Alex ​Budak, MPP

Biography

Alex Budak is a UC Berkeley faculty member, co-founder of StartSomeGood, and the author of Becoming a Changemaker. An award-winning educator, he helps people find their voice, spark change, and create impact anywhere. At UC Berkeley, Budak has faculty appointments at Berkeley Haas, Berkeley Public Health, and Berkeley Executive Education and teaches his beloved changemaker courses – which have even inspired student tattoos. His book, Becoming a Changemaker is hailed by CNBC as a “top 5 non-fiction book everyone should be reading about work,” and is being published in 12 languages. Budak’s change journey began when he co-founded StartSomeGood, which has helped people in over 50 countries raise millions of dollars to launch and scale new change initiatives. He’s a graduate of UCLA and Georgetown University, a frequent speaker at organizations like Accenture, and UNHCR, and once learned the hard way to never go budget skydiving.

Research Interests

• Leadership in Public Health
• Change
• Social Impact

Education

• MPP – Georgetown University
• BA – University of California, Los Angeles

Publications

• Hachette Book Group - Becoming a Changemaker

Courses Taught

• • PBHLTH 291
  • Leadership for Public Health Changemakers