Silicon Valley Executives Spend Two Days as SCU Visiting Faculty; Students Gain First-Hand Experience from Business Leaders Today and Tomorrow

Business Wire, Feb 12, 2003

Business Editors/Education Writers

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 12, 2003

Ten top executives will spend today and tomorrow at Santa Clara University's Leavey School of Business as guest faculty in the sixth annual Winter Executive Briefing, "Silicon Valley Executives in the Classroom."

During the Feb. 12-13 event, each executive will be a guest in a business school undergraduate class closely connected with the individual's experience and background.

"Our students gain an 'up-close-and-personal' exposure to these Silicon Valley veterans," said Barry Z. Posner, business school dean and professor of leadership. "Ours is the only undergraduate program that offers young women and men the opportunity to really connect with the leaders in Silicon Valley. Our annual winter executive briefings are a significant part of our work in educating students for life and leadership."

Several of the speakers are alumni of SCU's business program, including Ken Chow, former executive vice president and CFO of Catena Networks ('86, MBA '96); Ken Kam, president of Ingenuity Capital Management, and portfolio manager, medical specialist ('82); and Milan Lazich, vice president of corporate marketing, Magma Design Automation (MBA '87).

The other executives participating are: Nate Vince, president and CEO, Docutek Information Systems; Sharon Winston, senior vice president, Lee Hecht Harrison; Roger Sanford, president, Three Marketeers Advertising, Inc.; Kim Perdikou, CIO, Juniper Networks; Robin Abrams, former president/CEO, BlueKite.com ; Bob Underwood, founding partner, North American Business Development Companies; and Mark Pincus, entrepreneur in residence at Mobius Venture Capital.

About the Leavey School of Business:

The Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University began in 1926, and was one of the first business schools in the country to receive national accreditation. Its MBA program was one of the original group in 1961 to be accredited by the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business. The Leavey School of Business offers a professional education emphasizing humanistic and moral development as well as technical proficiency. Approximately 900 students are enrolled in the MBA program, rated one of the top 20 part-time programs in the U.S., attracting working professionals in Silicon Valley. Its undergraduate business programs, which enroll approximately 1,300 students, are ranked third in California by U.S. News and World Report. More information is online at business.scu.edu.

About Santa Clara University:

Santa Clara University, a comprehensive Jesuit, Catholic university located in California's Silicon Valley, offers its 8,060 students rigorous undergraduate curricula in arts and sciences, business, and engineering, plus master's and law degrees. Distinguished nationally by the fourth-highest graduation rate among all U.S. master's universities, California's oldest higher-education institution demonstrates faith-inspired values of ethics and social justice. More information is online at www.scu.edu.