Phone: 206-321-3736
Email: myerk(at)uw.edu
Foster School of Business
University of Washington
Box: 353226
Seattle, WA 98195-3226
Ken Myer
- Affiliate Instructor of Management and Organization
Education
- MBA University of Washington (1996)
- MA University of Washington (1982)
- BA University of Washington (1980)
Academic Expertise
- entrepreneurship
- leadership
- technology commercialization
Positions Held
- Faculty Director of the Master of Science in Entrepreneurship Program (2019 – 2021)
- Interim Executive: Vivid Robotics, HydraMaster, Yapta, Data I/O, Gift Certificates.com, Service Intelligence
- Washington Technology Industry Association – President & CEO
- TeleSym – Senior Vice President
- Interval Systems – Co-Founder
- Active Voice – Executive Vice President
- IBM – North America Industry Executive, Regional Manager, Pacific Northwest
Consulting
- Executive Coach – Microsoft, BECU, Phase Genomics, Lyssn, PetHub, MediaAMP, AnswerDash, Washington Alternative Medicine
- Advisor – Phase Genomics, Lyssn, Washington State University, Transformative Med, ESNA Technologies, Geospiza, PowerTech
Honors and Awards
- MS Entre Excellence in Teaching Award, 2018, 2021, 2022 - 2023
- Seattle’s Most Influential People, Seattle Business Magazine, 2009
- 100 Best Companies to Work for, Seattle Business Magazine, 2010
- Best Places to Work finalist, Puget Sound Business Journal, 2008
Courses Taught
- BA 501 - Leading Teams and Organizations
- MGMT 545 - Leading and Managing High Performance Organizations
- SCM 503 - Leadership for Supply Chain Managers
- ENTRE 575 - Entrepreneurial Leadership
- ENTRE 541 - Technology Commercialization Practicum