The Berkeley MBA

The Berkeley MBA Leading Through Innovation

Evening & Weekend MBA Program 2010

Preparing You for Leadership and

Evening & Weekend Program Haas School of Business 1

Table of Contents

2 Program

6 Curriculum

18 Community

24 Careers

28 Faculty

32 Network

34 Admissions

The Evening & Weekend MBA Program at the Haas School

of Business prepares leaders who know how to put new

ideas to work. Its rigorous general management education

gives you the skill set to deliver innovation and growth to

organizations. You discover how to seize opportunities,

challenge conventional wisdom, and lead with creativity.

Integrated into the innovative business ecosystem of the

San Francisco Bay Area and the world-class research

generator UC Berkeley, the Haas School excels in

producing new ideas. Our entire culture is about fresh

thinking. This is Berkeley, after all.

The Berkeley MBA Program develops you as a confident

leader who looks beyond the status quo, puts fresh ideas

to work, and makes a positive impact on society.

You will have opportunities to further your career, or

launch a new one, as the program works with you to

achieve your professional goals.

In addition, the two part-time schedules and the two

San Francisco Bay Area locations of the Evening & Weekend

MBA Program make it especially convenient for you to

continue working full time while pursuing your education.

And you will be welcomed into an incredibly talented,

diverse, involved, and collaborative community—an

invaluable network you will be part of for life.

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Peter TsangMBA 10 Portfolio ManagerBarclays Global InvestorsSan Francisco, California

Previous degree:

BA, EconomicsUniversity of California, Berkeley

“I was on a four-person team in the Darden Innovation Challenge in my first year. We leveraged our own pro-fessional backgrounds and contributed to our innovative idea. We were happy with our strong cohesion as a team and the opportunity to learn from working with one another.”

“So many of my classmates are experts in their own fields. Everyone is knowl-edgeable, intelligent, well-mannered and respectful of different opinions. In class and on team projects, I like the way we are able to talk through all of our different ideas and make sense of our differences of opinion.”

A Distinctive Approach

T H E B E R K E L E Y M B A

The Berkeley MBA Program is about developing distinctive leaders. Through a rigorous general management curriculum and

innovative extracurricular learning experiences, you learn how to become

a leader who can harness new ideas to create value for your firm. You learn

how to drive growth to ensure your organization thrives. These qualities and

skills, which Haas calls Leading Through Innovation, are valuable in the

world marketplace, and offer you a career advantage.

Embracing Innovative, Fresh IdeasLeading Through Innovation is definitely not just about developing new

technologies. It is also about using your enhanced leadership skills to deliver

strategic, operational, and organizational innovations. To succeed in today’s

challenging global business environment, you must lead your organization to

differentiate itself by implementing fresh ideas of all sorts. Here you master

these skills.

This distinctive Berkeley MBA leadership approach is shaped by the

people, place, and culture that comprise Haas and all of UC Berkeley:

• People: Along every dimension, Haas faculty, students, and staff are

characterized by the high quality standards of their work, their exceptional

talents and creativity, their intelligence, and their diversity of experience.

• Place: The San Francisco Bay Area is an unrivaled business ecosystem of

innovation, entrepreneurship, and forward-moving change. Integrated into

this ecosystem are UC Berkeley and Haas, which generate huge amounts

of new knowledge and ideas through the pioneering work of faculty. And

Haas has creatively linked its courses and programs across disciplines at

Berkeley. Innovation is part of the ethos of this area, and you feel it every

day at Haas.

• Culture: Berkeley MBA students are molded by a unique Haas School

culture, which values confidence without attitude, not accepting the status

quo, independent thinking coupled with collaborative action, and making

a positive impact on the world.

to LeadershipElisabeth WarrenMBA 09Director, Product Portfolio ManagementGenentechSouth San Francisco, California

Previous degree:

BS, Human BiologyStanford University

Inspired by the Haas Women in Leadership Conference, Lis Warren helped launch a local chapter of Genentech Women Professionals. The process of developing the group’s strategy and aligning it with Genentech’s business competencies was, she says, “an incredibly valu-able and innovative way to use my Haas education” on the job.

She credits courses such as Frank Schultz’s Leadership class with giv-ing her practical, relevant skills. “It was like living in a leadership lab, always being expected to try new approaches,” she says. “Sometimes I did it fearlessly, sometimes I won-dered if I would make it out the other side. Either way, I always knew that I would be applying the new tools I had gained on the job within 12 hours, which is one of the biggest EWMBA levers and values.”

“In our classes, we often role-play, for example, making pitches to ‘boards of directors’ made up of vol-unteers our professors bring in from the business community,” she says. “We get real feedback from people who have been there and done that.”

An international seminar in South Africa also gave Warren the oppor-tunity to gain valuable global experience. “In part, it gave me a macroeconomic perspective on where the country has come nearly two decades after apartheid. But even more, it gave me a meta-perspective on how the country’s businesses and nonprofits think about the issues facing them, how they whittled and narrowed down their strategies until they had something they could accomplish.”



Gaining hands-on exposure to real-world business situations is emphasized in the Berkeley MBA Program. Experiential field activities are an integral part of your innovative courses as well as in numerous out-of-classroom opportunities.

In Class and in the FieldMany Berkeley MBA electives make use of hands-on projects in the field.

This almost always means team projects—an important aspect of

experiential learning. For example, the course Business Model Innovation

sends groups of students to work with Silicon Valley firms to analyze how

firms use innovation in different ways to gain industry leverage.

The innovative Social Sector Solutions course partners with the international

consulting firm McKinsey & Co. to engage in major consulting projects for

nonprofit organizations, such as the David Brower Center, the Graduate

Theological Union in Berkeley, and the Opportunity Fund. Students work with

senior leaders of the organizations and McKinsey consultants in offering

plans, creative ideas, and solutions.

The Seminar in International Business courses send groups of Berkeley MBA

students around the world to learn how business practices are employed

across cultures. Recent trips have taken students to India, Russia, South

Africa, and Chile.

Applied Innovation OpportunitiesBeyond the course-related field activities are a plethora of programs,

projects, student-organized conferences, case and business plan

competitions, and numerous special events that challenge Berkeley MBA

students to put their learning to work right away.

The school’s flagship applied innovation program is Haas@Work, which sends

teams of Berkeley MBA students to work with top executives at major firms

such as Cisco, Disney, Panasonic, Clorox, and Wells Fargo. In the program,

you research a competitive challenge posed by the firm and develop potential


Vidya Chadaga MBA 09Senior Product Marketing ManagerCast Iron SystemsMountain View, California

Previous degree:

BEng, Marathwada Institute of TechnologyIndia

“With the Haas@Work program, I experienced the much-desired life of a consultant—solving real world, live case problems for companies like Cisco, Lam Research and Visa. Executives from these companies engaged us to help them identify strategic opportunities and develop specific recommendations to capitalize on market trends.”

“At the end of the workshop, teams presented their recommendations to each company’s executives who then decided on which recommendations to execute on and invest in. This experience let me apply all models and frameworks learned in the Berkeley MBA program to real world business situations.”

Learning Beyond the


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innovative solutions during a day-long workshop. The

best ideas are selected by the firm’s executives, and

student teams are then dispatched to implement the

strongest solutions.

The Haas Leadership Development Series brings top

leadership experts to work with Berkeley MBA students

in hands-on workshops and seminars.

Dozens of individual and team competitions challenge

students to come up with solutions to real-world

challenges. In addition, a wide selection of popular

annual conferences—all completely organized and led

by students—gives you the opportunity to address top

issues in a range of topic areas. The conferences include

the >play Conference on digital media, the Finance

Conference, the Diversity Conference, the Asia Business

Conference, and the Women in Leadership Conference.

Finally, hundreds of business and thought leaders visit

Haas each year to share their real-world experiences in

classes and in special speaking events.

Putting Fresh Ideas To Work

Haas@Work sends teams of Berkeley MBA students to global

firms to research a competitive challenge posed by each firm

and to develop potential innovative solutions. The best ideas

are selected by the firm’s executives, and student teams are

then dispatched to implement the strongest solutions. These

are some of the companies that partnered with the Haas@Work

program last year.

* Please note that offerings are subject to change based on scheduling and availability.

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Stephen LoveMBA 10ManagerZS AssociatesSan Mateo, California

Previous degree:

HBA, Business AdministrationUniversity of Western Ontario, Canada

When asked how tough business school is, Stephen Love reaches back to his football-playing days in college for a comparison. “You end up beat up and tired,” he says, “but it is all worth it.”

Part of what makes it worth it for Love is the quality of the courses and the faculty. “The professors both talk the talk and walk the walk,” he says. “They have been there and done so much in their respective areas of expertise. Randy Haykin, who taught my New Venture Finance class, was employee num-ber five at Yahoo! and now runs his own VC firm.”

“Because there were relatively few students in my class who had worked in consulting, I’ve found myself being a resource for their questions,” says Love. “That’s part of the culture here—everyone is willing to share their expertise.”

Throughout the curriculum, Love has recognized many opportuni-ties to leverage his Berkeley MBA education. For example, “what I learned in my Negotiations class has already proved useful on the job,” he says. “Now I have a better set of skills to handle the push back from prospects I sometimes encounter in the sales process.”


Foundation for Leadership

As a Berkeley MBA student, you will be immersed in a rigorous, comprehensive curriculum in which you master the essential skills of general management, from accounting and finance to marketing and strategy.

You will build a basic framework in qualitative, analytical, strategic, and

problem-solving skills.

The program kicks off with an informative and social orientation. During the

mandatory weekend, you’ll get to know other new students and gain a sense

of what the classroom experience will hold. Held every August near the

Berkeley campus, the New Student Orientation features team-building

exercises, lectures and workshops on special topics. As an introduction

to the case study method that will feature prominently in your coursework

at Haas, you will tackle a real-life business challenge.

The Core: A Strong General Management PerspectiveThe Berkeley MBA curriculum is

anchored by ten required core courses,

all taken in the first year, that build

upon one another and provide the

analytical tools and essential

knowledge to lead effectively.

During your first year, a required

leadership course will develop your

capacity to lead others by giving you an in-depth understanding of your own

capabilities, based on 360-degree evaluations from managers, subordinates,

and peers. You will also participate in experiential exercises, read the latest

advances on leadership, and discuss cases offered by top business leaders.

By the end of the course, you will develop a customized plan to elevate your

leadership potential by improving such skills as fostering creativity and

learning a flexible set of leadership approaches.

During the second year of the program, students gather for an intense

weekend of off-campus team competition and camaraderie, demonstrating the

knowledge acquired in the first year-and-a-half of study. This Mid-Program

Academic Retreat (MPAR) presents students with the opportunity to collaborate

on a computer simulation project that integrates all of the material from the

core courses, as well as provides an opportunity to spend leisure time with

fellow classmates in a recreational setting.

A Diverse Selection of ElectivesIn the second year of the program, you’ll begin to customize your own course

of study. A central component of the Berkeley MBA program is its menu of

cutting-edge elective courses, which comprise 60 percent of the curriculum.

Top-ranked Specialties

In 2009, US News & World Report ranked the following Haas School areas

of study in the top ten nationally:

• Finance

• Management

• Marketing

• Entrepreneurship

• Nonprofit

• International

Jennifer DonnellyMBA 08Engineering ManagerIntelSanta Clara, California

Previous degrees:

BS, Rensselaer Institute of Technology

MSCE, Stanford University

“The Haas approach to learning is communal: people form bonds with their teams, their classmates and the larger community outside.

“Our Venture Capital and Private Equity class taught by Sean Foote brought us face-to-face with real venture capitalists. These are people—Jerry Engel, Terry Oppendyk and Pete Bucklin—who don’t just think about and study venture capital; they are doing it. Their insights were amazing. They are the real deal.

“I’m using my Haas education on the job in so many ways that it’s hard to quantify. There are many sides to it, from greater confidence and taking a broader approach, to being able to balance issues and communicate better. And I’m so much more focused now, in every part of my life, because I have to be.”



Your Haas education is anchored

in the fundamentals of

management and the latest

theories and best practices in

business. The core academic areas

at the Haas School are consistently

ranked among the top in the nation:

• Accounting

• Finance

• Marketing

• Business & Society

• Strategy

• Operations & Information

Technology Management

• Organizational Behavior &

Industrial Relations

• Economic Analysis &

Public Policy

In addition to providing a solid framework

of business essentials, the Haas School

also excels at delivering several areas

of unique strength. Built on a history of

faculty expertise and drawing from the

Bay Area’s vast economic depth, courses

and programs in these areas can give

you multifaceted insight into the business

world or enable you to personalize your

curriculum for greater specialization.

Global Management: The World Is the ClassroomThe need to think and compete globally

has become an imperative. The Haas

School prepares you to take an international

approach to business through courses,

special programs, international travel

experiences, club activities, and a research

center that focuses on the international

business environment.

Travel opportunities include the Seminar in

International Business. Seminar students

spend one to two weeks studying a variety

of industries within a particular country

and learning what it’s like to do business

in that particular economy. If you desire a

more in-depth international experience,

you may spend a semester abroad as an

exchange student, choosing from a select

list of leading business schools in Europe

and Asia.

The international emphasis of the Haas

School is an integral part of its culture,

with over 15% of Berkeley MBA students

coming from more than 30 countries

outside the US. The impact of this

international diversity on the MBA program

is enormous, adding varied perspectives to

classroom discussions, team projects, and

everyday interactions.

A Catalyst for Corporate ResponsibilityThe Haas School’s long tradition of

exploring and teaching the ethical

and social responsibilities of business

is headquartered in the Center for

Responsible Business. Topics such as

strategic corporate social responsibility,

social enterprise, stakeholder engagement,

and business ethics are explored through

research and teaching. The Center also

hosts the thought-provoking Peterson

Lecture Series, which brings top

industry speakers, such as Altria’s Chief

Compliance Officer, the whistleblower from

Enron, and the CEO of Clif Bar, to address

corporate social responsibility topics.

Cutting-edge elective courses expose

Berkeley MBAs to the complex issues

of a corporation’s role and responsibility

to society beyond simply maximizing

shareholder value. Berkeley MBA students

also field one of the nation’s largest Net

Impact Clubs, which aims to develop

and inspire a network of leaders who

promote innovative and socially responsible

practices that succeed in the global

marketplace.


Leading Expertise

Digging Deep for

Global KnowledgeEvening & Weekend MBA students

can participate in the Haas School’s

Seminar in International Business

during semester breaks. In 2007,

students including Laurel Coster

(pictured above) had the opportunity

to tour AngloGold Ashanti’s TauTona

mine, the deepest goldmine in the

world, during a trip to South Africa.

Responsible LeaderKellie A. McElhaney, Adjunct Assistant

Professor and Margo N. Alexander Faculty

Fellow in Corporate Responsibility , serves

as co-faculty director of the Center for

Responsible Business at the Haas School.

She recently won the Faculty Pioneer

Award for Institutional Leadership,

presented as part of the Beyond Grey

Pinstripes ranking of MBA programs, for

her innovative academic leadership in the

corporate social responsibility area.


Leader in TechnologyIn recognition of the pervasive impact

of technology on business, the Berkeley

MBA program emphasizes the study of

technology through its curriculum and

through a variety of special programs.

Popular electives explore technology and

its effects, including High Technology

Marketing Management, Customer (and

Business) Development in High-Tech

Enterprise, Biotechnology, and Managing

Innovation and Change. Faculty members

such as Professor Henry Chesbrough, who

authored two leading books on innovation,

are influential researchers in the area of

technology and business.

At the Haas School, much of this scholarly

effort takes place within the Fisher Center

for the Strategic Use of Information

Technology, which supports inquiry into

areas such as marketing, supply chain

management, and e-commerce. Many of

the research efforts of faculty are spun off

regularly into new courses—a key benefit

of a research-oriented business school.

In addition, faculty members frequently

invite local executives to be guest lecturers

in their courses and to partner with them

in research projects. Student groups

host special events, such as the Berkeley

Nanotechnology Forum, and organize

career-oriented activities with local

high-tech firms.

Top-ranked Real Estate ProgramConsistently ranked among the nation’s

top three programs, the Real Estate

Program at the Haas School combines

a strong analytical focus with field

experience. A nationally recognized real

estate research program at Haas ensures

that the latest ideas and knowledge infuse

the MBA courses.

The Introduction to Real Estate course

includes study of the financial and

economic theory of residential and

nonresidential real estate markets,

mortgage creating institutions, alternative

mortgage instruments, and REITS.

Additional courses have included Real

Estate Financing, which explores the

operation of the US mortgage and

structured finance markets, and Real

Estate Investment, a case-based course

developing real estate management

decision-making skills.

Berkeley MBA students have a consistent

track record of success in major regional

and nationwide real estate competitions,

including the Bank of America Low-

Income Housing Challenge, the UT Austin

Real Estate Finance Challenge, and the

ULI Gerald D. Hines Student Urban Design

Competition.

Where Entrepreneurship is a Team Sport As an ever-changing business climate

reveals new opportunities for savvy

entrepreneurs, the Evening & Weekend

MBA Program offers you the skills and

knowledge to create and launch your own

high-potential enterprises.

Haas was one of the first business

schools in the nation to offer courses in

entrepreneurship and business creation.

Among the faculty are real-world

authorities such as lecturer David Charron,

a serial entrepreneur and founder of

several companies, including publicly-

traded Scientific Learning Corporation.

The locus of entrepreneurial activities

at the Haas School is the Lester Center

for Entrepreneurship and Innovation.

Among the Center’s activities are two

nationally prominent business plan

competitions, both founded by Berkeley

MBA students: The UC Berkeley Business

Plan Competition, which is among the top

university competitions in the nation for

quantity of prize money and participation

by Silicon Valley venture capitalists; and

the Global Social Venture Competition for

aspiring entrepreneurs who offer solutions

to social and environmental problems

while demonstrating a healthy business

model. The Center also offers the monthly

Berkeley Entrepreneurs Forum, an evening

lecture series with venture capitalists,

entrepreneurs, and business leaders.

Preparing Nonprofit LeadersThe Center for Nonprofit and Public

Leadership prepares leaders with the

practical business skills to found, lead,

manage and govern nonprofit and public

organizations for the public good.

The Center offers courses taught by a

distinguished faculty of practitioners,

researchers and established leaders in

the field. It also offers students an array

of field work opportunities with hundreds

of nonprofit leaders and organizations.

Learning Real Estate

through Real-life CasesProfessor Nancy Wallace is chair of

the Real Estate Group and co-chair

of the Fisher Center for Real

Estate and Urban Economics. Her

seminar in Real Estate Finance and

Securitization uses a series of real-

life cases. Says Professor Wallace,

“Cases are powerful. The goal is to

get students to think actively on their

feet and to interact with their peers.

The cases focus on recent real estate

deals and students directly apply

classroom concepts to develop their

own solution strategies.”

Curriculum Overview *



Pre-enrollment

Prerequisite Courses

• Statistics

• College-level Math

Core Courses

The Berkeley MBA curriculum is anchored by ten required courses. These rigorous core courses provide the analytical tools and essential management knowledge necessary to lead effectively.

First YearNew Student Orientation (required)

A weekend introduction to life at Haas, focusing on class networking, Leading Through Innovation principles, team building, and getting to know your classmates.

Second YearElective Courses: You are able to choose from a variety of electives that reflect the newest ideas, trends, and thinking in business.

Fall

Third Semester Elective Courses

• Elective (3 units)


Mid-Program Academic Retreat (required)

At the off-site weekend academic retreat in January, you will conduct a business simulation that will integrate the core curriculum material. A secondary objective is relationship-building with classmates. (1 unit)

Spring

Fourth Semester Elective Courses



Degree Requirements The Berkeley MBA degree is awarded to Evening & Weekend students who have maintained a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 (B) and completed:

• New Student Orientation

• The Mid-Program Academic Retreat (1 unit)

• Ten required core courses (17 units)

• 24 units of elective coursework

• A total of 42 semester units of coursework

• The writing requirement (demonstrated ability to write effectively in a business setting)

The program is designed to be completed in six semesters (or about 3 years). However, you may complete the program in as few as five semesters or extend your program beyond six semesters, with approval from the program office. Students typically enroll in two courses each semester.

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As an Evening & Weekend MBA Program student, you have access to a wide variety of

campus resources, including Doe (pictured above) and Moffitt Libraries, the principal

libraries for more than fifty academic departments and programs.


Fall

Required Core Courses A (First Half)

• Economic Analysis (Microeconomics) (2 units)

• Organizational Behavior (2 units)

Required Core Courses B (Second Half)

• Financial Accounting (2 units)

• Marketing (2 units)

Spring

Required Courses A (First Half)

• Introduction to Finance (2 units)

• Operations Management (2 units)

Required Courses B (Second Half)

• Macroeconomics (2 units)

• Leadership Communications (1 unit)

• Ethics and Responsibility in Business (1 unit)

• Leadership (1 unit)

Summer

You have the option of taking one or two electives offered during the summer. You may also consider spending two weeks abroad in one of the school’s Seminar in International Business programs.

Fall

Fifth Semester Elective Courses



Spring

Sixth Semester Elective Courses



Commencement

Third Year

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Active Communicating

Biotechnology (Industry Perspectives and Business Development)

Brand Management

Competitive Strategy

Corporate Financial Management

Designing Financial Models That Work

Energy and Environmental Markets

Entrepreneurship

Environmental Management & Sustainable Development

Financial Information Analysis

Financial Modeling for Finance Careers

Game Theory

High-Tech Marketing Management

International Business

Internet Marketing & eCommerce

Managerial Accounting

Managing Innovation & Change

Marketing Strategy

Mergers & Acquisitions

Negotiations & Conflict Resolution

New Venture Finance

Nonprofit Boards

Portfolio Management

Power and Politics

Pricing

Real Estate Finance & Securitization

Sales Management

Strategy, Structure and Incentives

Venture Capital & Private Equity

Sample of Recently Offered ElectivesAvailability of electives varies from year to year and by schedule

(evenings and/or weekends)

Summer

You have the option of taking one or two electives offered during the summer. You may also consider spending two weeks abroad in one of the school’s Seminar in International Business programs.

*As the Haas School faculty improves and updates the Berkeley MBA curriculum regularly to

reflect fast changes in the business world, the program as outlined here is subject to change.

Mapping Your Success

Fall Semester 2005

EWMBA 201A Economic Analysis

(Microeconomics)

EWMBA 205 Organizational Behavior

EWMBA 202 Financial Accounting

EWMBA 206 Marketing

Spring Semester 2006

EWMBA 203 Introduction to Finance

EWMBA 204 Operations Management

EWMBA 201B Macroeconomics in the

Global Economy

EWMBA 200C Leadership

EWMBA 207 Ethics and Responsibility

in Business

Summer Session 2006

EWMBA 295T New Venture Finance

Fall Semester 2006

EWMBA 252 Negotiation

EWMBA 257 Leadership

EWMBA 292B Nonprofit Boards


EWMBA 291T Topics in Managerial

Communications

EWMBA 293 Mid-program Academic

Retreat

EWMBA 295A Entrepreneurship

EWMBA 236F Behavioral Finance

Summer Session 2007

EWMBA 237 Designing Financial

Models that Work

Fall Semester 2007

EWMBA 295B Venture Capital &

Private Equity

EWMBA 299E Competitive Strategy


EWMBA 291D Data Visualization

for Discovery and

Communication

Michael Black, MD MBA 08Chief of Pediatric Heart Surgery, Surgical Director of Pediatric and Adult Congenital Heart ProgramCalifornia Pacific Medical CenterSan Francisco, California

Previous degrees:

BSc, University of Western Ontario

MD, University of Toronto

An experienced surgeon at the cutting edge of innovative procedures, Dr. Michael Black is now putting the knowledge learned at Haas to work as he launches his own medical device company, BioOptics, Inc.

“I have always been creative by nature and harbor the desire to save more lives than I can in my surgical practice. It was frustrating to have a cache of promising ideas but the inability to introduce them to the marketplace. With an MBA from Haas, I have the knowledge, skills and confidence to bring medical devices to market that can potentially save millions of lives.

“As a surgeon I realize that confidence and arrogance need not go hand in hand. I learned at Haas that the most humble people can teach you the most. Many of our instructors have already made their mark and they have chosen to teach. I appreciate the knowledge and humanity that they shared with us.”

Tim Gunderson MBA 08Managing Director NASDAQ West CoastMenlo Park, California

Previous degree:

BA, University of Washington

Tim Gunderson’s day-to-day job with NASDAQ West Coast is to make sure companies achieve their next level of success after their IPOs. He says his Haas coursework helped him fulfill that role and get promoted along the way, from director to managing director.

“Before coming to Haas, I could talk executives through all of the milestones of going public. Now, I can also give them a real road map to success long after the bell stops ringing on their opening day of trading.

“The Strategy, Structure and Incentives class gave me an invaluable view into the organization of a company. When I’m talking with companies that are starting to structure themselves for an IPO, I use what I learned from Professor Leonard to talk with them about laying the best foundation for success over time.”

Entrepreneur Career Advancer



Fall Semester 2005


(Microeconomics)



EWMBA 206 Marketing





Global Economy



in Business

Fall Semester 2006

EWMBA 223 Corporate Financial

Reporting

EWMBA 233 Investments

EWMBA 237 Risk Management


EWMBA 231 Corporate Finance


Retreat

EWMBA 236F Behavioral Finance

EWMBA 240 Risk Management Via

Optimization and

Simulation

Fall Semester 2007

EWMBA 236D Portfolio Management

EWMBA 222 Financial Information

Analysis


EWMBA 252 Negotiations and

Conflict Resolution

EWMBA 293 The Washington Campus

Fall Semester 2005


(Microeconomics)



EWMBA 206 Marketing





Global Economy



in Business

Fall Semester 2006

EWMBA 233 Investments

EWMBA 260 Consumer Behavior

EWMBA 292B Nonprofit Boards


EWMBA 267 Creativity and Innovation

In Marketing


Retreat

EWMBA 247A Managing Professional

Services

Summer Session 2007

EWMBA 299E Competitive Strategy

Fall Semester 2007

EWMBA 210 Strategy, Structure, and

Incentives

EWMBA 295B Venture Capital & Private

Equity


EWMBA 236 Mergers and Acquisitions

EWMBA 298S Seminar In International

Business – Chile

EWMBA 267 Marketing In Web 2.0

Melissa Hiler MBA 08Equity Derivatives TraderCredit SuisseNew York, New York

Previous job:

LieutenantUS NavyNaval ROTC Unit, UC Berkeley

Previous degrees:

BS, US Naval Academy

MS, Johns Hopkins University

Melissa Hiler says she loves the challenge of making hard decisions under pressure, whether it’s as a helicopter pilot or an investor. She believes her Haas education prepared her well for her career change from military officer to investment banker.

“From learning the lingo of finance in my core courses to the more sophisticated technical analysis of Professor Parlour’s Investments class and the human side of investing explored in Professor Odean’s Behavioral Finance course, Haas grounded me in every aspect of finance.

“Haas took my knowledge of finance from zero to being skilled enough to land a summer internship and then a job offer in the Investment Banking division of Credit Suisse. It gave me the confidence in myself and my skills to hold my own with graduates of the East Coast schools who tend to gravitate to that world.”

With its comprehensive menu of specialized electives, the Berkeley MBA

Program is designed to provide you with a highly personalized experience.

Regardless of whether you’re at or headed to Wall Street or Silicon Valley,

a Fortune 500 firm or a nonprofit organization, the MBA curriculum enables

you to shape your education to fit your career goals. Here are three examples

of different paths MBA students have taken to achieve success: starting a

business, advancing in an established career, and changing careers.

My Goal: Investment BankingCareer Changer


Eric Ortman MBA 09Manager, Litigation SupportNovartis Vaccines & DiagnosticsSan Francisco, California

Previous degree:

BS, Cornell University

When his wife Sarah went into labor three hours before his Operations final exam, Eric Ortman learned firsthand how hard Haas strives to accommodate the extra-curricular needs of EWMBA students. “I got on the phone with my professors and put ‘Plan B’ into action,” he recalls. “They all said ‘just let us know when you can get back to school’, and we worked out a new exam schedule.”

Ortman’s wife earned her MBA a few years ago, so she understands the pressures. Ortman says they both recognize the opportunities and value his degree will add to their lives over time. “Having her full support was invaluable,” he says.

So is the support of his Haas class-mates. “Three of the five of us in my Entrepreneurship class study group were parents. We scheduled meetings and phone calls after the kids were in bed. We all felt accountable to the team and worked hard not to let each other down. My classmates were honest and hard-working, good people, and were very generous with their time, their knowledge and their creativity.”

Ortman compliments the Haas staff for being “cheerleaders, always urg-ing us on when we thought we had hit a wall. They offered such terrific support to EWMBA students.” Much to Ortman’s dismay, one of the few things Haas doesn’t supply is a dog walking service. “My beagle Kiki probably suffered the most. When I was in school, she didn’t go on nearly enough long walks.”

E V E N I N G & W E E K E N D M B A P R O G R A M


It can be challenging integrating a rigorous MBA Program into a schedule that is stretched

thin by the demands of a full-time job, family life, and

outside commitments. But, it can be done, and the Haas

community is here to help you achieve your goal.

The Evening & Weekend MBA program at UC Berkeley

works with you to minimize various pressures an

MBA program can add to your life, without sacrificing

the quality of your top-level education. From offering

convenient scheduling options and world-class facilities

to providing transportation alternatives and catered

lunches, the staff and faculty at Haas strive to help you

successfully incorporate the Evening & Weekend MBA

program into your busy life.

Your Life. Your MBA.


The Evening & Weekend MBA Program makes the academic experience as convenient and accessible as possible for busy professionals. The three-year, part-time schedule

makes it possible to continue working while pursuing your education and

expanding your network. You study on the UC Berkeley campus alongside

other business students and, if you are a weekend student, also at a location

in nearby Silicon Valley.

Every fall, the program admits four cohorts of approximately 60 students

each into the Evening & Weekend MBA Program: two cohorts are made up

of evening students and two consist of weekend students.

At the time of application, you select your preference for an evening or a

weekend class schedule, which the school is generally able to accommodate.

Both schedule options include all required core courses and a selection of

pertinent and popular electives. It is also possible to enroll in electives in the

other schedule option. Classes are held in the fall and spring semesters

(1-2 courses are also available each summer), with other activities occurring

year round.

Evening Schedule Option Classes are held Monday through Thursday from 6:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., with

a 45-minute break. As a first-year student you attend classes two nights

each week, either Monday and Wednesday or Tuesday and Thursday. Evening

courses are held at the Haas School in Berkeley.

Weekend Schedule OptionClasses are held Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., with two 15-minute

class breaks and one 60-minute lunch break with a catered lunch. Weekend

classes alternate between Berkeley and a Silicon Valley location. Easy access

from freeways and airports makes the weekend option viable for students

who live outside the San Francisco Bay Area.

Partners in Your Success

E V E N I N G & W E E K E N D M B A P R O G R A M

Brian Hildreth MBA 08Attorney Bell McAndrews & Hiltack LLP Sacramento, California

Previous degrees:

BA, Tulane University

JD, Tulane University

“Time management is by far the biggest challenge for EWMBA students. It was even more acute for me, with a three-hour commute. But everyone, from my classmates to the administration to the faculty, were really supportive. I’ve never met a smarter bunch of people, and the professors are remarkably responsive, whether you are asking for assistance or making a suggestion.

“There are three of us who were in the same first-year cohort who commuted from Sacramento every Saturday for classes. From the start, we worked out a spreadsheet to figure out how to carpool so everyone would have the same mileage. Over time, our carpool became an extension of the classroom. We continued the discussion of whatever classes we were taking. It was like getting an extra three hours of class.”


Regardless of which schedule option you choose, the Evening &

Weekend MBA Program has been designed to ease the pressures

experienced by fully-employed students upon returning to school.

The Haas staff minimizes administrative details and provides

services that allow you to focus on earning your MBA:

• All class registration is done through the Evening & Weekend

MBA Program office.

• Books and course materials are given to students on or before

the first day of class. The cost of these materials is included in

the program’s tuition.

• For students who must miss a class when away on business,

most classes can be videotaped and made available in streaming

media for online viewing.

• Students are provided with a Haas e-mail account to facilitate

communication with faculty, staff, and other students.

• Free parking is provided for students who drive to campus or the

program’s Silicon Valley facility.

• Complimentary shuttle bus service transports

evening students from the South Bay and Peninsula.

In addition, as an Evening & Weekend MBA student,

you are able to take advantage of all student facilities

while on the Berkeley campus, including the business

and economics library at the Haas School, other

campus libraries, the computer center, and the career

center. And if you ever have any questions or concerns,

the program office is open in the evenings and on

Saturdays to serve you.

Shuttles Ease the CommuteTo ease the commute for evening students, the Haas School operates two shuttle buses from the South Bay and Peninsula. The ride gives students additional opportunities to network while going to and from school.

Milind Kulkarni, MBA 08, a product man-ager at Cisco Systems in San Jose, was a shuttle regular. “The shuttle ride is power packed,” says Kulkarni. “It provides a great opportunity to interact and bond with fellow students, catch up on reading, and work on group projects. I avoided the rush-hour drive to Haas and sometimes stole a quick nap to help conquer long days.”


C O M M U N I T Y

Future Business

Berkeley MBA students arrive at Haas with solid academic backgrounds and test scores confirming they possess the intellectual capacity and stamina to meet the challenges of the academically demanding program. They also arrive

having already distinguished themselves in their previous work experience,

as well as in community activities and other outside endeavors.

Just as valuable as what they bring to the program, however, is what the

program instills in them. The unique culture of the Berkeley MBA program

produces a unique brand of leader, shaped by a common set of traits and ideals.

Leadership in Putting Fresh Ideas to WorkBerkeley MBA students are independent thinkers and leaders who strive

to put fresh ideas to work. This high level of innovation and involvement

is a staple of Haas culture, and leadership abilities are among the key

attributes of Berkeley MBA students. For example, Evening & Weekend

MBA students have been integral to the success of experiential programs

such as Haas@Work, as well as to the success of student-led conferences,

including the annual Finance Conference.

Challenging the Status QuoWhile teamwork and collaboration are essential aspects of the Berkeley

MBA experience, Berkeley MBA students are also independent thinkers

who challenge the status quo. They seek new solutions for old problems

and possess the courage and confidence to ask tough questions and tackle

challenging situations.

Confidence Without AttitudeBerkeley MBA students are known for their creativity, resourcefulness,

intelligence, energy, and entrepreneurial drive. More distinctly, however,

employers around the world recognize that Haas graduates value action over

ego—they are strong, confident leaders with collaborative mindsets who seek

out new, original ways of thinking.

Motivated to Make a Positive ImpactArun Sarin, Berkeley MBA 78 and former CEO of Vodafone, describes Haas

graduates as “leaders with heart.” He believes this captures the essence

of Berkeley MBAs: innovative leaders concerned about leaving the world

a better place.


Profile of Evening & Weekend MBA Class of 2011(entered in fall 2008)

Applications Received: 853

Enrolled Students: 242

Median GMAT Score: 700

GMAT Range of Middle 80%: 640 – 750

Median Undergraduate GPA: 3.3

Women: 26%

International Students: 17%

Countries Represented: 34

Multilingual Students: 72%

Median Age at Enrollment: 32

Median Years of Post-Baccalaureate Work Experience: 8

Previous DegreesBachelor’s 100%

Master’s 37%

Ph.D. 4%

MD 1%

Professional FieldsEngineering 18%

Marketing/Sales 15%

Project Management 12%

Finance/Accounting 12%

Research & Development 9%

General Management 8%

Consulting/Management Services 5%

Information Systems 5%

Operations 5%

Planning/Corporate Strategy 2%

Leaders

Beidi Zheng MBA 09Summer AssociateGoldman SachsSan Francisco, California

Previous degree:

BA, Tsinghua UniversityChina

Former job:

Dermatology Sales SpecialistMerck & CompanySan Jose, California

Beidi Zheng didn’t let the fact that no EWMBA student had ever served as president of a student club stop her from running for the presidency of the Haas Finance Club. She used an online survey to find out what her classmates wanted from the club and based her platform on their responses. She prevailed over ten opponents.

“I really saw an opportunity for the club to do more for the students—preparing us for inter-views, improving on-campus recruitment and making more of a name for Haas in the field,” she says. “One of the great things about Haas is just how much EWMBA students are welcomed into the life of the school.”

She finds the alumni community equally welcoming. “They always sound excited for students,” she explains. “As a career-switcher from sales to finance, I had a lot of questions. I’ve never been turned down by an alumnus when I call or e-mail. They helped me with inter-viewing and finding an internship.”

That spirit of collaboration was part of what prompted Zheng to explore a mentorship pro-gram sponsored by the Finance Club. Pat DeMasters, director of career services for students in the Evening & Weekend program, picked up on the idea and found the money to support the initia-tive. “I was so impressed with how helpful everyone is here, from my classmates and professors to the staff and alumni. That was such a comfort and an inspiration for me to help others,” she says.


C O M M U N I T Y

1 Learning from Warren Buffet—For a second time in two years, Berkeley MBA students conferred and dined with renowned investor and philanthropist Warren Buffet on a trip organized by the Haas Finance Club. During the two-hour Q&A session, Buffett fielded questions on then-President-Elect Barack Obama’s tax policy, current economic conditions, and pre-acquisition valuation.

2 Facebook Face-Off—MBA students competed in the first-ever Haas School Facebook Case Competition, sponsored by the Berkeley Digital Media and Entertainment Club (DMEC) in October. Students were challenged to select a strategic partner for Facebook Connect, which allows users to “connect” their Facebook identity and friends to any site.

3 Haas Professors Talk Turmoil—Following Lehman Brothers’ collapse, and the AIG bailout, Haas School faculty organized a lineup of Dean’s Speaker Series events at which MBA students heard from faculty and other experts on the impact of the economic turmoil. Among the speakers to address conditions was Haas Professor Emeritus Janet Yellen, now president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.

4 Making the Case for Manpower Mexico—Berkeley MBA students from the Latin American and Hispanic Business Association teamed with Manpower Mexico to launch the inaugural Berkeley MBA Latin Business Challenge, which drew MBA students from six schools.

5 Asia Business Conference Explores Global Ambition, Regional Transformation—At

the Annual Asia Business

Conference, keynote speakers

Laura Tyson, a Haas School

professor and former chief

economic advisor to President

Clinton, and Steven Pratt,

founder, CEO, and managing

director of Infosys Consulting,

explored how young business

leaders can thrive amongst the

changing dynamics of the Asian

business environment.

6 Education Leadership Case Competition Takes on Nation’s Toughest System—Children in the nation’s capital stood to benefit from a focus on human capital at the third annual Education Leadership Case Competition, held at Haas in February. Ten teams from top business schools applied themselves to the school system’s most difficult challenges.

7 Creating a Kinder, Gentler Car—Tetsuya Kaida, founder and general manager of Toyota’s Business Revolution Corporate Value Project Department, discussed how Toyota is adapting to changing global trends in lifestyles, values, cultures, and emotions during a presentation organized by the Clausen Center for International Business and Policy.

8 >play’s Disruptive Debate Generates Buzz—A capacity crowd examined how newcomers and established players are turning the communications industry on its ear at November’s >play conference on digital media. Biz Stone, co-founder of Twitter, and Shane Kim, corporate VP of strategy and business development for Microsoft’s Interactive Entertainment Business, delivered the keynote addresses.


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9 Healthcare Conference Explores Integration—Keynote speakers Leonard D. Schaeffer, chairman of Surgical Care Affiliates and founding chairman of WellPoint; Paul H. Keckley, executive director of the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions; and Marc Owen, an executive vice president at McKesson, explored “The Impact of Integration” at the third annual event.

10 Finance Conference Faces Year of Turbulence—Finance professionals weighed in on weathering the storm during the second annual Berkeley Finance Conference. The attendees heard from keynote speakers Rohit Bhagat, global COO of Barclays Global Investors; Mark Zanoli, managing director at JP Morgan; and Aneta Marcheva Key, an associate principal at McKinsey & Co.

11 Young Entrepreneurs at Haas (YEAH)—The Haas School’s YEAH program continues to offer entrepreneurial training to several hundred educationally disadvantaged local teenagers each year. Berkeley MBA mentors help YEAH participants prepare business plans, which are presented to a venture capital board each spring.

12 Past and Present Connect at Alumni Event—More than 550 students and alumni turned out for the tenth annual Haas Alumni Network celebration in Silicon Valley, where designated alumni minglers shared their insights about twelve different professional fields.

13 Bringing Good Things to Haas—Startups and venture capitalists aren’t the only ones innovating, according to Jeff Immelt, chairman and CEO of General Electric, who spoke to Haas students. Unlike some Silicon Valley venture capitalists, Immelt said he believes “good enough” technology, combined with scale, quality, and safety, will ultimately win out in the clean energy field.

14 UC Berkeley Energy Symposium—The third annual event showcased cutting-edge solutions for business, science, and government under development across campus and at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Keynote speakers were Mary D. Nichols, chairwoman of the California Air Resources Board, and John Hofmeister, founder and CEO of Citizens for Affordable Energy and former president of Shell Oil.

Coming to Haas means joining a vibrant, thriving community of fellow students, alumni,

staff, and faculty. From networking mixers to annual conferences, guest speakers to

school-wide events, there’s always something happening at Haas. And, as a member of the

active Berkeley MBA student community, you will have the opportunity to not only attend

these stimulating and exciting activities, but also to participate in their creation and

planning. Here is just a small sample of the many events and activities Evening & Weekend

MBA students were a part of last year.

Berkeley Asia Business Conference

Berkeley Business Plan Competition

Berkeley Energy and Resources Collaborative (BERC)

Berkeley Nanotechnology Club

Berkeley Net Impact Club

Berkeley Real Estate Club

Black Business Students Association

Challenge for Charity (C4C)

Digital Media and Entertainment Club

European Business Club

Finance Club

Global Social Venture Competition

Haas Christian Fellowship

Haas Consulting Club

Haas Culinary Club

Haas Entrepreneurs Association

Haas Healthcare and BioBusiness Club (H2B2)

Haas Leadership Club

Haas Partners Club

Haas Soccer Club

Haas Technology Club

Haas Tennis Club

HaasWeek (student newspaper)

Investment Club

Jewish Business Club

Latin American & Hispanic Business Association

Marketing Club

Pacific Rim Club

Q@Haas (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Community)

Redwoods@Haas

South Asian Business Association

Wine Industry Club

Women in Leadership

Young Entrepreneurs at Haas (YEAH)

MBA Student Groups: A Sampling


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T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F C A L I F O R N I A , B E R K E L E Y

The Berkeley

In addition to attending one of the premier business schools, Haas students join the larger community at one of the most esteemed universities in the world. The mission

of the University of California is to excel in research, teaching, and public

service. Over the decades, this mission has developed a culture at

UC Berkeley that stimulates greatness.

A University Second to NoneWith the Berkeley MBA program, you earn a degree from a university whose

name and reputation open doors around the globe. The Berkeley MBA

program draws on the incredible breadth and depth of the University of

California at Berkeley, whose graduate programs are consistently ranked

among the best in the world, and whose undergraduate programs are

among the most selective. The proof is in the university’s distinguished

record of Nobel-level scholarship, constant innovation, concern for the

betterment of our world, and consistently high rankings of its schools and

departments—the Haas School among them.

UC BerkeleyAcademic and Faculty Distinctions • The Times of London Higher Education Supplement recently ranked the University of California Berkeley #2 in its survey of the best universities in the world

• Ranks first nationally in the number of graduate programs in the top ten in their fields (National Research Council)

• The only university with Ph.D. programs ranked in the top five across all 15 categories in the 2006 edition of US News and World Report’s listing of top graduate schools

• Ranked #2 in the nation in the 2006 Washington Monthly College Rankings based on three main criteria: performance as an engine of social mobility, research output, and promotion of a service ethic

• The leading institution in awarding doctoral degrees to minorities and women

• 20 Nobel Prize laureates (including the late Haas Professor John Harsanyi)

• 201 American Association for the Advancement of Science Awards

• 229 American Academy of Arts and Sciences Awards

• 76 Fulbright Scholars

• 383 Guggenheim Fellows

• 28 MacArthur Fellows

• 85 National Academy of Engineering Awards

• 131 National Academy of Sciences Awards

• 14 National Medal of Science Awards

• 92 Sloan Fellows

• 5 Wolf Prizes

• 3 Pulitzer Prizes

• 1 National Poet Laureate


Experience

A Rich History of LeadershipSince its founding in 1868, UC Berkeley has grown with the rapidly

expanding population of California and responded to the educational

needs of the developing state. The business school was founded in 1898,

making it the second oldest collegiate business school in the United

States, and the first at a public university.

By the 1930s, research at UC Berkeley burgeoned in nuclear physics,

chemistry, and biology, leading to the development of the first cyclotron,

the isolation of the human poliovirus, and the discovery of all the

artificial elements heavier than uranium, including Berkelium and

Californium. Twenty members of the UC Berkeley faculty have been

awarded Nobel prizes for these and subsequent achievements in

science, literature, and economics.

Today, according to the National Research Council, UC Berkeley ranks

first nationally in the number of graduate programs in the top ten in their

fields. In fact, 97% of the university’s programs are in the top ten list.

Admasseged Zewdie MBA 09Senior Civil EngineerMark Thomas & Company, Inc.San Jose, California

Previous degree:

BS, Addis Ababa UniversityEthiopia

“As a fellow at the university’s Blum Center for Developing Economies, I was part of a team that traveled to Uganda to work on a public health project. Our team for this extracurricular project included people studying public health, social work and the humanities, in addition to four Haas students.

“We evaluated the potential of using Smart Phones to improve communication among health care workers. In a country without a lot of roads and where clinics are far apart, better communication could have huge impact. We all brought our own expertise and insights to the problem. At the end, we presented our findings to the Uganda Ministry of Health. It was a lot of work, but very rewarding.”

Founded in 1868

Flagship campus of the University of California

33,933 students from 101 countries

23,863 undergraduate students

10,070 graduate students

1,953 faculty

Nearly 340 degree programs

Over 436,000 alumni worldwide

1,232 acre campus

UC Berkeley


Opening Doors to Future

B U I L D I N G Y O U R C A R E E R


Success

Reiko Yoshida MBA 08 (far right)

Career Changer:Engineering to ConsultingAssociate McKinsey & Company San Francisco, California

“The discussions in Haas classes put me in the decision-making management seat of real-life business situations. My classmates, who represented a diversity of functions from across many industries, contributed to a rich debate.”

“The Career Center coached me through every aspect of changing my career path, from the soul-searching stage to researching industries and potential employers. They honed my networking skills and gave pointed and actionable feedback during mock interviews. Everyone I contacted in the Haas Alumni Network made time for me for information interviews and advice. There really is a ‘giving-forward’ mentality among Haas alumni.

Andrew Williamson MBA 08 (middle right)

Career Changer: Lab Engineer to Venture CapitalistDirector Physic VenturesSan Francisco, California

“I knew that if I wanted to leave the lab and move ideas and innovations from the bench to the marketplace, I needed to learn more about the mar-ketplace. At Haas, I learned about the ecosystem of finance and technology development in the premier business school for entrepreneurship.

“The experiential learning opportu-nities at Haas are outstanding. The Venture Capital Investment Competition and the Berkeley Business Plan Competition let me practice preparing a business plan and review which business plans to invest in. They were the perfect fit with what I now do every day.”

Vandana Bharvani MBA 08 (far left)

Career AdvancerManager, Strategy Gap, Inc. San Francisco, California

“My Haas classes made me a much more relevant candidate when I inter-viewed for my current job. I was able to connect more and offer insights that I could not have done before. Every class you take at Haas contrib-utes to your understanding of the bigger picture.

“The Haas network is already pay-ing off for me. I found my current job through a classmate, and the Career Center was invaluable in helping me refine my résumé and the way I presented myself.”

Raghu Belur MBA 09 (middle left)

Entrepreneur Founder and VP of MarketingEnphase Energy, Inc.Petaluma, California

“My first year classes gave me a holistic view of business. I used my electives to hone in on the skills to succeed in my new role: Pricing, Brand Management, and Corporate Financial Management. I went from class in the evening to work in the morning and put to use what I learned immediately.

“My classmates all brought diverse experiences, from biotech to enter-prise software. Having that cross-functional expertise was very helpful. It was a great way to determine best practices that I could then apply in my company.”

Whether you are looking to advance within your current organization, change your career, or explore entrepreneurial options, the school’s resources, key location, and deep ties to global firms will provide you with the tools and connections you need to launch the next stage of your career.

Employers value Berkeley MBA students because they demonstrate

not only a mastery of powerful quantitative and management tools,

but also a solid understanding of best practices for the changing

technological, global, and human dimensions of business. Whether

you aspire to direct the marketing efforts of your current Fortune

500 company, manage a consulting firm, or lead a startup to

new heights of success, the Berkeley MBA helps put new career

opportunities squarely within your grasp.


Take Your Career to the

B U I L D I N G Y O U R C A R E E R

Evening & Weekend MBA students and graduates use their new skills and connections in a variety of ways: to advance to senior positions within their current organizations, to transition to new functions (from engineering to marketing, for example), to move to new industries, and to launch their own enterprises. In fact, as

soon as you begin study in the Evening & Weekend MBA Program, you lay

the groundwork for career advancement.

The Haas School’s Chetkovich Career Center provides you with a wide

variety of customized tools and services to help you prepare for the next

stage in your career. To meet the needs of your demanding schedule, many

activities and events are held at convenient times, such as on Friday nights

or on weekends. In addition, the Center’s staff holds evening and weekend

consulting hours and is available year-round to support your needs.

Providing a Structured Approach to Career PlanningOne of the many roles of the Center is to assist you in thinking strategically

about your career objectives and to offer you a structured approach to

tackling today’s job market. Personalized services offered by the Career

Center include assistance with individual planning, clarifying career goals

and objectives, resume writing, and interview preparation. A series of

individual specialty courses, seminars, and workshops covering diverse

topics such as personal branding, business etiquette, and networking help

prepare you for a variety of professional situations.

In addition to providing counseling services and workshops at all stages

of the career planning process, the Center also organizes job fairs and

on- and off-campus recruiting activities. On-campus interviews and

corporate presentations are also popular forums for students to meet

prospective employers.

You are also given the opportunity to interact with hiring managers and

recruiters in more informal ways, including industry firm nights, corporate

visits, alumni mixers, and career panels. For example, recent career

panels focused on general management rotational programs and hosted

representatives from leading companies including Chevron, PG&E, and Intel.

Another panel, formed to address job opportunities in the energy field, drew

employers such as Genentech, Nextrials, and Aurora Biofuels.


Leverage Haas Expertise to

Accelerate Your CareerDirector of Evening & Weekend

MBA Program Career Services Pat

DeMasters (above) assists students

with their individual career needs.

Offering customized programs and

counseling to meet the needs of

mid- to senior-level professionals,

the Chetkovich Career Center’s

services will help you achieve your

professional goals.

Next Level


Tools and Resources for Job Search SuccessOnline career tools such as the school’s career website,

CareerNet, the Haas Alumni Network database (HAN), and

the new Experienced Hire Resumé Database provide an

interactive channel to a wide range of job opportunities and

employers. A Virtual Interview Coaching website enables

you to review model responses to common interview

questions, review critical components of a case interview,

and even practice and video-record your responses to

solicit coaching and feedback from a consultant. By

continually improving and expanding career services tools

and services, the Haas School is committed to preparing

Evening & Weekend students for success in today’s

competitive job market.

Students in the Evening & Weekend MBA Program represent over 415 different employers, including public and not-for-profit institutions. For the complete list, visit ewmba.haas.berkeley.edu/students.

Company Representation

Accenture

Adobe Systems

Amazon.com

Anheuser-Busch

Apple

Applied Materials

AT&T

Barclays Global Investors

Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals

Bear Stearns

Betchel

BlackRock

Bloomberg

Blue Shield of California

Boeing

California Center for Innovative Transportation

California Maritime Academy: Dept of Naval Science

Chevron

Cisco Systems

Citigroup Global Markets

City and County of San Francisco

Clorox

Deloitte and Touche LLP

Deloitte Consulting LLP

Deutsche Bank Alex Brown

eBay

Electronic Arts

Energy Bioscience Institute, UC Berkeley - British Petroleum

Ernst & Young LLP

Facebook

Fair Isaac

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francsico

Fidelity Capital Markets

Fosters Group Ltd

Franklin Templeton

Gap

Genentech

General Electric Company

Ghirardelli Chocolate Company

Gilead Sciences

Google

Hewlett-Packard

HSBC Bank

IBM

IDEO

Industrial Light & Magic

Intel

Johnson and Johnson

Joint Genome Institute

Kaiser Permanente

LAM Research

Liberty Mutual

LinkedIn

Lockheed Martin

McKesson

Medtronic

Merrill Lynch Private Banking and Investment Group

Microsoft

Moody’s Analytics

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Motorola

Mozilla

National Football League

National Semiconductor

Nortel

Northrop Grumman

Novartis

Oracle

Owens-Illinois

Pacific Gas and Electric Company

PayPal

Roche Palo Alto LLC

Salesforce.com

Shutterfly

Schering-Plough

Sega of America

Shell Oil

Sierra Club

Sprint Nextel

St. Jude Medical

Stryker Endoscopy

Sun Microsystems

Texas Instruments

TIAA-CREF

United States Coast Guard

University of California

Visa

Walmart.com

Wells Fargo & Company

Williams-Sonoma

Yahoo!

ZipRealty

ZS Associates

Evening & Weekend

students are employees

of top companies

across a wide range

of industries. Recent

Chevron employees

enrolled in the

program include

(from left to right)

Anita Balaraman, MBA

08; Ed Lai, MBA 08;

Onyinye Ebo, MBA 09;

Eliane Setton, MBA 08;

and Ritu Pathak, MBA 07.

H A A S S C H O O L F A C U L T Y

Explorers in Search of

Haas School faculty members are explorers and discoverers, seeking new ideas and insights at the frontiers of knowledge.

They are internationally recognized leaders in the study of the economic, social,

political, and technological forces shaping global markets today.

Haas faculty members play an active role in national and

international business communities, serving as consultants,

board members, and speakers at major business

conferences. They are in demand for key government

positions and perform important interdisciplinary research

with colleagues at Berkeley and at other top universities.

Rankings of academic reputation consistently place the Haas

School faculty in the top ten of business schools worldwide.

Deep Insights for Turbulent TimesIn their search for new knowledge, Haas School professors

go far beyond merely describing a management or business

problem and its resolution. As members of a premier

research university, they develop theoretical explanations

in order to understand and predict future occurrences. These

tools eventually help executives navigate confidently through

even the most turbulent, changing times.

Several Haas professors were key voices predicting the

recent economic turbulence. Professor Nancy Wallace

determined early on that Wall Street banks and bond-rating

agencies were underestimating the risk of many new

mortgage- and asset-backed securities. Ken Rosen has also

been a key voice in the analysis of the real estate meltdown.

A Roster of LeadersSeveral faculty members are authors of widely used textbooks in marketing,

economics, and management. Severin Borenstein is a nearly constant presence

in the national media explaining the ups and downs of the nation’s energy

markets. Michael Katz is a leading thinker and strategist in telecommunications

policy. John Morgan and Teck Ho are utilizing behavioral and experimental

economics to understand strategic decision making. Jennifer Chatman is a top

authority on organizational culture and post-merger integration. And David Teece

is a widely sought expert in the field of innovation and knowledge management.

Haas faculty members continue to garner academic and industry recognition as

leaders in their fields. Henry Chesbrough was honored this year as one of the top

50 authors in the field of technology and innovation management by the

International Association of Management of Technology. Barry Staw and David

Vogel were both recognized by the Academy of Management, Staw with the 2008

Lifetime Achievement Award and Vogel for his book The Market for Virtue: The

Potential and Limits of Corporate Social Responsibility. And Waverly Ding was

awarded a highly competitive nationwide fellowship in entrepreneurship research

from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.

Influential Paper

Takes Top HonorFinance professor Hayne Leland

won the first-ever Stephen A. Ross

Prize in 2008 from the Foundation

for the Advancement of Research in

Financial Economics (FARFE). Leland

won the award for his 1994 Journal

of Finance paper, “Corporate Debt

Value, Bond Covenants, and Optimal

Capital Structure.” Recognized as the

field’s most influential paper of the

past 15 years, it analyzed how firms

determine the optimal mix of debt

and equity to acquire funding at the

lowest cost. The $100,000 Stephen A.

Ross Prize was established last year

by a consortium of finance academics

and practitioners from around the

world to be the preeminent award in

financial economics.


More than 50 Years of Great Ideas

The California

Management Review

(CMR), published by the

Haas School, is one of

the leading management

journals of its kind,

serving as a nexus

between those who study

management and those

who practice it. CMR,

which celebrated its 50th

year in 2007, publishes

research-based articles

that address issues of cur-

rent concern to managers.

More than 50 Years

New Ideas Catherine D. Wolfram

Associate ProfessorCo-Executive Director, Center for Energy & Environmental InnovationEarl Cheit Award for Excellence in Teaching, EWMBA Program, 2006

Courses taught:

MicroeconomicsEnergy & Environmental Markets

Degrees:

AB, Economics, Harvard University

PhD, Economics, MIT

“Along with teaching Microeconomics, I believe we are teaching people to become leaders,” says Associate Professor Catherine Wolfram. “This requires the ability to assimilate ideas from everywhere, to be a generalist in the best sense of the word. My job isn’t to teach what to think but how.”

Wolfram brings an economist’s per-spective as the co-executive director of the Haas School’s new Center for Energy & Environmental Innovation. “It all started with a student’s idea for an energy symposium,” says Wolfram. That idea developed into the student-led Berkeley Energy & Resources Collaborative and then the Center for Energy & Environmental Innovation. The Center brings together expertise in technology, business and public policy from across the university with the goal of developing the next generation of energy leaders through interdisci-plinary curricula and programs. The Center, Wolfram explains, “adds con-tinuity and structure to the incredible enthusiasm and passion each new class of students brings to the table.”

At the Center and in her elective course, Energy & Environmental Markets, Wolfram teaches everything from traditional energy markets—“so students will understand what we are trying to replace”—to the developing carbon cap and trade markets, as well as the unique eco-nomic issue of industry regulation. In addition to Wolfram’s expertise, students in the class benefit from the dynamic of having graduate students in engineering and public policy in class. “After all,” she says, “these are the people our students will be work-ing with throughout their careers. Haas does an excellent job of bring-ing all of these perspectives together inside the classroom and out.”


H A A S S C H O O L F A C U L T Y


Passionate Scholars The cornerstone of the entire Berkeley MBA program is its

distinguished faculty members and the high quality of their

courses. At Haas, good teaching is a high priority.

The best proof of this is from Berkeley MBA students themselves, who

are asked to evaluate the teaching of their professors every semester.

Over the past several years, about two-thirds of the Haas School faculty

members have regularly earned the coveted “Club 6” status in their student

evaluations—that is, their average ratings are 6 or higher on a 7-point scale.

Established Excellence in Teaching In the Berkeley MBA classroom, faculty members emphasize both theory

and practice by using a variety of teaching methods. Case studies, seminars,

simulations, guest speakers, and group projects all facilitate the learning

process. Classroom learning is enhanced by numerous opportunities to apply

the lessons to real-world situations. For example, some courses in marketing

and entrepreneurship place teams of MBA and graduate engineering

students together at Silicon Valley firms for hands-on consulting projects.

Haas professors regularly integrate their research findings into new course

offerings and reassess the MBA curriculum to ensure its relevance in

presenting current management issues. In their courses, Berkeley MBA

students benefit by being among the first to learn of faculty discoveries and

by studying first-hand with the inventors of new theories and principles for

management practice.

John MorganGary and Sherron Kalbach Professor in Entrepreneurship

Founding Director, Experimental Social Science Laboratory (Xlab)

Faculty Co-Director, Fisher Center for the Strategic Use of Information Technology

At Haas since 2002

Courses taught:

Game Theory Approaches to Bargaining, Conflict, and Negotiations

Current research interests:

E-commerceOrganizational designExperimental economics

Degrees:

PhD and MA, EconomicsPennsylvania State University

BS, EconomicsUniversity of Pennsylvania

“My teaching style is conversational, exploratory, and interactive. I want students to feel that we’re on a journey to learn together. They’re curious and interesting, and they end up teaching me as much as I teach them.”


and TeachersProfessional Faculty with Proven ExperienceThe MBA program also makes creative use of experienced practitioners

from industry in its classes as adjunct professors and lecturers. For example,

Wall Street veteran Peter Goodson, former partner of private equity firm

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Inc., teaches the Mergers and Acquisitions course.

In his Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Telecommunications and Media

course, Dr. Reza Moazzami draws from his more than fifteen years of

experience as an engineer, entrepreneur/CEO, investor, patent holder, and

educator in the IT and communications industries.

Since 1898, Berkeley’s business school

faculty members have played a strong

role in state and federal government

affairs. In 2009, Professor Laura Tyson

was named to President Obama’s

Economic Recovery Advisory Board.

Previously, Tyson served as the chair of

the National Economic Council under

President Clinton. Professor Carl Shapiro

recently joined the US Department

of Justice as the chief economist in

the department’s antitrust division.

And professor and former dean Tom

Campbell—a former US Congressman

and director of finance for the State of

California—announced his intention to

run for governor of California in 2010.

Sara L. BeckmanSenior Lecturer

Winner, University of California Distinguished Teaching Award 2001

Several Cheit Awards for Teaching, Haas School of Business

At Haas since 1988

Courses taught:

Managing the New Product Development Process

Operations Management

Current research interests:

Innovation and design management

Operations strategy

Environmental supply chain management

Industry experience:

Hewlett-Packard

Booz Allen Hamilton

Degrees:

PhD, Industrial Engineering and Engineering ManagementStanford University

MS, Industrial Engineering and Engineering ManagementStanford University

MS, StatisticsStanford University

BS, Industrial EngineeringStanford University

“All of my classes are highly interactive. I attempt to create a classroom environ-ment in which students feel comfortable asking ‘stupid’ questions, challenging one another and me directly, and sharing their own perspectives and stories.”

Pictured from left to right:

Henry Chesbrough, author of two

leading books on innovation, adjunct

professor, and executive director of

the Center for Open Innovation;

Hayne Leland, professor in fi nance

and management; Laura Tyson,

former chief economic advisor to

President Clinton and professor in

business and public policy; Christine

Parlour, associate professor in

fi nance; and Paul Tiffany, senior

lecturer in business and public policy.

The Center for Teaching ExcellenceThe Center for

Teaching Excellence (CTE)

promotes best practices in teaching

and learning inside and outside

the classroom. Leveraging the

experience and insights of veteran

instructors, as well as a wide

variety of instructional tools

and training resources, the CTE

manages a full and continuous

spectrum of activities and services

to continually improve the way

education is delivered throughout

the Haas School.

T H E B E R K E L E Y M B A N E T W O R K


Your Own Worldwide Network

From your first day as a Berkeley MBA student, you are able to leverage the power of one of the best professional networks on the planet. More than 32,000 Haas School graduates—

and over 430,000 UC Berkeley graduates—are connected by a robust alumni

network that includes career resources, online communities, and local

alumni chapters in major cities around the globe.

Endless Networking OpportunitiesWhether in Shanghai, Santiago, London, or Silicon Valley, you will have

immediate access to local alumni who get together often to strengthen their

personal and professional contacts at chapter and regional gatherings. In

addition, a variety of online and in-person alumni groups and clubs formed

around special interests—from biotech and real estate to business in greater

China—can provide you with insights and contacts.

• Alumni Chapters—With chapters in over 43 countries all over the world,

including more than 30 chapters in the US, there are, on average, Haas alumni

events happening five out of seven days a week all over the world.

• Affinity/Industry Groups—Haas alumni have formed a variety of groups around

certain affinities and industries (real estate, entrepreneurship, consulting, etc.)

for networking and career opportunities.

• Student/Alumni Mixers—Active MBA students organize alumni mixer events.

Last year, for example, “Dinner for 6” was a casual, small-group opportunity for

students to interact with alumni in specific fields of interest. In addition, each

semester the Haas School Alumni Relations Office hosts a major networking

event for all MBA students and alumni in the Bay Area.

• Online Social Networks—Facebook and LinkedIn communities provide

members of the network a convenient means of leveraging contacts and

deepening their Haas affiliations.

• Networking Tools—Access to powerful online tools, including Haas@Cal, the

Haas School’s exclusive online community, provides you the tools necessary

to start your own blogs, group event calendars, group emails, and more.

There is also access to a collection of more than 4,000 Haas alumni who have

volunteered to be career advisors.

Lifetime Tools and ResourcesAs a graduate of the Berkeley MBA Program, you will not only continue to

have full access to all networking tools, you will also enjoy a full menu of

career services, as well as personal development and educational resources.

• Lifetime Career Resources—Access to job databases, resume services,

personal advising and coaching, and career workshop and webinars offered by

the Career Center.

• Knowledge for Life—In addition to lifelong access to the Haas School’s Long

Library and Factiva services, alumni are invited to audit specific courses in the

fall and spring semesters

• Reunions—At your one-year anniversary and then every five years after that,

you are welcomed back to Haas for Reunion Weekend where you will have the

opportunity to socialize and reconnect with your fellow graduates, as well as

share experiences and expertise with each other.


Barbara J. Desoer MBA 77PresidentBank of America Home Loans & InsuranceCharlotte, North Carolina

In 2006 and 2007,

US Banker named

Desoer one of

the “25 Most

Powerful Women

in Banking.” She

oversees a home

loans business that

accounts for about 20 percent of the

US mortgage origination market, with

a $2 trillion servicing portfolio serv-

ing nearly 14 million customers. She

also oversees Bank of America’s home

equity business and insurance services

organization, which is the world’s larg-

est provider of loan protection prod-

ucts. “The MBA program provided me

with a foundation of technical skills

which I have applied in various roles

throughout my career,” says Desoer.

Arun Sarin MBA 78Former CEO Vodafone Group Plc London, United Kingdom

Arun Sarin has

built a legacy as a

strategist, opera-

tions genius, and

visionary at the

forefront of the

wireless industry.

Sarin was appoint-

ed head of London-based Vodafone,

the world’s second largest cell phone

company, in 2003, serving as CEO

for five years. As someone who has

devoted much of his career to link-

ing people together, Sarin believes in

the power of connections, including

those found through the Haas alumni

network, which he calls “very sup-

portive,” adding, “It is part of coming

to Haas: it will help to propel your

career in time.”

Paul Otellini MBA 74CEO Intel Corporation Santa Clara, California

According to Paul Otellini, “The biggest sin

is to stay heads-down when the world is

changing.” In 2005, Otellini became the fifth

chief executive officer of Intel Corporation—a

convincing indicator of personal achievement

and professional distinction.

His promotion came after more than 30

remarkably successful years at Intel. “I

stayed because I never ceased to learn or

to have a new opportunity to grow,” he says.

“We went from startup to the largest semi-

conductor manufacturer in the world while I

was working here. It’s pretty hard to beat that

in any other place.”

When asked to reflect on the attributes of a

successful corporate leader, he underscores

a few: “I think one must possess relevant

competence in one’s industry and firm. And

the ability to manage well is a prerequisite

for leadership.” He adds, “At least in a high-

tech company, one needs to be close to one’s

products and customers.”

Cathie Lesjak MBA 86Chief Financial OfficerHewlett-PackardPalo Alto, California

Hewlett-Packard’s

core management

philosophy, which

recognizes that

employees are a com-

pany’s most valuable

resource, helped cre-

ate a steady stream

of new challenges for Cathie Lesjak as

she worked her way up from treasury

analyst to chief financial officer at the

storied Silicon Valley giant. “The skills

and knowledge that I gained at Haas—

my understanding of how to price and

manage risk—play a role in almost all

my decision making,” she says.

Shantanu NarayenMBA 93CEOAdobe SystemsSan Jose, California

Shantanu Narayen,

CEO of Adobe Systems,

says the Evening &

Weekend Berkeley

MBA Program “gives

a very broad perspec-

tive on business—and

a tremendous amount

of confidence.” Narayen joined Adobe in

1998 as a senior VP of worldwide product

research and was promoted to execu-

tive vice president of worldwide products

before being named CEO in 2005.

Scott AdamsMBA 86CreatorDilbert Comic Strip

Scott Adams has built

a business empire

that includes his

Dilbert comic strip,

which appears in

2,000 newspapers in

65 countries; mer-

chandise based on

the strip; and 22 Dilbert books with over

10 million copies in print. In addition,

Adams launched Scott Adams Foods,

Inc., a company that creates and markets

convenient food containing 100% of the

daily values of vitamins and minerals. He

is also the co-owner of Stacey’s Café in

downtown Pleasanton, California.

How to Apply

The Haas School seeks candidates who exhibit a high level of intellectual

performance; substantial professional experience demonstrating potential

for senior management; and personal attributes and life experience

suggesting leadership, maturity, ethical character, social and civic

responsibility, and goal orientation.

Application ProcessThe Evening & Weekend MBA Program accepts applications for candidates entering the fall semester only. For requirements, instructions, and access to our online application, go to ewmba.haas.berkeley.edu/admission.

Admission PrerequisitesIn addition to a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, students applying to the Evening & Weekend MBA Program must complete prerequisite courses in college-level mathematics and statistics prior to enrollment in the program. These prerequisites can be met through coursework or waiver exams. For further details, visit ewmba.haas.berkeley.edu/admission.

Admissions Deadlines

Application Submitted by: Decision posted:

Round 1 Nov. 2, 2009 Feb. 5, 2010

Round 2 Jan. 5, 2010 April 2, 2010

Round 3 March 1, 2010 May 28, 2010

Application Checklist� Take the GMAT on or before the application deadline. Scores are valid from October 2004 to present only.

� Take the TOEFL/IELTS (if applicable) on or before the application deadline. Scores are valid from June 2008 to present only.

� Submit your online application at ssl.haas.berkeley.edu/admissions/application.

� Submit with the application:

• Application fee

• Professional resume

• Two letters of recommendation

• Completed essays

• GMAT score

• TOEFL/IELTS score (if applicable)

� Mail a sealed copy of your transcripts for each institution you attended to Haas.

For more information, visit ewmba.haas.berkeley.edu/admission.


Paul LeeMBA 08Vice President, Private Wealth ManagementGoldman SachsSan Francisco, California

Previous degree:

BA, New York University

“My knowledge base is so much broader after attending Haas. The core classes really rounded out and complemented my skill set.”

“I use the skills I learned in Professor Anderson’s Negotiations class every day with clients and in my personal life. And now that I’ve taken Behavioral Finance with Professor Odean, I recognize some of the behaviors I’ve seen among clients. Being able to understand these things is really amazing and immediately relevant.”

“Berkeley MBA students are trying to take each other to the next level. The case competitions were fun and exciting. You had to adapt constantly to the team dynamic and leverage everyone’s strengths and weaknesses.”

Take the Next Step


Options for financing your education at Haas include employer tuition

support, student loans, the Evening & Weekend MBA Grant, and

Evening & Weekend MBA scholarships.

Employer Tuition Assistance Many Evening & Weekend MBA students receive some form of employer tuition support. Applicants are encouraged to contact their human resources departments to determine their eligibility for this type of benefit.

Student LoansUS citizens and permanent residents are eligible to apply for Federal Direct Student Loans. Detailed information is available at www.ed.gov/DirectLoan. Applicants begin that process by filing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), available online at www.fafsa.ed.gov. Graduate students may borrow up to $20,500 annually. Students wanting to borrow more than $20,500 per year may utilize the supplemental loan program. Supplemental loans are also available to international students.

Evening & Weekend MBA Grant The Haas School offers a limited amount of grant funding through the Evening & Weekend MBA Grant. The purpose of this grant is to facilitate access to the Berkeley MBA for students whose current employment is in the nonprofit or public service sectors

and who demonstrate significant financial need. Grant application materials are provided online and must be filed by April 15, 2010. The FAFSA must be filed by March 2, 2010.

Evening & Weekend MBA ScholarshipsThree scholarships are available for continuing Evening & Weekend MBA students.

The Daniel Turner Scholarship is a $5,000 annual award offered to students engaged in entrepreneurial ventures, specifically those without company affiliations to provide financial support.

The David Engelbrecht Scholarship, a $1,000 annual award funded by a memorial gift of friends and family of the class of 2000, is given to a continuing student who has demonstrated academic excellence and financial need.

Single parents and individuals returning to the workforce are the intended beneficiaries of the Przybylski Deatrick Scholarship, funded by Steven A. Przybylski, MBA 01, and his wife, Michelle Regalado Deatrick.

Please refer to ewmba.haas.berkeley.edu/finaid for more detailed financial aid information.

Evening & WeekendMBA Program Fees

The Evening & Weekend MBA Program uses a per-unit pricing structure. A total of 42 units are required to graduate.

Fall 2009 $2,242 per unit

Students enrolled in fall 2009 and spring 2010 will pay approximately $38,000 for 17 units.

Fall 2010

Those enrolling in fall 2010 should expect slight fee increases every year. Students typically register for eight to nine units in each of their first three semesters and six units in each of their three remaining semesters.

Costs and Financial Aid


Swati ReichmuthMBA 10Project ManagerCisco SystemsSan Jose, California

Internship:

Deloitte ConsultingSan Francisco

Previous degree:

BS, Mechanical EngineeringUniversity of California, Berkeley

“For my Strategy, Structure and Incentives class project, my teammates and I analyzed an organizational issue at a produce company. We interviewed principals, managers and contributors, then analyzed the data and made recommendations. This ‘day in the life of a consultant’ experience is an example of how Haas ties academics to industry.”

“I enjoyed and learned from our weekend work sessions in the first year. Because all of us are working, we bring our job experiences to every problem. It was easy to generate all kinds of ideas.”

“I really appreciate that Evening & Weekend students are able to compete for internships and jobs on the same level as full-time students. The Career Center provides all the resources you could ask for.”

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D I S C O V E R T H E B E R K E L E Y M B A

The best way to know what it’s really like to be a Berkeley

MBA student in the Evening & Weekend Program is to visit

the campus, meet some students and faculty, and observe a

class. Visiting gives you the chance to learn more about the

Haas culture and community. We strongly encourage this

investment of your time because we know that it can help

you decide if the program is a match for your needs.

Visit a Class

Schedule a visit at ssl.haas.berkeley.edu/admissions/

ClassVisitsEW.

Attend an Information Session

We strongly encourage you to attend an information session,

designed to provide prospective students with a thorough

overview of the Evening & Weekend MBA Program. For a

schedule of upcoming events, visit ewmba.haas.berkeley.edu.

For More Information

To learn more about the Berkeley Evening & Weekend MBA

Program, visit our website: ewmba.haas.berkeley.edu. There

you will find various ways to interact with current students

and the admissions team, including the following:

• Message Board. Have a question about the program?

Use the message board to ask current students and

admissions representatives.

• Online Open House. Attend a moderated, scheduled

online chat session to learn more about the program

from the comfort of your home or office.

• Student Blog. Learn what it’s really like to be an evening

and weekend student at Haas from the students

themselves.

• Podcasts. Listen to admissions representatives, school

leaders, and students discuss various aspects of

the program.

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From the DeanBerkeley-Haas is the kind of place that sets

minds alight, and sets lives on a brighter

course. I encourage you to learn more about

its benefits for your future career success.

You will soon discover that while this business

school provides the requisite rigorous

general management foundation of a top

business school, it also offers much more.

Berkeley-Haas is about the independent

thinking that differentiates UC Berkeley from

others. It is about the pioneering research and teaching of our

faculty and the innovative leadership of our students and alumni.

Berkeley-Haas has always been a good fit for individuals who have

strong leadership potential and who want to learn how to put fresh

ideas to work in their organizations. This combination of skills is

what we call Leading Through Innovation. This has been happening

here naturally for many years. We see many of our alumni whose

careers embody this approach to leadership. Now we are actively

reshaping our Berkeley MBA curriculum and expanding our

extracurricular options so that everyone may experience what it

means to be a Berkeley-Haas leader.

The Berkeley MBA is about community—and the kind of esprit de

corps that this fosters. We believe that great leadership starts with

strong values, such as questioning the status quo, leading without

attitude, and leading responsibly. And Berkeley Haas people tend to

commit themselves to larger causes that have a positive impact on

the world.

This is a school that is proactively increasing its reach and

excellence—striving to change the world for the better through its

people, ideas, and culture. It is an exciting time to be here. Please

come and visit to see for yourself.

Sincerely Yours,

Richard Lyons

Bank of America Dean and Professor

Haas School of Business430 Student Services Building #1906

Berkeley, CA 94720-1906

Tel: 1-510-642-0292

Fax: 1-510-643-5902

e-mail: [email protected]

www.haas.berkeley.edu

The Berkeley MBA Evening & Weekend MBA Program

Evening & Weekend MBA Program at a GlanceA three-year, part-time MBA program that emphasizes the delivery of growth and innovation to organizations, and enables professionals to continue working full time while advancing their careers.

· Two schedule options for increased flexibility.

· Same cutting-edge curriculum and same world-class UC Berkeley faculty as in the full-time program.

· Same MBA degree as the full-time program.

Evening Option

· Attend classes two nights each week, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

· Classes held at the Haas School on the UC Berkeley campus.

· Regular shuttle bus service from South Bay and Peninsula to Berkeley.

Weekend Option

· Attend classes Saturdays, from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

· Classes alternate between UC Berkeley campus and the program’s Silicon Valley facility.

· A viable option for working professionals from outside the Bay Area.

Important Contacts and Other Information

Evening & Weekend MBA Admissions 1-510-642-0292 [email protected]

Haas Financial Aid Office 1-510-643-0183 www.haas.berkeley.edu/EWMBA/finaid

Application ewmba.haas.berkeley.edu/apply.html

Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) www.fafsa.ed.gov

Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) www.mba.com

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) www.toefl.org

NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY STATEMENTThe University of California, in accordance with applicable federal and state law and University policy, prohibits discrimination, including harassment, on the basis

of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, physical or mental disability, medical condition (cancer-related or genetic characteristics), ancestry, marital status, age,

sexual orientation, citizenship, or status as a covered veteran (special disabled veteran, Vietnam-era veteran or any other veteran who served on active duty during

a war or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized). This nondiscrimination policy covers admission, access, and treatment in

University programs and activities.

Inquiries may be directed as follows: Sex discrimination and sexual harassment: Nancy Chu, Title IX Compliance Officer, 1-510-643-7985. Disability discrimination

and access: Ed Rogers, A.D.A./504 Compliance Officer, 1-510-642-0518 (voice) or 1-510-642-6376 (TTY). Other inquiries may be directed to the Academic Compliance

Office, 200 California Hall, #1500, 1-510-642-2795.

CAMPUS SAFETYIn accordance with the Jeanne Clery Act, the University maintains a reference guide of safety information and procedures, annual campus crime statistics, and

emergency-disaster preparedness information. For a copy of this report, Safety Counts, call (510) 643-6442, e-mail [email protected], or write the

Police Department Campus Safety Programs, University of California, Berkeley, Police Department, 1 Sproul Hall #1199, Berkeley, CA 94720-1199. The report is

also posted on the UC Berkeley Police Department web site.

Because the faculty and administration of the Haas School of Business are continually reviewing the MBA program to give its students the best possible educational experience, the school reserves the right to change at any time any of its provisions, statements, policies, curricula, procedures, regulations, or fees.

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