Faculty: Mike Cheng
Mike Cheng, MBA
Title(s):
Adjunct Professor
School(s):
Business
415-442-6500
Campus(es):
San Francisco
Mike Cheng retired as an executive from the technology industry in 2007 to pursue
his mission of helping corporations achieve their performance potentials and working
with the next generation business or technology professionals to advance their business
knowledge through practice-based learning in an academic setting.
Before becoming the MBA Program Director for the Ageno School of Business at Golden
Gate University, Mr. Cheng served on its Advisory Board for 11 years. He has been
teaching at GGU since 2007.
COURSES TAUGHT
- MGT 210
- Management Theory and Communications
- MGT 320
- Management Leadership: Theory and Practice
- MGT 345
- Contextual Environment of Business
- MGT 362
- Developing Strategies for Competitive Advantage
- EMBA 345
- Contextual Environment of Business
RESEARCH INTERESTS & AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
- Business Strategy Formulation and Execution
- Business Ethics
- Corporate Social Responsibilities and Sustainability
- Leadership Theory
EDUCATION
- MBA, Golden Gate University
- Graduate, American Electronic Association/Stanford Executive Management Institute
- BS (Chemical Engineering), University of California Berkeley
PROFESSIONAL & TEACHING EXPERIENCE
- 2015 - Present: MBA Program Director, Golden Gate University
- 2007 - Present: Adjunct Professor, Golden Gate University
Varian Associates, Inc., Microwave Power Products Division
- 2000 - 2006: Corporate VP and Eimac Division President
- 1999 - 2000: VP Operations
- 1995 - 1999: VP, Marketing
- 1994 - 1995: Marketing Manager
- 1991 - 1994: Senior Production Manager
- 1985 - 1991: Program Manager
- 1980 - 1985: Process Engineer
- 1977 - 1980: Associate Engineer, General Electric Corporation, Nuclear Energy Division
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
- Golden Gate University, Advisory Board