Amber Dominguez
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About
I started my career at Deloitte, where I learned to think rigorously about strategy and problem-solving working with Fortune 500 clients solve their most challenging problems. From there, I moved into climate philanthropy at a private family office, working on capital allocation and systems-level impact. But, food had always been my creative center of gravity, so I made a bold pivot to train at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris before coming to UC Berkeley Haas, where I'm now pursuing a dual MBA and Master of Climate Solutions focused on regenerative, climate-aligned food systems. My career hasn't been linear, and that's exactly why I coach to help ambitious, mission-driven people navigate pivots, craft a compelling narrative, and translate passion into a credible, strategic next step.
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Amber’s College Qualifications
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I'm a Cornell University graduate with a major in Industrial and Labor Relations and a minor in business. My career has taken me across some of the most dynamic fields out there. After Cornell, I joined Deloitte as a management consultant, working with Fortune 500 companies, then transitioned to a private family office where I led climate strategy for a philanthropy portfolio. Driven by a passion for sustainability and entrepreneurship, I went on to culinary school before pursuing a dual MBA/Master of Climate Solutions at UC Berkeley. I've worked with students from both public and private high schools, and I bring the same strategic, big-picture thinking from my career to help students craft compelling, authentic applications that stand out to college admissions teams.
Amber can help with:
Application Strategy
Editing
Essays
General Exploration
Interviews
Recommendations
Resume
School Selection
Secondary Review
Why do I coach?
I know what it's like to have an unconventional story and wonder if it'll land. My path has been a long and winding one, and I wouldn't be where I am today without the mentors and advisors who generously invested in me along the way. Coaching is how I pay that forward!
Work Experience
Client Manager
Blue Crab Strategies
June 2025 - August 2025
• Conducted a landscape analysis of philanthropic capital in the food and agriculture sector, mapping funders across decarbonization, regenerative agriculture, and sustainable protein transitions to enable client recruitment and guide business development in food and agriculture-focused advisory work • Built a portfolio strategy for the largest philanthropic client to advance enteric emissions reduction and land-use change decarbonization, leading diligence, expert interviews, and quantitative funding recommendations
MBA Fellow
Ideagarden Institute
September 2024 - May 2025
Culinary Student
Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Academy
October 2023 - June 2024
Strategy Senior Analyst
Private Family Office
July 2023 - December 2023
Interviewer
• Allocated ~$9M in grant funding for rural electrification, humanitarian aid, and renewable energy projects in Fiji and Vanuatu – resulting in 15,000 people gaining access to electricity from clean energy sources • Created a comprehensive strategy for providing funding to developing island nations in the South Pacific informed by community leaders to provide ongoing support for operations and management of new offgrid systems • Organized and led an inaugural volunteer trip to Fiji with 7 staff members, delivering conservation education, educational materials, and humanitarian aid to remote, indigenous communities, reaching over 2,000 people • Managed the distribution of approximately $23.4 million in grant funding for prescribed burning, forest management, and capacity building in wildfire prevention by supporting 15 private and social sector organizations.
Strategy Analyst
Private Family Office
July 2022 - June 2023
Interviewer
• Spearheaded the creation of an inaugural Impact Report for 2022 philanthropic activities. Conducted in-depth analyses to track giving trends over time, providing a tool for stakeholders (Principal, Advisory Board, and CEO) to assess the organization's philanthropic impact and measure impact ROI • Drafted diligence memos to propose grants for climate portfolio. Demonstrated strong analytical skills, including portfolio fit assessment and budget expertise, to support strategic decision-making across grantmaking activities
Business Analyst
Deloitte Consulting
January 2021 - June 2022
Interviewer
- Evaluated Deloitte’s Human Capital Consulting Offering by creating a current state assessment (including a competitor analysis and marketing assessment) to understand successes and growth opportunities to further develop our go-to-market strategy - Redesigned a major hospital’s operating model and structure and implemented a roadmap of key activities and impact indicators - Organized and helped deliver 40 experiential strategy coaching sessions between Deloitte practice leaders and VP/Director level leaders experiencing critical career inflection points at a Fortune 100 search engine client - Assessed the inclusiveness and leadership capabilities of 150 top leaders at a multinational sports entertainment firm to build a business case and brand strategy for investing in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion - Created a “Development Planning Guidebook” for a Fortune 100 search engine’s 5,000 middle managers to aid in their development as employees and leaders and help guide them within the next phase of their career internally
Education
Haas School of Business (Berkeley)
MBA/Master of Climate Solutions
2024 - 2026
Cornell University
Bachelor of Science - BS, ILR School
2016 - 2020
Activities and societies: Forté Campus at Cornell, Rawlings Cornell Presidential Research Scholar, Kappa Delta Sorority, ExPO Research Lab Honors and Activities: Dean’s List (all semesters), Rawlings Cornell Presidential Research Scholarship Recipient (RCPRS), Cornell University Elmer Markham Johnson Writing Prize Nominee, Cornell University James E. Rice Writing Prize Nominee, ILR School Theme Project Grant Recipient for Senior Honors Thesis
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