Students
From your first day as a student, you begin to take advantage of the combined power of both the Berkeley and Columbia networks. Your connections begin with your class and quickly expand. Among your classmates you’ll find doctors, lawyers, entrepreneurs, engineers, scientists, bankers, accountants, marketers and more. Activities such as the International Seminar expand your network, and through the alumni networks, you gain immediate contact with graduates of both business schools.
Leveraging Connections
The most successful students learn to draw on the strength of the entire community. There is geometric progression to growth in this program: working with your study group of four or five, connecting with dozens of your classmates at school functions, getting to know many of the hundreds of students in other programs at both schools, or allying with the extensive alumni network of two premier business schools. Your access to people at established and start-up corporations allows you to tap a vast network of knowledge and practice. Yet the real value of the network is that it also offers the opportunity to show people your strengths and skills. While they are still students, some people use the network to position themselves and their companies for future growth. Inside and outside of classes and program activities, students stay in touch, sharing aspirations with fellow students.
Joe Duran '05
Tracy Ericson '10
Flavio Fernandez '10
Rich Gonzales '08
Steve Hartman '08
Kathryn Hall '08
Erik Holmlin '06
Shastan Jee '10
Bhavik Joshi '09
Chris Kuhns '10
Caroline Lee '09
Pete Lin '09
Bill Liu '10
Phil Puthumana '08
Rae Richman '09
Jim Rogers '03
Gary Roth '05
Ash Wahi '09
Emily Watkins '06
Whitney White '07
Fidel Zawde '10