CESR MBA Stories
- For Carlos Peña (MBA ’19), the education he received at Leeds and the ecosystem of entrepreneurship, venture capital, and social impact he found in Boulder and Denver transformed the trajectory of his career.Carlos grew up
- Olivia Kefauver (MBA ’25) has spent their career working in impactful positions in a variety of industries. Now, they are pursuing an MBA to drive impact at a larger scale and become a changemaker in
- After a ten-year career serving in the Army, Ethan Subra (MBA’25) came to Leeds last fall to pursue work in the clean energy transition, an area that would let him continue to focus on creating a positive impact through his work. He
- For the third year running, CESR has announced the 2024 winners of the Impact Business Buff Awards, a student and faculty driven award that recognizes the members of the Leeds community who inspire excellence in sustainability and social
- MBA students at Expo West traveling as part of the MBArk program, which hosted three Leeds MBA students this spring.In March 2024, Anaheim, California hosted Expo West, one of the largest expositions of natural products in the world. This
- Laird Grant (MBA’25) reflects on his ClimateCAP Summit experience, his interesting background as both a bike shop owner and a professional bike racer, and the clean energy issues he is currently focusing his attention on.
- MBA students Mary Boling and Dan Thompson recently had the opportunity to travel to Reno, Nevada, as a part of their consulting project with Arrow Electronics. The project is a part of Joshua Nunziato’s Socially Responsible Enterprise MBA
- It was important to create a solution that would benefit people, not just make a profit. So, when four Leeds School of Business MBA students began creating a model for a prestigious case competition, they started with the true need: how to work
- Mike Hilgendorf (MBA ‘20) is a Leeds Alum currently working at FTI Consulting as a Director in the Power, Renewables and Energy Transition group. During his time at Leeds, he became the president of Leeds Social Impact Consultants and the
- Rita Herzog (MBA/MENV'24) earned a competitive spot in the inaugural cohort of the ClimateCAP Fellowship. That program involved completing a research project, the output of which is below. Abstract In a world grappling with environmental