William D. Provine Email & Phone Number

Philadelphia, PA, US

• Conceptualized, formed, and leading a public-private partnership and nonprofit (501c3) organization bringing together the power and expertise of DuPont, University of Delaware, and the State of Delaware along with.
• Raised over $40 million of support for the organization including a modern industrial laboratory building, over $20 million in grants & contributions, about $2 million in donated scientific equipment, and countless.
• Enabled startup companies at the Delaware Innovation Space have raised over $1B in investment capital and the organization has supported over 100 startups and created/retained over 800 jobs since forming in 2017
• Created, launched, and growing the first non-profit based venture/seed capital investment program in Delaware - The First Fund (www.firstfund.org) and have made ~$400k in investments over the last few years across five.

New York, NY, US

The mission of The Resolution Project is to develop socially responsible young leaders and empower them to make a positive impact today.

Wilmington, DE, US

On-loan (seconded) from DuPont to the The Innovation Space, where I presently lead that organization as its President and Chief Executive Officer (see above for more details).

Wilmington, DE, US

- Led DuPont Science & Engineering Global Operations responsible for deploying strategies and programs to leverage DuPont's access to technical expertise available across DuPont's global network of regional laboratories in China, India, Japan, Singapore, Switzerland, Brazil, and throughout the United States.- Provided a world class experience for DuPont.

Wilmington, DE, US

- Responsible for deploying strategies and programs to leverage DuPont's access to technical expertise available both internally and externally across DuPont's global R&D organization. - Lead DuPont's center of excellence on open innovation. This includes sponsorship and technical oversight for our global Innovation Centers and driving connections with.

Wilmington, DE, US

Responsible for defining strategic guidance and coordination of DuPont's Science and Technology programs with external collaborators and stakeholders. Represent DuPont with federal governments, universities, and with communication efforts and strategies with the public sector at large.

Wilmington, DE, US

* Led a global industrial biotechnology R&D organization of >100 scientists and engineers working on metabolic engineering and process development research programs in support of the renewable fuels market.* Reported directly to the Chief Science and Technology Officer of DuPont and served on the leadership team of DuPont Central Research & Development.

Wilmington, DE, US

* Led global business development efforts for a variety of advanced biofuel programs.* Created business strategies and evaluated new partnership opportunities with both small and large companies around the world for a variety of biofuel related programs.* Led creation of an integrated global business plan for the development and commercialization of.

Wilmington, DE, US

* R&D leader of DuPont Biofuels and core member of business team. Core spokesperson for DuPont’s biofuel efforts at major conferences and with government agencies and the media.* Led a large interdisciplinary multi-million dollar program to create advanced biofuels. Led creation of DuPont/BP’s biobutanol research strategy and served as its R&D leader. *.

Wilmington, DE, US

* Led a variety of new business development projects including a new nanoparticle offering for DuPont that involved securing and developing new customers and management of cross-business unit development programs. * Framed, negotiated, and completed multi-million dollar deals with other companies based on Real Options strategy.* Developed external.

Berkeley, California

Aliso Viejo, California, US

Washington, DC, US

The National Advisory Council on Innovation & Entrepreneurship (NACIE) is charged with developing a National Entrepreneurship Strategy that strengthens America’s ability to compete and win as the world’s leading startup nation and as the world’s leading innovator in critical emerging technologies. The council will help with identifying and recommending.

Washington, DC, US

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) seeks to "advance science, engineering, and innovation throughout the world for the benefit of all people." To fulfill this mission, the AAAS Board has set the following broad goals:--Enhance communication among scientists, engineers, and the public;--Promote and defend the integrity of science.

Served as a director on the board of Butamax Advanced Biofuels LLC. Butamax™ Advanced Biofuels is a joint venture created by BP and DuPont. It combines BP's expertise in fuels technology, development and infrastructure with DuPont's leading capabilities in biotechnology. The company is based in Wilmington, Delaware, US.

Wilmington, DE, US

* Led group of ~20 PhD researchers in support of long-range process development efforts for the titanium technologies business.* Created novel solutions to long-standing technical challenges in key projects including environmental and process optimization projects in support of the production of titanium dioxide and its related co-products.* Secured.

Wilmington, DE, US

* Led creation of a coatings marketing plan in Latin America* Led customer development projects throughout North America, Europe, and Latin America* Negotiated value of products and services with customers* Drove application of six sigma (DMAIC) in completion of customer projects.

Wilmington, DE, US

* Supervised and led organization of 40 people to meet production demands (7 days/wk, 24 hrs/day)* Led area to zero recordable injuries and serious environmental incident.* Effectively dealt with both union and non-union personnel issues* Led cross-functional teams to address project, uptime, R&D, and process control issues

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Chemical Engineering

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Chemical Engineering