Mike Rielly is CEO of UC Berkeley Executive Education, serving leaders and organizations who aspire to redefine the future of business.

A 20-year veteran of the sports industry, as Senior Vice President at IMG, Mike managed world-class athletes, organized major sports and entertainment events, and developed international markets for the agency.
Mike joined the Haas School of Business in 2009, first as a highly regarded lecturer in sports marketing, then as Assistant Dean and Executive Director of the Berkeley MBA for Executives Program. Mike has been CEO of UC Berkeley Executive Education since 2016.

A graduate of Stanford University and Ohio University, Mike is an avid sports and architecture enthusiast and spends most weekends in Anderson Valley.

mikerielly@berkeley.edu

Richard comes to Executive Education building on an impressive career in education, most recently serving as Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning at UC Berkeley, where he designed and delivered a full range of enrichment initiatives and consultation services to the 2000+ faculty across campus. Richard also serves as Co-Faculty for Exec Ed's Communications Excellence program where, along with his co-faculty, he "helps executives shine in public forums and achieve breakthroughs."

Richard works closely with the entire Executive Education team, where his responsibilities include Faculty Engagement and Support, Curriculum Strategy, Business Development support, and Thought Leadership.
 

Nicole is a talented program manager, skilled in delivering a valuable and influential program to business leaders of the future. She leads multiple programs for both custom clients and our programs for individuals.

Nicole worked with Wells Fargo as an Implementation Consultant and Project Manager before joining Berkeley Executive Education. She graduated from San Francisco State University.
 

Richard comes to Executive Education building on an impressive career in education, most recently serving as Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning at UC Berkeley, where he designed and delivered a full range of enrichment initiatives and consultation services to the 2000+ faculty across campus. Richard also serves as Co-Faculty for Exec Ed's Communications Excellence program where, along with his co-faculty, he "helps executives shine in public forums and achieve breakthroughs."

Richard works closely with the entire Executive Education team, where his responsibilities include Faculty Engagement and Support, Curriculum Strategy, Business Development support, and Thought Leadership.
 

Andrea brings to UC Berkeley Executive Education her passion for partnering with companies to inspire their leaders to grow, develop and exceed expectations. With over 15 years of working with global organizations to develop their leaders, Andrea is passionate about designing business-driven executive programs for organizations that will make an impact, leveraging the best teaching, research and thought leadership at Berkeley. Andrea’s personal passions and curious nature align closely with the Berkeley Haas principles — she’s inspired by the mission of questioning the status quo and she’s committed to bringing the tremendous wealth of resources within Berkeley to bear for her clients. Prior to joining CEE, Andrea was the VP of Business Development for Right Management, delivering innovative business solutions to her customers.

Andrea also founded Alliances Corporate Training, successfully partnering with companies as a training resource consultant. In addition to delivering program on Emotional Intelligence and Time Management, Andrea scoured the Bay Area to bring in the best resources for organizations in terms of coaching, assessment and leadership development. Over the last 10 years, Andrea has worked with clients in the technology, financial and healthcare industries, including HP, Cisco, Wells Fargo and Medtronic.

Andrea holds an BA from UC San Diego in Physiology, with additional postgraduate work in exercise physiology. She is certified in the MHS EQi Assessment. In her free time, Andrea loves to exercise, explore the outdoors, create culinary delights for friends, and spend time with her family.
 

Connect with Andrea at andrea_salvemini@berkeley.edu

Anj brings her deep interest in marketing and global business to the Marketing and Business Development team.

Anj graduated from California State University, Long Beach with a BS in Business Administration and a focus on Marketing. Prior to joining Berkeley Executive Education, she lived in London where she worked for Thomson Reuters as a marketing coordinator in the Financial & Risk sector while obtaining her Master's in Global Business.

Ena Do is the Director of Marketing and is committed to increasing awareness of Executive Education and how it can redefine the future of business and business leaders. She is a brand marketer with over 17 years of experience from the financial services, consumer products, and healthcare industries. She received a bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of Illinois-Chicago and a master's in business administration from the University of Michigan.

Julie Shapiro is committed to driving change and innovation. As Client Relationship Director at UC Berkeley Executive Education, she partners with global companies to create impactful educational experiences for leaders. Her entrepreneurial spirit has enabled her to build a global portfolio of customised executive education programmes on leadership, entrepreneurship, and innovation at a time when executive education is being disrupted. Julie’s expertise is in designing executive education programmes that leverage the best teaching, research, and thought leadership at UC Berkeley. A champion of transformational leadership, she is passionate about inspiring leaders to develop new skills, competencies, and mindsets. Over the past 12 years at UC Berkeley Executive Education, Julie has focused on delivering value to her clients by co-creating immersive learning experiences that put their companies ahead of the curve.

She has extensive experience delivering programmes internationally, including recent leadership programmes which have taken place in France, Portugal, Norway, Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Egypt, Brazil, Peru, Australia, Ukraine, and Singapore. Julie holds a BA from UC Berkeley and a Master’s from Middlebury College. She is also a certified coach from Berkeley Executive Coaching Institute. She has lived in Europe for six years and is fluent in Italian, French, and Spanish.

Connect with Julie at jshapiro@haas.berkeley.edu

Kristina has 25 years of experience in strategic sales and customer service for a global executive clientele, joining UC Berkeley Executive Education in 2009.

As Vice President, Open Programs, she loves collaborating with Berkeley faculty to curate learning solutions for executives for their professional learning aspirations. Prior to joining Berkeley, Kristina was the founder of Strategic Training International, where she delivered customer service, sales, and presentation skills training seminars to more than 30,000 people in 32 countries. Before that, she was Director of National Accounts for Sprint Corporation where she was awarded President’s Club Top revenue producer for 5 consecutive years. She is the author of Master Selling, Maximize Success (Chronicle Books 2005) which has sold more than 100,000 copies and is available in 9 languages.

In her free time, Kristina enjoys traversing the globe, indulging her culinary skills, enjoying theater and music, and spending time with her family.

Connect with Kristina at susac@berkeley.edu 

Elizabeth Lowry joined the Haas School of Business in 2018 as Director, Business Development. Prior to joining Haas, Liz was a vice president in the entertainment industry, including 13 years in recorded music where she negotiated deals to launch Apple Music, Amazon Music and SoundCloud’s first commercial model. Liz was also directly involved in launching VEVO music service, a joint-venture with Universal and Sony Music in 2009. 

Elizabeth is passionate about leadership development and going beyond herself by giving back to Berkeley Haas where she obtained her Executive MBA. While at Haas, Liz organized and led her Class Gift back to the university. Under her leadership, the Class of 2016 set up the Beyond Yourself Fellowship and funded three $25k needs based fellowships for future EMBA students.  

A graduate of the University of Miami (BM) and Berkeley-Haas School of Business (EMBA), Liz is an active vocal performer, executive leadership coach in training and novice cook. She spends her weekends with her husband exploring The Bay Area’s beauty and nightlife.
 

Connect with Liz at liz_lowry@berkeley.edu

Scot carries over 20 years of experience partnering with business owners, corporate business units and senior executives to improve organizational, cultural, market and revenue goals. His enthusiasm peaks when discovering what motivates people personally and professionally, how they perceive their company's ability to grow, their individual growth goals and above all, that committing to the aspiration of "students always" can equal a lifetime of success.

Scot's success in healthcare, technology, as an entrepreneur and always striving to learn more has lead him to BEE. Prior to joining the BEE team, Scot created, built and launched his own business in the wine industry which became profitable in less than three years. Prior to that, he led a successful sales team within McKesson Corporation. At McKesson, Scot and his team partnered with many, large cancer clinics to improve business strategies, educate clinical and critical care teams on new cancer therapies and improve revenue through strategic relationships with the world's top pharmaceutical companies.

Scot earned a Bachelor of Arts in Communication from California State University Sacramento and holds a Level One Sommelier Certification from the Guild of Master Sommeliers. In his spare time, Scot feels truly fortunate to spend time with his wife and their two daughters, enjoys good wine with friends, reads regularly about our planet's many treasures and tries to keep up with his dog, Buster.

Contact Scot at scot.wagner@berkeley.edu

Ally DeArman comes to Berkeley Executive Education with more than a decade of event management and organizational leadership experience. Her love for logistics and program planning keep her striving to produce the highest quality experiences for international leaders looking to change the status quo.

Prior to joining ExecEd, Ally served as Director of the Food Craft Institute, an educational nonprofit for small businesses in the food sector, and also ran a large outdoor food festival for 9 consecutive years. She recently joined the Board of Directors for West Oakland’s new Community Foods Market, a mission-driven social enterprise bringing healthy food options into an underserved neighborhood. Ally has spent all her life in California and currently resides in Oakland.

Clemence brings over 10 years of international experience in event and project management. Having grown up in France, Canada, and the United States, she is fluent in 4 languages and highly adaptable across cultures. Clemence worked for 3 years as a Sign Language teacher and is an advocate of the Deaf community. Her previous role at INSEAD inspired her to develop her expertise in the Executive Education sector, which led her to join our team at Berkeley.

Clemence is a solution oriented collaborator who prides herself in her attention to detail and her exceptional customer service. She holds a Master’s degree in communications from the University of Québec in Montréal.

Jenn began her career at ExecEd as a Program Management Assistant in May 2016 before transitioning to her role as a coordinator on the program management and marketing teams.

Originally from San Jose, CA, she started her undergrad as a student in San Diego and transferred to UC Berkeley where she obtained a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Economics and Policy.

In her free time, Jenn enjoys cooking, doing pilates, and going to local festivals.

Marose Eddy brings over 15 years of experience in events management and customer engagement with background in talent recruitment. As a Program Manager, she manages the smooth execution and delivery of executive programs and provides hands-on support to clients, participants and faculty.

Previously she worked in INSEAD, Singapore, as a Program Advisor where she advised top global executives in identifying suitable programs to complement their professional needs.

Originally from the Philippines, she spent 8 years in Singapore before permanently relocating to the United States. She enjoys being a mom to her 4-year old daughter and a 9-month old son.

Taren is a focused and driven program manager who leads multiple online and blended programs with the aim of creating a rewarding and transformative experience for participants.

Before joining the team, the majority of Taren’s career was spent working in Higher Education in the UK and Europe where she made significant contributions to several entrepreneurial education and research funding strategies and agendas.

As a Senior Accountant/Financial Analyst, Sue has brought a breadth of industry experience ranging from Healthcare, Architecture, Consulting and Startup (Pre-IPO).

She graduated from the University of Arizona with Cum Laude honor and majored in Accounting and Operation Management, obtaining her BA in two-and-a-half years. Sue has also passed all 4 parts of CPA exam with self study.

Born and raised in Jakarta, Indonesia, she spent much of her adolescent years in Singapore and Taiwan before coming to United States for college. When she’s not working, she loves to travel, experience new cultures and create lasting memories with her family.

Ann E. Harrison became the 15th dean of the Haas School of Business on Jan. 1, 2019. A renowned economist, she has dedicated her career to creating inclusive and sustainable policies in development economics, international trade, and global labor markets.
Harrison came to Haas from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, where she was a professor of multinational management and business economics and public policy. Before joining Wharton in 2012, she was the director of development policy at the World Bank, where she co-managed a team of 300 researchers and staff.

Harrison has deep Berkeley roots. She earned her bachelor’s degree from UC Berkeley with a double major in economics and history. She also served as a professor of Berkeley’s Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics from 2001 to 2011.

Harrison is one of the most highly-cited scholars globally on foreign investment and multinational firms. She is the author of dozens of journal articles and the editor of three books, including Globalization and Poverty and The Factory-Free Economy: Outsourcing, Servitization, and the Future of Industry. In 2017, Harrison and her co-authors were awarded the prestigious Sun Yefang Prize by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. The prize, given every two years, is considered one of China’s most prestigious honors in economics.

As director of development policy at the World Bank, Harrison reformed its process for allocating research funds and oversaw the institution’s flagship publications. She convinced the World Bank’s president to release all historical records on project loans, a milestone in increasing transparency.

Harrison has been interviewed about global trade policies and manufacturing by top publications including Bloomberg, The New York Times, and The Los Angeles Times.

In addition to Berkeley and Wharton, Harrison has held positions at Columbia Business School, the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, and the University of Paris. She has lectured at most major U.S. universities and in India, China, Latin America, Europe, the Philippines, and North Africa.

Harrison earned her PhD in economics from Princeton University. She also holds a DEUG (diplôme d’études universitaires générales) from the University of Paris. Born in France, she is a dual citizen of the U.S. and France.

Josh Bersin is the Founder and CEO of the Josh Bersin Academy, which provides research and advisory services focused on corporate learning, leadership, talent management, and HR technology. He is responsible for the direction of Bersin’s strategy, research, and market eminence.

Josh is a popular speaker at industry events and has been featured discussing talent management topics in media outlets, including Harvard Business Review, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, The Financial Times, BBC Radio, CBS Radio and National Public Radio. He is the author of two books on corporate learning, a popular blogger for Forbes.com, a leading LinkedIn influencer, and has been a columnist for Chief Learning Officer magazine since 2007.

Prior to Bersin, Josh spent 25 years in product development, product management, marketing and sales of e-learning and other enterprise technologies at companies including DigitalThink (now Convergys), Arista Knowledge Systems, Sybase, and IBM.

Josh holds a B.S. in engineering from Cornell University, an M.S. in engineering from Stanford University, and an MBA from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley.

Michael Katz is the Sarin Chair in Strategy and Leadership at the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business. Katz is also a professor in the Economics Department at UC Berkeley. He has previously served as chair of Economic Analysis Group, Strategic Planning Committee, and Policy & Planning Committee at UC Berkeley. In addition, he has served as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at UC Berkeley.

Katz earned his A.B. Summa Cum Laude, from Harvard University and Ph.D. in Economics from Oxford University.

Rosemarie Rae is the Vice Chancellor and Chief Financial Officer (VC-CFO) at UC Berkeley. She brings over 30 years of experience in finance and administration to her role. She has worked in both the public and nonprofit sectors, which includes serving as the Chief Financial and Administrative Officer of The National Trust for Historic Preservation; Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer, and Chief Financial Officer at Volunteers of America; held senior leadership positions at Experience Works and LORAL Space and Communications; and was a principal and founder of Balrae Associates, an Information Technology services firm.

Rosemarie holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Radford University, a masters degree in public administration from American University, and is a doctoral candidate in organizational design at The George Washington University.