Jean-Paul Tennant

Lecturer


Contact Information

263 Cory Hall

jptennant@berkeley.edu

Office Hours

by appointment, 263 Cory

Links

Biography

Jean-Paul (JP) Tennant teaches EECS/MecEng 106A/206A (Robotics) and a new course entitled Business and Finance for Engineers (EE 156). He received a B.S.E. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan, an M.S. in EECS from UC Berkeley, and an MBA from BerkeleyHaas. He served in a variety of roles in the US Navy's Submarine Force, traded fixed income securities at Goldman Sachs, was the co-owner, CFO, and CEO of Geographic Expeditions, and co-founder and Chairman of the Board at Peak 15 Systems. His focus is teaching, and his areas of interest include systems, controls, and robotics, as well as quantitative and startup finance.

Education

2001, MBA, Finance, University of California, Berkeley – Haas School of Business

1993, MS, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of California, Berkeley

1986, BSE, Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Teaching Schedule

EE 156. Business and Finance for Engineers, TuTh 14:00-15:29, The Gateway Building B1022