Posts by Jay
Newton Lecture Series: Michael Baum
Working for a big company might seem like a dream job, but it wasn’t his dream. Early in his career, the engineer Michael Baum discovered that he wanted to work…
Read MoreNewton Lecture Series: Caviar
They are not only colleagues and partners, but also friends. Richard Din (’08), Shawn Tsao (’11), Jason Wang (’09) and Andy Zhang (’14), came back to Cal as founders of…
Read MoreNewton Lecture Series: Kathleen Glaub
“I’m glad to be back,” said Kathy Glaub as soon as she stepped on stage. Glaub is the CEO of Afferent Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. “Cal is the best…
Read MoreNewton Lecture Series: Darian Shirazi
When he was 15, his parents used to drive him to work. He was a programmer at eBay. By then, Darian Shirazi had already discovered his salesman spirit and was…
Read MoreNewton Lecture Series: Vinod Dham
Vinod Dham, known internationally as the “Father of the Pentium Chip,” was this week’s speaker at the Newton Lecture Series, where he discussed his experience in the business and…
Read MoreNewton Lecture Series: Dean Drako
“How many of you are interested in starting a company?” Dean Drako asked the audience filling the auditorium. From diverse programs, countries and cultures, most of the students raised their…
Read MoreNewton Series of the week: John Doerr
The famed venture capitalist’s lecture included how to recognize “The Next Big Thing,” the present and future of green technology, pointing out the flaws in the American education and health systems, the importance of networking and how to search for inspiration
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