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CFO for Technology Industry Immersion
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.
Video: tech CFOs share career advice & M&A case studies
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
- Scholarships available to incoming MBA admits for fall 2019
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
2018-19 Speakers
- Ayako Yasuda, Immersion Coordinator, Assoc. Prof., Finance, Graduate School of Management
- Brian Moriarty, CFO, twoXAR, Inc.
- Mike Kourey, Chair, Public Sector Advisory Board, Medallia, Inc.
- Jennifer Gareett, Arcus Biosciences
- Margaret McCarthy, CFO, WideOrbit
- Michael Kramer, Boeing AxionX
- Chris Chillingworth, Partner, CFOs2GO
- Dan Griggs, Sitecore
- Kyle Wakamiya, Comptroller, Origin Materials
- Mike Coffey, Sr. Vice President, Global Delivery and Assurance, and Shareron Willis, Asst. Vice President, Financial Analysis, AT&T
“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