Updated: Feb 24, 2021
One of the best ways to prepare for the workforce is to get involved in student organizations at Harvard. The following is a list of Harvard student organizations that can help you to cultivate valuable skills and experiences that will prepare you for the startup sphere!
Harvard College China Forum
Founded in 1997, Harvard College China Forum is North America’s leading and longest-running student-run conference on China. Dedicated to a constructive dialogue on the challenges, trends, and issues affecting China, the forum aims to engage leaders in business, academic, and politics in a discourse that offers insights and generates ideas. The annual forum typically takes place every April in Boston. Over a thousand delegates and nearly a hundred speakers attended the forum annually, making it the largest of its kind.
Harvard College Economics Review
The Harvard College Economics Review is an annual periodical addressing issues of national and global importance through economic analyses accessible to professionals and common readers alike. We feature articles and interviews with some of the world's most prominent economists in academia, business, and government, as well as a regular blog from our Harvard staff.
Harvard College Ventures
Harvard Ventures is the largest undergraduate venture capital and entrepreneurship organization at Harvard that supports students by offering educational finance workshops, networking events with founders and investors, and startup internship opportunities.
Harvard Undergraduate BGLTQ Business Society (HUBBS)
HUBBS is dedicated to opening pathways for BGLTQ students interested in finance, consulting, technology, and other business sectors to pursue their career goals, and HUBBS is open to any Harvard College member of the BGLTQ and allied community at Harvard interested in business. Given that BGLTQ students are underrepresented in the business sector, our goal is to connect, advise, and support these students who are considering careers in business.
Harvard Undergraduate Consulting on Business and the Environment
Harvard Undergraduate CBE is a strategy consulting group that works with Fortune 500 companies and high-growth startups in the technology, life sciences, and sustainability sectors to solve pressing business problems and develop research-driven strategy recommendations for clients. Since 2008, the group has provided clients with industry-focused solutions including market/industry analysis, product design, customer segmentation, and financial modeling. The group also retains a strong focus on sustainability, working with multiple projects each year geared towards renewable energy, clean water, and clean technology-based companies and programs. Other CBE initiatives include our annual CBE Ventures competition, Black Solidarity Grant, and Sustainability Grant. To learn more about CBE and our flagship sustainability and service initiatives, visit our website: www.harvardcbe.com.
Harvard Undergraduate Economics Association
The Harvard Undergraduate Economics Association (HUEA) serves as a forum for undergraduate students interested in economics. Its activities include dinners with professors, graduate school panels, peer advising, and community outreach.
Harvard Undergraduate Global Research and Consulting Chapter
GRC Group is a global student-run strategic consulting and research think tank with a strong international network of 500+ ambitious, talented, and entrepreneurial students who seek to have a meaningful impact on the world. With nearly 20 chapters at the top academic institutions, including Harvard, Wharton, Stanford, Yale, Princeton, Oxford, and LSE, GRC collaborates with global nonprofits, social impact start-ups, and CSR-oriented organizations, such as the United Nations, Wikipedia, and World Wildlife Fund, to develop well-informed, impactful insights and solutions via pro bono consulting and research projects. To further empower our members to drive social change and become responsible future leaders, we offer professional development workshops that equip members with hard skills required for a career in consulting, career panels across relevant sectors (management consulting, impact investing, nonprofits, etc.), and work with organizations to amplify impact tenfold by integrating technology into their operations.
Harvard Undergraduate Latinxs in Finance & Technology (LiFT)
Harvard Undergraduate Latinxs in Finance & Technology (LiFT) is a student-run organization at Harvard College that provides professional resources and support for Latinx students pursuing careers in traditionally underrepresented industries such as business, technology, law, media, and more.
Harvard Undergraduate Women in Business
Harvard Undergraduate Women in Business (HUWIB) seeks to empower a dynamic group of enterprising young women, uniting them through business education and experience. HUWIB offers a unique opportunity for undergraduate women at Harvard to expand and sharpen their knowledge of business opportunities, giving them the skills they will need to become future leaders in the corporate world. HUWIB's membership has been steadily expanding since its inception approximately twenty years ago. Serving the entire female Harvard undergraduate population, HUWIB is overseen by an Executive Board and nine committees. Through panels, conferences, outreach initiatives, skill-building workshops, leadership projects, mentorship programs, and social events, HUWIB seeks to expose undergraduate women to a variety of business careers. HUWIB's unique blend of professionalism, pragmatism, and entrepreneurial spirit allows us to develop programs that are both effective and diverse. Over the years, HUWIB has cultivated close relationships with many companies in different sectors of the business world, including investment banking, consulting, financial services, software technology, entrepreneurship, marketing, and more. HUWIB also works closely with Harvard Business School and other female-oriented business organizations. Membership in HUWIB requires completion of the 10-week WIBternship in which prospective members attend skill-building business panels and work with others on mini-projects. Once part of the HUWIB network, associates are encouraged to apply for committee positions where they help coordinate and execute the planning for the fastest-growing and largest women's organization on campus. Associates enjoy the opportunity to gain a variety of management and organizational skill sets, from finance and development to marketing, design, and production.
Harvard Undergraduate Women in Computer Science
We are dedicated to building a community of technical women at Harvard and beyond. We seek to empower women to consider careers in technology by providing education, mentorship, and role models for students at Harvard and in the greater Boston community. We strive to promote awareness of gender issues and to construct an environment for discussion and reform across universities and industries. We hope to create opportunities for individuals of all genders and interests to support these goals.
MakeHarvardCollege
MakeHarvard was founded upon a belief in the importance of a collaborative maker experience. As the country's largest makeathon, we bring together hundreds of engineers, entrepreneurs, and innovators with a maker-spirit to tackle real-life problems and build out hardware prototypes for their solutions in just 24 hours.
