Jeff Alvarez
MBA 14
Jeff Alvarez
MBA 14
Director of Product Development
Auris Surgical Robotics, Inc.
Redwood City, California
"Going back to school was a transition, but my wife has taken on even more responsibility for our three kids, which allows me to concentrate on Haas. And my classmates, many of whom also have the challenges of parenthood, are willing to pick up the slack when my kids are sick."
Zach Bonsall
MBA 13
Zach Bonsall
MBA 13
Vice President & Director of Sustainability
Evergreen Development Company
Los Angeles, California
"Here's how diverse and experienced my classmates are. In my cohort, we had six people with a PhD, at least eight people who hold patents and almost everyone spoke at least two languages."
Laura Brandner
MBA 13
Laura Brandner
MBA 13
Program Manager, R&D
Abbott Diabetes Care
Alameda, California
"In our Design as Competitive Strategy class, we did book reports, and often the authors would comment on our critiques on the class blog, starting up real dialogues. I don't imagine that happens very often, and is a real demonstration of Professor Jon Pittman's standing in the design community."
Pablo Clarke
MBA 13
Pablo Clarke
MBA 13
Attorney
US Department of Housing & Urban Development
San Francisco, California
"At first I wondered why I needed to take classes like Organizational Behavior, Leadership Communications and Operations. But they helped me understand that every entity has its own ecology. Since taking those classes, I've been able to Question the Status Quo in my organization and think about ways of improving the organization's ecology without disrupting everything and everyone."
Blake Coleman
MBA 13
Blake Coleman
MBA 13
Adversary Fighter Pilot
US Navy Reserve
Fallon, Nevada
"The Berkeley-Haas faculty is terrific. There are so many experts, very strong names in their fields of interest. Yet, they all are extremely approachable and make themselves available pretty much anytime of the week."
Sara Fernandez
MBA 14
Sara Fernandez
MBA 14
Associate Director
Xcenda
San Bruno, California
"My educational background is scientific, but my current role in a health care consulting firm is much more related to business. I knew I wanted to improve my basic business skills and knowledge. The Evening & Weekend Berkeley MBA Program was perfect for my needs."
Alina Fu
MBA 14
Alina Fu
MBA 14
Senior Product Manager
Microsoft
Redmond, Washington
"When I evaluated where I am in my career, I realized that taking time off for a full-time MBA wouldn't be much benefit. With the Evening & Weekend Berkeley MBA Program, I can get the education I want while continuing to move my career at Microsoft forward."
Veronica Garay
MBA 12
Veronica Garay
MBA 12
Senior Product Manager
Yahoo! Inc.
Santa Monica, California
"Berkeley-Haas really pays attention to the pulse of the student body in formulating and updating the MBA curriculum. It keeps up with changes in the business environment. Professors are always going beyond the book."
Andrew Hattori
MBA 13
Andrew Hattori
MBA 13
Communications Operations Manager
Public Policy Institute of California
San Francisco, California
"Because I work for a think tank, a number of managers and staff have PhDs and other advanced degrees. To advance my career, I wanted a degree that would allow me to contribute more to the Public Policy Institute of California's general management and leadership development. The Berkeley MBA program has a strong reputation in both of those fields."
Lars Hellerslien
MBA 13
Lars Hellerslien
MBA 13
Vice President & Treasury Solutions Officer
Business Banking
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
San Francisco, California
"If you ask me, the great advantage of being an evening-weekend MBA student is the opportunity to apply what I'm learning back on the job. The reward is immediate and immensely satisfying."
Olivia Herbert
MBA 13
Olivia Herbert
MBA 13
Senior Director of Development
Friends of UCSF
San Francisco, California
"I listen to the news through a new filter these days and my manager has noticed that I frame problems and analyze situations through a new lens. I love being able to apply my classroom learning immediately in life and on the job."
Albert Hwu
MBA 13
Albert Hwu
MBA 13
Product Manager
Global Product Management
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
San Francisco, California
"I enjoy my job and the company I work for, but I realized that I was seeing product management from just one perspective. Getting an MBA exposes me to other perspectives and gives me a new framework."
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