Advising Appointments

Prospective Big Ideas applicants and current teams are encouraged to schedule a 1-on-1 advising appointment with a Big Ideas advisor. To learn more about the advisors and their areas of expertise, check out the Big Ideas team page. We strongly recommend you sign up in advance to guarantee time with your advisor of choice advisor. Advising hours can be very busy, and fill up as the Contest deadline approaches!

Phillip Denny

Director, Big Ideas Contest

Brittney Byrd

Marketing Specialist, Big Ideas Contest

Aarush Gupta

Innovation Ambassador, Big Ideas Winner 2024

If you can’t make it to any of the pre-scheduled advising appointment times and would like to reserve a time, please email us at bigideas@berkeley.edu and we’ll schedule another time to meet with you!