Berkeley-Columbia Executive MBA Program

Class Profile

Entering Class of 2009

Demographics

Size of entering class: 76
Average age: 36
Age range: 29–67
Median years of work experience: 11
Middle 80% range of years of work experience: 8–18
Women: 26%
Students with advanced degrees: 40%
Students from outside San Francisco Bay Area: 30%
Other Locations represented: Southern California, Alaska, Colorado, Florida, Nevada, New York, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington, Brazil
International students: 22%

Functional Expertise

General Management: 24%
Engineering: 11%
Marketing/Sales: 11%
Research & Development: 11%
Information Systems: 9%
Finance/Accounting: 8%
Operations: 8%
Project Management: 7%
Planning/Corporate Strategy: 4%
Consulting: 3%
Other: 4%

Industry Expertise

High Technology: 26%
Biotechnology/Pharmaceuticals: 12%
Health Services: 9%
Financial Services: 8%
Computer Related Services: 7%
Consulting: 5%
Telecommunications: 5%
Retail: 4%
Consumer Products: 3%
Education: 3%
Entertainment: 3%
Military: 3%
Not-For-Profit: 3%
Aerospace: 1%
Automotive: 1%
Energy: 1%
Government: 1%
Real Estate: 1%
Utilities: 1%
Other: 3%

First-person

Chris Kuhns MBA 2010

Chris Kuhns
MBA 2010

Vice President
Castle Crow & Company
San Francisco, California

“To me, diversity represents a very deep learning experience. We have almost every industry and every discipline covered in our class.”

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