Haas NewsWire
June 11, 2001


CONTENTS 

Financial Times Ranks Haas Executive Education Custom Programs Best in the 
West  
Warren Hellman to Speak on the Nasdaq at the Business Forecast Luncheon 
Sun Microsystems Chooses Haas for Lessons in High-Tech Marketing 
Haas in the News?  
Happening at Haas??????????????????????????????????????????????  
Haas Celebrations


FINANCIAL TIMES RANKS HAAS EXECUTIVE EDUCATION CUSTOM PROGRAMS BEST IN THE 
WEST 
 The Haas School's Center for Executive Development (CED) offers the tenth 
best custom enrollment programs in the US, according to the executive 
education rankings published in the Financial Times on June 4, 2001. Haas was 
the top school west of the Mississippi in terms of executive custom programs. 

The top ten US custom programs included Duke, Northwestern, Harvard Business 
School, Wharton, University of Michigan, Darden, UNC Kenan Flagler, Babson 
College, Cranfield School of Management, and, of course, Haas. Columbia 
Business School ranked first.

The same ranking named CED's custom programs 17th in the world and the second 
best in the world with regard to whether its programs fulfill participants' 
and corporate purchasers' aims. With regard to follow-up with the customers 
after completion of the program, Haas ranked fourth.

"We are very encouraged with this showing," said Paul Stames, assistant dean 
for Executive Learning at Haas. "For the past two years we have concentrated 
our efforts toward increasing custom programs for client companies and this 
strategy is paying off. We're very pleased that our clients are so satisfied 
with our programs. We went from not making the ranking pool last year to 
placing #10 in the US."

The Financial Times ranked schools that do more than $2 million of business 
in two categories: custom programs and open enrollment programs. CED ranked 
only in the custom programs category. 

The custom programs ranking was based on responses from two questionnaires: 
one completed by purchasers of custom programs (which accounts for 80% of the 
total score) and one completed by business schools.

For more details on the ranking, visit the Financial Times web site at: 
http://career.ft.com/ft/gx.cgi/ftc?pagename=View&c=Collection&cid=FTD4PPTW1MC&
live=true.

WARREN HELLMAN TO SPEAK ON THE NASDAQ AT THE BUSINESS FORECAST LUNCHEON
 Financier F. Warren Hellman, BA 55, will share his formidable investment 
knowledge with alumni and friends at the Haas School's 2001 Business Forecast 
Luncheon on June 14 in San Francisco.? Having just paid $240 million for a 
10% share in the Nasdaq Stock Market, Hellman will speak on the timely topic 
of,? "NASDAQ's Strategic Restructuring into a Private, For-Profit Securities 
Market."

Hellman co-founded San Francisco-based Hellman & Friedman LLC 15 years ago 
and serves as the firm's chairman. Hellman & Friedman has raised and managed 
over $4.8 billion in capital and invested in 42 companies. Business Week 
called Hellman the Jimmy Buffet of the West Coast in an article on his 
investing prowess. He is known for orchestrating the massive deal that took 
Levi Strauss private in 1985. Hellman currently has large investments in Levi 
Strauss & Co., D.N.& E. Walter & Co., and Il Fornaio (America) Corp.

Prior to founding this firm, Hellman was a founder and/or partner at Hellman, 
Ferri Investment Associates; Matrix Management Company; Matrix II Management 
Company; and Lehman Brothers.? At Lehman Brothers, he served as president and 
head of the Investment Banking Division, as well as chairman of Lehman 
Corporation (a closed-end investment company). At age 26, Hellman became 
Lehman's youngest partner ever. 

Known for his physical intensity, Hellman runs 100-mile ultramarathons and 
does endurance horseback riding. He is also very involved in the San 
Francisco Free Clinic, serves as chairman of the San Francisco Foundation, 
and is a member of the Haas School's Advisory Board. He proudly wears his 
commitment to life and work on his sleeve: he has tattoos of his horse and 
his company logo adorning his arm and leg.

The Business Forecast Luncheon takes place, Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 
p.m. at the City Club, located at 155 Sansome Street, 10th Floor, San 
Francisco. Registration is $35 for recent graduates (1995-2001) and $45 for 
other Haas alumni. Online registration is available at 
www.haas.berkeley.edu/alumni. For more information, contact the Haas School 
Alumni Relations Office at 510-642-7790 or e-mail alumni@haas.berkeley.edu.

SUN MICROSYSTEMS CHOOSES HAAS FOR LESSONS IN HIGH-TECH MARKETING
 The Center for Executive Development welcomed representatives from Sun 
Microsystems' division in the Netherlands to a half-day program today at the 
Haas School. The program participants include the firm's executives and its 
top clients from Holland, including executives from CMG, EDS, GE Access, Cap 
Gemini, and Ernst & Young.? 

The program, "Entrepreneurial Leadership in a Competitive IT Sales 
Environment," is designed to meet the needs of three different types of 
participants: distributors, systems integrators, and value added resellers. 
Russell Winer, the J. Gary Shansby Professor of Marketing Strategy, is 
presenting a session on "Channels Management in the Era of the Internet." 
Drew Isaacs, executive director of the Management of Technology Program, is 
presenting a session on new venture marketing.

For information on custom executive programs at Haas, please contact the 
Center for Executive Development at 510-642-4735 or via e-mail at 
execdev@haas.berkeley.edu. 

HAAS IN THE NEWS
 An interview with Hal Varian, dean of the School of Information Management 
and Systems and Haas professor, was featured in the June 11 issue of Fortune 
Magazine. "Okay, Now What?" profiled four thinkers on their view of the 
economy. 

Sea Power & Associates, the winners of the Social Venture Competition, was 
profiled in the Contra Costa Times on June 10. Read the full text at 
http://www.contracostatimes.com/cgi-bin/emailfriend/emailfriend.cgi?mode=print
&doc=http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/stories_news/waves_20010610.htm.

Dwight Jaffee, professor of banking and finance and co-chair of the Fisher 
Center for Real Estate and Urban Economics, and Ken Rosen, the California 
State Professor of Real Estate and Urban Economics and chairman of the Fisher 
Center for Real Estate and Urban Economics, were featured on the front page 
of the real estate section of the San Francisco Business Times June 8 - 14 
issue.? 

Jaffee and California Economist Cynthia Kroll, were quoted in the San 
Francisco Chronicle on June 3. The article quoted their recent report on the 
state of the California economy. 

A column by Varian appeared in The New York Times on May 31, on reasons to be 
wary of privatizing Social Security. 

Carl Shapiro, theTransamerica Professor of Business Strategy and the director 
of the Institute of Business and Economics Research, was mentioned in the Los 
Angeles Times on May 29 in connection with General Electric's plans to 
purchase Honeywell International. 

Rosen was quoted in the San Francisco Chronicle on May 28, commenting that 
Bay Area real estate market has returned to reality. 

The San Francisco Business Times featured Rosen in their May 25 issue in the 
article "Rosen: The economic hangover has just begun".? Read at 
http://sanfrancisco.bcentral/sanfrancisco/stories/2001/05/28/newscolumn5.html

Dean Laura D'Andrea Tyson was quoted in Business Week "Financial Education 
for Undergrads" on May 21.? Read the text at 
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/01_21/b3733133.htm

Jonathan Berk, associate professor of finance, and Rich Lyons, professor in 
the Haas Economic Analysis and Policy Group and the Haas Finance Group, were 
quoted in the Contra Costa Times on May 21 in an article on Sybase Inc.'s 
jump from the Nasdaq to the New York Stock Exchange. 

Tyson comments to the Silicon Forum were covered in Upside.com on May 21. 

Sea Power, winner of this years' Social Venture Competition, was profiled in 
Business Week article "Ocean Notion" on May 21.

Abby Scott, director of the Haas School Career Center, was quoted in the San 
Francisco Chronicle article, "Job market isn't all bleak for Class of 2001" 
on May 20.? Read the text at 
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2001/05/20/A
W206271.DTL

Andrew Rose's research was mentioned in the National Post article "U.S. 
Dollar could lift our economy 37%" on May 19.

Paul Tiffany was quoted in the San Francisco Chronicle article "The power 
behind POWER" on May 16.?  Read the text at 
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2001/05/16/B
U199770.DTL

Sea Power & Associates was featured in Oakland Tribune on May 16. 

Janet Yellen, the Eugene E. and Catherine M. Trefethen Professor of Business 
Administration, was quoted on the Federal Reserves rate cuts in Market News 
International article "Latest Fed Rate Cut Welcomed by Most, Questioned by 
others" on May 15.

Paul Gertler, professor and faculty director of the Graduate Program in 
Health Services Management, was quoted in the San Francisco Chronicle on May 
9. Read the full text at 
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2001/05/09/B
U166480.DTL&type=printable ? Severin Borenstein, E.T. Grether Professor in 
Public Policy and Business Administration, has been quoted extensively in the 
media on the California Energy Crisis.  Fortune Magazine, June 11, "Is Dick 
Cheney the New Hillary?" Los Angeles Times, June 10, 
http://www.latimes.com/news/columns/king/20010609/t000048506.html San 
Francisco Chronicle, June 10, 
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2001/06/10/MN19676.DTLSan 
Diego Union Tribune, June 8, 
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/fri/metro/news_7m8puc.html
National Public Radio, June 8 Los Angeles Times, June 7, 
http://www.latimes.com/editions/ventura/calendar/20010607/t000047628.html San 
Francisco Chronicle, June 7, 
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2001/06/07/M
N177308.DTL The Press-Enterprise, June 7  CBS Evening New, June 6, 
http://www.cbsnews.com/now/story/0,1597,295277-412,00.shtml Los Angeles 
Times, June 6,  http://www.latimes.com/news/state/20010606/t000047237.html 
The New York Times, June 5,? "Natural Gas Prices High in Southern California" 
The New York Times, June 3, "Econ 101: It's Right and It's Wrong" San 
Francisco Chronicle, May 17, 
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2001/05/17/M
N88959.DTL The New York Times, May 18, "In the State of Power, Scant Praise 
for Bush Plan"  The New York Times, May 18, "Energy Executives Like 
proposals; outside experts see less need for action" NPR, May 19, "Prices for 
Natural Gas and electricity in California Remain High, and further Rate hikes 
May be Necessary" 

HAPPENING AT HAAS

ALUMNI EVENTS
Alumni Presentation and Book-Signing"A New Brand of Expertise: How 
Independent Consultants, Free Agents, and Interim Managers, are Transforming 
the World of Work" by Marion McGovern, MBA 85, president and co-founder of 
My, Inc. Tuesday, June 19, 2001 8.00 a.m. Lifeprint, 120 Montgomery Street, 
Suite 600, San Francisco Under McGovern's leadership, My earned a spot on the 
Inc. 500 listing of the fastest growing private companies in America in 1994 
to 1997. From 1994 to 1999, M2 has been on the San Francisco Business Times 
listings or the "Fastest Growing Companies in the Bay Area" and the "Largest 
Women Owned Businesses in the SF Bay Area." To register call 415-274-4700, 
ext. 2

The East Bay Chapter of the Haas Alumni Network  Open House at the Harvey 
Clars Estate Auction & Gallery. Harvey Clars President Redge Martin, MBA 77, 
will explain the auction business and discuss acquisition and appraisal of 
auction items. Friday, June 22, 2001  6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.  Location: 
Harvey Clars Estate Auction & Gallery, 5644 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland To 
reserve your space: RSVP to Debbie at Harvey Clars, 510/428.0100 ext. 104 or 
via email to http://ebweb@haas.berkeley.edu This event is free. For more 
information about Harvey Clar 

 The East Bay Chapter of the Haas Alumni Network  Network and exchange ideas 
with fellow East Bay alumni and Haas students on the first Thursday of every 
month. July 5, 2001  7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.  Location: Pyramid Brewery, 901 
Gilman Street at Eighth Street in Berkeley. Contact and Phone: Bill Vederman, 
East Bay Chapter President or via email at? http://vederman@alumni.haas.org.

 Singapore Monthly Meeting Meetings for Haas alumni are held last Tuesday of 
each month.  Tuesday, July 31, 2001  7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.  Location: Bar & 
Billiard Room, Raffles Hotels, Singapore No RSVP is required. Contact and 
Phone Dirk Hofer +65-98191039 or via email dirk@strategytools.com.

HAAS CELEBRATIONS
 BIRTHDAYS Tenny Frost, June 11  Kim Guilfoyle, June 11  Mohammed Shamma, 
June 12 Laura Gardner, June 14 Sue McCormack, June 15A Carole Wilson, June 16 
Jean Thomma, June 22 Laura Tyson, June 28 Jerrald W. Stone, July 2 Linda 
Coffee, July 5 Kathleen Valerio, July 6 Julie Ito, July 7 Galina Volkona, 
July 7

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their birthdays announced. Please e-mail a request to have your birthday 
marked "do not announce" on the central birthday list to 
Haasnews@haas.berkeley.edu. 

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