Posts by International Business Development Program
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…
Wired for Change: Building a Sustainable Future with Data Centers in the Philippines
Project Country: Philippines / IBD Client: STT GDC (Philippines) Written By: Nuria Escrivá, James Wang, Testimony Elendu, Sarjana Jaiswal, and John Kyle Moseley First day of work! From left to right: John Kyle, Testimony, Sarjana, Nuria, and James After a semester working with STT GDC Philippin…
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 […
Lost in Translation: Building Bonds that Transcend Language in Tokyo
Project Country: Japan / IBD Client: Z-Works Written by: Danni Yang, Gabi Moreira, Niveda Kumar, and Luis Sante Mastering the 0.5 selfie in Japan (1: Chureito Pagoda, Mt. Fuji; 2: Sea of Clouds at Hotel Chinzanso, Tokyo) 袋いりますか? Instant fear. The awkwardness of the moment extends a…