Posts by International Business Development Program

Celebrating the launch of the 2026 IBD program!

The spring semester 2026 IBD program kicked off with a bang last Thursday, January 22nd, when we welcomed in the spring semester IBD class, and the much anticipated projects were announced. This year we have 15 IBD projects, consisting of teams of 4 IBD students, with a total of 60 […]

Catching up with Bryson Ishii from the D.K. Kim Foundation

    DK Kim Foundation has been a fantastic partner with the IBD program as well as the broader UC Berkeley campus. The Foundation was set up by Mr Dong Koo Kim, who immigrated to the US from Korea.  His goal is to equip global leaders with the tools and […]

Catching Up with Former IBD Director Kristi Raube

As part of our ongoing series, IBD is profiling program alumni to learn “Where are they now?”.  From the classroom to the field: this week we met with Kristi Raube, former Director of the IBD program and the current head of Peace Corps South Africa. Those who know IBD from […]

IBD Spotlight on Seva

The Seva Foundation has been a partner with the IBD program for over a decade in thanks to Sandra Dratler, former IBD faculty and Seva advisor. The IBD program has worked with Seva on projects in Nepal, Cambodia, India, Peru, and Guatemala. Founded in 1978, this Berkeley-headquartered organization i…

From Berkeley to Nairobi: Getting SaaS-y with a United States Market Entry

Project Country: Kenya  /  IBD Client: Seamless HR Written by: Aitana Felgueroso, Diego Morales, Julia Concetta Conte, Goutham Murthy, and Salahuddin Mohammad Sharib MBA students routinely assess risk when entering school: the risk of leaving behind your paycheck, the risk of recruiting for your n…

IBD Travel Blog: Parla Italiano?

Project Country: Italy  /  IBD Client: Passione Beauty Written by: Roshan Ravikumar, Chidera Osuji, Leslie Castro, Michelle Le, and Wayne Chung Two former consultants, a data scientist, a government affairs specialist, and an operations professional walk into a bar an office in Vicenza, Italy. You…

Reflections on our IBD Project in São Paulo, Brazil

Project Country: Brazil  /  IBD Client: Sabara Children’s Hospital Written By: John Eagen, Ritika Mittal, Elena Mnayarji, Masato Takeda, and Zainab Kumandan From May 17 to 31, 2025, our team had the incredible opportunity to spend two weeks in São Paulo, Brazil, for our IBD project. We arri…

CSI: Chivitos, Steak, and Ingenieros

Project Country: Uruguay   /   IBD Client: CSI Global Written By: Alec Carrier, Becca Neteler, Brooke Tannehill, and Josh Singh Week 1 – Getting to Know UY Our first week in Montevideo was filled with learning about our client and the work they do – we met with several […]

Sunshine and Spreadsheets in Floripa!

Project Country: Brazil   /   IBD Client: Softplan Written by: Krittanat Ratanachai, Jash Padhiar, Sarah Intoccia & Shilpa Gopal Week 1: The Groundwork Begins If we had to describe our IBD trip to Florianópolis, a lush tropical island in southern Brazil, in one word, we would likely land on […