Federico Acabbi
MBA 12

Internship:
Barclays Capital
Menlo Park, California

“The Berkeley MBA curriculum builds on solid core classes with experiential learning opportunities. You can really design your own path. The core course Problem Finding, Problem Solving helps you see issues from other peoples’ perspectives. That leads to new, unexpected solutions.”

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Matthew Acalin
MBA 12

Internship:
Marketing Associate
Hearsay Social
San Francisco, California

“There are amazing reservoirs of energy among my classmates. You get the strong sense that you are part of something bigger than yourself.”

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Nitin Agrawal
MBA 12

Internship:
URS Corporation
San Francisco, California

“You are bombarded with innovative, entrepreneurial opportunities at Berkeley-Haas. Even if you didn’t start your MBA thinking about entrepreneurship, almost everyone has the thought ‘Should I give it a shot?’ at some point. If you want to do it, this is the place to be.”

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Marissa Chacko
MBA 12

Internship:
Product Management
Zynga
San Francisco, California

“I used the Haas Alumni Network to set up meetings within the tech sector in the New York area. I was pleased that people were so incredibly responsive and helpful. I really felt welcomed.”

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Sameera Chilakapati
MBA/MPH 12

Internship:
Health, Medical, and Family Welfare Department
Andhra Pradesh, India

“I was surprised at how globally focused the Berkeley-Haas MBA program is. My first-year study group included classmates from Brazil and Japan. I learned a lot just from the process of finding out the best ways for us to work as a group to make sure that we would all do well together, and individually.”

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Claudia Dias
MBA 12

Internship:
Juniper Networks
San Francisco, California

“My professors are amazing. They are really good at matching the academic point of view with examples from the real world."

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Christian Eder
MBA 12

Internship:
Jefferies & Company
Foster City, California

“The Career Management Office was always on top of the key dates and activities we should be doing in our internship searches. Their reminders and workshops kept me organized. And the second-year career coaches were a great resource. They gave good advice and useful mock interviews. I’m looking forward to returning that favor next year when I’m a career coach.”

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Didem Ersoz
MBA 12

Internship:
Labs Project Management Intern
Mozilla Labs
Mountain View, California

“I had visited other business schools but was impressed with the strong sense of collaboration I felt here at Berkeley-Haas. I appreciate the opportunity to form strong bonds with my classmates. These are people I will know for the rest of my life.”

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Pei-fu Hsieh
MBA 12

Internship:
McKinsey & Company
Taipei, Taiwan

“My six years of experience in venture capital and private equity gave me a good, generalist perspective as a young professional. To take my career to the next level, I needed to focus on a specific industry. I chose Berkeley-Haas for its reputation, its proximity to Silicon Valley, and its strong network.”

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Amy Josephson
MBA 12

Internship:
Visa, Inc.
Foster City, California

“I like the intimacy at Berkeley-Haas. I feel like I know or recognize everyone—students, faculty, and staff. Yet, you are part of the larger university community, which opens up a lot of resources. Plus, there is an optimism here that really drew me to the Bay Area.”

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Christine Lin
MBA 12

Internship:
Product Marketing Manager
Apple
Cupertino, California

“Before I came to Berkeley-Haas I sometimes experienced friction and frustration on the job because decisions were simply announced, without explanation. There was no transparency into how the decisions were made. Now, I have more insight into what goes into business decisions. I can see a company from a more holistic viewpoint.”

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Tycho Moencks
MBA 12

Job prior to Haas:
Consultant
The Boston Consulting Group
Dusseldorf, Germany

“This is a terrific playground. The curriculum combines classroom academics and applying what we’re learning in experiential settings and in the group work we do. You get to overlay your own creativity over the more traditional academics. That translates directly to the real world.”

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