Robert Kerr, who has experience in economic development, education and entrepreneurship, has been chosen to lead the new University of Illinois Springfield Innovation Center.
According to UIS, the center will focus on five strategic areas: business incubation and acceleration, technology and research commercialization, social innovation, public policy research and education and workforce development.
Kerr has been named as executive director of innovation and opportunity.
The center will be located in a three-story, 24,600-square-foot UIS-owned building located near the Illinois State Capitol at 401 E. Washington St., and is scheduled to open in 2025. The Center will serve central Illinois as part of the Illinois Innovation Network (IIN).
His appointment, announced Wednesday, is effective Aug. 1, 2023.
“Rob is the ideal candidate for this…
