As managing director for the engineering and design consultancy Ramboll, Cheryl Ginyard-Jones oversees more than 2,000 professionals across the Americas dedicated to developing cutting-edge technologies that mitigate climate change. Over her distinguished career, spanning roles at Worley, Advision, Verizon, and BP, Cheryl has significantly influenc…

David Sabow joined HSBC as Head of Technology & Healthcare in 2023 to establish a dedicated banking practice focused on the innovation economy, empowering forward-thinkers, and future makers who are questioning the status quo. His two-decade career has centered on innovation banking. David previously held several roles at Silicon Valley Bank, which…

In a fireside chat format, Interim Dean Jenny Chatman shares the origin story of the Defining Leadership Principles and how they have evolved over 15 years. She shares some of our community’s personal DLP stories, as well as our school's aspirations for the DLPs for the future. A panel of Haas alumni, Elena Gomez, BS 91, Chief Financial Officer, To…

Jensen Huang, co-founder and CEO of Nvidia, solved the 3D graphic challenge for the personal computer in 1999 with the company’s release of the first-ever graphics processing unit (GPU). Now the company's powerful chips are a driving force behind the acceleration of AI and advanced computing. In this archive edition of the Dean's Speaker Series pod…

Before their first draft round on Dec. 6, Golden State Valkyries President Jess Smith and General Manager Ohemaa Nyanin have been working around the clock to secure sponsorships, develop strategies and set goals as they navigate the internal and external operations that come with introducing a new sports team. Golden State won the bid last fall to …

Growing up as one of 14 children on a dairy farm in Iowa, Brian Gross had never heard of the Boston Consulting Group (BCG). While he never expected to become a leader at one of the world’s largest consulting firms, he did learn a lot about solving problems in complex environments by watching his dad work on the land. Now the chief operating officer…

Before Jill Evanko was leading the company responsible for products that include the nitrogen systems that cool Starbucks’ Nitro cold brews and hydrogen fuel cells that could power massive cruise ships, she was working in finance at Honeywell and Sony. By taking risks and telling herself, “I'm going to take on opportunities that maybe look differen…

Journalist Kara Swisher started reporting on tech in the 1990s at The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal. Since then, she’s conducted interviews with nearly every tech executive you could think of, from the late Steve Jobs to Bill Gates to Mark Zuckerberg, many of which she recounts in her latest New York Times bestseller, “Burn Book: A Te…

What does it mean to simultaneously belong and feel left out? That's the theme of our latest episode as we explore the duality of the Asian American experience. Listen to our classmates reflect on reconciling heritage, challenging models of success, and living under self-preservation.By Humans of Haas

In this third edition we bring you stories of love and of the ties that bind. The opening song is titled "Love + Martini" and was composed and performed by Joanna-Xiaojun Guo from the Class of 2018.By Humans of Haas

The way we move in the world is often influenced by our appearance, some of which we have control over and some we don't. The decisions people make about how they wear their hair for instance can often be fraught in with dilemmas. This is especially true of the relationship many black women have with their hair.…

--Intro and outro music: "Stance Gives You Balance" by Hogan Grip (www.tonyhiggins.org)By Humans of Haas