Student Advisory Board for the Sustainable & Impact Finance initiative
As student leaders from across Haas, our board members are a critical part of our initiative, driving forward our innovation and going beyond themselves to promote impact investing and sustainable finance in our community. Please see the 2024/2025 Student Advisory Board members below.
2024/2025 New Board Members
Rupert Mayer
I look forward to serving as a liaison between SAIF and the Executive MBA community, with the goal of getting more EMBA’s involved in the SAIF curriculum.
Bidisa Mukherjee
As a member of the SAIF Advisory Board, I’m excited to work alongside leaders who are committed to channeling capital toward sustainable and impactful initiatives. I’m looking forward to exploring how finance can be leveraged to create lasting change and to supporting the development of future impact-driven investors.
Adam Samazin
Creating a better future requires reimagining the ways in which we build and scale businesses. As part of the SAIF Student Advisory Board, I look forward to continuing the work done by my predecessors in bringing together the brightest minds at Haas with the impact investing community to catalyze growth in sustainability sectors and beyond.
Vittorio Dini
I’m excited to be able to contribute to the SAIF through the Advisory Board. Our economy needs more and more initiatives of this kind and these types of activities will be pivotal in a just and right transition towards a sustainable future. We got to pave the way!
Sarah Devermann
I’m excited to join the SAIF Student Advisory Board and contribute to Haas’s legacy in sustainable finance. The innovative impact investing courses offered by SAIF were a major draw for me when deciding on an MBA program, and I look forward to further developing the SAIF offerings for future students.
Aman Tiku
Sustainable finance, impact investing, ESG management: using these domains to improve how we invest our resources and the companies we invest them in is critical to our future. I’m thrilled to join the SAIF Student Advisory Board to help SAIF drive these conversations within the Haas community and further inspire impact beyond Haas.
Ishita Rustagi
I’m excited to join the SAIF SAB and playing a role in cementing Haas’ leadership in the impact investing space. In particular, I am looking forward to furthering thought leadership around investing with a responsible innovation and equitable technology lens within Haas as well as through external partnerships
Iliana Griva
I am thrilled to join the SAIF Student Advisory Board and collaborate with exceptional faculty, practitioners, and students to advance Haas’s leadership in sustainable and impact finance. I look forward to fostering interdisciplinary approaches by connecting expertise across UC Berkeley’s campus, enhancing our collective understanding of this critical field.
Ïma Essien
I’m thrilled to join the SAIF Student Advisory Board and contribute to amplifying the role of sustainable finance in driving meaningful change. I’m eager to bridge the gap between innovative financial models and real-world impact while collaborating with fellow students and industry leaders to cultivate a dynamic ecosystem. Together, we’ll work to solidify Haas’s and UC Berkeley’s leadership in impact investing, inspiring the next generation of responsible business leaders.
Aya Nagai
Mobilizing private capital to tackle complex challenges has become more critical than ever in driving sustainable change at scale. As a member of the SAIF Advisory Board, I am excited to demystify the broad concept of ‘impact investing’ and invite more bright, business-oriented peers and professionals to reflect on the roles we play as investors in creating and inspiring positive, enduring changes. I look forward to collaborating with like-minded individuals to foster a more dynamic impact investing community and drive meaningful social impact within and beyond Haas.
Nikita Damle
I’m excited to join the SAIF Student Advisory Board and further the integration of impact into mainstream finance. In particular, I’m excited to bring the gender lens to the forefront of how financing decisions are made, and impact is measured!
2024/2025 Returning Board Members
Juan Camilo, Co-Chair
I’m thrilled for the opportunity to join the SAIF Advisory Board and get to contribute to the Berkeley Haas ecosystem of sustainable finance and impact investing. I look forward to being a steward and ambassador or Berkeley between industry leaders and Haas students.
Furui Yang, ClimateCap Lead
I am thrilled to become a part of the SAIF Advisory Board, where the fusion of sustainability, finance, and impact investing is not just a concept, but a practiced reality. My anticipation lies in not only fortifying a nexus for student engagement and learning but also in broadening the horizons of impact that extend beyond academic precincts, shaping a future where finance is synonymous with positive, sustainable change.
Jeremy Baptiste, Co-Chair
Sustainable and impact finance have the power to solve society’s largest issues by allocating capital to individuals and businesses that are focused on the greater good. My goal is to further the conversation on impact measurement and explore diverse ways to meaningfully effect change. I’m excited to be a part of the SAIF initiative at Haas.
Margaret Chappell
I see impact investing as an incredibly promising avenue to facilitate innovation, particularly in emerging markets. I am excited to work with SAIF to provide programming and promote impact investing around international development.