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Doug Garland

Professor of Practice, Systems and Information Engineering; Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Business Faculty Lead, Entrepreneurship Program and Engineering Business Minor
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Doug Garland is a technology executive and entrepreneur, a veteran of the waves of innovation in Silicon Valley and a pioneer in mobile. He is currently a Professor of Practice in Systems and Information Engineering focused on entrepreneurship, innovation and business. He is also the faculty lead of the Entrepreneurship Program and Engineering Business Minor.

Doug has held executive roles with Yahoo!, Google, Sprint/T-Mobile, and AirTouch, leading the launch and scaling of new products, partnerships, and businesses during periods of significant industry transition.  He also held leadership roles with startups including VenueNext, which was incubated by the San Francisco 49ers, and Shazam, which was funded by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, a leading venture capital firm, where Doug previously served as an Executive-in-Residence. He has been a strategic advisor/interim CXO with seed stage companies like Wand and ShoCard, both of which were subsequently acquired by public companies. Doug began his career as an officer and communications engineer in the U.S. Air Force.

Education

B.S. Systems Engineering, University of Virginia, 1983

M.E. Systems Engineering, University of Virginia, 1987

M.B.A. Stanford Graduate School of Business, 1990

"Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm."

Ralph Waldo Emerson