The UC Berkeley Haas Alumni Network UK runs on the energy of volunteers who care deeply about our community. Our board members organize events, support fellow alumni, and help our network grow across the United Kingdom and beyond. Reach out to us with ideas, questions, or just to say hello.
Co-Presidents
Julien Brain
(EWMBA 2014)
Sector Champion: Social Impact & Non-Profit · Partnerships
Favorite Quote: “It isn’t where you came from. It’s where you’re going that counts.” — Ella Fitzgerald
Konstantina Papadopoulou (FTMBA 1995)
Sector Champion: Entrepreneurship & VC · Private Equity
Favorite Quote: “The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.” — Dorothy Parker
Steering Committee
The UK Chapter launches its first Steering Committee in July 2026: 13 alumni volunteers spanning class years from 1995 to 2025 and covering 13 industry sectors. Our Steering Committee champions connect alumni across key industries. Each champion serves as a point of contact for their sector, helping organize industry-focused events and fostering connections among alumni who share professional interests. This builds on a model pioneered by the NYC chapter and reflects our commitment to making the UK network more active, more visible, and more useful to you.
Ali Hasan Butt (FTMBA 2009)
Sector Champion: AI & Technology · Product Management
Favorite Quote: “Student Always.”
BENTON PERSONS (MBA 2020)
Sector Champion: AI & Technology · Marketing/Advertising/Media
Favorite Quote: “Now go find your team. Get to work. Whatever that work is that you find worth doing. Do it, and find some people to love who’ll do it with you.” — Leslie Knope”
Camila Zattar (Undergrad 2016)
Sector Champion: AI & Technology · Entrepreneurship & VC
Favorite Quote: “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” — Will Durant
Cynthia Morrow (BCEMBA 2005)
Sector Champion: AI & Technology · Retail & Consumer
Favorite Quote: “If you are human, you have a calling: to live your genius.” — Gay Hendricks
Diego Groiso (MBA 2002)
Sector Champion: Sustainability & Energy
Jens Düing (MBA 2008)
Sector Champion: Entrepreneurship & VC · Private Equity
Favorite Quote: “Be happy, but never satisfied. Never let the fire go out, never, never!” — Kurt Tucholsky
Judy Boniface-Chang (MBA 2011)
Sector Champion: AI & Technology · Health/Life Sciences/Medical Devices
Favorite Quote: “If you’re not living on the edge, you’re taking up too much space!”
Julien Decot (MBA 2006)
Sector Champion: AI & Technology
Favorite Quote: “It is nice to be important, but it is more important to be nice.”
KIARA WONG (BS 2023)
Sector Champion: Entrepreneurship & VC · Sustainability & Energy
Favorite Quote: “Go Bears!”
MIKE EBERHARDT (MBA 2006)
Sector Champion: Banking & Finance
Favorite Quote: “The harder I work, the luckier I get.”
Nick Sales (CTO Program 2024–2025)
Sector Champion: AI & Technology · Consulting
Favorite Quote: “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” — Lao Tzu
Nikhil Vaswani (FTMBA 2005)
Sector Champion: Entrepreneurship & VC · Real Estate
Favorite Quote: “Everything in life happens for a reason.”
Sami Abou Saab (MBA 2012)
Sector Champion: AI & Technology · Entrepreneurship & VC
Favorite Quote: “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” — African Proverb
Industry Champions
Find the right contact for your sector. Our champions welcome introductions, questions, and ideas for industry-focused events.
| Industry | Champion(s) |
|---|---|
| AI & Technology | Ali Hasan Butt · Benton Persons · Camila Zattar · Cynthia Morrow · Julien Decot · Judy Boniface-Chang · Nick Sales · Sami Abou Saab |
| Banking & Finance | Mike Eberhardt |
| Consulting | Nick Sales |
| Entrepreneurship & VC | Camila Zattar · Jens Düing · Kiara Wong · Konstantina Papadopoulou · Nikhil Vaswani · Sami Abou Saab |
| Health/Life Sciences/Medical Devices | Judy Boniface-Chang |
| Marketing/Advertising/Media | Benton Persons |
| Partnerships | Julien Brain |
| Private Equity | Jens Düing · Konstantina Papadopoulou |
| Product Management | Ali Hasan Butt |
| Real Estate | Nikhil Vaswani |
| Retail & Consumer | Cynthia Morrow |
| Social Impact & Non-Profit | Julien Brain |
| Sustainability & Energy | Diego Groiso · Kiara Wong |
Interested in championing a sector not listed here? Get in touch with Konstantina Papadopoulou or Julien Brain; we’d love to hear from you.