Haas School of Business
Become the Leader You’d Like to Follow at Berkeley Haas.
Veterans traditionally make up around 10% of the Full-Time MBA Class each year here at Berkeley Haas. The incredibly unique perspective of those in service coupled with the commitment to service has only enhanced the Haas community. Our veterans hold leadership positions, including our MBAA president. The veterans on faculty further enrich the experience in our program.
Veterans who come to Berkeley Haas join a strong, tight-knit community driven by shared values. Our strong culture is rooted in our four Defining Leadership Principles: Question the Status Quo, Confidence Without Attitude, Students Always, and Beyond Yourself.
Successful candidates to our program focus on these core values. They focus on the leadership attributes that are gained through service. Even candidates who haven’t been in formal supervisory positions have an opportunity to reflect on these attributes as they are often central to their time in service.
At the Center of Innovation
Study at Berkeley Haas, and you study at the heart of the new economy. The San Francisco Bay Area is home to companies that are redefining industries and driving global economic growth, such as Apple, Google, and Airbnb.
Opportunities for growth and development are at your fingertips, with the world’s largest assembly of innovators in tech—from information to bio and clean—right nearby. We partner with industry leaders to bring guest speakers to campus and to provide experiential learning, internships, and networking and career opportunities.
The Berkeley MBA experience produces leaders who excel at the core skills that businesses will always need—critical thinking, communication, and constant adaptability—and who deliver strategic, operational, and organizational innovation.
You gain these capabilities through:
Leadership development. Learn how to inspire others and how to make decisions based both on analytic rigor and on understanding the impact of those decisions on real people.
Experiential learning. Absorb, question, discuss, and debate in the classroom. Then, test your growing skills in one (or more) of our nearly 20 applied innovation courses.
Global fluency. You’ll find opportunities to understand the nature of global enterprise and leadership in the curriculum, as well as sitting right next to you—with classmates from as many as 40 countries.
Connect with Us
At Haas, we understand that making the transition from the military to the civilian world can be tough and intimidating. Here, you'll find a Career Management Group that helps you explore and determine which industry and function are right for you and the insights and support of peers in the Haas Veterans Club.
Founded in 2008, the Haas Veterans Club is designed to serve U.S. and international military veterans in the Haas community. Today, the club includes veterans from six nations and five U.S. military services. Club membership is open to veterans, students pursuing careers in the defense industry, and anyone interested in learning more about military service.
The Haas Veterans Club hosts events throughout the year, supports club members as they transition from the military to the civilian sector, and connects club members to the professional military network.
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