“My path to corporate finance was not linear and it took me some time to discover what I truly enjoyed,” recalls Certificate Program in Financial Planning and Analysis graduate Briseida Uriarte....
accounting and finance
Accounting is for accountants, right? Well, not exactly. If you’re making any type of decision—financial or non-financial—you’ll need to understand managerial accounting.
Robin Duong has been moving up the accounting ranks. She started out as an accounts payable specialist at Allergan, moved to staff accountant at a luxury retail company in Santa Monica and is now...
The way Ameer Acharya explains it, accounting and finance are perfect complements to each other when analyzing business growth and expenditures.
Personal financial planning is personal to Eileen Loustau.
A fourth-generation San Franciscan, Eileen was the first person in her family to graduate from a four-year university and go on to...
Certificate Program in Accounting graduate Manisha Gilliam is ready for the next step in her accounting career: sitting for the Uniform CPA Examination® (CPA Exam) and becoming a licensed...
In March, current and prospective students of our Personal Financial Planning certificate logged on to Zoom to hear how a recent graduate and members of the certificate's Advisory Board are...
Did you know that a majority of your “conscious” decisions are really driven by subconscious biases?
For some, being a Trekkie and celebrating all that the series has to offer is just one aspect of their life. But for Jen St. Hilaire, the essence of Spock and Data also informs her career outlook...
When you talk to Adrian Morris, you are overwhelmed by her passion to help others. She is an advocate in the making.
You never hear people say they love being audited. But there are accounting professionals who do love being the auditor.
Take Certificate Program in Accounting instructor Marjorie Bailey,...
This year, we virtually celebrate our annual Personal Financial Planning Awards. Hosts Brian Kozel, 2020 chair of the program’s Advisory Board, and Heather Liston, the program director, highlight...
Our Certificate Program in Personal Financial Planning provides an academic path to joining the financial planning profession. Through the curriculum, you learn to analyze and advise in all core...
I’m on the phone with Jesse Pence, and her love for the personal financial planning professional is practically oozing out of the handset.
On Wednesday, June 5, 2019, members of the Personal Financial Planning certificate community came together for the 13th annual awards dinner at UC Berkeley's Faculty Club to recognize exceptional...
Ehab Saad, Ph.D., CMA, CFM, has a magical word that he believes makes him a successful teacher: love.
He loves teaching. Specifically, Ehab loves teaching numerical subjects such as...
For some, online advice and tutorials provide enough information to keep their finances on track. For others—like Sarah Sprague—having a more structured learning environment is preferable.
There’s an expectation that when you graduate college, you’re going to pursue a riveting career in your chosen major. But for some, a passion in college doesn’t translate to a passion in the...
On Wednesday, November 28, current students and those interested in our Certificate Program in Personal Financial Planning came to our San Francisco campus to hear how our esteemed panelists—many...
Medieval History is fascinating: manorialism, feudalism, Vikings, the Crusades. These are just a few of the highlights from this 10-century-long period that Aleisha Gottlund enjoyed teaching at...