McDonald's CSR Research Fellows



2007 McDonald's CSR Fellows


2005 McDonald's CSR Fellows



2007 McDonald's CSR Fellows


Jamie Dean

Haas MBA 2007

Jamie's work prior to Haas focused on environmental and social issues in the non-profit sector. She spent three years at the U.S. Fair Trade Certification organization, TransFair USA, working to ensure compliance with international Fair Trade standards and working to improve the Fair Trade system. She interacted with farmers from all over the world, including Latin America, Africa, and Asia and across a range of products, including coffee, cocoa, tea, and fresh fruit. This past summer, while working for the Packard Foundation’s Conservation & Science program, Jamie worked extensively with Mexican shrimp fishermen and U.S.-based seafood importers and distributors to encourage marine conservation in the Gulf of California. Her CSR experience includes consulting work for Nokia. After graduating from Haas, she plans to work on international sustainable development with a focus on trade issues. She received her undergraduate degree in Environmental Studies from U.C.L.A.


Nick Pearson

Haas MBA 2008

Before attending Haas, Nick worked in the environmental sector, consulting for nonprofits, governments, and foundations. As a senior associate at Evergreen Funding Consultants, he managed grant programs for foundation clients and helped write financing and fundraising plans for a variety of environmental initiatives in the Northwest, including salmon recovery efforts. Earlier, he worked as a media coordinator for the Marine Fish Conservation Network, a partnership between ocean conservationists and commercial fishing associations which promoted sustainable marine fishing policies. At Haas, Nick serves as the judging co-chair for the Global Social Venture Competition, the world's foremost business plan competition for double bottom line ventures, and as treasurer of Engineers for a Sustainable World. He is working on a CSR consulting project for Dow Chemical, serving as an evaluator for the World Bank's Development Marketplace competition, and volunteering as a Haas Board Fellow. Nick received his bachelor's degree in Environmental Science from Carleton College.



2005 McDonald's CSR Fellows


2005 McDonald's CSR Fellows In 2005, the MBA students had the unique opportunity to get behind the scenes of McDonald's beef supply chain, from fork to farm, and their recommendations were published in McDonald's 2005 Corporate Responsibility Report.


Additional information on the 2005-06 McDonald's Fellows' recommendations available at:


Berkeley MBA Students Help Make 50 Million Daily Meals More Sustainable


McDonald's Fellows Program: Open Doors Podcast (Requires Windows Media Player)