OUR BACKGROUND
Berkeley Business Society (BBS) is a student-run strategy consulting group that provides actionable solutions for industry-leading clients in 5 distinct business concentrations.BBS is a cohesive network of UC Berkeley's best – ambitious, inventive undergraduates passionate about making an impact. Since 2005, BBS has served dozens of clients, ranging from Fortune 500 companies like Google and Adidas, to startups and nonprofits like Slack and the United Nations Development Program.
OUR FAMILY
Our recruitment process, professional development program, and hours of time spent together have forged us into a close-knit community of future leaders.Drawing on our eclectic mix of members from a diverse range of majors and interests, we pride ourselves on our holistic and methodical approach to tackling real-world problems. Our members are drawn together through the common goals of professional excellence and increasing their business aptitude. Throughout their tenure, BBS members focus on both personal and professional development.
OUR ALUMNI
Our alumni leverage their experiences and connections from BBS to land positions at top companies in a variety of fields including management consulting, investment banking, accounting, wealth management, product management, engineering, and more. Many of our alumni have also gone on to pursue entrepreneurial ventures or attend top graduate schools.They play an active role in providing BBS members with personal career mentorship, leading training sessions, and supporting client project work as advisors.
OUR Concentrations
Our consulting divisions encompass 5 business concentrations, each with individualized teams comprised of 4 to 6 Consultants who work together to provide innovative solutions for an organization's most challenging problems. Leading each division are two Project Managers who oversee the progression of consulting projects and manage client-side communication.
Each team also benefits from a Senior Case Advisor who contributes guidance by bringing real-world experience into the development of projects.
Each team also benefits from a Senior Case Advisor who contributes guidance by bringing real-world experience into the development of projects.
Finance: Develop quantitative strategy for a corporation or financial services firm by identifying and modeling novel opportunities for growth via investment.
Media: Ideate creative solutions for companies revolving around communication through media, including entertainment, social media, and broadcasting.
Marketing: Design innovative solutions for a company to advance its branding and customer relations by developing campaigns and strategies that combine performance with creativity.
Social Impact: Deliver actionable recommendations for nonprofit, healthcare, or ESG organizations to solve business problems through the employment of strategic analysis to create sustainable social impact.
Technology: Create high-impact solutions while gaining a deep technical understanding of the unique problems faced by tech companies with dynamic goals and needs.
