George Cogan
Lecturer in Management at Stanford Graduate School of Business
Schools
- Stanford Graduate School of Business
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Biography
Stanford Graduate School of Business
Bio
George Cogan is a partner based in Bain & Company’s Silicon Valley office and the head of Bain’s global Technology practice.
With more than two decades of management consulting experience, Mr. Cogan has led major client relationships in strategy development and organization restructuring for numerous international corporations. He has a broad range of experience in technology-driven businesses including semiconductor components, computer hardware, storage and other peripherals, several software segments, information services and telecommunications. His functional expertise includes corporate and divisional strategy, marketing strategy, new product and new business development, sales force and channel effectiveness, customer loyalty and organizational design.
George also serves as Chairman of the Board of the Exploratorium in San Francisco.
He earned an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business and was an Arjay Miller Scholar. He also graduated from Harvard College with a AB in physics with honors.
Academic Degrees
- MBA, Stanford GSB, 1989
- BA, Physics, Harvard, 1980
Academic Appointments
- Lecturer, Stanford GSB, 2013-present
Professional Experience
- Partner, Bain & Company, 1989-present
- Chairman of the Board, Exploratorium, 2007-present
Teaching
Degree Courses
2018-19
STRAMGT 573: Moore's Law and the Convergence of Computing and Communications; Strategic Thinking in Action
This six-session (2-unit) Bass seminar focuses on strategic leadership and builds on core strategic leadership coursework in the MBA program. The course uses the seminar format with expectations of extensive contributions from all students to the...
2017-18
STRAMGT 573: Moore's Law and the Convergence of Computing and Communications; Strategic Thinking in Action
This six-session (2-unit) Bass seminar focuses on strategic leadership and builds on core strategic leadership coursework in the MBA program. The course uses the seminar format with expectations of extensive contributions from all students to the...
2016-17
STRAMGT 573: Moore's Law and the Convergence of Computing and Communications; Strategic Thinking in Action
This six-session (2-unit) Bass seminar focuses on strategic leadership and builds on core strategic leadership coursework in the MBA program. The course uses the seminar format with expectations of extensive contributions from all students to the...
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