Haas MBA 2008 Gap Scholars

The Gap Inc. CSR Scholars for the Haas School of Business MBA Class of 2008 are:

Jeffrey Denby Jeff Denby

Prior to attending Haas, Jeffrey was a design coordinator for Kerr & Company, a product design consulting firm specializing in research-based innovative product development. While at Kerr & Company, he had first-hand exposure to the consequential dilemmas of the design world in his work with Asian factories, which inspired him to focus on responsibility in business regardless of the industry. Jeffrey believes that “for every product that degrades the environment or jeopardizes human safety, there is an alternative”. After his time at Haas, he aspires to establish his own sustainable manufacturing company. Jeffrey is a graduate of the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada.

Elizabeth Lombardi

Prior to attending Haas, Elizabeth worked at Clif Bar & Company for six years in a variety of roles. As brand manager for Clif Bar's LUNA brand, she developed a successful cause-marketing relationship with the Breast Cancer Fund, a Bay Area non-profit. During her tenure, she also pioneered the Clif Bar's sustainability initiative, which helped to reduce the company's ecological footprint and created change at the product level through the elimination of shrinkwrap and virgin paperboard use. Post MBA, Elizabeth hopes to continue in a brand management role with a social responsible food & beverage or retail company. She is a graduate of the University of California, San Diego.

Aaron Pick

Prior to attending Haas, Aaron was the founder and director of La Vida Education, Inc., an organization that provides educational resources and extracurricular programs to schools and communities in Nicaragua. A former management consultant, Aaron's career progression points to a focus on leadership opportunities that place a heavy emphasis on life transformation. He founded La Vida Education in 2003 with the goal of integrating his background in business, education, youth development, and team mobilization to help create widespread community transformation. Aaron's long-term goal is to create an accredited sustainable educational community center model that can be replicated throughout Nicaragua. He is a graduate of Santa Clara University.