John Miranda

John Miranda is a faculty member of Orfalea’s Marketing and Management, Human Resources & Information Systems Areas, with a focus on teaching marketing strategy in marketing and a client consulting course in management, human resources, and information systems that pairs student teams with companies to solve for a current business challenge.

John retired from industry in December 2025, where he was a senior director in Intel’s Corporate Strategy Office. In that role, John managed a team of strategists and data scientists that led executive discussions on competition and emerging market and technology trends. Prior, John held roles in marketing, IT and Ffinance. 

John’s interests include the intersection of business and technology, how ecosystems evolve, how competition adapts, and delivering effective executive communications. 

John has an MBA from University of Texas, and a Bachelors in computer science from University of Michigan. John enjoys photography, hiking and travel. John lives with his wife in nearby Cambria, California.

Education

• MBA, University of Texas at Austin
• B.S., Computer Science, University of Michigan