Email: brent.lane@ohio.edu

Brent Lane is a Senior Executive in Residence at the Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs at Ohio University where he focuses on economic development that cultivates high growth firms with regional competitive advantages and community development that capitalizes distinctive cultural and natural heritage assets. In a variety of public and private sector roles he organizes and leads multi-faceted teams in the design and implementation of innovative but market-validated development. His approach yields effective strategies in diverse opportunities, with numerous successes in industrial and entrepreneurial growth, innovative infrastructure development, investment capital formation, and sustainable natural and cultural heritage utilization. Mr. Lane has master’s degrees in business administration (MBA) and international science and technology policy (MA), and bachelor’s degrees in both the physical and social sciences.