Tag: South America
The Spring IBD Program is Off and Running….
March 01, 2018
A lot has happened this past month in the life of the 2018 Spring FTMBA IBD program. On February 1st, we held the first day of Spring IBD class, revealing the names of IBD clients, their projects and country destinations to an excited group of 16…

IBD Welcomes New Faculty Mentor David Evan Harris to the Spring 2018 IBD Program
January 31, 2018
This year we are thrilled to welcome David Evan Harris as the newest member of our Spring IBD Program Faculty Mentor team. We are excited to see David join the IBD family, where he can share his international work experience and passion for social…

IBD Suritex
October 06, 2017
Written by Gloria Gerngross, Sophia Kaady, Deepak Nainani, Isei Nakae, and Lyndsey Wilson The sun was setting on the rural landscape, the grassy highlands of rural Peru, as Gregor’s truck bounced over unpaved, rocky roads, all five of our team…

Freedom with Responsibility. Trust. Excellence. Commitment. Authenticity.
September 22, 2017
Written by Anna Braszkiewicz, Reginald Davis, Anik Mathur, Risa Shen and Nolan Chao Freedom with Responsibility. Trust. Excellence. Commitment. Authenticity. These were among the ten core values that our IBD client, a Sao Paulo based tech firm,…

IBD Team Works with La Clinica Oftalmologica Divino Nino Jesus, a Non-Profit Eye Clinic
August 17, 2017
Written by Mark Angel, Robert Gutierrez, Megha Kansra, Tyler Saltiel and Sarah Evans As soon as we landed, the humidity knocked us out. Walking off the airplane, we immediately felt our clothes stick to our bodies and walked through the still, thick…

Que Alegre! Updates from Guatemala City
August 10, 2017
Written by Peter Wasserman, Ian Collazo, Kevin Schuster, Michelle Hernandez and Rachel Garrison FTMBA students Peter Wasserman, Ian Collazo, Kevin Schuster, Michelle Hernandez and Rachel Garrison traveled to Guatemala City during May 2017 to work…

Berkeley Haas IBD 2017 – Aramis Menswear, Sao Paulo, Brazil
July 27, 2017
Written by Diane Chiang, Barun Mazumdar, Abhishek Mishra, Kalyan Pentapalli and Priya Vijayakumar Weekend before in-country: Foz de Iguaçu Five happy and excited Cal bears arrived at the Iguaçu airport on late Friday evening after spending almost…

Leaving on a Jet Plane: Four Summer IBD Teams Depart for IBD In-Country Experiences
June 29, 2017
The IBD Evening Weekend MBA (EWMBA) Teams are on their way to their in-country destinations where they will spend the next two weeks working with their IBD clients before presenting their final recommendations on July 14th. Despite only having a…

IBD Teams United – The 2017 Full Time MBA IBD Program “Big Reveal”
March 30, 2017
Finally, the wait is over! The Spring 2017 IBD program Team Leads, faculty, and staff don’t have to stay quiet any longer. The IBD “Big Reveal” event took place on March 2nd when each Team Lead welcomed their respective Team Members with a…

2017 Full-Time IBD Clients
March 29, 2017
If you have been following our IBD newsletter over the last few months, you may have noticed that we have shared a lot of information about the IBD course, the processes we go through to select IBD Team Leads, and how we assign Team Members to…
