10 Universities That Have Produced Successful Tech Executives
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siliconindia | Tuesday, 29 July 2014, 19:28 IST
University Of Michigan
The University of Michigan also frequently referred as Michigan, is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. It is the state's oldest university which is known for its high research activity and its comprehensive graduate program offers doctoral degrees in the humanities, social sciences as well as professional degrees in medicine, law, nursing, social work and dentistry.
Though Ann Arbor is pretty far from the tech companies located in Silicon Valley, the University of Michigan has produced plenty of successful tech executives. Some among the renowned techies that the university has produced includes the likes of Google co-founder Larry Page, Groupon CEO Eric Lefkofsky, Twitter CEO Dick Costolo and Skype cofounder Niklas Zennstrom.
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, also referred to as UC Berkeley, is a public research university located in Berkeley, California. The private college of California is one of the oldest institutions in the UC system and offers approximately 350 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a wide range of disciplines.
When it comes to producing famous techies the UC Berkeley is not lagging behind and Apple’s cofounder Steve Wozniak is perhaps the institution’s famous alum. Additionally, the school has also been home to plenty of other successful entrepreneurs that include Intel cofounder Gordon Moore, MySpace cofounder Tom Andersen and Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs. Google chairman Eric Schmidt also earned his master's in design from this prestigious institution.
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