Faculty and Executive Leadership Directory
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Naeem
Zafar
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Education
Sc.B., Brown University
MS, Electrical Engineering, University of Minnesota
Positions Held
At Haas since 2005
2007 - present, Lecturer, Haas School of Business
2010 - present, President & CEO, Bitzer Mobile Inc.
2010 - present, founder, www.startup-advisor.com
2005 - 2007 President & CEO, Pyxis Technology
2003 - 2005 President & CEO, Silicon Design Systems
1999 - 2003 President & CEO, Veridicom Inc.
1988 - 1999 VP of Worldwide Marketing, Quickturn Design Systems
1985 - 1988 VP of Engineering, XCAT Inc.
1981 - 1985 Principal Research Scientist, Honeywell Research
External Service and Assignments
- Advisor to the Board for Efactor.com - an online network of entrepreneurs
- Member of the International Board at the Aspen Institute, Partnership for New Beginning: Entrepreneurship
- Board Member, OPEN Silicon Valley (nonprofit organization focused on promoting entrepreneurship)
- Charter member, TiE Silicon Valley (The Indus EntrepreneursWorld’s largest nonprofit for fostering mentorship and helping entrepreneurs)
- Advisor, Entrepreneurship & Small & Medium Enterprise Center (ESMEC) at LUMS (Lahore University of Management Sciences)
- Member of the Board of Directors: Numetrics Management Systems (pvt) Ltd, Brainstorm Ltd, 1947 Partition Project
- Advisory board: Tarana Wireless, Finest Experts, VPype, Innovent (Istanbul)
Current Research and Interests
- Entrepreneurship in emerging economies
- Micro finance
- Mentorship
- Innovation Ecosystems
Teaching
- Entrepreneurship & Innovation, EWMBA 295A
- New Venture Finance
Faculty Directory: Alphabetical Listing
Faculty Directory: Listing by Department
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