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Rob McClinton (Photos – Innovate Pasadena)
Rob McClinton has been elected president of Innovate Pasadena, by unanimous vote of the board of directors, to advance the volunteer-led, nonprofit mission of connecting and growing Pasadena’s innovation communities.
By News Desk
Under McClinton’s leadership, Innovate Pasadena will expand programming and engagement with local businesses, and the legacy technology industries such as aerospace that help define Pasadena as an innovation hub.
McClinton said:
Our goal is to attract people, companies and capital to our region and to connect those that already call Pasadena home. A priority for our innovation community is talent, because it has been hard to find great candidates as traditional networking was put on hold this past year, and we will be facilitating internships and offering other programs to assist the community in this regard.
Immediate Past President Beth Kuchar remains on the board as newly elected Chair, and continues to lead the public event series, Ask Me Anything, which brings expert insights from local Pasadena innovators to the broader community.
Newly elected officers of the board also include Vice President and Secretary Aaron B. Wheeler and Treasurer Erick Herring, who both served on the board prior to election.
Rob McClinton
Rob McClinton joined the board of Innovate Pasadena in 2018 and was elected vice president in 2019.
In addition to his role as president, Rob McClinton is the founder and CEO of Designing Nation Holdings, a hosting and online marketing company focused on small and local businesses which includes Small World Communications. He is a veteran of the Southern California tech scene with roots in several Idealab startups including GoTo.com and X1 Technologies. He provides leadership mentoring through his consulting practice, Artistic Leader. Rob studied economics at Loyola University Chicago.
*Ask Me Anything will discuss financing for startups on February 17th.
Source: Innovate Pasadena
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