Graduate Class taught by Randi Shade
Department: McCombs School of Business

Randi Shade is a lecturer in the Department of Business, Government, and Society at The University of Texas at Austin’s McCombs School of Business. She teaches Investing in Philanthropy to MBA students interested in learning about vehicles and motivations for charitable giving, regardless of career path, and getting real-world experience by collaborating with classmates to make philanthropic donations focused on desired outcomes, necessary trade-offs, and strategic thinking. She also manages the Golub Capital Nonprofit Board Fellows Program at McCombs, which facilitates partnerships with nonprofit organizations and gives MBA students nonprofit board service experience. Shade is an Austin-based entrepreneur and community leader. She has been a board member and served in executive roles throughout her career, working in the for-profit, not-for-profit, and government sectors. Shade has been an Austin City Council member, executive director of the Austin Entrepreneurs Foundation, founder and CEO of an internet company, and founding executive director of what is now OneStar Foundation, where she launched AmeriCorps in Texas. Shade earned a B.A. degree in 1988 in the Plan II Honors Program at UT, where she served as student body president. She earned an MBA from Harvard University in 1992.