Steve Brown

Steve Brown

Director of Marketing, Systems Verification at Cadence Design Systems

San Francisco Bay Area

Current
Past
Education
  • University of California, Berkeley - Walter A. Haas School of Business
  • Harvard Business School
  • Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
  • Stanford University Graduate School of Business
  • University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School
  • Oregon State University
  • Oregon State University
Connections
500+ connections
Industry
Computer Software
Websites

Steve Brown’s Experience

  • Member - Marketing Advisory Board

    UCSC Extension in Silicon Valley

    (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

    June 2009Present (6 months)

  • Master Instructor - MILE Leadership Program

    UCSC Extension in Silicon Valley

    (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

    May 2009Present (7 months)

  • Board Member

    Association for Corporate Growth - ACG Silicon Valley

    (Executive Office industry)

    April 2009Present (8 months)

  • Director of Marketing, Systems Verification

    Cadence Design Systems

    (Public Company; CDNS; Computer Software industry)

    November 2008Present (1 year 1 month)

  • Negotiation Instructor

    UCSC Extension

    (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

    October 2008Present (1 year 2 months)

    "Essential Negotiation Skills" training course, offered as part of the UCSC Management Institute of Leadership Excellence (MILE) program. Designed for new managers in the fast paced, creative world of silicon valley.

    Advisory Board Member for the Certificate Program in Marketing Management.

  • Director of Marketing

    Cadence

    (Public Company; CDNS; Computer Software industry)

    April 2005October 2008 (3 years 7 months)

    Repositioned verification solution from point-tool, technology-driven sales to an Enterprise solution and executive/value selling process. $350M business.

  • Director of Marketing

    Verisity

    (Public Company; VRST; Computer Software industry)

    May 2002April 2005 (3 years )

    Define and launch new products and reposition Verisity from technology-driven, point tool sales process to an Enterprise, executive/value-based sales process. $60M business.

  • Senior Product Marketing Manager

    Synopsys

    (Public Company; Computer Software industry)

    19942002 (8 years )

  • Engineering Manager

    Mentor Graphics

    (Public Company; Computer Software industry)

    19881994 (6 years )


Steve Brown’s Education

  • University of California, Berkeley - Walter A. Haas School of Business

    Certificate , Strategic Product Management , 20072007

  • Harvard Business School

    Certificate , Global Competition and Strategy Program , 20012001

  • Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management

    Certificate , Pricing Strategies and Tactics Program , 20002000

  • Stanford University Graduate School of Business

    Certificate , Finance for Managers , 19991999

  • University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School

    Certificate , Advanced Marketing Strategies Program , 19981998

  • Oregon State University

    MS , Computer Engineering , 19861987

  • Oregon State University

    BSEE , Computer Engineering , 19811986

    Activities and Societies:
    Interfraternity Council

Additional Information

Steve Brown’s Websites:

Steve Brown’s Groups:

  •    Haas/Berkeley Alumni
  •    Silicon Valley American Marketing Association
  •    280 Group: Product Management & Product Marketing
  •    UC Berkeley Product Management Training Program
  •    Inbound Marketers - For Marketing Professionals
  •    Cadence Design Systems
  •    eMarketing Association Network
  •    Oregon State Alumni
  •    The Oregon State University Beavers
  •    Oregon State University Network
  •    Innovative Marketing, PR, Sales, Word-of-Mouth & Buzz Innovators
  •    Oregon State University Alumni Group
  •    Design Automation Conference
  •    Electronic System Level Design - ESL
  •    Oregon State University EE/CS alums
  •    OVM Professionals Network
  •    Synopsys Fraternity
  •    SystemC-AMS
  •    Masters of Customer Engagement
  •    UCSC Extension in Silicon Valley
  •    Oregon State Silicon Valley Alumni Networking
  •    ACG Silicon Valley
  •    Verisity Alumni
  •    EDA Free Open Source Software - FOSS

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