UC Berkeley

Jay Doherty

Ascend offers a unique opportunity to build authentic working relationships with business leaders. Our founding principles prioritized changing the way that companies access the brilliance and human capital on college campuses. Diverging from traditional consulting clubs, members of Ascend take an impactful role in a small company, rather than a trivial role for a big name firm. This method allows undergraduates to work with Startup executives as peers and coworkers instead of serving as on-campus marketers. After helping strengthen customer retention at several firms, VC-backed companies are in line to take advantage of Ascend’s business model. Now, a student who joins Ascend can build industry knowledge and a lasting network of entrepreneurs.