Kathy Takayama

MBV, USC; BS Applied Mathematics with an emphasis in Computer Science and Statistics, UC Davis

Kathy Takayama always wanted to teach. That dream started immediately out of college when she was recruited to be a US Naval Nuclear Power School Instructor, where she trained enlisted and officer students on how to operate nuclear-powered submarines and aircraft carriers. She transitioned out of the military into a career in program management, initially at a large corporate bank running IT programs, and later as an R&D program manager at Hewlett Packard, eventually taking on roles as Chief of Staff and Operations Officer for a large business unit. Today, she is living her dream, sharing decades of business experiences with future business leaders at the USC Marshall School of Business.

Education

• Master of Business for Veterans - MBV University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business (2018 — 2019)
• Bachelor of Science (BS) University of California, Davis (1981 — 1986)

Companies

• Adjunct Professor University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business (2019)
• Chief of Staff and Operations Officer (Telecommunications Business) Hewlett Packard Enterprise (2017 — 2020)
• Senior Program Manager (Network Functions Virtualization) Hewlett Packard Enterprise (2015 — 2017)
• Program Manager leading Enterprise LaserJet Networking Solutions HP (1999 — 2015)
• Technical Instructor ISInc (1997 — 1999)
• Project Manager U.S. Bank (1991 — 1997)
• Technical Instructor US Navy (1986 — 1991)