Dave Garten
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Instructor Office: 230D SBA
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Dave has extensive experience in strategy development, management, marketing, product development, strategic alliances and acquisitions, negotiation, raising capital and finance.
From 2006 until 2009, Dave was CEO of SeQuential Biofuels, Inc. Dave was responsible for developing the company’s growth plans, leading funding activities and providing overall leadership and management of day-to-day operations. During this period, Dave completed a company restructuring, raised capital, expanded production capacity by 500%, developed retail expansion plans and improved the company’s financial position. From 2003 to 2006, Dave was a consultant in business strategy, deal making and management practices in the technology, energy and environmental fields.
From 1987 to 2003, Dave worked at Intel Corporation. His most recent position was as General Manager for a communications product division. Before that, Dave was Director of Business Development where he developed, negotiated and executed diverse strategic relationships including joint ventures, licensing, strategic supply, acquisitions and equity investments. Dave also held various product management, marketing, strategy, and engineering positions in the technology and automotive industries. He originally engineered diesel fuel injection systems for cars and trucks.
Dave is Adjunct Professor of Business at Portland State University and the Oregon Executive MBA program. He currently teaches graduate courses in Business Strategy, Strategic Alliances and Acquisitions, and Negotiation.
Dave is President of the Forest Park Conservancy and has created an environmental education program at a local elementary school. Dave is involved in youth soccer and is an active runner, mountain climber, cyclist and skier.
Dave has an MBA from the Sloan School of Management at MIT (1987), a Masters in Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1985) and a Bachelor of Science from Trinity College in Hartford, CT (1982).
