About UCSB's Technology Management Program

Mission

The primary mission of UCSB’s Technology Management Program (TMP) is to educate men and women to bring new technology to market successfully and benefit the world. The program prides itself on its academic curriculum that is specifically designed to prepare students for leadership positions in new, early stage and growth oriented technology-based businesses. Through the program, the TMP creates and advances new knowledge, and influences the future direction of technology management, entrepreneurial education, and practices for the benefit of society.

Faculty and Curriculum

The Technology Management courses are consistently ranked among the best in the University and include theory and practice of marketing, finance, and management issues. Program courses are taught by world class scholars with extensive background in starting, running, and developing successful technology businesses.

Extracurricular

In addition to its extraordinary curriculum, the TMP offers an outstanding extracurricular program designed to enhance the students experience and knowledge and provide networking opportunities with some of the top business leaders and entrepreneurs. Noteworthy programs include a new venture competition that actually launches successful new ventures, an outstanding evening lecture series focused on a range of topics related to technology and entrepreneurial activity, a mentorship program, roundtable lunches with executives, and a weekly one hour radio program on ideas and innovation at 91.9fm KCSB.

UCSB Entrepreneurial Track Record

• More than $700 million in venture funding for UCSB spin-offs in the past 48 months
• More than $7 billion in M&A of UCSB spin-offs in past 48 months
• More than 30% of UCSB engineering faculty are entrepreneurs
• More than 175 UCSB alumni and faculty have founded high tech companies since 1995. Peter Sperling, Co-founder of University of Phoenix and Callwave and Forbes' list of The World's Richest People, and William Dinsmore, Co-founder and former CEO of The Learning Company, are just a few.

More Information

For information on the Summit, please contact Katheryn Greenaway at (805) 722-2751 or greenaway@engineering.ucsb.edu.

For sponsorship information, please contact Bill Grant, (805) 893-8107 or grant@engineering.ucsb.edu.