Brian S. Silverman's Teaching Page


In 2022-2023 I am teaching two sections of a core MBA course, Foundations of Strategic Management, one section of an MBA elective course, Venture Capital Strategy, and, inexplicably, three sectios of another MBA elective, Corporate Strategy.

For eleven of the last fourteen years I have taught the core MBA course in Strategic Management to all sections of the two-year MBA program, and for most of those years I have taught the Venture Capital Strategy elective as well. I have also taught the following MBA elective courses at various times:

Strategy and Competitive Advantage (fall 2008 syllabus).

Corporate Strategy

Cooperative Strategy (here’s an ancient syllabus)

Commercializing Technological Innovation (spring 2006 syllabus), co-taught with Professor Ted Sargent of the University of Toronto’s Electrical and Computer Engineering Department.
I initially co-developed and co-taught this with Professor Joe Jacobson of the MIT Media Laboratory while back at HBS.



I also teach a PhD course on Strategy and Economics whenever I can muscle my way in (2007 syllabus here).

At the Rotman School I have received sundry teaching honors including MBA Professor of the Year in various years and a Teaching Excellence Award each year 2001-2020 (except for sabbatical years).