Paying it forward...

Dana Soltani is a 2009 Haas School of Business graduate.

Originally from Iran, he stayed in the San Francisco Bay Area after graduation to work on his passions of tech and entrepreneurship. He volunteered for Haas Young Entrepreneurs as a mentor, a program dedicated to helping kids from middle school and high school get into college.

“Truly feeling the pains of disadvantaged children, I signed up to be a mentor at Young Entrepreneurs at Haas (YEAH) on my second day in the business school. I stayed involved with YEAH for two years. The teams I mentored at Haas won three consecutive rounds of semi-annual business plan completion that marked the end of an educational semester. After business school, I stayed involved with non-profits that serve disadvantaged children globally. I strongly believe most disadvantaged children in the U.S. and globally only need a fair chance to compete – I feel my life has been living proof.”