Biography
Raghu Betina, Clinical Assistant Professor of Operations Management and Entrepreneurship, teaches Application Development. Previously, he was Managing Partner at The Starter League in Chicago, specializing in beginner-focused programming education.
Prior to that, Betina was an entrepreneur and an investor in southern India. He built and managed technology companies, but only with great difficulty due to a lack of technical skills. He returned to the US to learn how to develop applications himself, and (after some false starts) discovered that 鈥 with the right approach 鈥 it is possible for non-programmers to become productive quickly.
He鈥檚 been dedicated to teaching programming inclusively, using that approach, ever since. You can read more about the MBA-specific programming course he designed in Chicago Booth Magazine, or watch a talk he gave about his own winding path to programming .
Academic Areas
- Operations Management
- Entrepreneurship
2025 - 2026 Course Schedule
| Number | Course Title | Quarter |
|---|---|---|
| Application Development | 2025 (Autumn) | |
| Application Development | 2026 (Winter) | |
| Application Development | 2026 (Spring) | |
| Application Development II | 2026 (Spring) |
