Twitter co-founder Biz Stone will serve as the fourth executive fellow of the Haas School of Business at the University of California at Berkeley, the school announced earlier this month. Stone kicked off his appointment with a keynote to incoming full-time Haas MBA students at MBA orientation on August 16th.
“I’m thrilled to be invited to be a part of Haas in this way,” Stone said in a statement announcing the appointment. “Haas students are enthusiastic about new ideas and bring such a variety of experiences and perspectives that it’s an inspiration every time we interact.”
Though the appointment is new, Stone’s role on the Haas campus is not. He also welcomed MBA students to orientation in 2010, participated in the All-Alumni Reunion Conference in 2009 and spoke at a student-organized digital media conference in 2008.
The executive fellow position at Haas, created in 2007, is a part-time, professional faculty position for respected executives and thought leaders. Beyond serving as advisors to the dean, faculty and staff, executive fellows share their ideas and expertise with students through a range of events and programs throughout the year. Previous executive fellows have included IDEO General Manager Tom Kelley, MBA 83; John Hanke, MBA 96, vice president for product development for Google Maps, Local, and Earth; and retired Chevron CFO Steve Crowe, BS 69, MBA 70.
Stone was named Entrepreneur of the Decade by Inc. Magazine in 2009, among the 100 most influential people by TIME Magazine and “Nerd of the Year” by GQ in 2009. Vanity Fair named him one of the top 10 most influential people of the information age in 2010. To visit Stone’s blog, click here.
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