A New Era of Leadership

Business is evolving rapidly as new technologies, shifting industries, and global challenges reshape how organizations compete, innovate, and make decisions. To lead in this environment, you'll need more than technical knowledge. You'll need judgment, curiosity, and the ability to guide teams through uncertainty.

At Haas, you'll develop the human edge needed to navigate that complexity. Leadership development is a core part of the UC Berkeley Haas Full-time MBA curriculum, combining rigorous general management training, personalized academic paths, collaborative team-based learning, and immersion in the San Francisco Bay Area's innovation ecosystem.

Together, these experiences help you build the knowledge, perspective, and confidence to guide organizations through constant change and move business forward.

Dean Jenny Chatman

As AI revolutionizes how business operates, the leaders who will have the greatest impact across industries are those who guide teams to use AI strategically, creatively, and with good judgment. That’s the kind of leadership we’re developing at UC Berkeley Haas."

Dean Jenny Chatman
Haas School of Business

Leadership Development at Haas

Leadership development in the UC Berkeley Haas Full-time MBA Program happens in three ways:

1. Strong business fundamentals through the MBA core curriculum

2. Personalized academic paths through electives and certificates

3. Team-based leadership practice through collaborative learning

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Build a Strong Foundation

Start with the core knowledge that shapes effective leaders.

Your leadership journey begins with a strong foundation in how organizations create value, from strategy and finance to marketing, operations, and innovation. At Haas, you’ll build deep business fundamentals while exploring how emerging technologies are reshaping industries and decision-making.

Through discussion-driven classes, team-based learning, and experiential courses, you'll practice navigating complexity, making high-stakes decisions, and leading diverse teams. Along the way, you’ll develop the rigor and judgment needed to guide organizations through change.

 

Explore the Core Curriculum
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Shape Your Own Path

Customize your MBA around the industries and challenges that matter to you.

Leadership isn’t one-size-fits-all. At Haas, you’ll shape your own path through electives, personalized learning opportunities, hands-on experiential learning, and opportunities to explore the industries and challenges that matter most to you.

Whether you pursue entrepreneurship, consulting, finance, technology, or social impact, you’ll learn to connect ideas across disciplines, question assumptions, and identify opportunities others might overlook.

Customize Your MBA Experience
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Learn from Industry Innovators

Apply what you learn alongside peers, faculty, and industry leaders.

At Haas, leadership develops through collaboration and team-based learning. You’ll learn alongside peers, faculty, and industry leaders who are actively shaping the future of business.

Studying in the heart of the Bay Area, you’ll engage with founders, investors, and executives building the companies and technologies driving innovation across industries. These experiences will challenge you to think critically about innovation and the responsibility leaders carry.

Learn How You'll Work in Teams

Leadership Development in the Haas MBA Program

Leadership development at Berkeley Haas happens through the MBA core curriculum, experiential learning, and team-based collaboration. Students build leadership capabilities through rigorous general management training and real-world problem solving.

Throughout the UC Berkeley Haas Full-time MBA experience, team-based learning prepares students to lead organizations where collaboration and cross-functional decision making are essential.

Being located in the San Francisco Bay Area and near Silicon Valley gives students access to founders, investors, and executives shaping the future of business and technology.

Take the Next Step

The Haas Full-time MBA is our flagship offering, designed to give students the tools to become leaders and earn their MBAs. Learn from world-renowned faculty as well as our truly global cohort of students. All this in the heart of Silicon Valley.

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