Haas MBA 2010 Gap Scholars

The Gap Inc. CSR Scholars for the Haas School of Business MBA Class of 2010 are:

David Bend

Prior to Haas, David worked for the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s National Center for Environmental Innovation. His work at the Center focused on evaluating the environmental outcomes of EPA programs and building performance management capacity throughout the Agency. Before joining the EPA, David was a Teach For America corps member teaching seventh grade Texas History in the Rio Grande Valley. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Washington University in 2003. After Haas, David plans to work for, lead, and create companies that advance environmental sustainability.

Kathryn Wendell

In her most recent position, Kathryn Wendell worked as a Junior Professional Associate in the World Bank’s Sustainable Development Department. She collaborated with government counterparts throughout Latin America to develop environmental projects addressing biodiversity conservation and climate change issues. Many of the projects involved forming public-private partnerships and bringing together multiple stakeholders—from indigenous groups to corporate leaders—to achieve the desired environmental and economic objectives. Prior to working at the World Bank, Kathryn helped to start-up the Emerging Markets Private Equity Association in Washington, D.C. to promote more business investments in developing countries. Kathryn was a Peace Corps volunteer in Ecuador from 2002-2004. She organized a savings cooperative for women in her community while playing a leading role in developing Peace Corps Ecuador’s new small business initiative. Before Peace Corps, Kathryn worked as a loan officer for ACCION Texas, a microfinance organization that provides credit to low-income microentrepreneurs. Kathryn received an M.A. in Cultural Anthropology at Yale in 2002, and she graduated cum laude with honors from Dartmouth College in 2000. Her thesis research at both institutions focused on the impacts of mining companies’ social responsibility initiatives in the Andes region of South America.