks gave me an invaluable opportunity to see and study a country moving from a commodity-driven economy to one that is increasingly driven by innovation."
A Culture of Concern
"Everyone I met at Haas aspires to make a difference, professionally and personally. From my first time on campus for an information session, when an alum saw me carrying my suitcase to the BART station train and made sure I was headed in the right direction, I have felt welcomed and at home."
Escape Outdoors
"I'm a pretty avid hiker. I've climbed Everest, Kilimanjaro, Whitney and Shasta. Being in the Bay Area, where you can get away quickly, has been great."
Principles of Change
"As a whole-faculty, students and administration-Haas is not willing to rest on its laurels. It is always striving to improve, driving for change."
