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Student Profiles

 
 
 
Jenny Chu Jenny Chu
"Haas achieves a great blend of empiricism and theory, discipline and creativity."
Dylan Minor Dylan Minor
"The Haas history for placing its graduates in professorships at top schools is as good as it gets."
 
Matteo Maggiori Matteo Maggiori
"Few places are comparable to Berkeley in this field."
Pedro Gardete Pedro Gardete
"The Haas faculty are knowledgeable enough that they can make the complex appear simple."
 
Pratish Patel Pratish Patel
"If you are going to spend five years getting your degree, you should live in as beautiful a place as you can."
Chee Seungmin Chee
"The environment ensures collaborative spirit that creates friends as well as colleagues"
 
Sebastien Betermier Sebastien Betermier
"The Haas School finance program is one of the best in terms of the reputation of the faculty and the placement record of the students."
Robert Seamans Robert Seamans
"If you [look] at the top 25 business schools in the country, someone from Haas is on the faculty at every one."
 
shimon-kogan Shimon Kogan
“Begin with an exceptional faculty and a reputation for innovative thinking, and then add a relaxed and supportive environment, and the extraordinary Berkeley setting.”
Stefano Corradin Stefano Corradin
"I could go running in the hills in the morning, study in the afternoon, and enjoy a concert on campus in the evening. It was wonderful."
 
Liang Helen (Feng) Liang
"At Haas you are expected to be independent in working on your research, but at the same time you get a lot of support from your professors and fellow students."
Christopher Rider Christopher Rider
"I learned that an academic environment that encourages intellectual curiosity and accepts open-ended answers to interesting research questions is one that I prefer to a corporate environment."
 
Shen Qiaowei Shen
"A world-class faculty and close ties with the business community mean there are unparalleled resources here for conducting research that is in step with reality."
Wenlan Qian Wenlan Qian
"Haas offered an unparalleled advantage for this course of study, as the home of the top programs in finance and real estate and leading researchers in both fields."
 
Miguel Palacios Miguel Palacios
“Begin with an exceptional faculty and a reputation for innovative thinking, and then add a relaxed and supportive environment, and the extraordinary Berkeley setting.”
Jessica Kennedy Jessica Kennedy
"Our professors encourage us to pursue our own ideas early in the program. They supply the framework, then challenge us to explore and develop our ideas."
 
Barney Hartman-Glaser Barney Hartman-Glaser
"Haas is a part of perhaps the most vibrant and productive research community on earth: UC Berkeley."
Ilona Babenko, Ph.D. 06 & Yuri Tserlukevich, Ph.D. 06 Ilona Babenko, Ph.D. 06
Yuri Tserlukevich, Ph.D. 06

"Berkeley has top Ph.D. programs in mathematics, statistics, and other related fields.... Students can also choose co-advisors from the economics department faculty."
Universtity of California Berkeley