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Engineering Leadership Professional Program (ELPP) – Silicon Valley

The Engineering Leadership Professional Program (ELPP) is designed to fast-track careers from engineer to leader in 6 months. This in-person program combines leadership insights, innovation frameworks, and business acumen over 22 evening sessions.

Program Details

• Location: In-person in Silicon Valley (Sunnyvale)
• Time: Wednesdays, 5:30-8:30 PM, January 21 - June 3, 2026
• Price: $14,220 (with a 10% discount available for early bird registrations)

Program Structure

The program is structured into two main parts:

• January – April: Strategy, Product Management, and Innovation
  • Leadership Primer: Innovation Engineering videos and Harvard case studies
  • Interactive Sessions: Explore stages of the innovation lifecycle
  • Skills Focus: Product marketing, measurement, pitching strategies, and team building
  • Cross-Corporate Group Project: Idea development and mentoring
• April – June: Operations, Leadership, Psychology, and Communication
  • Leadership Primer: Crucial Conversations modules, finance training, case studies, and role play exercises
  • Skills Focus: Financial accounting, influence and negotiation, leadership communication, and innovation psychology
  • Group Project Continuation: Final project refinement and presentation

Who Should Attend

The program is designed for:

• Early to mid-career engineers seeking leadership advancement
• Lead architects across hardware and software sectors
• Technical product managers aiming to scale innovation
• Business development leads driving new business initiatives
• Professionals ready to build influence and assume revenue responsibility (typically with 8+ years of work experience)

Instructors and Featured Industry Pioneers

The program features distinguished faculty and industry pioneers, including:

• Marc Tarpenning, Co-founder of NuvoMedia and Tesla
• Don Proctor, C-level executive, Cisco
• Neil Hunt, Former Chief Product Officer, Netflix
• Adam Cheyer, Co-founder of Siri
• Inder Sidhu, Chief Customer Officer, Innovaccer and Sr. exec. at Nutanix and Cisco executive
• Michael Marks, Former CEO, Flextronics
• Holly Schroth, Instructor, UC Berkeley Haas School of Business
• Anca Dragan, PhD, Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences (EECS)
• Gregory La Blanc, Distinguished Teaching Fellow at UC Berkeley
• Ken Sandy, Lecturer at Berkeley Engineering
• Cort Worthington, Lecturer at UC Berkeley
• Mark Rittenberg, Specialist in Leadership Communications
• Ikhlaq Sidhu, Dean, IE School of Science & Technology
• Rick Rasmussen, Fortune 500 executive and 3x IPO
• Gigi Wang, Founder and Berkeley Method Director, UC Berkeley
• Suneel Udpa, Instructor, UC Berkeley Haas School of Business
• Naeem Zafar, Serial entrepreneur and founder, TeleSense
• Shomit Ghose, Partner, ONSET Ventures and Clearvision Ventures

Admission Criteria and Process

• Application Deadline: Rolling
• Admission criteria: Experience and potential contributions to a diverse cohort
• Application process: Individual applicants submit applications prior to the deadline, and group nominations are accepted from corporations and institutions

Program Cost and What You Get

• Program cost: $14,220
• What you get:
  • Proven leadership and innovation frameworks tailored for engineers
  • Practical skills in finance, influence, communication, and innovation management
  • Two cross-corporate group projects with mentoring and final pitches
  • Weekly in-person sessions featuring distinguished speakers and dinner networking
  • Transition from technical experts to strategic leaders

FAQs

• Application Deadline: Individual - December 15, 2025, Corporate - December 8, 2025
• Application Process: Individual applicants submit applications prior to the deadline, and group nominations are accepted from corporations and institutions
• Admission criteria: Experience and potential contributions to a diverse cohort
• Program cost: $14,220
• What is the syllabus? A sample of a previous year's syllabus is available
• Is there tuition support? While there are no program scholarships, a customizable document is available to garner tuition support from companies or institutions
• What is the time commitment? In addition to daily class sessions, participants can expect an additional 2 hours on prework and additional time inside and outside of class for the group project
• Who are the participating companies? The program welcomes individual applications as well as nominations from global university partners and corporations such as Tesla, Allianz, Siemens, Apple, Bosch, Yahoo!, VMware, governmental agencies, financial services corporations, VCs, and more
• Is there lodging available for the program? Berkeley offers an assortment of accommodation options, including the UC Berkeley Faculty Club, the UC Berkeley Lab Guesthouse, The Graduate, Hotel Shattuck, and the Berkeley Marriott
• Can I receive academic credit? Participants who successfully complete the program will receive a certificate in Innovation Leadership, which is not a credit-bearing program.