About Us

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:

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 about our Latest programs and center highlights in our Annual Reports

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.

Core Team

Faculty

Tom Byers

Professor, MS&E and Faculty Director, STVP

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Tom Byers

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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Kathleen Eisenhardt

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 Faculty Director, STVP

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Tina Seelig

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

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Tina Seelig

Alicia Sheares

Assistant Professor, MS&E

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Robert Sutton

Project Co-Director

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Bob Sutton

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

Affiliated Stanford Faculty

MARGARET BRANDEAU

Management Science & Engineering

GEORGE FOSTER

Stanford Graduate School of Business

MICHAEL LEPECH

Civil and Environmental Engineering

VALERIE RED-HORSE MOHL

Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity (CCSRE)

JEREMY UTLEY

Stanford d.school

RICHARD DASHER

Electrical Engineering

ASHISH GOEL

Management Science & Engineering

MICHAEL LYONS

Civil and Environmental Engineering

WOODY POWELL

Education

MELISSA VALENTINE

Management Science & Engineering

JOSEPH DESIMONE

Chemical Engineering

PAMELA HINDS

Management Science & Engineering

FERN MANDELBAUM

Stanford Graduate School of Business

HAYAGREEVA RAO

Stanford Graduate School of Business

JOHN WEYANT

Management Science & Engineering

JEFF SCHOX, ESQ.

Mechanical Engineering

PERRY KLEBAHN

Stanford d.school

PAUL YOCK, MD

Medicine

AMIN SABERI

Management Science & Engineering

Current Visiting Faculty

ANDREW NELSON

University of Oregon

GURNEETA VASUDEVA SINGH

University of Minnesota

DAVID YOFFIE

Harvard University

ERIC YANFEI ZHAO

Indiana University

Past Visiting Faculty

ROBERT EBERHART

Santa Clara University

ANIL GUPTA

University of Maryland

MATTHEW HAYWARD

University of Colorado

RAHUL KAPOOR

University of Pennsylvania

PETER KELLY

Aalto University

RICARDO SAN MARTIN

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

STEFAN MEISIEK

Universidade Nova de Lisboa

ALAN MEYER

University of Oregon

PETER RUSSO

Munich University of Applied Sciences

SONALI SHAH

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

PATRICIO DEL SOL

Universidad del Desarrollo

PATRICIA THORNTON

Duke University

JOE TRANQUILLO

Bucknell University

MARY TRIPSAS

Boston College

SONG WANG

Zhejiang University

NOAM WASSERMAN

Harvard University

POH KAM WONG

National University of Singapore

Board of Advisors

RAVI BELANI

Stanford University and Alchemist Accelerator

NAVIN CHADDHA

Mayfield Fund

JASON CHENG

Livewell Neurosurgery

DAN DOROSIN

Fenwick & West

JACK FUCHS

Stanford University and Blackhorn Ventures

TESS HATCH

Bessemer Ventures

MAR HERSHENSON

Stanford University and Pear VC

GRACE ISFORD

Lux Capital

EMILY MA

Stanford University and Google

ANDY MILLER

Google

ANN MIURA-KO

Stanford University and Floodgate

ANDREW NELSON

University of Oregon

JOSH REEVES

Gusto

KIT RODGERS

Rambus

HEIDI ROIZEN

Stanford University and Threshold Ventures

EVAN TANA

Script Capital

JULIE ZHUO

Sundial

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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