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Tom Bedecarré
Adjunct Lecturer, Management Science and Engineering
BioTom Bedecarré is a Stanford Distinguished Careers Institute Fellow. http://dci.stanford.edu/tom-bedecarre/
Previously, Tom was CEO and Co-Founder of AKQA, the leading digital advertising agency. Tom was also President of WPP Ventures, where he explored Silicon Valley-based investment opportunities for WPP, the world’s largest communications services group. Tom was recognized as National EY Entrepreneur of The Year for his leadership and innovation in the media and marketing services industry.
Tom earned a bachelor’s degree from Stanford University in political science and an MBA in marketing and management policy from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. -
Steven G Blank
Adjunct Professor, Management Science and Engineering
BioSteve Blank is Adjunct Professor in the Department of Management Science and Engineering (MS&E) at Stanford University. He teaches courses on Lean Startups, innovation, and entrepreneurship in MS&E at Stanford.
In 2009 he was awarded the Stanford University Undergraduate Teaching Award in the department of Management Science and Engineering.
In 2013 his article "Why the Lean Startup Changes Everything" was the cover of the May 2013 Harvard Business Review
In 2014 the National Science Foundation and NCIIA awarded him the Outstanding Leadership Award for his work on developing the NSF Innovation Corps curriculum
In 2011 at the request of the National Science Foundation he modified ENG245, the Lean Launchpad class and it became the curriculum for the NSF Innovation-Corps..
In 2014 he developed the I-Corps@NIH curriculum to accelerate how research gets from the lab bench to the bedside for therapeutics, diagnostics and medical devices.
In 2016 he co-launched two new Management Science and Engineering (MS&E) classes at Stanford – MS&E 297 Hacking for Defense and its sister class – MS&E 298 Hacking for Diplomacy. He was on the list of the Thinkers50 ranking of top global management thinkers.
He has written 3 books including: The Four Steps to the Epiphany, The Startup Owners Manual (co-authored with Bob Dorf) and Holding a Cat By Its Tail.
His talk, The Secret History of Silicon Valley is often referred to as "the real story of how Silicon Valley started"
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Lori Cottle
Student Services Officer, Management Science and Engineering
Current Role at StanfordStudent Services Officer in the Department of Management Science and Engineering
Manages and directs student and academic services for 500 bachelor, master, and doctoral students, including degree progress, graduate student funding, graduate admission, course scheduling, commencement, graduate student orientation, and website content for admission and academics. Oversees graduate and undergraduate student policy compliance and procedures. Liaison between the students and the faculty, between the department and the School of Engineering, and between the department and central offices at Stanford. -
Melinda McGee
Director of Finance and Operations, Management Science and Engineering
Current Role at StanfordDirector of Finance & Operations, Management Science & Engineering
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Heidi Roizen
Adjunct Lecturer, Management Science and Engineering
BioHeidi Roizen is a venture capitalist, corporate director and ‘recovering’ entrepreneur. Today, Heidi is a partner at leading technology venture firm Threshold Ventures. She is currently also a corporate director for DMGT (LSE:DMGT), Invitation Homes (NYSE:INVH), Planet, Upside Foods, Lumity and Polarr. She started her career as co-founder of software company T/Maker and served as its CEO for over a dozen years until its acquisition by Deluxe Corporation. After a year as VP of Worldwide Developer Relations at Apple, Heidi then became a venture capitalist in 1999. She has undergraduate and MBA degrees from Stanford and is the proud mother of two kids and two rescue dogs.
