• The Berkeley MBA Advantage

From the Dean

Berkeley-Haas is the kind of place that sets minds alight, and puts lives on a brighter course. I encourage you to learn more about its benefits for your future career success.

You will soon discover that while this business school provides the rigorous general-management foundation of a top business school, it also offers much more. Berkeley-Haas is about the independent thinking that differentiates UC Berkeley from others. It is about the pioneering research and teaching of our faculty and the innovative leadership of our students and alumni. 

Berkeley-Haas has always been a good fit for individuals who have strong leadership potential and who want to learn how to put fresh ideas to work in their organizations. This combination of skills is what we call Leading Through Innovation. This has been happening here naturally for many years. We see many of our alumni whose careers embody this approach to leadership. Now we are actively reshaping our Berkeley MBA curriculum and expanding our extracurricular options so that all students may experience what it means to be a Berkeley-Haas leader.

The Berkeley MBA is about community—and the kind of esprit de corps that this fosters. We believe that great leadership starts with strong values, such as questioning the status quo, leading without attitude, and leading responsibly. And Berkeley-Haas people tend to commit themselves to larger causes that have a positive impact on the world.

This is a school that is proactively increasing its reach and excellence—striving to change the world for the better through its people, ideas, and culture. It is an exciting time to be here. Please come and visit to see for yourself.

Sincerely Yours,

Richard Lyons
Bank of America Dean and Professor
Haas School of Business

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