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Worcester Polytechnic Institute
  • Position Number: 1134241
  • Location: Worcester, MA
  • Position Type: Business and Financial Management


Executive Director, Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Department: President's Office

Position Status: Administrative Exempt Positions

Basic Function:
The Executive Director for I&E is a newly created role, responsible for the I&E@WPI initiative across all disciplines and the I&E Center at WPI. S/he will be the catalyst to strategically align WPI entrepreneurial activities currently dispersed across the university across all disciplines including engineering, sciences, business, and humanities. S/he will often be the first point of contact for I&E to all of WPI's community members as well as for external parties seeking to collaborate with the university in I&E while actively exploring different mechanisms of stimulating innovation within the University. The Executive Director for I&E provides leadership for making I&E more visible on campus as well as showcasing its successes beyond the campus. Further, s/he will be responsible for developing a vibrant and inspiring culture of continuous improvement, teamwork, innovation, and excellence.

The Executive Director will report to the President, reflecting this central charge to inspire, support and facilitate I&E across the WPI community and extended ecosystem.

The Executive Director will be located on WPI's campus in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

  • The ideal candidate will be a consensus builder, collaborating across the University working with internal and external stakeholders of the academic structure, to ensure connectivity and cohesiveness throughout WPI. The Executive Director also will be an external face of WPI on I&E topics and will maintain a network of relationships across multiple business, investment and entrepreneurial ecosystems. This person will be responsible for setting priorities and direction for the Center, developing and managing a budget to optimize financial resources, monitoring resource allocation, and establishing strong and transparent accountability measures.

    Knowledge and Experience:
    Track record of success being part of a founding team or leading early stage organizations through funding, growth and a successful exit. A maker at heart who has gone through the pains of raising capital and managing growth. Entrepreneurial experience could come from a commercial or social project.
    >Investment and commercialization expertise: identifying, evaluating, and bringing investments to fruition.
    >Demonstrated ability to develop creative and innovative programs.
    >Proven history of identifying and negotiating business partnerships that create a robust corporate and creative ecosystem.

    Position Requirements

  • The Executive Director will be required to develop a strategic plan, think through an operational plan and articulate key resources needed to bring together current and proposed elements of I&E@WPI, and build bridges across different communities and departments to bring an integrated I&E strategy to life.

    • Posting Date: 12/06/2017

    Open Until Filled:

    Special Instructions to Applicants:
    For more information about this role and how to apply please contact:

    Tatiana Chapon-Maze
    Russell Reynolds Associates
    1 Federal Street, 26th floor
    Boston, MA 02110
    tatiana.chapon-maze@russellreynolds.com

    EEO Information:
    WPI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability. We are seeking individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences who will contribute to a culture of creativity and collaboration, inclusion, problem solving and change making.

    Criminal Background Check Statement:
    A pre-employment criminal records check is required.

    To apply, visit: https://careers.wpi.edu/postings/5192









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