Executive Perspective for Scientists & Engineers (EPSE)

Now in its 27th year, EPSE has graduated over 800 senior level professionals and has helped them become more valuable and productive as they broadened their perspective and identified with their overall business. EPSE has provided science and engineering senior professionals with an Executive Perspective on the business and management challenges facing today's technology industries.

EPSE addresses the need for professional development and was designed with the rising population of scientists and engineers in mind. The program's team-oriented and fast-paced format introduces participants to a whole new arena of knowledge and perspective about science and technology-based business. It helps the region's science-based talent advance into leadership positions, which benefits the individual, their employer, and the regional economy.

Managers from San Diego's top companies learn skills that can be leveraged in the workplace.
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EPSE is designed for mid- to senior-level scientists and engineers who have several years of supervisory and operational experience. Applicants should have a degree in engineering, science, computer science, or related field.

EPSE provides a unique arena for networking with other class members. Graduates automatically become members of the EPSE Alumni Association which allows participants the opportunity to contact other graduates from many different industries.

Industries represented include:

• Aerospace
• Bioscience/biotechnology
• Computing
• Electronics
• Energy
• Semiconductors
• Software
• Telecommunications

2011-2012 Program Dates

Application deadline: July 22, 2011

• Module 1: Leading Knowledge-Based Organizations
  September 12 – November 7, 2011
• Module 2: Understanding a Technology Business
  November 14, 2011 – February 27, 2012
• Module 3: Building New Value Through Innovation
  March 5 – May 21, 2012