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Katie Swinerton

International Relations graduate from Stanford University, pursuing MBA at Berkeley.

Headline: Club Leader
Skills: English, French, Languages
Groups: 2011 UC Berkeley Business Plan Competition, 2012 UC Berkeley Startup Competition, Global Social Venture Competition, Global Social Venture Competition 2011, Global Social Venture Competition GSVC 2012, UC Berkeley Business Plan Competition 2009-2010, [INACTIVE] Global Social Venture Competition 2009-10, [INACTIVE] UC Berkeley Business Plan Competition 2008-2009
Interested in: Growing my group, Helping members of my groups, Meeting new people, Partnering with other groups, Professional opportunities, Sharing my projects
Tags: berkeley, gsvc, stanford
Schools: Stanford University, University of California System - Berkeley

WORK EXPERIENCE

Employer: Business for Social Responsibility
Position: Manager, Advisory Services
Time period: December 2007 - May 2008
Description: Premiere global corporate responsibility business association.
• Supported Directors in annual sales of approximately $500,000. Led cross-functional
teams’ research, analysis, recommendation creation and client presentations, resulting
in consistent repeat business.
• Advised a major oil company on content and potential risks and rewards of massive
“green” marketing campaign. Liaised between PR and Corporate Responsibility groups
to ensure message was backed up with corporate commitment.
• Managed a working group of 15 major apparel and retail companies. Co-facilitated the
creation of the group’s innovative partnership approach to sustainable supply chain
management which, once implemented, will result in cost savings and risk reduction.
• Developed relationships with senior-level professionals from companies and
government agencies in order to grow membership and consulting revenue.

Employer: Business for Social Responsibility
Position: Associate, Advisory Services
Time period: February 2006 - November 2007
Description: • Designed and marketed a proprietary service for managing and monitoring the impact
of social investment programs, resulting in $175,000 in new contracts.
• Created client deliverables which informed the corporate social responsibility (CSR)
strategy development and implementation for 10 of the Fortune 100 companies
amongst others.
• Conducted research, analysis, budget and timeline management as member of
consulting teams. Strong internal demand for project management skills resulted in a
comparatively high personal billable rate (top 10% of peers).

Employer: Business for Social Responsibility
Position: Team Coordinator, Advisory Services
Time period: August 2005 - January 2006
Description: • Developed standardized systems for conducting financial, budgeting and staffing
analyses of team’s consulting projects of approximately $100,000/month. Educated
other teams on systems, which ultimately led to department-wide adoption.

Employer: Straight Line Editorial Development
Position: Editor (Promoted from Editorial Assistant in March 2005)
Time period: August 2004 - July 2005
Description: • Provided editorial services to educational textbook publishers. Collaborated with
executive editors to meet writing, editing and content development needs of clients.

Employer: San Francisco Bar Association
Position: Volunteer Legal Services Program
Time period: May 2004 - July 2004

Employer: Stanford University, Department of International Relations
Position: Research Assistant
Time period: May 2003 - July 2003

Employer: Office of United States Senator Barbara Boxer
Position: Intern
Time period: May 2001 - July 2001

EDUCATION

University: University of California System - Berkeley
Time period: 2010
Degree: Marketing and Sustainability, MBA

University: Stanford University
Time period: 2004
Degree: International Relations, BA

INFORMATION

Hobbies: Yoga; cooking; international travel
Memberships: University of California at Berkeley: Member of Marketing Club, Global Social Venture Competition and Net Impact
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