Jean-Paul Tennant
Teaching Schedule
Fall 2024
- EECS 16A. Foundations of Signals, Dynamical Systems, and Information Processing, MoWe 18:30-19:59, Pimentel 1
Spring 2025
- EE 194-100. Business and Finance for Engineers, MoWeFr 15:30-16:29, Cory 293
Biography
Jean-Paul (JP) Tennant teaches the EECS 16A/B sequence, and is piloting a new course entitled Business and Finance for Engineers (EE 194-100). He received a B.S.E. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 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
