Title: President & CEO
Workplace: The Innovation Space
Alma Maters: University of Delaware; University of California, Berkeley
Boards: The Innovation Space, Resolution Project, National Advisory Council on Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Delaware Business Roundtable
What is on your bucket list? “Travel to Alaska and complete my all 50-state bingo card.”
The Innovation Space is a nonprofit innovation ecosystem and home to leading science-based startups and entrepreneurs. Located on the Experimental Station campus near Wilmington, the 130,000-square-foot lab and office space offers entrepreneurs access to state-of-the art space with cutting-edge scientific equipment alongside a suite of entrepreneurship programs and support services to enable rapid growth of resident companies. Under the leadership of founding leader Bill Provine, The Innovation Space attracted and helped develop companies like Prelude Therapeutics, Versogen, Synnovation Therapeutics, NiKang Therapeutics, and Napigen. As of 2024, “the start-up farm” broke $1.2 billion in funding and has helped to raise Delaware’s profile as one of the best places for startups.
