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Department of Technology Management
Phelps Hall 1332
Telephone (805) 893-5133
Email: 
tmp@tmp.ucsb.edu
Website: 
www.tmp.ucsb.edu

Chair: Paul Leonardi
Vice Chairs: Nelson Phillips - Academic Affairs; Mary Tripsas - Certificate Programs

Overview

Commercializing new technical advances and discoveries into products or services that benefit society requires business and interpersonal skills as well as technical expertise. These include an ability to work effectively in teams, having a sound understanding of organizational behavior and management, business strategy, technical marketing, basic economics, product and project management, and basic accounting and finance. Technology Management provides a solid foundation in these areas to help cultivate early managerial and business leadership talent for technology businesses.

Mission Statement 

Technology Management is a unique educational program that exposes innovative, energetic, and entrepreneurially minded students to key important business practices for new product success, new venture creation, and leadership in technology driven businesses. Technology Management is redefining business education with a targeted curriculum for the creation and management of tomorrow's technology ventures.

Faculty

Matt Beane, PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Associate Professor
Specialization: technology and work, deviance, AI and robotics, learning

Christine Beckman, Professor

Sukhun Kang, Assistant Professor

Paul Leonardi, PhD, Stanford University, Professor
Specialization: organizational, innovation, technology management, distributed collaboration

Nelson Phillips, Professor

Renee Rottner, PhD, UC Irvine, Associate Teaching Professor
Specialization: innovation management, science and technology studies, and entrepreneurship

Jessica Santana, Assistant Professor

Mary Tripsas, Professor

Emeriti Faculty

Stephen Barley, PhD, Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

John Bowers, PhD, Stanford University
Joint Appointment: Electrical and Computer Engineering; Materials

Gary Hansen, PhD, University of Michigan

Kyle Lewis, PhD, University of Maryland

David Seibold, PhD, Michigan State University

Bob York, PhD, Cornell University
Joint Appointment: Electrical and Computer Engineering

Affiliated Faculty

Bruce Bimber, PhD

Jennifer Gibbs, PhD

Umesh Mishra, PhD

Karen Myers, PhD

Matthew Potoski, PhD

Ronald E. Rice, PhD

Ambuj Singh, PhD

Sarah Thebaud, PhD

Rich Wolski, PhD


UC Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, California 93106
(805) 893-8000


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