Sustainable Energy Industry Immersion
The Graduate School of Management's Sustainable Energy Industry Immersion program will allow you to dive into the latest issues and trends of this vital industry, which influences everything from the environment and global development to national security and financial markets.
You’ll learn from top industry executives through live case studies about:
- Global energy in a financial perspective
- The entrepreneurial opportunities for renewable energy
- The complexities of providing electricity and gas in Northern California
- Managing water and energy
- Shaping the energy future with our customers
- Changing the utility business model for the 21st Century
- Managing one of the world’s largest energy providers safely and effectively in a turbulent industry
Program Highlights
- Curriculum designed by both UC Davis faculty and industry executives to reflect the latest challenges in the industry
- Classes with MBA students from Graduate School of Management, Energy Graduate Group, Environmental Sciences, and Environmental Engineering
- Ten weeks of interactive classes taught by senior executives from a select group of companies
- Interdisciplinary team projects in every class to develop solutions to management challenges posed by executives
- Merit-based scholarships are available to incoming MBA admits annually.
“The Sustainable Energy Immersion truly captured just how diverse this industry has become.” – Paula Avery, MBA 19
“It’s very engaging, very interactive… The executives who come here tend to have a dialogue with the class, as opposed to a standard lecture, which I appreciate.” – Mekdem Wright MBA 19
Recent Executive Speakers
- Nicole Biggart, former Faculty Director of the Energy Efficiency Institute
- Benjamin Finkelor, Executive Director of the EEI
- Rob Hochstetler, CEO at Central Electric Power Collaborative, Inc. (CEPCI)
- Sharon Tomkins, Vice President of Strategy and Chief Environmental Officer of Southern California Gas Company
- Jill Anderson, Vice President of Customer Programs and Services at Southern California Edison (SCE)
- Arlen Orchard, Chief Executive Officer and General Manager at Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD)
- Paul Lau, Chief Grid Strategy & Operations Officer at Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD)
- Carl Belshause, General Manager at Anheuser-Busch
- Larry Kellerman, Managing Partner of Twenty First Century Utilities
- Phil Hopkins, Managing Director and Head of Renewable Energy & Environmental Finance at Wells Fargo
- Ari Halberstadt, Co-Founder and CTO of Extensible Energy
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