Jeff Solari
Program Director
Biography
Jeff is a seasoned product manager, adjunct professor, and entrepreneur who has led multiple startups to successful exits. He is also proud of his work for a couple of failed startups – but with incredible learnings! He is a proponent of Agile Product Management, a product development approach that applies the principles of Agile software development to the wider product development process.
Most recently he was the Director of Operations at Oxmiq Labs, where he incubated several AI startup ideas including an AI middleware solution and an AI semiconductor now in development. Prior to Oxmiq, he held several product management positions at Intel, concentrating in AI, computer vision, AR/VR and cloud computing.
Prior to Intel he was CEO and founder of Native Instinct, a nationally recognized digital product management consulting firm that developed Web and mobile applications for startups and Fortune 100 companies. Native Instinct was acquired by Intel in 2011.
Jeff’s favorite movie is “The Founder”, which tells the story of how Ray Kroc created the fast-food chain McDonald’s.
Education
- MBA, Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley 1990
- BS, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, UC Berkeley 1986
- BS, Materials Science Engineering, UC Berkeley 1986
Prior Experience
- Adjunct Professor, Ageno School of Business, Golden Gate University
- Director of Product Management, Oxmiq Labs
- Product Manager, Intel
- CEO, Native Instinct
- Group Product Manager, Microsoft