Kenneth Blank

President University Research Strategies, LLC Ken Blank is a demonstrated innovative and effective academic leader in building high impact, sustainable use-inspired research programs that result in practical solutions to critical national problems through technology development and commercialization.He has a proven ability to engage industry, mission oriented government agencies, and universities in productive collaboration. These key alliances increase funded research to support the development of new emerging technologies and contribute to successful technology commercialization, technology park development and workforce-related programs. Blank has served as Vice Provost for Research at Drexel University, Northeastern University and Temple University as well as Founding Senior Vice President for Health Sciences at Rowan University. Each of these institutions successfully increased metrics in research revenue and technology commercialization during his tenure. He serves on the Board of Directors of The University City Science Center (Philadelphia, PA) and the New Jersey Innovation Institute (Newark, NJ) and is a Fellow of The National Academy of Inventors and The College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Blank is presently the President of University Research Strategies, LLC and a Senior Advisor with Command Strategies, LLC.