External Relations Group (XRG)

XRG is the EECS department’s primary interface with the general public.  They manage the Corporate Access Program (CAP)–which offers first tier access to our graduating students for institutions who donate to the department annually; alumni relations; the EECS Joint Colloquium;  the Berkeley EECS Annual Research Symposium (BEARS); the External Advisory Board (EAB); and all public relations matters.

Director of External Relations

Bennett Agnew

231 Cory Hall, +1 (510) 643-6685, bennettagnew@eecs.berkeley.edu

Alumni relations, industrial partnership development, and special projects.

Development Coordinators

Katherine Perry

231 Cory Hall, katherineperry@eecs.berkeley.edu

EECS gifts, Colloquium, and special events.

James Greene

231 Cory Hall, +1 (510) 643-6850, jpgreene@eecs.berkeley.edu

Student relations, industrial partnership development, and special projects.

Communications

Matthew Santillan

253B Cory, +1 (510) 643-4976, msantillan@eecs.berkeley.edu

News, public relations, social media, departmental website management, and special projects.