Dr. Larry Samuels is Senior Advisor to the Chancellor of UC Santa Cruz. In that capacity Larry works to expand the reach of the University through partnerships in the academic sector and the private sector. His previous work has involved executive leadership at CSU Monterey Bay and in the tech industry where he led companies such as Creative Labs, Communities.com, and Atari (US). His current focus is improving tech workforce training in the Monterey Bay region with a specific effort to develop UCSC’s MBEST campus in Monterey County.