Issue Spring 2026

Table of Contents

Featured Stories

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All Heart

Jason Bellet, BS 14, co-founded Eko Health to help reinvent the 200-year-old stethoscope as an AI-powered device—now used by more than 700,000 clinicians across five continents. UC Berkeley Haas honors him with its 2026 Leading Through Innovation Award for helping revolutionize cardiopulmonary care.

Golden Bear

Real estate pioneer and philanthropist Ned Spieker, BS 66, receives Haas’ 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award

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UC Berkeley Haas Celebrates Long-Standing Social Impact Leadership

For 20 years, UC Berkeley Haas’ Center for Social Sector Leadership has prepared mission-driven leaders—its flagship Social Sector Solutions course deploying student teams that have reshaped policy on myriad issues, including child abuse, food security, and healthcare in prisons.

Insight

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Code Blue

Relief for the nation’s physician shortage

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Teed Off

Pro golf reveals the harm of political tension at work

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Adaptive Leadership

How to guide teams through relentless change

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Distorted Reality

Online media misrepresents society

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Conjuring Magic

Haas alums influence one another’s lives in unexpected ways

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Paying Tribute

A toast to our esteemed community

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Green Empowerment

Supporting future cleantech leaders

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Talk Is Deep

Why disagreement is best spoken

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Traffic Signals

Website visits forecast financial health

Alumni Profiles

Shreya Shekhar, BS 23, Partner, Greylock

Confidence Without Attitude

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Frank McGorman, MBA 82, Retired Forensic Accountant, FBI

Question the Status Quo

Seiichiro Yamamoto, MBA 92 Chairperson of the Board of Directors, Nomura Asset Management

Beyond Yourself

Nancy Hoque, MBA 19, Sales Finance Director, Adobe

Students Always

Worldwide Events

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Worldwide Events Spring 2026

Alumni Notes

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Alumni Notes Spring 2026

Road to Success

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Taylor Farms

Alum scales prepackaged salads and healthy fresh foods

In Memoriam

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Dan Duckhorn, BS 60, MBA 62, Famed winemaker

In Memoriam

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