MOT Faculty

Below is a list of instructors in the M.S. in Management of Technology (MOT) degree program. Some instructors teach in more than one program.

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Kenneth (Beau) R. Farmer II, PhD
MOT Faculty
kfarmeri@umn.edu
+1 651 765 3775
Datta Godbole
Datta Godbole, PhD
MOT Faculty
Dattagodbole94@gmail.com
+1 763 218 2561
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Chip Laingen, CDR
MOT, MDI & ST Faculty
lain0008@umn.edu
+1 612 384 4270
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Alfred Marcus, PhD
Honeywell/Edson W. Spencer Chair in Strategic Management, MOT Faculty
amarcus@umn.edu
+1 612 624 2812
David Nguyen
David H. Nguyen, PhD
Edson W. Spencer Chair in Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Senior Fellow, Director of Graduate Studies - Minors, TLI Faculty, Technological Leadership Institute
dhn@umn.edu
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Kirsten J. Parker
MOT Faculty
parkerk@umn.edu
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Judy Pennington
MOT Fellow, MOT Faculty
jpenning@umn.edu
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Kendell Poch, MBA, CPA
MOT Faculty
beck0620@umn.edu
+1 612 626 9705
Randall Ross
Randall Ross, PhD LP
MOT Faculty, TLI Fellow
rross@umn.edu
952-249-5927
Tariq Samad, director of graduate studies for the M.S. in Management of Technology
Tariq Samad, PhD
Senior Fellow for Research & Advancement, Honeywell/W.R. Sweatt Chair in Technology Management, MOT Faculty
tsamad@umn.edu
Mark Sanders
Mark Sanders, PhD
Donald Osell - Gemini Chair in Entrepreneurship, MOT Faculty
sandersm@umn.edu
+1 512 563 3237
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Rachna Shah
MOT Faculty
shahx024@umn.edu
+1 612 624 4432
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Darcy L.G. Shukla
MOT Faculty
shukla@ssiplaw.com
+1 651 286 8370
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Kent Sieffert
MOT Faculty
+1 651 286 8341
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Tarun Soni, PhD
MOT Faculty
sonix007@umn.edu
Mark Wehde
Mark Wehde
MDI Fellow, James J. Renier Chair for Medical Device Innovation, MDI Faculty
wehde.mark@mayo.edu
507-254-5619
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Margaret (Rita) Zinn
MOT Faculty
zinnm@umn.edu