Academia finds itself in an odd spot when it comes to developing tech industry talent. On one hand, despite appearances to the contrary, universities are leaning further and further towards a business model that prioritizes profit over their original ideals.

On the other hand, there are a number of technology leaders who seemingly pine for the presumed comfort of academia, where theoretical thinking – rather than spreadsheets, budget burn rate, and headcount management – can be prioritized.

The tech industry isn’t unique in this regard; historians love becoming professors, journalists like to give guest lectures, and plenty of journeyman tradespeople find themselves teaching the next generation of carpenters, plumbers, and the like. This is nothing new, except the IT sector is seeing mor

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