COURSE NUMBER: MBA 294.16

COURSE TITLE: Social Impact Speaker Series

UNITS OF CREDIT: 1

STUDENT ORGANIZERS: Kelly Lamble (k_lamble@berkeley.edu)

FACULTY SPONSOR: Calderon, J

MEETING DAY/TIME: m, 6-8p

TERM: Fall A

BASIS FOR FINAL GRADE: Attendance

COURSE OVERVIEW: The Social Impact Speaker Series will introduce students to a number of leaders within the social impact space. Speakers will hail from the public, private, and nonprofit sectors and will include some of the most forward thinking leaders in these sectors (previous speakers in this series have come from large organizations like Levi's, Omidyar Network and Airbnb, as well as unique start-up social enterprises). The class will consist of six two-hour classes, with a focus on various industries within social impact. Course topics will include impact investing, civic tech, social entrepreneurship, and corporate sustainability among others. The course will also explore functional roles MBAs can pursue in social impact and provide students with specifics actions they can take during their first year to further explore the intersection of business and social impact. Each class will have two to three guest lecturers and will include a topic overview followed by a panel discussion led by a moderator. The class is suitable both for students with previous experience in social impact and students exploring the sector for the first time.