Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced that it is partnering with Braven to advance the nonprofit’s mission of empowering underrepresented, first-generation college students with the skills, confidence, experiences, and networks necessary to transition from college to strong first jobs that lead to meaningful careers and lives of impact.
“Braven embeds career education and mentoring into the undergraduate experience for underrepresented, first-generation students, with the aim of providing a systemic solution within colleges and universities and creating diverse future leaders”
“Braven embeds career education and mentoring into the undergraduate experience for underrepresented, first-generation students, with the aim of providing a systemic solution within colleges and universities and creating diverse future leaders,” said Peter Eastwood, President and CEO, BHSI. “Our partnership with Braven opens opportunities for BHSI to connect with emerging talent and to introduce young people to BHSI’s unique workplace culture and potential career opportunities in the insurance industry.”
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BHSI will work with Braven to support undergraduates by providing industry education, internships, and full-time jobs. BHSI volunteers will also be actively engaged in Braven’s curriculum for undergraduates, serving as Leadership Coaches, Professional Mentors and Mock Interviewers.
“We are so excited and grateful to embark on this partnership with BHSI. Our collaboration will open the door to valuable mentoring and careers around the globe with a dynamic company that is part of the world-class Berkshire Hathaway brand,” said Aimée Eubanks Davis, Braven Founder & CEO.
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Nationally, Braven is showing promising results. In 2021, 680 Braven Fellows graduated from college. This new class is outpacing their peers nationally in strong job attainment by 16 percentage points (61% vs 45%) within six months of graduation. What’s more, Braven graduates are already outearning their parents in their very first job out of college; by comparison, by age 30, most Americans have a 50-50 shot of outearning their parents.
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