CESR MBA Stories
鈥淵our next step is not your last step.鈥澨齌hat鈥檚 one of many reflections from Dave Smith (MBA '19), a graduate of 蜜桃传媒破解版下载 Sustainable Entrepreneurship MBA program and now a key player at Schneider Electric鈥檚 renewable energy advisory
听Dejun "Tony" Kong is associate professor of organizational leadership at Leeds and the 2025 CESR Climate Curriculum Award winner for his work incorporating sustainability issues into his course 鈥楴egotiating and Conflict
In a major step toward accelerating Colorado鈥檚 climate innovation economy, 蜜桃传媒破解版下载 has launched Boulder Climate Ventures, a new interdisciplinary program that equips students to develop and launch high-impact startups focused on climate solutions. The program is supported by Breakthrough Energy, a global initiative focused on advancing climate and energy solutions through innovation and investment.
CESR's 2025 Impact Award winners have created student organizations, developed curriculum, and built partnerships that make the world a better place. Winners share how the CESR community helped them stay true to their values and create pathways for future students to continue this impactful work.
Jake Davis took an unconventional career path to sustainability鈥攕tarting in the military, transitioning into journalism and ultimately finding his passion in impact investing with The Nature Conservancy.
The annual Leeds Sustainability Case Competition brought together 39 teams from top business schools to develop sustainable solutions to power the AI surge.
听For Carlos Pe帽a (MBA 鈥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
听Olivia Kefauver (MBA 鈥25) has spent their career working in impactful positions in a variety of industries. Now, they are听pursuing听an听MBA to drive impact at a larger scale听and become a changemaker in
听After a ten-year career serving in the Army, Ethan Subra (MBA鈥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
听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