2009 EWMBAA Committees
Academic Affairs
Executive Sponsor:
Co-Chairs: Terry Padden, Joshua Sivaslian
Anand Dalvi, Chuan Gao, Kishore Konakanchi, Jeff Lo, Nari Sitaraman
Admissions
Executive Sponsor: Abe Yacobian
Co-Chairs: Sharianne Louie, Christine Rhinehart
Arul Elumalai, Chris Lin, Shika Maheshwari, Tim Lee, Swati Reichmuth
Alumni Relations
Executive Sponsor: Abe Yacobian
Co-Chairs: Sanjay Krishnan, Sunder Thirupapuliyur
Albert Fong, Majid Fozunbal, Ziad Hachem, Gopi Pai, Ahmed Tantawy
Career Services
Executive Sponsor: Amy Daily
Co-Chairs: Abha Bhagat, Amit Bhattacharyya
Srinivas Hanabe, Bala Kannikeswaran, Ajay Kshatriya, Badri Raghunathan, Dharini Ramakrishnan, Shashank Varshney
Communications
Executive Sponsor: Anlei Lee
Co-Chairs: Ramon Lim, Rohan Thompson
Divyang Agrawal, Rahul Awasthy, Sunil Kumar, Naveen Prasanna, Amber Ulrich
Community Service
Executive Sponsor: Amy Daily
Co-Chairs: Monika Matthews, Sukhi Singh
Jerome Abregana, Jeremy Fong, Narayan Janakiraman, Vikas Meka, Herman Ng
Social
Executive Sponsor: Vijay Bhaskaran
Co-Chairs: Carmen Chan, Raj Sivasubramanian
Sheri Atienza, Karen Cassidy, Praveen Kudithipudi, Tina Shibue
Technology
Executive Sponsor: Anlei Lee
Co-Chairs: Eoin Doherty,Min-Hank Ho
Dan Hutchins, March Liao, Ella Morgulis, Rashmi Rammurthy
Changing of the Guard
This is it! Last eZine from Ben Chong and Anlei Lee (sob..sob…). We even changed the contact names at the bottom to our new eZine editors…
Trumpets please! Divyang Agrawal and Ramon Lim! Div and Ramon will be bringing you the eZine from here on out.
Congrats to them both. And readers, it was a pleasure.
In honor of Dr. Suess’ Birthday, we are publishing one of his lost works:
I Love My Job
I love my job, I love the pay. I love it more and more each day.
I love my boss; he/she is the best. I love his boss and all the rest.
I love my office and its location. I hate to have to go on vacation.
I love my furniture, drab and gray, And the paper that piles up every day.
I love my chair in my padded cell. There's nothing else I love so well.
I love to work among my peers. I love their leers and jeers and sneers.
I love my computer and its software; I hug it often though it don't care.
I love each program and every file, I try to understand once in a while.
I'm happy to be here, I am, I am; I'm the happiest slave of my Uncle Sam.
I love this work; I love these chores. I love the meetings with deadly bores.
I love my job-I'll say it again. I even love these friendly men,
These men who've come to visit today - In lovely white coats to take me away.
EVENTS
Date: Thursday, February 26
Time:
Location: Andersen Auditorium
Student Admission to the Forum is Free!
Some of the best opportunities arise in the worst times. While financing of technology and bioscience struggle, alternative energy investment flourishes - at least relatively. The new administration has identified alternative energy as a national priority, and has designated our own Steven Chu, director of Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, as Secretary of Energy. Developing alternative energy technologies melds established and cutting edge technologies, allies heavy industry, science, information technology and government, and requires a new paradigm for investment, including combinations of angel capital, debt, government grants and loan guarantees. It's a whole new world of earth, wind and fire!
Please join us for a panel discussion of the opportunities and challenges facing entrepreneurs and investors in geothermal, wind and biofuels.
Our distinguished panel includes:
· Dr. Chris Sommerville, Director- Energy Biosciences Institute
· Jon Bonanno, Co-Founder/Chairman/President- Principle Power
· Richard Chow, Interim President- ThermaSource
· Susan Preston, General Partner- CalCEF Angel Fund
For more information on speaker biographies, visit http://entrepreneurship.berkeley.edu/bef/feb09forum.html
Don’t miss out on any upcoming events from the
The
Date: Saturday, February 28
Time:
Cost: $20
Register: http://www.berkeleyabc.org/
This year's conference features 3 exceptional keynote speakers:
John Burbank, Founder & Chief Investment Officer, Passport Capital
John called the subprime crisis correctly and is considered by many as one of the best macro investors of our time.
Jimmy Hexter, Director McKinsey & Company
Jimmy leads McKinsey's Asia Operations Practice and is a co-author of the popular book "Operation China: From Strategy to Execution".
Dr. David Steel, SVP Strategic Marketing, Samsung Electronics,
David is the first non-Korean to hold a regular executive position in Samsung.
plus 5 industry panels and networking opportunities.
Entrepreneurial Best Practices Series: SECRETS TO THE SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS PITCH: A VC PERSPECTIVE
Time:
Location:
De Novo Ventures will lead a session designed to illustrate what is required to make a successful pitch to venture capitalists.
The audience will be asked to participate as potential investors - evaluating a potential deal as a founder pitches his idea in a real time, role-play scenario. This will be based on an actual medical technology proposal. The session is designed to be highly interactive and will allow you to ask questions about what really goes on as venture capitalists listen to a pitch. You will discover what the hidden agendas are in the questions they routinely ask of first time founders and their teams. We promise you will come away with a different perspective on venture capitalists, and a better understanding of how to deal with the process before, during and after the pitch.
FEATURED SPEAKERS:
· David M. Mauney, M.D., Co-Founder- De Novo Ventures
· Jay Watkins, Managing Director- De Novo Ventures
· Zachary Edmonds, Consultant- De Novo Ventures
The Entrepreneurial Best Practices Series brings to UC Berkeley and the Haas School of Business the best practitioners from the
7th Annual HAN Celebration in
Date: Tuesday, March 10th
Time:
Location: Gap Inc. Corporate Headquarters, Two Folsom Street,
Cost: $15 – Students
Register: http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/alumni/gap
Please join us at the exclusive and beautiful Gap Inc. Headquarters for an evening of great perspectives and networking. This is truly a unique and educational event! It offers an opportunity to Network with Haas alumni, and also to hear from our exciting Executives in Residence (the food is really good too!).
Alumnus John Hanke (Google Earth) and industry leader David Riemer (Yahoo) share a conversation about innovation, moderated by Dean Rich Lyons.
Special thanks to our host Don Fisher, BS 50, Founder & Chairman of the Board, Gap Inc.
John Hanke (MBA 96) is the second business leader to serve in the Executive Fellow position at Haas. John is the director of product management for Google Maps, Local, and Earth. He began his entrepreneurial career while at Haas, partnering with classmate Steve Sellers to form Archetype Interactive. Hanke went on to co-found Big Network and, in 2001, Earthviewer; the latter was acquired by Google and became “Google Earth.”
David Riemer, former Vice President of marketing for Yahoo!, was named Executive-in-Residence at Haas in October 2008. He serves as a consultant and coach for the Haas@Work program and is a guest speaker in Haas classes, where he shares his expertise in consumer technology, marketing, advertising, product development and business planning. After earning his MBA (Marketing) from
*This event will sell out, and on-site registration will not be available. Additionally, swapping registrations is not an option for Haas Alumni Network events. Contact Meg Roundy meg@haas.berkeley.edu if you have questions.
Women in Leadership (WIL) Conference
Date: Saturday, March 14
Time:
Location: Haas
Cost: $30 WIL member, $50 student
Register: http://www.wilconference.org/
Tickets WILL NOT be available for purchase at the conference.
The 2009 Haas School of Business Women in Leadership Conference is dedicated to our Everyday Evolution - both in personal and professional development. We will pay tribute to the continuous efforts that are behind each achievement, promotion, or change that we make in our lives. Three inspirational keynote speakers, as well as various panels and workshops will help you succeed and excel even further, every day.
CONNECT with those who come from different industries but face similar challenges
EMPOWER yourself and each other
TRANSFORM your life and your career, step by step
Join us for:
- Industry Sessions focusing on industry-specific business challenges and trends anywhere from Consulting to Entrepreneurship to Nonprofit to Healthcare. Explore the wide variety of career options, professional networks and lifestyle choices available to women today
- Issues Panels confronts the lingering thoughts on our mind such as finding the right place for you and being everything to everyone
- Professional Development Workshops to inspire participants and gaining tools for everyday evolution
- A luncheon for attendees, panelists, and recruiters to meet and mingle
- A wine reception where attendees will have the opportunity to meet panelists, speakers, and recruiters from their industry
Bill Sonnenschein - A Celebration of His Life
Date:
Time:
Location: International House’s Chevron Auditorium
Please join us on March 15, from
Bill inspired thousands of students, and his legacy continues to inspire as is clear in the comments posted on a blog created by some of his graduate student instructors: (http://haasforbill.blogspot.com/) As they wrote, “Let us remember Bill with grace and joy.” This blog is an open forum for all who would like to post thoughts and reflections to remember Bill.
We look forward to gathering with you on March 15, which marks what would have been Bill’s 60th birthday.
For more information about the event, please contact Arline Wyler at wyler@haas.berkeley.edu.
Energy Alumni Panel & Firm Night
Date: Monday, March 16
Time:
Location: Faculty Club / Heyns
Panelists from the energy sector will discuss their roles, companies and the challenges they are facing. After the panel, attend the firm night where you can meet and interact with company reps in local energy companies.
Register for the event on CareerNet.
Date: March 21 to March 28
Location:
IDEA Corps is asking Haas to send a team of 8 people to
If you're interested, please contact Carmen Chan at carmen.chan@mba.berkeley.edu.
