Richard Sikora, MBA

Executive Advisor for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
E-mail: rgsikora@purdue.edu

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Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business

Richard Sikora joined Purdue in August as an executive advisor for innovation and entrepreneurship. Housed in the Purdue Research Foundation (PRF), he works closely with the Mitch Daniels School of Business, Purdue Innovates and PRF to enhance the university?s innovation and entrepreneurship activities. Rich will champion the DSB contribution to the development and integration of entrepreneurship and innovation efforts across the Purdue campus by collaborating with existing ecosystem teams. 

He previously led the Boeing Company?s technology innovation incubator before being promoted to a number of strategy executive positions in the Defense, Space and Security business unit. As a serial entrepreneur, Rich held a variety of managing director level roles across nine startup companies operating in the B2B telecom services, software development, and fabless semiconductor industries. Rich received a BSE from the University of Iowa and an MBA from Pepperdine University.