Berkeley Haas deserves its reputation for being student-led, and that includes the student groups involved with various aspects of sustainability.
These groups provide opportunities to deepen your knowledge and put it to practical use, guided by the Haas Defining Leadership Principles.
Launched in Spring of 2018 as an Institute of Business and Social Impact initiative by IBSI Fellow and Professional Faculty member Jorge Calderon, the Berkeley Haas Social Venture Fund Initiative (BH SVF) is a funding and advisor resource for current Berkeley student social venture startups. Led by a Managing Council and MBA candidate Portfolio Fellows, BH SVF has multiple objectives:
– Continue developing impactful leaders by helping student founded social ventures progress and flourish
– Give Haas graduate students a unique hands-on Impact Investing learning opportunity as Portfolio Fellows
– Provide Berkeley alums with multiple engagement opportunities with students, faculty and the University either as expert advisors and/or donors
Net Impact is a community at Haas whose purpose is to help each member to explore, define, and progress toward the personal social impact they wish to achieve.
Food@Haas is one of the largest, most encompassing clubs on campus, primarily operating as a club for those interested in careers in the food industry and also supporting those who just love food! As a part of the overall Berkeley Food ecosystem, we partner with organizations across Berkeley and the greater Bay Area to tackle food challenges and collaborate with other programs on campus.
BERC@Haas is the business school arm of the Berkeley Energy & Resources Collaborative (BERC) (http://berc.berkeley.edu/). Their goal is to make UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business the nation’s leading business school for energy and resources research, entrepreneurship, and career development.
Female leaders comprise an integral part of the Haas community. The Women in Leadership club is a professional resource, a social network and a vehicle to cultivate stronger female leaders in business.
Big Ideas is an annual contest aimed at providing funding, support, and encouragement to interdisciplinary teams of students who have “big ideas.” Since its founding in 2006, Big Ideas has inspired innovative and high-impact student-led projects aimed at solving problems that matter to this generation. By encouraging novel proposals and then supporting concrete next steps, Big Ideas is helping contest winners make an impact all over the world.
The CITRIS Foundry specializes in helping founders make the leap from science to startup. In this critical period where deep technology ventures often fail, we provide targeted structure and support.
The Jacobs Institute is an interdisciplinary hub on Berkeley’s campus, and our diverse team reflects this. From our network of faculty and industry leaders to our in-house team of makers and mentors, we’re here to help you explore all things design.
Startup@BerkeleyLaw delivers dynamic programming for law students, entrepreneurs, and investors on current and emerging issues facing early stage companies – delivering cutting-edge legal training for aspiring startup lawyers while enabling entrepreneurs at Berkeley and beyond.
In addition to a wide range of courses, many featuring the Lean Launchpad methodology, the Berkeley-Haas Entrepreneurship Program offers opportunities to get exposure, acquire skills and gain real-world experience in startups. We offer multidisciplinary hackathons and pitch-a-thons, mentoring from industry experts, startup seed funding, competitions, accelerators, internships and events with Berkeley’s extensive entrepreneurial network.