IBD Blog
IBD teams hear from their peers on how to manage through uncertain times
April 29, 2020
Our lives changed drastically in the month of March when California residents and students were told to shelter in place due to the increasing threat of the COVID-19 pandemic. All UC Berkeley and Haas classes – including the IBD program…
IBD Team Hilltribe Organics enjoys an evening of baking and bonding
March 31, 2020
Hilltribe Organics (HTO) is an intriguing social enterprise focused on Thailand. It was created as part of a YPO competition that aimed to foster an entrepreneurship mindset among young leaders and to define solutions to help marginalized…
The FTMBA IBD Team Member Big Reveal – What a Fun Day!
February 28, 2020
The Team Member “Big Reveal” event for spring semester FTMBA students is one of the most exciting and fun days in the IBD program. IBD team projects are kept secret until this class date of February 20th, when 64 new IBD Team Members find out…
Honoring Retired IBD Faculty Director Frank Schultz
February 26, 2020
Written by Danner Doud-Martin Our beloved IBD Faculty Director Frank Schultz has officially retired as of January 2020 from the IBD program, in addition to his other Berkeley Haas undergraduate and MBA teaching positions. Frank came to the IBD…
Say Hello to Nina Ho MBA ’21, Our Spring 2020 IBD GSI
February 24, 2020
The IBD program is thrilled to have second year Full Time MBA student Nina Ho contribute to the spring 2020 FTMBA IBD program as our Graduate Student Instructor (GSI). Previously, Nina was a student Team Lead for the Makerere University project…
The 2020 IBD Program Has Officially Kicked Off!
January 31, 2020
One of the IBD staff’s favorite days of the entire program is the Team Lead Big Reveal event. On January 23rd, the first day of spring semester FTMBA IBD class, the Team Leads entered the Berkeley Haas classroom not knowing anything about their…
IBD Project Client Interview: Sandro Valeri, Director of Innovation Strategy at Embraer
January 30, 2020
Written by Danner Doud-Martin In the spring of 2019, the Berkeley Haas IBD program and a team of five of its MBA students worked with one of Brazil’s most well known companies, Embraer. The IBD project team consisted of Full Time MBA students…
Berkeley Haas Represented at GreenBuild in Atlanta
December 16, 2019
Written by Danner Doud-Martin It is on the rare occasion that I get the chance to write from the personal voice and it is especially unusual that I share with the IBD community aspects of my “other job.” In addition to my responsibilities as…
Congratulations to the Spring Semester 2020 IBD Project Team Leads!
November 01, 2019
This year we were once again fortunate to have a group of talented Berkeley Haas MBA students apply for the spring semester IBD student Team Lead position. Each project Team Lead brings a unique perspective, set of skills, and experience to the…
IBD Alumni Interview: Beth Foster (‘18 MBA and IBD alum) loves working in East Africa
November 01, 2019
Written by Danner Doud-Martin IBD caught up with ‘18 MBA Beth Foster who was visiting the bay area this August before returning to Kampala, Uganda, where she works as part of the investment arm of Engineers without Borders; Canada (EWB). Beth…
