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Darren Cooke | Chief Innovation & Entrepreneurship Officer, University of California Berkeley

Darren Cooke | Chief Innovation & Entrepreneurship Officer, University of California Berkeley

Current Position and Past Experience
Darren Cooke has served at University of California Berkeley since 2021 and is currently Chief Innovation & Entrepreneurship Officer and a Faculty Member of the Haas School of Business; previously, he was Executive Director of Life Sciences Entrepreneurship Center. He is also a member of National Faculty, NSF Innovation Corps at National Science Foundation.

Education, Honors and Achievements
Cooke holds a Doctor of Law from Columbia Law School, a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from University of California Berkeley and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo.

Articles by this author:

Innovation Doesn't Have to Be Complicated

Infrastructure

Innovation Doesn't Have to Be Complicated

Darren Cooke | Chief Innovation & Entrepreneurship Officer, University of California Berkeley

Editor’s note: This article is adapted from a conversation with Marriel Hardy on the Illumination...

Building Innovation Through Simplicity

Infrastructure

Building Innovation Through Simplicity

Darren Cooke | Chief Innovation & Entrepreneurship Officer, University of California Berkeley

Lifelong Learning

Rethinking ROI in Higher Education: Why Entrepreneurship Belongs at the Core

Darren Cooke | Chief Innovation & Entrepreneurship Officer, University of California Berkeley

Editor’s note: This article is adapted from a conversation with Darren Cooke on the Illumination...

Lifelong Learning

From Campus to Career with an Entrepreneurial Mindset

Darren Cooke | Chief Innovation & Entrepreneurship Officer, University of California Berkeley

Higher education is under growing pressure to prove the value of tuition by showing clear outcomes...