Renee Kelly
Renee Kelly is associate vice president of strategic partnerships, innovation and engagement for the University of º£½ÇÉçÇø.  She develops strategic partnerships and initiatives that promote economic growth and talent development in º£½ÇÉçÇø.  In addition, she leads the commercialization support and innovation programs of the University of º£½ÇÉçÇø, including the MIRTA Accelerator program, Foster Center for Innovation, ±«²Ñ²¹¾±²Ô±ð’s I-Corps Site, and business incubation programs.Ìý Ms. Kelly also leads ±«²Ñ²¹¾±²Ô±ð’sÌýefforts in the Innovation Engineering Institute, a collaboration to commercialize its innovation curriculum with education institutions worldwide.Ìý Ms. Kelly was a founding member of the leadership team for Blackstone Accelerates Growth, which transitioned to become º£½ÇÉçÇø Accelerates Growth, an initiative to create a thriving ecosystem for entrepreneurship and innovation in º£½ÇÉçÇø.  As part of this effort, Ms. Kelly led the creation of the Innovate for º£½ÇÉçÇø Fellows program, which was given the º£½ÇÉçÇø Development Foundation’s Champion for Attraction, Retention and Engagement award.Ìý Her interests include the importance of networks in innovation and the history of innovation in º£½ÇÉçÇø.Ìý Prior to joining the university, she developed new training products for Manpower of Connecticut, worked for a financial services start-up in San Diego and served as an aide to then U.S. Representative Olympia J. Snowe.Ìý
