Vanessa Chan, PhD, the Jonathan and Linda Brassington Practice Professor in Materials Science and Engineering (MSE), has been named the inaugural Vice Dean of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Penn Engineering.
With a career that includes co-leading McKinsey’s innovation practice, founding her own company, re.design, and serving as the U.S. Department of Energy’s Chief Commercialization Officer, Chan brings a wealth of experience in bridging the gap between groundbreaking ideas and real-world impact to her new role at Penn.
In an in-depth interview, Chan discussed her vision for building on Penn Engineering’s long legacy of fostering entrepreneurship and her plans to inspire the next generation of engineers to address global challenges and create meaningful change in the world. Read the full interview here.