Engineering Leadership (ELPP) – Global Online

Broaden your leadership horizon in under 5 months
Location
Online (Synchronous - Weekly on Wednesdays)
Time
5 PM – 8 PM PT
Aug 20 - Dec 3, 2025
Price
$12,800
Application Deadline
Aug 1

What You Get

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A comprehensive leadership and innovation toolkit tailored for engineers
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Cross-corporate capstone project development and mentorship
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Practical skills in finance, influence, communication, and innovation management
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Weekly live online sessions with faculty and global tech executives
Transition from technical experts to strategic leaders

The Engineering Leadership Professional Program | Global (ELPP Global Online) empowers rising star engineers and technical managers to expand their business, innovation, and leadership capacities.

Through 18 live, interactive online sessions, participants will gain advanced insights into strategy, product management, operations, finance, communication, and innovation psychology. Taught by a globally recognized faculty and top industry pioneers, ELPP Global enhances technical expertise with strategic acumen — preparing participants to create impact beyond their technical roles and lead at the highest levels..

Meet your Instructors
Featured Industry Pioneers
Russ Wilcox
Russ Wilcox
E-Ink and opportunity recognition
  • Founder, E-Ink, Co-Founder and Partner, Pillar VC
  • Don Proctor
    Don Proctor

    Kodak and managing change

  • C-level executive, Cisco
  • Adam Cheyer
    Neil Hunt

    Netflix and adaptation

  • Former, Chief Product Officer, Netflix
  • Chief Product Officer, Vibrant Planet
  • Stuart Russell
    Adam Cheyer

    Sustaining innovation

  • Cofounder Siri,
  • Change.org, VivLabs
  • Inder Sidhu
    Inder Sidhu

    Cisco and channel strategy

  • Chief Customer Officer, Innovaccer and Sr. exec. at Nutanix and Cisco executive
  • Marc Tarpenning
    Marc Tarpenning

    Entrepreneur | Engineer | Investor

  • Co-founder of NuvoMedia and Tesla
  • Venture Partner at Spero Ventures.
  • Featured Faculty
    Saikat Chaudhuri
    Saikat Chaudhuri
  • Faculty Director, M.E.T. Program and Berkeley Haas Entrepreneurship Hub
  • Anca Dragan
    Anca Dragan
  • Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences (EECS)
  • Director of AI Safety and Alignment, Google DeepMind
  • Ali Ghodsi
    Ali Ghodsi
  • CEO & Co-Founder, Databricks
  • Adjunct Professor, UC Berkeley Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences (EECS)
  • Zsolt Katona
    Zsolt Katona
  • Cheryl and Christian Valentine Professor, UC Berkeley Haas School of Business
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    Ikhlaq Sidhu
  • Dean, IE School of Science & Technology
  • Rick Rasmussen
    Rick Rasmussen
  • Fortune 500 executive and 3x IPO
  • Gigi Wang
    Gigi Wang
  • Founder and Berkeley Method Director, UC Berkeley
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    Pieter Abbeel
  • Co-Founder, Covariant.ai
  • Professor, UC Berkeley
  • Naeem Zafar
    Naeem Zafar
  • Serial entrepreneur and founder, TeleSense
  • Shomit Ghose
    Shomit Ghose
  • Partner, ONSET Ventures and Clearvision Ventures
  • Holly Schroth
    Holly Schroth
  • Instructor, UC Berkeley Haas School of Business
  • Suneel Udpa
    Suneel Udpa
  • Instructor, UC Berkeley Haas School of Business
  • Pamela Park
    Pamela Park
  • Founder, UC Berkeley Leader Studio
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    Mark Rittenberg
  • Specialist in Leadership Communications
  • Ready to lead your company
    through change?
    Course Schedule
    Weekly Structure

  • 3-hour live online sessions (5 PM – 8 PM PT) via Zoom
  • 1 group project mentored throughout the program
    • Leadership Primer: Innovation Engineering modules and Harvard Business School cases
    • Interactive Sessions: From research to commercialization and scaling
    • Skills Focus: Product marketing, pitching ideas, team formation for group project
    Who Should Attend

    Engineers, technical managers, and directors across tech sectors

    Lead architects and technical product managers

    Business development leads in tech-focused companies

    Innovators scaling growing operations or aiming for leadership roles

    Professionals seeking flexible, global learning outside the Bay Area
 (Participants typically have 8+ years of work experience.)

    Join today to maximize your
    leadership potential
    What People Say
    Engineering Manager
    Robotics Startup, Asia-Pacific
    “The live cases and leadership primers were transformative. I’ve already applied techniques in negotiation and product vision at work.”
    Senior Software Engineer
    SaaS Company, Europe
    "It was a wonderful experience. Balancing flexibility with intensity, the online format delivered real depth. I now approach innovation challenges with far more structure and insight."
    Talk to Our Leadership Advisor
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    Kristina Susac
    Expert in AI Leadership Training
    susac@berkeley.edu

    For Individuals

    Explore how our digital leadership course can accelerate your leadership journey. Schedule a 1:1 consultation with Kristina to discuss your goals and how this program can help you achieve them.

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