STVP

The Stanford Engineering Entrepreneurship Center

We empower aspiring entrepreneurs to become global citizens who create and scale responsible innovations

Vision

Imagine a future where every entrepreneur sees themself as a global citizen who acts in the interest of others. A future where responsible innovation practices are standard operating procedure. A future where entrepreneurs scale solutions that elevate joy, health, and prosperity for all.

As humanity grapples with dilemmas of extraordinary complexity and global scale, STVP – the Stanford Engineering Entrepreneurship Center, housed in the Department of Management Science & Engineering, is leading a movement to educate leaders who will solve the major challenges of the 21st century. We deliver transformational experiences that equip aspiring entrepreneurs — from all backgrounds, disciplines, and areas of the world — with the ability to solve problems by harnessing engineering principles, ethical decision-making, and emerging technologies.

Our vision anchors on three strategic action areas:

• Advance ground-breaking research on technology entrepreneurship and innovation. Leading-edge scholarly research from STVP, the Stanford Engineering Entrepreneurship Center, creates a deep understanding of start-up performance and growth, technology innovation, and entrepreneurial policy. Our rigorous approach provides accessible insights that entrepreneurs apply in practice, while also improving the theoretical understanding of entrepreneurship.
• Create and deliver teaching and learning approaches that develop entrepreneurs as global citizens. Through innovative educational programs from STVP – the Stanford Engineering Entrepreneurship Center, Stanford students from every discipline gain transformative learning experiences, a community of talent, and Stanford Engineering’s spirit of groundbreaking technology innovation. Our pioneering pedagogies and widely accessible curriculum resources power learning experiences around the world.
• Scale responsible innovation practices with stakeholders in communities around the world. STVP – the Stanford Engineering Entrepreneurship Center is leading an inclusive, global movement that elevates the standards of entrepreneurship. Working with diverse communities of entrepreneurship educators, startup teams, investors, and policymakers, we strengthen ecosystems together.

At STVP – the Stanford Engineering Entrepreneurship Center, we blaze new paths for powerful experiential teaching, uncover novel research insights, foster knowledge networks that span the globe, and activate aspiring entrepreneurs to create meaningful change in their lives and for their communities. With more than 25 years of impact and a vibrant global network, STVP is uniquely positioned to lead the next wave of entrepreneurship education.

Read the highlights of our programs in our Annual Report

This report celebrates 25+ years of innovation and highlights our 2021-2022 activities in teaching, research, and community.

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GCEC Award Winner

We are honored to be recognized by the Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers for our Excellence in Entrepreneurship Teaching and Pedagogical Innovation.

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Core Team

Faculty

Tom Byers

Professor, MS&E and Faculty Director, STVP

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Chuck Eesley

Associate Professor, MS&E and Associate Faculty Director, STVP

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Kathleen Eisenhardt

Professor, MS&E and Faculty Director Emeritus, STVP

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Arvind Karunakaran

Assistant Professor, MS&E

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Riitta Katila

Professor, MS&E and Faculty Director, STVP

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Michael Lepech

Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering and Acting Faculty Director, STVP

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Tina Seelig

Executive Director, Knight-Hennessy Scholars and Faculty Director Emeritus, STVP

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Alicia Sheares

Assistant Professor, MS&E

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Robert Sutton

Project Co-Director

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Staff

Mo Lei Fong

Executive Director, STVP

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Mandy Llerena

Program Manager, STVP

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Holly McCall

Program Manager, STVP

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Anthony Ruth

Director of Strategic Communications, STVP

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Pamela Sziebert

Director of Product and Programs, STVP

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Adjuncts & Lecturers

Management Science & Engineering

Fenwick & West Entrepreneurship Educators

STVP, the Stanford Engineering Entrepreneurship Center, offers our sincere thanks and gratitude to all of our past advisors for their support and guidance since our inception:

Sarah Arora, Nick Bambos, Steve Blank, Jim Breyer, Teresa Briggs, Shona Brown, Amy Chang, Gordon Davidson, Harry Elam, Peter Fenton, Ben Hallen, Andrew Hargadon, Jeff Hawkins, Jean-Francois Heitz, Mir Imran, Lauryn Isford, Mike Klausner, Jeffrey Koseff, Kathy Ku, John Lilly, John Mitchell, Donna Novitsky, Jim Plummer, Karen Richardson, Bernie Roth, Filipe Santos, Ted Schlein, Carla Shatz, Jim Sweeney, Phil Weilerstein, Jennifer Widom, Paul Yock, and Stefanos Zenios.

Sponsors

STVP, the Stanford Engineering Entrepreneurship Center, graciously thanks our current supports and all of the individuals, companies and foundations that have supported our work to accelerate entrepreneurship education since 1999.

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