Tina Seelig

What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20

A Crash Course on Making Your Place in the World

Talking Points

Tina Seelig has a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from Stanford and is the Executive Director of the Stanford Technology Ventures Program, which is the entrepreneurship center at Stanford University School of Engineering. In additions, Tina also teaches a course in the Department of Management Science & Engineering on Creativity and Innovation. She has a busy corporate speaking schedule and has written several popular science books for adults and children.

Description

As head of the Stanford Technology Ventures Program, Tina Seelig’s job is to guide her students as they make the difficult transition from the academic environment to the professional world-providing tangible skills and insights that will last a lifetime. Seelig is an entrepreneur, neuroscientist, and wildly popular professor and in What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20 she shares with us what she offers her students -provocative stories, inspiring advice, and a big dose of humility and humor.