Haas School of Business

Berkeley Haas Experts Launch ‘The Culture Kit’ Podcast With Insights to Improve Workplace Culture

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星期二, 四月 2, 2024
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View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240402166131/en/

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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240402166131/en/
    Jenny Chatman and Sameer Srivastava are professors at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business who have dedicated their careers to studying and advancing workplace culture.
  • (Photo: Jim Block/Berkeley Haas)
    In their new podcast “ The Culture Kit™ with Jenny & Sameer ,” organizational culture experts Jenny Chatman and Sameer Srivastava tackle questions from business leaders wrestling with the seismic changes underway in the world of work.
  • Chatman and Srivastava are professors at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business who have dedicated their careers to studying and advancing workplace culture.
  • In each 15-minute podcast episode, they draw on the latest academic research and their years of experience advising organizations around the world and share concrete strategies to improve workplace culture.

Cambium Networks Corporation Names Jacob Sayer CFO

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星期二, 四月 2, 2024
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HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., April 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Cambium Networks Corporation ("Cambium Networks") (NASDAQ: CMBM), a leading provider of wireless networking infrastructure solutions, today announced the appointment of Jacob Sayer as Chief Financial Officer, effective April 8, 2024.

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  • HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., April 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Cambium Networks Corporation ("Cambium Networks") (NASDAQ: CMBM), a leading provider of wireless networking infrastructure solutions, today announced the appointment of Jacob Sayer as Chief Financial Officer, effective April 8, 2024.
  • Jacob will succeed John Becerril, who is currently acting CFO following the January 2024 departure of Andrew Bronstein.
  • "We are excited to welcome Jacob to Cambium Networks," said Morgan Kurk, Cambium Networks Chief Executive Officer.
  • I truly appreciate his willingness to step up, his council, his contributions, and his commitment to Cambium Networks."

Poets&Quants™ Honors Best & Brightest Business Majors For 2024

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星期一, 四月 1, 2024
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SAN FRANCISCO, April 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Poets&Quants For Undergrads, the leading news source for undergraduate business education, has released its ninth annual "Best & Brightest Business Majors" feature. The story honors 100 of the most accomplished seniors who majored in fields like business administration, marketing, finance, and operations.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, April 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Poets&Quants For Undergrads , the leading news source for undergraduate business education, has released its ninth annual "Best & Brightest Business Majors" feature.
  • This year's 100 Best & Brightest feature includes students like Jacob Williams, a McKinsey-bound senior studying at the University of California-Berkeley's Haas School of Business.
  • To compile this year's Best & Brightest students, Poets&Quants reached out to the 50 highest-ranked schools in its 2024 Undergraduate Business School Ranking .
  • To read the Best & Brightest Business Majors of 2024, CLICK HERE .

New UC Berkeley Center Aims to Create Healthcare Innovation Research-to-Impact Pipeline

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星期三, 三月 6, 2024
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Developing and using the research on healthcare innovation incentives will lead to the creation and deployment of interventions that meaningfully improve public health.

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  • Developing and using the research on healthcare innovation incentives will lead to the creation and deployment of interventions that meaningfully improve public health.
  • The new Berkeley center aims to play an essential role in ensuring those innovations benefit the public.
  • The center aims to connect expertise in behavioral economics with advanced research and development at Berkeley to help develop healthcare solutions that people and companies want and will harness.
  • “I’m very excited to see some of Berkeley’s great minds and cutting-edge resources come together at the new Center for Healthcare Marketplace Innovation.”

Oakland-Area High School Seniors Graduate from Racial Equity Financial Education Program with New-Found Knowledge, $8,000 College Scholarships

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星期四, 二月 8, 2024
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OAKLAND, Calif., Feb. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Two dozen high school students will receive $8,000 scholarships as they graduate from the Economic Equity and Financial Education Program on Saturday (Feb. 10). The program is a two-semester advanced financial education course taught at the Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley, created and funded by Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and The PG&E Corporation Foundation (PG&E Foundation).

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  • OAKLAND, Calif., Feb. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Two dozen high school students will receive $8,000 scholarships as they graduate from the Economic Equity and Financial Education Program on Saturday (Feb. 10).
  • The Economic Equity and Financial Education Program began as a pilot program in fall 2022 to address wealth inequality and the racial wealth gap affecting African Americans in particular.
  • She said she's grateful to have been part the program and wished that financial education was routinely taught in school.
  • The program is designed to provide wealth creation tools through an advanced financial education curriculum for high school students, and also to support post-secondary education achievement through scholarships for participants, funded by PG&E.

Meati Foods Appoints Former Patagonia, Wild Idea Executive Phil Graves as CFO

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星期一, 二月 5, 2024
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Meati Foods , creator of cutlets and steaks made from the company's proprietary MushroomRoot™, today announced that it has appointed Phil Graves as Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately.

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  • Meati Foods , creator of cutlets and steaks made from the company's proprietary MushroomRoot™, today announced that it has appointed Phil Graves as Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately.
  • Graves will oversee the capital expenditures needed for Meati’s continued omnichannel expansion, leveraging his experience in helping enterprises deliver positive environmental and social impact alongside profit.
  • “Phil understands how to drive a purpose-driven enterprise that also delivers on profit, and this ingenuity is invaluable for short-term successes and our long-term mission,” said Tyler Huggins, CEO and co-founder of Meati Foods.
  • He joins Meati from Wild Idea Buffalo Co., where he served as the CEO for nearly two years and helped expand the company’s footprint and mission of environmental regeneration and food system sustainability.

Berkeley Haas Launches O'Donnell Center for Behavioral Economics to Lead the Next Generation of Research

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星期一, 十一月 20, 2023
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The center will also host the prestigious Behavioral Economics Annual Meeting (BEAM), co-founded by Malmendier, every three years.

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  • The center will also host the prestigious Behavioral Economics Annual Meeting (BEAM), co-founded by Malmendier, every three years.
  • O’Donnell says he was inspired by the pioneering work of Kahneman, Akerlof, Malmendier, and others who gave Berkeley its leading position in behavioral economics.
  • “It should have a center devoted to continuing this work.”
    The center, says Berkeley Haas Dean Ann E. Harrison, will create a far-reaching impact across UC Berkeley, a research powerhouse with many areas of strength.
  • The center will also involve a host of affiliated researchers from Berkeley Haas and Berkeley Economics, as well as from across the university.

Berkeley SkyDeck Partners with JETRO and Leading Japanese Universities to Accelerate Global Innovation

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星期四, 十一月 16, 2023
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Notably, the MoU includes JETRO support for Berkeley SkyDeck to launch a formal startup support program in Japan, which would be Berkeley SkyDeck’s second formal international program after Berkeley SkyDeck Milano in Europe.

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  • Notably, the MoU includes JETRO support for Berkeley SkyDeck to launch a formal startup support program in Japan, which would be Berkeley SkyDeck’s second formal international program after Berkeley SkyDeck Milano in Europe.
  • The MoU represents the latest step in this multi-year partnership and Berkeley SkyDeck’s commitment to continued global expansion and startup representation.
  • In addition to launching new programs in Japan, Berkeley SkyDeck will coordinate with JETRO San Francisco and six leading Japanese universities for programs conducted in the United States.
  • Its partnerships with institutions like Berkeley SkyDeck have also significantly contributed to this goal; Berkeley SkyDeck is currently hosting 29 Japanese startups that were recommended by JETRO as part of its current program cohort.

Incendia Therapeutics Appoints Wendye Robbins, M.D., as Chief Executive Officer and Doses First Patient in Phase 1b Clinical Trial of PRTH-101, a Novel DDR1 Inhibitor

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星期一, 十一月 13, 2023
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The company also announced that the first patient has been dosed with PRTH-101 in the Phase 1b multiple-ascending dose trial cohort for the treatment of patients with immune-excluded solid tumors.

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  • The company also announced that the first patient has been dosed with PRTH-101 in the Phase 1b multiple-ascending dose trial cohort for the treatment of patients with immune-excluded solid tumors.
  • The Phase 1b clinical trial will evaluate PRTH-101 treatment across three different dose levels in combination with KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab).
  • The outcome of the trial will guide the company in determining the recommended Phase 2 dose for PRTH-101.
  • Cancer patients suffering from immune excluded tumors remain in need of effective therapies,” said Wendye Robbins, M.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Incendia.

Rokt Appoints Doug Rozen as Chief Marketing Officer to Unlock Further Growth

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星期四, 十一月 30, 2023
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NEW YORK, Nov. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Rokt, the leading ecommerce technology company using AI to make transactions more relevant to each shopper, today announced it has appointed Doug Rozen as Chief Marketing Officer. Rozen is a seasoned executive with nearly three decades of senior leadership experience at top global marketing companies, including Dentsu, Omnicom, Meredith and WPP. As CMO of Rokt, he will oversee all global marketing efforts, including brand, performance, employee, product and sales marketing functions, and serve on Rokt's executive committee, reporting to Chief Commercial Officer Elizabeth Buchanan.

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  • NEW YORK, Nov. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Rokt , the leading ecommerce technology company using AI to make transactions more relevant to each shopper, today announced it has appointed Doug Rozen as Chief Marketing Officer.
  • As CMO of Rokt, he will oversee all global marketing efforts, including brand, performance, employee, product and sales marketing functions, and serve on Rokt's executive committee, reporting to Chief Commercial Officer Elizabeth Buchanan.
  • Rokt announced it has appointed Doug Rozen as Chief Marketing Officer.
  • As an award-winning innovator, Rozen brings to Rokt proven strength in the advertising marketplace, lifecycle marketing, ad product development and revenue growth.