Andrew Hargadon

Current

Professor at UC Davis Graduate School of Management
Founding Director at UC Davis Center for Entrepreneurship
Founding Director at UC Davis Energy Efficiency Center

Board Member at Business Innovation Factory
Visiting Professor at Tanaka Business School, Imperial College London
Principal at The Hargadon Group

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Past

Chairman at Xerasys, Inc
Assistant Professor of Management at University of Florida
Product Designer at Apple Computer

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Education

Stanford University
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Connections

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Industry

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Andrew Hargadon’s Summary

As a professor, my work focuses on the effective management of innovation and entrepreneurship, and on the role of networks in generating and executing new ventures.

Andrew Hargadon’s Experience

Professor

UC Davis Graduate School of Management

(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

2009 — Present (less than a year)
Founding Director

UC Davis Center for Entrepreneurship

(Educational Institution; 1-10 employees; Higher Education industry)

2006 — Present (3 years )

The Center for Entrepreneurship at UC Davis provides graduate students in business, science, and engineering with the knowledge and tools to design new and viable businesses around sustainable technologies.
Founding Director

UC Davis Energy Efficiency Center

(Educational Institution; 1-10 employees; Higher Education industry)

2006 — Present (3 years )

We founded the UC Davis Energy Efficiency Center with a grant from the California Clean Energy Fund and the mission of helping identify, develop, and launch viable businesses advancing energy efficiency technologies. Our success derives from our strong partnerships with entrepreneurs, investors, corporate partners, and state and federal policy makers.
Board Member

Business Innovation Factory

(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Think Tanks industry)

June 2006 — Present (3 years 6 months)

The Business Innovation Factory is a community of innovators collaborating to explore and test better ways to deliver value. BIF Members and Partners explore business model innovation through a series of experiences designed to get ideas off of the white board and onto the ground as quickly and cost effectively as possible.
Visiting Professor

Tanaka Business School, Imperial College London

(Educational Institution; 5001-10,000 employees; Research industry)

2004 — Present (5 years )
Principal

The Hargadon Group

(Management Consulting industry)

January 2000 — Present (9 years 11 months)

Through the Hargadon Group, I offer keynote talks, workshops, and executive consultation on managing innovation and fostering new venture development within organizations.
Chairman

Xerasys, Inc

(Higher Education industry)

2007 — 2008 (1 year )
Assistant Professor of Management

University of Florida

(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

1998 — 2001 (3 years )
Product Designer

Apple Computer

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; AAPL; Computer Hardware industry)

1990 — 1993 (3 years )

Andrew Hargadon’s Education

Stanford University

MS , Product Design , 1998 — 2000
Stanford University

PhD , Management Science and Engineering , 1993 — 1998
Stanford University

BS , Engineering-Product Design , 1982 — 1986

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