CFO for Technology Industry Immersion introduces to students to the tools and expertise required of a technology company chief financial officer. Students will learn about capital budgeting, managing funding for growth, managing business portfolio, M&As and going public.

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Fast facts

• Curriculum designed by both UC Davis faculty and industry executives to reflect the latest challenges in the industry
• Five weeks of interactive classes on Fridays in Winter Quarter taught by senior executives from a select group of companies 
• Group assignments in every class, examining potential solutions to management challenges

360-degree tech finance

You’ll learn from top industry executives about:

• Financial planning cycles and public readiness
• Scenario planning and venture formations
• Fundraising
• IPOs, mergers and acquisitions
• Venture and last stage funding

“It’s much more entrepreneurial than I’d imagined, and covers way more than just finance and accounting.” – Stephen Auyeung MBA 18

2017-18 Speakers

• Ayako Yasuda, Immersion Coordinator, Assoc. Prof., Finance, Graduate School of Management
• David Faugno, CFO, Qualtrics
• Mike Kourey, CFO, Medallia, Inc.
• Chris Chillingworth, Partner, CFOs2GO
• Brian Moriarty, CFO, twoXAR, Inc.
• David Cole, Vice President, Finance, Intuit
• Mike Coffey, Sr. Vice President, Global Delivery and Assurance, and Shareron Willis, Asst. Vice President, Financial Analysis, AT&T
• Paul Bergholm, CAO/Vice President, Finance, Personal Capital
• Kyle Wakamiya, Comptroller, Origin Materials
• Margaret McCarthy, CFO, WideOrbit

“It’s important that students get some insight into what goes on in the real world.” – David Cole, Intuit

Live Case Studies Presented by Executives

• Aligning a finance operation with new pricing and product trends
• Evaluating a company’s strengths and weaknesses to advise on a path forward
• Developing an integration strategy for a new business acquisition
• Analyzing Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods