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Join the unofficial Brian Uzzi Fan Club! Sign our petition to show your appreciation…

Thanks! - Jay Patel & Mike Todasco

PS - Don’t forget to confirm your submission!  Check your email for a confirmation link and CLICK IT!

Update: The petition was closed a while back, but see all the submissions below:

The following 116 people have signed this petition…

Jon Nathanson, “Uzzi’s class is a cornerstone of a top-notch MBA education.”

JIAN QIN, “Uzzi is absoutely the most famous scholar I have seen in the organization theory,sociology and management field. It is my great pleasure to have this opportunity. thank kyou very much!”

Jim Squires, “amazing speaker/professor. i’d definitely like to take another class with him and hope he stays at haas.”

Jonathan Villet, “Prof. Uzzi’s creativity and analytical skills bring great value to the Haas experience. I hope he will continue to provide them to us! “

Jaideep Tungare, “Uzzi is the best..Uzzi’s Leadership class was by far the most engaging class of the first year. “

Igor Kouznetsov, “Prof. Uzzi’s class was an eye opener. His ability to instruct is outstanding.”

Michael Depold, “Not much more I can add to what has already been said. Truly an excellent course and professor.”

Jerome Abregana
Josh Ewing, “Very inspirational and knowledgable of the theory of Leadership, and how concepts are applied across all functions of business. One of the best professors we’ve in the Core courses”

Olivier Brzozowski
sridhar devarapalli, “One of the best classes I have taken in the last year. I wish the course was a full length course, as opposed to just 4 weeks. Prof Uzzi is a brilliant teacher, and we were fortunate to have him.”

Rajiv Raghunarayan, “Prof. Uzzi’s class was worth every bit of the 5 weeks. His knowledge, presentation skills, the interactive exercises, and the practical applicability (for any individual) made this class a standout. I absolutely vote for Prof. Uzzi.”

Dhiraj Bansal
Mark Kunkel, “Professor Uzzi’s class was the most relevant and immediately applicable class that I took during this first core year. His class brings tremendous value to The Berkeley MBA and should be retained, and expanded if possible.”

Sheri Atienza, “Uzzi is a great professor! I learned a lot and will be able to apply what I’ve learned in my work situation. I hope he stays so I can take another class with him. “

Peter Tsang, “Uzzi gives very engaging lectures and was one of the best professors I’ve had all year.”

Deanne Renting, “This class is the best I have taken at Haas - Professor Uzzi was exceptionally knowledge, a fantastic teacher and very engaging.”

Swati Reichmuth, “Professor Uzzi’s teaching style is amazing and we were fortunate to have him, even if it was for four weeks”

CHRISTINA STEWART, “Professor Uzzi was one of my favorite two professors this year. He brought excitement and tangible tools to a “soft” skills class. He brings a great East Coast perspective to a West Coast school “

Sreekanth Menon, “Prof. Uzzi easily ranks among the Cheit award winning professors at Haas. He is a master of his field. Haas needs to bag and retain this calibre of professors to realize its aspirations.”

Dinesh Moorjani, “In four short weeks, Uzzi managed to make a real difference…I have already put into practice many of the things that I learnt in this class, including one instance where I stopped myself from conducting a covert lobbying operation!”

Umang Jain
Shai Traister, “Uzzi is the best prefessor I’ve had in Haas. He clearly stands out from the rest. Phenomenal.”

Jenny Lau
Katie Kabler, “Great professor who has true passion for his teaching!”

Vijay Bhaskaran
Deepa Singh, “Great Professor and amazing class. Uzzi can help Haas realize its dream of “Leading with Innovation”. “

Angad Narang, “It would be a shame to lose Uzzi. He is a great professor and his class was well worth the time and effort.”

Kiran Karadi, “Uzzi lecturers were simply mesmerizing! The class was engaging and gripping. Time and money well spent. So far the best we have had at Haas.”

Meenakshi Kaushik, ” Best professor with insightful course content. Uzzi is a great addition for Haas”

Eoin Doherty, “Prof. Uzzi’s class well surpassed my expectations from the content I can apply today and in the future as well as engaging the class was every night.”

Adam Anthony, “Best professor and lecturer I’ve encountered at Haas. Students, faculty, and administration should do all that we can to make Uzzi a permanent member of the Haas community.”

Farhan Ahmad, “Uzzi’s course was better than any other core course at Haas. He teaches a topic that is exremely difficult to teach with such ease. I hope that Haas can convince him to stay.”

Jeff, “I’ve never been in a course where the whole class burst into applause at the end of EVERY lecture!”

Nadir Rahman, “Prof. Uzzi is inspirational. His mastery over the subject matter is only rivaled by his clear and engaging style of communication. If Haas is serious about training us as leaders, retaining Prof. Uzzi is the only way to go.”

Chad McNeal, “Would have been a finalist, if not winner, for the Cheit award had the vote been delayed a few weeks.”

Jing Zhu, “really enjoyed Prof. Uzzi’s class. The senior leadership project was an excellent idea to get me ftf time with several senior managers whom I admire.”

Praveen Janapareddy, “Without reservations, Prof. Uzzi’s Leadership class is by far the best soft-skills class I have attended at Haas. I only wish it was longer. Prof. Uzzi is/will-be a GREAT addition to the Haas faculty!”

Sachin Rao, “The only thing I did not like about Uzzis class was that it was too short. Have him teach more classes…”

Roli Gupta, “Great idea, Mike and Jay. I hope Haas realizes what it takes to make a business school best in the country. “

Colleen Varley, “Uzzi rocks. I challenge the Haas leaders to apply their innovative and creative spirit towards keeping Uzzi at Haas.”

Nari Sitaraman, “The best class I have had at Haas. Would be a shame to lose such a fantastic professor. I also think that the course should be at least 2 credits similar to most of the other core courses.”

Josh Ewing, “Brian Uzzi set the benchmark of the caliber of professor we should expect at Haas. Inspiring, thought provoking, enthusiastic.”

Manpreet Dharni, “Without doubt one of the best professors. A must have for Haas.”

Raj Sivasubramanian, “Uzzi was an incredible communicator, and I cherished every minute of his class. I had to miss one class due to work, and was genuinely devastated over this. Our time with him was way too short and we need him back to teach more standard length courses. “

Tanya Troshyna
Brian Lawrence, “Best professor I’ve encountered. He is amazing.”

Anne Marxer
Jerome Alabado, “Haas needs professors like Brian if it wants to stay in the Top 5.”

Joshua Sivaslian, “Thought provoking material, great packaging, and a great delivery. Professor Uzzi made you think and challenged you to take action. He sets the standard for what it means to teach at Haas.”

Jake Schumacher, “Uzzi’s Leadership class was the most relevant and helpful class to the future leaders at Haas. He made a science out of the crucial skill of networking and everyone benefitted. WE NEED HIM HERE PERMANENTLY!!”

Eli Ceryak, “A highlight of the first year at Haas. His ideas on networks are provocative, and I was able to start putting them into action the day after the first class.”

rei kasai, “Great asset to the program. “

Paulos Tesfazghi, “Uzzi is a great asset to Haas. Make him an offer he can’t refuse :-)”

Vasanth Matamudra, “Great class and professor! Would be a great asset for Haas.”

Sirisha Paturi, “Really great prof!! I felt the program was worth it after taking his class!!”

John Pavolotsky, “Excellent professor with a true passion for teaching.”

Rob Williamson, “Brian’s leadership and networking lessons have been some of the most valuable of my MBA and professional careers. All Haas students should have the opportunity to learn from such a great and inspirational professor!”

March Liao, “The best class I’ve taken at Haas! The only complaint I had was the course was too short! But even within the a few weeks, Uzzi was able to teach us a complete, applicable framework to build leadership skills.”

Iftikhar Chaudhry, “What a great professor and a class. This class with Prof. Uzzi is a must for all MBA’s as it teaches us practical ways to navigate through our carres and lives. I strongly recommend that we get Prof. Uzzi as a FT faculty. “

Anand Dalvi, “Uzzi’s class is the best and most relevant class I have taken in a long time at Haas or otherwise. It’s rare to find someone so brilliant in research and teaching. He has set a very high standard for teaching. I wish he taught us OB as well…. “

Alie Cohen, “Professor Uzzi was by far the best professor that we have had at Haas.”

Christine Rhinehart
Jean Minton
Laiq Chughtai, “Uzzi’s lectures are mind expanding. I looked forward to each class and never left disappointed. I hope he is able to stick around at Haas.”

Pranav, “one of the best classes at Haas. his insights have really changed the way I think about leadership and building networks.”

Sam Fu, “This is the first time I am convinced that leadership is a science and can be acquired through learning and practice. His analysis on the group process presented in the movie Twelve Angry Man has profound influence on my career building.”

David Coffman, “Great class! Great professor! Making Brian a permanent addition to the faculty would significantly improve current students’ motivation and ability to sell this program to prospective students.”

Jin Yun, “WOW….I can’t believe that the MBA administration wouldn’t consider making this an absolute necessity/requirement. Most important class I have taken and best professor so far!”

Bharath Muthiah, “Brian is brilliant! A video, a game, and an auction & a simulation were brilliantly executed in 4 weeks that drilled in things we will never forget”

Jerry Su, “The best soft skill class we have had. He would also be a great Organizational Behavior professor. “

Wei Gao, “I wish the Uzzi’s class had been a 2-3 units one. “

venkatesh nagapudi, “Professor Uzzi was absolutely one of the best orators I have come across. His course is very relevant for anyone that wants to become a leader. And only he can teach it as well! I say bring him back, and make the course longer too!”

Souma Sengupta, “Uzzi is an excellent teacher and had awesome command of the class topic. I hope that the program office does everything it can to keep Uzzi at Haas.”

Marisa Gallagher, “Uzzi’s class was terrific - learned so much and it felt like we were only getting started. “

Luchen Foster, “Uzzi’s class was the first class that I stayed engaged the entire 4 hours, and actually applied the learnings outside of the classroom. “

Joe Wesolaski, “He was the most captivating professor of the Core curriculum and the material was argueably more important than anything else we learned. “

Jan Tai
Piyush Jamkhandi, “The first professor whose 1st lecture opened my mind to what I didn’t realize during my 30 years of education and work experience. Best prof. bar none… “

Bryan Lee, “Professor Uzzi was by far the best professor I had this semester!! I hope to have the opportunity to take more of his classes before I graduate.”

Rajiv Krishnamurthy, “The best prof we have had at Berkeley so far by a mile. Great practical information that we can use in everyday meetings and at the work place.”

Daniel Feldman
VInod Nair, “If there was a transformational experience in my MBA program so far, Brian’s class has got to be it. Cant think of a life without Brian’s analysis of 12 angry men and Paul Revere networks.”

Basel Bahhour, “Finally a class I did not mind fighting traffic to attend.”

Ashish Shah, “Brian was great, his teachings are applicable in both business and personal lives. “

August Specht, “One of my favorite classes in 1st year.”

Gareth Davis, “Uzzi’s class was the best class of the year, the most useful and the most interesting. He has set the standard for teaching at Haas.”

Sharmila Ravula, “Our leadership class has been on eof the best experiences at Berkeley so far. I wish the class had been a 3 unit course. I re”

Prashant Jain, “This is one of the best classes I had in my first year. Professor Uzzi’s understanding of the subject, presentation and delivery was phenomenal. My only regret is that the time assigned to this course was way shorter “

Josh Lauman, “Amazing and inspirational professor. Haas should do whatever it takes to keep him. “

Ilya Klets, “By far the most memorable, impactful, and fun class in the first year. Haas needs to recruit more professors like Uzzi to improve the experience for the students and Haas’ top 10 B-school ranking.”

Navin Mittal, “If I had to summarize professor Uzzi’s class in one word, it would have to be “Wow”! I hope Haas does everything in its power and more to keep professor Uzzi. Once again, wow!”

Sai , “Uzzi and his leadership class were hands down the best of the first year. To make Haas the best B-school in the world, we must recruit and retain more Uzzis. Students wouldn’t mind paying more to gain a truly remarkable learning experience”

Ravi Ramachandran, “Prof Uzzi, you taught us about reciprocity. We love having you around .. so please reciprocate and stay!”

Chantal Laurie, “Dr. Uzzi was terrific - he set a high standard for how instruction should be at Haas. I enjoyed his class and learned an enormous amount!”

Anitha Pai, “I loved Prof Uzzi’s class. Program office should definitely bring him on board to teach every year!”

Henry Zheng, “Uzzi’s class absolutely exceeded my expectation. Haas needs more professor like Uzzi.”

Anand Lakshmanan, “I can say with conviction that Uzzi has been the best professor I have ever had in my entire educational life. His 12 hours of lecture is probably worth the K in tuition just by itself “

Bharath Rangarajan, “Dr. Uzzi helped reduce my caffeine intake on Saturday afternoons! “

George Kong, “He’s definitely one of the best professors I’ve had not only at Haas, but throughout my student career. He is a great asset for Haas.”

Sam Chatterjee, “I’m glad this campaign got started. We already are losing two of our best (Zettelmeyer and Busse) to Kellogg, I’d hate to see a superstar like Uzzi make it a 3-0 whitewash for Kellogg! He is a great prof and we need him to stay!”

Tom Kraikit, “Uzzi was one of the best professors this year. He was both inspiring and engaging and I have already found his lessons to be useful at work and in my personal life. It would be a shame to lose him; Haas should do everything possible to keep him here.”

Rahul Jauhari, “Uzzi’s class was fantastic - one that is likely to have the MOST IMPACT on peoples careers and social lives in the long term. Definitely one of the best and most memorable class in the first year.”

Krupa ( Blue ), “Uzzi’s class reminded me why I am spending this enormous time and effort on my MBA. Here is to Uzzi from his number one fan( same as the other 239 of them). “

Sean Lavery, “Uzzi is an amazing professor! His thoughts and arguments are clever and packaged in a way that engages the audience, sparks curiosity, and inspires a thirst for more. Haas needs to do whatever it takes to keep him.”

Manoj Jayadevan, “Great professor ..must have for Haas”

Kelly Lu, “Uzzi is one of the best professors I’ve had at Haas. If he offers an elective, I would definitely take it. I strongly recommend him!”

Sean Dalziel, “Professor Uzzi shared with us some particularly unique and practical insights on dynamic successful leaders. He is a “one in a million” and Haas should sign him up !!”

Jason Yan, “Uzzi’s class is the kind of class that I came to Haas to take. He’s one of those prof’s that really gives his students a competetive advantage. Shouldn’t Haas MBAs be the ones who get that advantage?”

Andrea Suiilvan, “Absolutely the most interesting class of the year. A class taught by Prof. Uzzi would take top priority on my list, I’d love to keep him at Haas.”

Srinivas Hanabe (blue), “Uzzi rocks! He’s built strong social capital with 240 folks in no time. He should teach something (quilting included) right on the first MBA class - it’ll add tremendously to Haas’ value. If Haas loses him, it’ll be such a shame”

Mike Todasco (Blue), “Uzzi was the best first year professor at Haas and one of the best teachers I have ever had! If Brian taught a class in quilting I’d take it without thinking twice. The administration needs to do whatever it can to keep profs like Brian at Berkeley.”

parham khoshkbari, “I really appreciate the effort to have him here at Haas this semester and hope we can have more faculties like him on board.”

Brian Farhi, “Best class of our first year, and the one I’ve already used the most - Save Uzzi!!”

Mimi Frusha, “We needed more than 5 weeks with Uzzi. “

Jay Patel, “I voted Brian Uzzi the Best Prof at Haas for ‘08! Hopefully he’ll be around in ‘09.”