CESR Blog
- For Carlos Peña (MBA ’19), the education he received at Leeds and the ecosystem of entrepreneurship, venture capital, and social impact he found in «Ƶ and Denver transformed the trajectory of his career.Carlos grew up
- Olivia Kefauver (MBA ’25) has spent their career working in impactful positions in a variety of industries. Now, they are pursuing an MBA to drive impact at a larger scale and become a changemaker in
- The Center's for Ethics and Social Responsibility launches a new name for its longstanding successful executive education program. The new name of Sustainability and Social Impact Certificate better reflects current trends within the industry.
- Amy Halvorson (MGMT, ’10) has worked on sustainability for large companies like Cargill and Starbucks for almost a decade. She credits her education from Leeds, including classes like Leadership Challenges (CESR 4000), and
- In late September it felt like the world descended on New York City. In some ways it did—the UN General Assembly was in town for their annual meeting. But there were also more than 6,000 people in town to participate in Climate
- After a ten-year career serving in the Army, Ethan Subra (MBA’25) came to Leeds last fall to pursue work in the clean energy transition, an area that would let him continue to focus on creating a positive impact through his work. He
- Zhenghua “Z” Yang (Fin, SRE ’14) is the Founder and CEO of Serenity Forge, a values-driven video game development company based in «Ƶ. He was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 in 2020. His games have saved lives, helped kids learn rocket science
- The Sustainability and Social Impact Certificate has a strong alumni network that continues to grow and develop ongoing professional opportunities for its members.
- Sarah Reice (Fin, SRE'18) is the Sustainability Manager for Anthropologie and was named to the 2024 GreenBiz 30 Under 30 list. We recently spoke with her about how the Social Responsibility and Ethics (SRE) Certificate shaped her career,
- Demesha Hill joined the CESR Advisory Board in 2024, but she has been supporting our work for years as a popular guest speaker in the Certificate in ESG Strategy executive program and even helping to design the program eight years ago