Engineering Leadership (ELPP) – Silicon Valley

What You Get

Proven leadership and innovation frameworks tailored for engineers

Practical skills in finance, influence, communication, and innovation management

Two cross-corporate group projects with mentoring and final pitches

Weekly in-person sessions featuring distinguished speakers and dinner networking

Transition from technical experts to strategic leaders

Designed for rising star engineers and technical managers, this in-person program combines leadership insights, innovation frameworks, and business acumen over 22 evening sessions. Participants engage directly with distinguished faculty and industry pioneers, learning how to drive innovation, build cross-functional influence, and lead transformational initiatives in their companies. Weekly sessions are enhanced by networking dinners and collaborative group projects, creating a dynamic, growth-focused experience.

Meet your Instructors

Featured Industry Pioneers

Russ Wilcox

Tesla

Co-founder, Tesla

Don Proctor

Kodak and managing change

C-level executive, Cisco

Adam Cheyer

Sustaining innovation

Cofounder, Siri, Change.org, VivLabs

Stuart Russell

AI Thought Leader

Distinguished Professor, UC Berkeley Computer Science

Professor of Computational Precision Health, UCSF

Honorary Fellow, Wadham College, Oxford

Inder Sidhu

Cisco and channel strategy

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

Michael Marks

Zappos and core competencies

Former CEO, Flextronics

Featured Faculty

Saikat Chaudhuri

Faculty Director, M.E.T. Program and Berkeley Haas Entrepreneurship Hub

Anca Dragan

Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences (EECS)

Director of AI Safety and Alignment, Google DeepMind

Ali Ghodsi

CEO & Co-Founder, Databricks

Adjunct Professor, UC Berkeley Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences (EECS)

Zsolt Katona

Cheryl and Christian Valentine Professor, UC Berkeley Haas School of Business

Ion Stoica

Executive chairman, Databricks

Director, Sky Computing Lab

Professor, UC Berkeley Computer Science

Stuart Russell

Distinguished Professor, UC Berkeley Computer Science

Professor of Computational Precision Health, UCSF

Honorary Fellow, Wadham College, Oxford

Ikhlaq Sidhu

Dean, IE School of Science & Technology

Rick Rasmussen

Fortune 500 executive and 3x IPO

Gigi Wang

Founder and Berkeley Method Director, UC Berkeley

Pieter Abbeel

Co-Founder, Covariant.ai

Professor, UC Berkeley

Naeem Zafar

Serial entrepreneur and founder, TeleSense

Shomit Ghose

Partner, ONSET Ventures and Clearvision Ventures

Holly Schroth

Instructor, UC Berkeley Haas School of Business

Suneel Udpa

Instructor, UC Berkeley Haas School of Business

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Course Schedule

January – April: Strategy, Product Management, and Innovation

Leadership Primer: Innovation Engineering videos and Harvard case studies
Interactive Sessions: Explore stages of the innovation lifecycle — from research and design to commercialization and scaling
Skills Focus: Product marketing, measurement, pitching strategies, and team building
Cross-Corporate Group Project: Idea development and mentoring

April – June: Operations, Leadership, Psychology, and Communication

Program Close

Who Should Attend

Early to mid-career engineers seeking leadership advancement

Lead architects across hardware and software sectors

Technical product managers aiming to scale innovation

Business development leads driving new business initiatives

Professionals ready to build influence and assume revenue responsibility  (Participants typically have 8+ years of work experience.)

What People Say

Technical Lead

Autonomous Systems

"The in-person energy was unmatched. Weekly sessions and group projects pushed me to grow as both a technologist and a strategic leader."

Director of Engineering

Hardware Products

"From design to scaling, the frameworks taught here changed how I communicate and lead cross-functional efforts. Truly career-defining."

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FAQs

Application Deadline:

Individual: Dec 15, 2025
Corporate: Dec 8, 2025

Application Process:

Individual applicants please use the "Apply" link to submit applications prior to the deadline. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, with follow-up interviews conducted by the SCET Program Director. Group nominations are accepted from corporations and institutions, based on agreement with the SCET Program Director. Please contact Kristina Susac at susac@berkeley.edu should you wish to explore a corporate nomination. Acceptances will be sent, via email, on a rolling basis. Once accepted, participants will receive a welcome email two weeks prior to program start

What is the admission process & criteria?

Admissions will be reviewed as we receive them. Applications will be judged based on experience and potential contributions to a diverse cohort. Applications will be approved on a first come first served basis.

For individual applicants - you will receive an email confirming that application was received. Within 2 weeks of applications, you will receive a followup call or email with next steps and acceptance status. Within 3 weeks of program you will receive welcome email.

For corporate nominations - your company will nominate a list of applicants via an internal process. Approximately 4 weeks prior to program, UC Berkeley receives list of nominations. Approximately 3 weeks prior to program you will receive a welcome email

Please contact Dara McKenzie at dmckenzie@berkeley.edu with any questions you may have.

What is the syllabus?

Is there tuition support?

What is the time commitment?

Who are the participating companies?

Is there lodging available for the program?

What is the program cost?

Costs are $12,800 per person covering textbooks, cases, instructional website with presentations and videos, continental breakfast, lunch, welcome reception, daily networking reception, closing certificate ceremony/lunch, travel to Silicon Valley and San Francisco. Travel to Bay Area and lodging costs are excluded. We do not offer scholarship pricing but you are welcome to contact Dara McKenzie at dmckenzie@berkeley.edu to discuss group discounts.

Can I receive academic credit?

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Kristina Susac

Expert in AI Leadership Training

susac@berkeley.edu

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