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Andrew Hargadon is an Associate Professor of Technology Management at the Graduate School of Management at University of California, Davis and author of How Breakthroughs Happen: The Surprising Truth About How Companies Innovate (Harvard Business School Press 2003). He is founding Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship and the Energy Efficiency Center and, prior to his academic appointment, he worked as a product designer at Apple Computer and taught in the Product Design program at Stanford University.

Professor Hargadon's research focuses on the effective management of innovation and the strategic role of design in managing technology transitions, particularly in the development and commercialization of sustainable technologies.

His research has been used to develop or guide new innovation programs in organizations as diverse as the Canadian Health Services, Silicon Valley start-ups, Hewlett-Packard and the US Navy. He has published numerous articles and chapters in leading scholarly and applied publications. He teaches corporate executive programs and serves on the advisory boards of several start-up companies.

Professor Hargadon received his Ph.D . from the Management Science and Engineering Department in Stanford University's School of Engineering, where he was named Boeing Fellow and Sloan Foundation Future Professor of Manufacturing. He received his B.S. and M.S. in Stanford University's Product Design Program in the Mechanical Engineering Department.  Additional information and articles by Professor Hargadon can be found at www.gsm.ucdavis.edu.

ANDREW B. HARGADON
Associate Professor
Director, Center for Entrepreneurship
Founding Director, Energy Efficiency Center
Graduate School of Management
University of California, Davis

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