The Compass Fellowship at Berkeley

Compass Fellows in SF

Welcome to the Compass Fellowship at UC Berkeley!

The Fellowship kicked off at Berkeley in the Fall of 2011 with mentors Howard Knapp, Brendon Li, Blake Hannah and Lovkarn Riar leading the way. Highlight from the first semester included a night hike retreat,  a series of modules with local bay area entrepreneurs and weekly mentorship group gatherings bringing together smaller Fellowship groups. The Berkeley mentors are proud to have an excellent working relationship with the Haas School of Business and have established the Compass Fellowship as a

The San Francisco Region of the Compass Fellowship

Compass Fellows on a city-wide scavenger hunt

Although a small channel of water apart, nothing they are strongly connected – UC Berkeley and Stanford come together to form the SF Region of the Compass Fellowship. The two campuses meet up for a regional activity a few times throughout the year including a regional retreat, and entrepreneurial bootcamp to name a few. The SF region started off with a bang in Fall 2011 with a city-wide scavenger hunt for the Fellows. The SF region is overseen by Compass President and Co-founder, Arthur Woods, following his move to the Bay Area at the beginning of 2011.

What is the Compass Fellowship?

The Compass Fellowship is a unique community of 15 freshmen Fellows and 5 upperclassmen Mentors who want to become social entrepreneurs!  Each week the Fellowship meets with a CEO, author, or social activist to discuss weekly themes that range from setting goals to incorporating a business.

A mentor group excursion to the Japanese Tea Garden

Through these weekly modules and even more personalized meetings with Mentors, Fellows leverage their passions by developing a social business that they ultimately launch!  Additionally Fellows are exposed to the four main Compass Fellowship events: a community-building Retreat, speed-networking Bootcamp, Shift Series Conference in Washington, DC, and a Graduation Reception in which Fellows present their ventures!

Are you interested in getting involved?

We would love you to join our Compass family. If you’re an alum, local business, or just someone who’s interested in social entrepreneurship, we would love you to consider participating in the Fellowship. We always are looking for speakers, mentors and kindred spirits in our local community. Send an email to sf.region@compassfellows.org to learn about opportunities

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