When I left the comforting environs of Cambridge, Massachusetts, and the MIT Sloan School of Management for the unknown waters of the California Fisheries Fund I was prepared for pretty much anything - except perhaps what I have so far experienced.
The CFF is co-located with the Environmental Defense Fund in San Francisco's financial district and is a non-profit, revolving loan fund which supports fishing communities that are trying to improve the sustainability of their fisheries.
I have found myself surrounded not only by PhDs and other experts in marine biology and climate science but also by economic thought leaders and entrepreneurs. Although there are a dozen or so other students on internships, I am the only MBA intern.