Kurt Beyer

Education

• PhD, University of California, Berkeley, History of Science and Technology, emphasis: Technical Innovation
  
• MA, Oxford University, Economics and Philosophy
  
• BA, United States Naval Academy (Annapolis), Engineering/History
  

Positions Held

At Haas since 2011

External Service and Assignments

• Senior Partner, Parallel Advisors
  
• Author and Lecturer, Grace Hopper and the Invention of the Information Age
  

Current Research and Interests

• Intrapreneurship in large organizations
• Ecosystems of Innovation
• Impact of disruptive technologies on IT and media industries
• Entrepreneurship and innovation during recessions
• Government supported innovation

Selected Papers and Publications

• Grace Hopper Mini-Series for Television, Affleck/Middleton Production, Pending (2019)
  • Queen of Code Documentary, ESPN 30 for 30, 2015 
  • “Grace Murray Hopper, Visionary Pioneer,” Core Magazine December 2012
  • Grace Hopper and the Invention of the Information Age. MIT Press, 2009.
  • “Seven Facts Audiophiles Need to Know about Digital Music,” Consumer Electronics Professional, November 2007
  • “The Magic of Metadata,” Consumer Electronics Professional, May 2006
  • “The Digital Music Revolution,” Consumer Electronics Professional, March 2006
  • “Grace Murray Hopper: Technical Innovator,” in Leadership Embodied, 2005
  • Multiple technical entries for the Dictionary of American History, ed. Stanley Kutler
  • Biographies of notable engineers for the American Society of Civil Engineers

Teaching

• Entrepreneurship and Innovation, UGBA 195A
• Entrepreneurship, MBA 295A
• Information-Centric Entrepreneurship, 290M
• Independent Studies, MBA 293

Honors and Awards

• Graduation Commencement Speaker, CDTM Technische Universitaet Munich 2016
• ESPN 30 for 30 Documentary Grace Hopper 2015 
• Keynote Speaker Berkeley Haas Homecoming 2014 
• NPR Special on Grace Hopper 2010
• Grace Hopper top ten science and technology book of 2009/2010, Booklist
• Google Author Series, 2010
• Computer History Museum Soundbytes Keynote Speaker, 2010
• Naval Postgraduate School MOVES Keynote Speaker, 2010
• USAA Nexus for IT Distinguished Speaker Series, 2010
• Evening Keynote Speaker Commonwealth Club/NPR, 2010
• Keynote Speaker ICCA National Conference, 2009
• Nominated for Annapolis award naming best new faculty teacher
• Navy Commendation Medal
• National Defense Service Medal