CONSULTING FOR A SUSTAINABLE WORLD
The Longhorn Impact Fellowship at Texas (LIFT) pairs student consultants with sustainable corporations, social enterprises, and non-profits to solve sustainability and impact-focused problems.
WHAT IS LIFT?
View this video to learn more.
IMPACT STATS ABOUT LIFT
- LIFT consultants produced $467,000 in value to 16 clients in the 21-22 school year
- 100% of consultants recommend the program
- LIFT gave $5,250 in scholarships to 7 students in the 21-22 school year
- 1 in 3 LIFT graduates went into full-time consulting in 2022
JOIN OUR FUTURE LEADERS
Step into the consultant world as you work with sustainable corporations, social enterprises, and non-profits to solve impact-focused challenges.
Projects related to sustainability, corporate philanthropy, impact/ESG investing, or social and environmental innovation are completed in 10-to-12 weeks. LIFT is selective and is open to UT Austin juniors, seniors, and graduate students. Past Fellows majored in Business Honors, Plan II Honors, Public Affairs, Biology, and more.
Learn more about the program on this flyer.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
- Build a community of socially and environmentally conscious innovators
- Develop ubiquitous skills, such as change management, market research, systems thinking, and impact measurement
- Explore careers in consulting and impact work through experiential learning and mentorship
- Create interdisciplinary connections among students and professionals
- Elevate the impact community’s work through needed support
LIFT CLIENTS INCLUDE
- Coupa - Fall 2022
- DLA Piper - Fall 2022
- Everydog - Fall 2022
- La Hoja Capital Management - Fall 2022
- Parq - Fall 2022
- Terra Pave International - Fall 2022
- DLA Piper - Spring 2022
- Earth Rides - Spring 2022
- EnerSys - Spring 2022
- GE Digital - Spring 2022
- Global Animal Partnership - Spring 2022
- JUST - Spring 2022
- Native Energy - Spring 2022
- Slalom - Spring 2022
- City Possible - Fall 2021
- Dow - Fall 2021
- Emergent - Fall 2021
- Explorer's Passage - Fall 2021
- Habitat for Humanity Texas – Fall 2021
- HID – Fall 2021
- Mission Capital – Fall 2021
- Under Armour – Fall 2021
- BB Imaging – Spring 2021
- Civic Champs – Spring 2021
- Corecentra – Spring 2021
- Dell Technologies – Spring 2021
- DivInc – Spring 2021
- An International Energy Company – Spring 2021
- ENGIE – Fall 2020
- NI (formally National Instruments) – Fall 2020
- Lifeworks – Fall 2020
- Un.Inc – Fall 2020
- inLieu LLC – Fall 2020
- JUST – Fall 2020
- Capital Impact Partners – Fall 2020
- Habitat for Humanity Texas – Fall 2020
- Dell Technologies - Spring 2020
- Alamo Drafthouse - Spring 2020
- BBVA Momentum - Spring 2020
- Asian Impact - Spring 2020
- NGOrganize - Spring 2020
- Lifeworks - Fall 2019
- Me and the Bees Lemonade - Fall 2019
- Jump Finance - Fall 2019
- TribesForGOOD - Fall 2019
- The Press Forward - Fall 2019
APPLY TO BE A SPRING 2023 LIFT CLIENT TODAY!
If you are a sustainable corporation, social enterprise, or non-profit with an impact-focused challenge to solve, you can apply to be a Spring 2023 LIFT client by filling out this application. We look forward to hearing from you soon!
APPLY TO BE A FALL 2022 LIFT CONSULTANT TODAY!
You can apply to be part of our Fall 2022 LIFT cohort by filling out this application. We look forward to hearing from you soon!
SPRING 2022 LIFT FELLOWS
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Thanks to all who participated!
PAST LIFT FELLOWS
2021 FALL FELLOWS
Aamir Sarani, Environmental Engineering
Aditya Gollakota, Public Affairs
Andrew Zhao, Petroleum Engineering
Aniket Matharasi; Business Honors, Finance, Humanities Honors
Anjitha Nair, Computer Science
Annie Lu, Business Honors & Marketing
Anthony Lee, MS Data Science
Cara Cook, Master of Public Affairs
Chelsea Derouen, Social Work
Chi Pham, Finance and Linguistics
Ethan Plevak; Geography, Sustainability Studies, and Urban Studies
Evan Pan; Canfield Business Honors, Government
Grace Kay, MPAFF/MSSW
Hannah Radford, MBA
Hye Jeong Lee; Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering
Jaime Cueva, MS Civil Engineering
Jalen Archer, Marketing and Human Dimensions of Organizations
Jane Li, iMPA
Javier Lopez, International Relations & Government
Joyleen Sanchez, Master of Public Affairs
Katie Clack; Management Information Systems, French
Kate Stubbs, Public Health
Kelsia Adil; Finance, CBHP, International Relations, and Global Studies
Malvika Manoj, Finance
Maydha Kohli, Mechanical Engineering
Mithila Harirama, BSA Biology
Naziya Ahmed, Management Information Systems
Nicolas Munoz Khakov, Finance
Palak Kapoor, Finance
Riley Garrett, Chemistry
Ryan Siwald, MSSW
Sahil Patel, Architectural Engineering Honors and Economics
Samara Zuckerbrod, Sustainability Studies and English
Shaina Kambo, Geography and Sustainability Studies
2021 SPRING LIFT FELLOWS
Melanie Albrecht, Biology
Alexandra Allen, Plan II, Communication and Leadership
Kaitlyn Anderson, MPAff
Sreya Ayinala, Business Honors, Plan II Honors, Management Information Systems
Lily Bui, Environmental Engineering
Andrew Butemeyer, International Relations
Jingjing Feng, Global Policy Studies
Himadri Gehlot, Public Health
MacKenzie Graham, Finance and Plan II Honors
Nandini Kommana, International Relations and Global Studies
Vincent Lin, Management Information Systems
Nicole Luu, Marketing
Jack McCormick, Master of Public Affairs
Oshane Mcrae, Public Affairs
Mohammed Mithani, Marketing
Andrew Nguyen, Mechanical Engineering
Connor Oglesby, MBA
Paul Peterson, MBA
Stephanie Rasmussen, MBA
Jennica Shah, Marketing
Rohan Singeetham, Biology and Health & Society
Fornia Van, Actuarial Science
Parvathy Vasudev, Neuroscience
Mariana Sofia Vega, MS Marketing and BS Advertising
2020 LIFT FELLOWS
Diego Allison, BFA Design
Branch Archer, Environmental Engineering and Plan II
Victoria Arenas, International Relations and Global Studies
Zaid A. Basit, Finance, Economics, Government
Joey Blatt, MBA
Riya Chopra, Management Information Systems
Katie Clack, MIS, French
Stepha Dragoon, Master of Public Affairs and Master of Science in Social Work Dual Degree
Jingjing Feng, Global Policy Studies
Maizie A. Fernandes, Public Health
Himadri Gehlot, Public Health
Sana Hameed, Management Information Systems
Andrew Hourigan, Science and Technology Management
Jose Huerta, International Relations
Shreya Kabra, Supply Chain Management and Sustainability Studies
Achmad Khomaini, Energy and Earth Resources
Dean Lawler, Finance
Vincent Lin, MIS
Connor Oglesby, MBA
Cristina O'Hanlon, Civil Engineering & Sustainability Studies
Chinyere Okoh, Pharmaceutical Sciences
Stephanie Rasmussen, MBA
Brooke Reaves, Business Honors, Plan II Honors, Economics Honors
Mackenzie Schnell, MBA Operations/MA Organizational Communication
Rachel Schlesinger, Plan II, Management Information Systems
Katherine Shumaker, Communication and Leadership
Ashlee Silver, Social Work
Ana Truong, Management Information Systems
Nachiket Vamshidhar, Business Honors and Accounting
Parvathy Vasudev, Neuroscience
Sofia Vega, MS Marketing and BS Advertising
Bella Villanueva, Public Relations
Gabrielle Wongso, RTF and Journalism
Jessica Zhang, Business Honors
Richard Zhang, CBHP, iMPA
Wendy Zhang, Civil Engineering