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Kenneth A. Harrington

Managing Director, The Skandalaris Center for Entrepreneurial Studies and Senior Lecturer in Entrepreneurship


Area of Expertise:

Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Growth

Academic/Professional Activities:

  • Director at Large, Missouri Venture Forum
  • Member, University City Children's Center - Board of Directors
  • Member, YouthBridge Community Foundation - Board of Directors


Kenneth A. Harrington

Ken Harrington has spent over 25 years in industry as a senior executive for seven start-up companies. Since 2001 he has led the expansion of Washington University's Skandalaris Center for Entrepreneurial Studies. In 2004, Washington University committed to a $15 million campus-wide entrepreneurship effort that was led by the University's Chancellor. This effort includes education, research, and community service innovation initiatives. The Skandalaris Approach to Entrepreneurial Development encompasses experiences for all degree levels and schools at Washington University where faculty and student interest areas span commercial, social, community, the law, global issues, and several other aspects of entrepreneurship. Since 2004 the Center has supported the founding of over eighty new ventures and developed approaches to entrepreneurial community growth in Madagascar and the United States. Mr. Harrington consults on university cross-campus entrepreneurship concepts, regional development thinking, university-industry partnerships, and innovation in large organizations. He and Mr. Robert Skandalaris collaborated on a book entitled "Rebuilding the American Dream: Restoring American Jobs and Competitiveness Through Innovation and Entrepreneurship."

Email: harrington@wustl.edu
Phone: (314) 935-9134

MBA 1978, University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School
BS 1970, University of Vermont