Educator Brings Innovation To Utah Valley
Luke Peterson returned to his alma mater three years ago, he came to drive social innovation in the community and beyond–not just on campus.
Luke graduated from Utah Valley University before attending Harvard’s Kennedy school and then took a series of jobs working in small town governments, before returning to Utah County. He’s become a driving force for social innovation there and his influence is extending.
He will be speaking at the Social Innovation and Crowdfunding Conference (#GoodCrowd14) on September 26, 2014.
On Wednesday, July 23, 2014 at 5:00 Eastern, Luke will join me for a live discussion about his work. Tune in here then to watch the interview live.
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Luke’s bio:
Luke Peterson is an expert in innovation, specializing in cross-sector partnerships and innovation.
After receiving a B.A. in history from Utah Valley University, Luke completed a master’s in public policy at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He then worked in local government management and economic development for the City of Davenport, Iowa, the Town of West Warwick, Rhode Island, and Wasatch County, Utah.
Luke returned to UVU in 2011 to direct the formation of cooperative partnerships between UVU and its external partners. Luke works with individual companies, nonprofits, communities, government agencies, and entire sectors to provide engaged learning opportunities for students and faculty while creating deep value for the university’s external partners. His current project is the development of the Innovation Academy at UVU — a center designed to teach the principles of design thinking, and opportunity identification to cross-sector teams of public, social, and private sector entrepreneurs.
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