UC Berkeley Haas

Campus will be buzzing again before we know it, and we can’t wait to welcome our students back! 💙💛 #BerkeleyHaas #UCBerkeley

AI can be a powerful cognitive co-pilot—but don't let it do all the thinking for you. UC Berkeley Haas Professor Dr. Sahar Yousef explains why protecting your brain's "neuroplasticity" means thinking and writing on your own before turning to AI. #BerkeleyHaas #UCBerkeley

Meet Sahasra Vellanki, BS 29, a second-year Haas undergrad double majoring in Business and Data Science — and her dad, Ravi Vellanki, who just started his Executive MBA journey as part of the Class of 2028. 💙💛 #BerkeleyHaas #UCBerkeley newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu/like-father-li…

Is AI the “ultimate cheating machine” or the biggest opportunity education has seen in decades? Read more: newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu/from-ultimate-…

Varun Rajaram, MBA/MCS 26, came to business school with a desire to understand how to make better data-driven decisions about climate change’s impact. Read more: newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu/how-mba-mcs-st…

Carbyn AI founder and CEO Jungkeun Hong, MBA 26, is using AI, computer vision, and smart glasses to help manufacturers capture and transfer hard-earned knowledge—giving technicians real-time, step-by-step guidance on the job. 🔗 Read the full story here: newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu/how-carbyn-ai-…

A report co-authored by Dr. Laura Tyson for UC Berkeley’s Technology Competitiveness and Industrial Policy Center argues that as China has surged ahead in EVs and the technologies that power them, the US needs a coordinated strategy to remain competitive. tcip.org/publications

Happy 250th, America! We’ve spent 128 of those years moving business forward—and we’re just getting started. Today, we’re celebrating a few of the ideas born at UC Berkeley Haas that helped shape how American business actually works. newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu/11-ideas-from-…

For Chris Arreola, MBA 27, the Center for Social Sector Leadership (CSSL) and S3 offered a chance to see how strategy can support organizations working toward justice. Arreola's story is featured in the Spring 2026 issue of the UC Berkeley Haas Magazine. lnkd.in/gkjdiqed

Berkeley Haas MBA 26 Vlad Silchenko saw a defense problem: using $4M missiles to stop $30K drones. His startup, OMNIA AI, is building a lower-cost autonomous counter-drone system—and just earned a spot in the Pentagon’s DIU Commercialization Fellowship 🔗 lnkd.in/gX8TWXUd

An innovative new MBA course called Frontier Ventures explores business opportunities in space, the Arctic and beyond, and the timing could hardly be better. Students wrapped the course just as SpaceX made history with the largest IPO ever.  ow.ly/qyO650ZfYBW

For decades, researchers focused on who walked away with the better deal. New research points to another metric that may be just as important: whether people want to negotiate with you again. 🔗 lnkd.in/gTXSVgCh #BerkeleyHaas #Leadership #Negotiation

Thank you to our EMBA commencement speaker, Shaan Parasnis, EMBA 14, for reminding the class of 2026 that while industries, technologies, and careers may change, the ability to keep learn, unlearn, and reimagine what's possible will always be their greatest asset. #StudentsAlways

In his commencement address, student speaker Matt Balint celebrated the moments that made the EMBA 26 class uniquely them—from thoughtful debate in the classroom to friendships formed during breaks, study sessions, and walks back "home" after class. Congrats EMBA class of 2026!

Iris Wedeking, MBA 08, founded Kesem, a nonprofit that provides a free summer camp and community to children impacted by a parent’s cancer. Read more about how a simple idea grew into a community of “magic” for thousands of families over 25 years. 🔗 lnkd.in/gJgz-JF9

California generated more renewable energy than its grid could use this spring. The result: a record 1.46 million MWh of curtailed wind and solar power in April. New analysis from Professor Lucas Davis explains why curtailment happens—and what it reveals. energyathaas.wordpress.com/2026/06/15/vis…

What’s one thing people don’t realize about AI right now? Using it puts you at the center of geopolitics, say Olaf Groth, a professional faculty member focused on AI and emerging tech, strategy, and policy. #HaasAI #HumanEdgeofAI #UCBerkeley #BerkeleyHaas

What new grads need to know about using AI at work: Olaf Groth, a professional faculty member focused on strategy, policy & AI, shares the one thing he wants students to take away from his AI classes. #HaasAI #HumanEdgeofAI #UCBerkeley #BerkeleyHaas

@samwarren83 @afkostka Congratulations to Fernando Mendoza, BS 25! Mendoza completed his BS in business administration & management from the UC Berkeley Haas (and played for @IndianaUniv as a grad student). Saturday was his day off from @Raiders practice so he was able to finally attend commencement!

Fernando Mendoza at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business graduation today. Courtesy of @afkostka.

The Greek Theatre has seen a lot of history. Today, it belonged to the Berkeley Haas Undergraduate Class of 2026. 💙💛 Congratulations, graduates — go make some history of your own. 🎓🐻 #BerkeleyHaas #HaasGrad #CalGrad #ClassOf2026