Kimberly Gramm

Kimberly Gramm joined Tulane July 2022 to lead the new Innovation Institute as the inaugural Chief Innovation & Entrepreneurship Officer. Kimberly’s primary focus will be to build Tulane University’s innovation and entrepreneurial pipeline and increase regional capacity for new venture creation. This will improve lives throughout the world as well as create transformative economic growth and sustainability for New Orleans and the region.  

Kimberly has over 14 years of early-stage technology venture development experience. More than 279 startups have been created in university environments under her management, which helped raise more than $470 million in investment capital. She has been awarded more than $12 million in federal and economic development grants for research and commercialization funding in support of innovators and entrepreneurs. Kimberly has founded two university accelerators, FAU Tech Runway and Texas Tech University Accelerator as well as the Texas Tech Research Park, Inc. She also founded a $10 million seed fund to support agriculture technology startups. Her extensive experience in commercializing research from university intellectual property, expanding talent and workforce and securing resources to develop the infrastructure needed to cultivate innovation undoubtedly will benefit Tulane University, the city of New Orleans and the region for years to come.

Kimberly earned a bachelor’s degree from USF, an MBA from UT and is a PhD at Texas Tech. She is a community builder and a dynamic leader with a proven track record in the development of best-in-class entrepreneurship technology hubs.