CHICAGO, IL – October 29, 2015 – The University of California, Berkeley UC Berkeley today announced it has selected Bank of the West as the Official Bank of UC Berkeley. The 10-year agreement is one of the most comprehensive agreements in the country, both in terms of the services provided and financial support. Navigate Research worked with UC Berkeley to align stakeholders across campus and provided research and analytics to value and build a partnership of this caliber. 

“Navigate has been a valuable partner throughout this entire process”, said Solly Fulp, Executive Director of University Business Partnerships & Services for UC Berkeley. “They assisted in creating a comprehensive university-banking partnership that addressed UC Berkeley’s priorities in student programming, brand alignment, campus services, and revenue support.”

For more specifics on the agreement, review the official press release here.