The Garwood Center for Corporate Innovation focuses on large-enterprise innovation, paying particular attention to implementation issues and development of new business models to capture the value of innovative products and services. The center houses the Open Innovation Program, the Berkeley Innovation Forum, a membership organization dedicated to sharing knowledge about innovation challenges and several other programs and conferences.

Programs for Executives

To promote interaction, crosslearning, networking, exchange of ideas and research across industries in an academic setting. 

  • Berkeley Innovation Forum
  • World Open Innovation Conference
  • Garwood Innovation Fellow
  • Executive Education
  • Chief Innovation Officers Roundtable

Programs for Students

Garwood Center offers students an opportunity to:  

    • Solve real world problems by leveraging Open Innovation.
    • Work with renowned academics & business executives.
    • Build relationship with multinational companies.
    • Open Innovation travel study in emerging economies.
 Henry Chesbrough

Henry Chesbrough

Faculty Director

 Solomon Darwin

Solomon Darwin

Executive Director

Recent News + Events

World Open Innovation Conference

  • Dec 2017, San Francisco CA

Berkeley Innovation Forum:


The Garwood Center for Corporate Innovation focuses on large-enterprise innovation, paying particular attention to implementation issues and development of new business models to capture the value of innovative products and services. The center houses the Open Innovation Program, the Berkeley Innovation Forum, a membership organization dedicated to sharing knowledge about innovation challenges and several other programs and conferences.

Programs for Executives


To promote interaction, crosslearning, networking, exchange of ideas and research across industries in an academic setting.

Programs for Students


Garwood Center offers students an opportunity to:  

    • Solve real world problems by leveraging Open Innovation.
    • Work with renowned academics & business executives.
    • Build relationship with multinational companies.
    • Open Innovation travel study in emerging economies.

Recent News + Events

World Open Innovation Conference

  • Dec 2017, San Francisco CA

Berkeley Innovation Forum: