Dr. Jenny Kuan

Associate Professor of Economics and Entrepreneurship, Executive Director of the Institute for Innovation and Economic Development

Jenny Kuan is a Professor of Economics and Entrepreneurship. She teaches the MBA Entrepreneurship and Strategy course.

Before earning her PhD at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, she studied engineering at Stanford and worked in enterprise software and manufacturing at Apple and Solectron. Dr. Kuan studies innovation and nonprofits, which sometimes intersect, such as in the venture capital and semiconductor industries.

She started teaching entrepreneurship when she joined Cal State Monterey Bay and has become enthusiastic about the empowerment it brings students to solve problems and effect positive change.

California State University, Monterey Bay has engaged Everspring, a leading provider of education and technology services, to support aspects of program delivery.