Faculty Area
Interdisciplinary Theme
Faculty Expertise
- Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- Product Management
- Product Development
- Technology Strategy
- Startups
Contact
Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management
201.925.2927
Biography
Kenneth (Ken) Rother is a senior executive with more than 30 years of experience. He has a deep understanding of business operations, technology based innovation, and client management. Rother has built his career by leveraging a strong software technology background to hold both staff and management positions in industries including computer graphics, financial services, telecom, internet consulting and media. Most recently he was SVP of digital media at Discovery Communications.
As an entrepreneur, Rother co-founded a software engineering startup in Toronto and joined an early stage online media company as president and COO. Both businesses were successfully exited and in both cases Ken held SVP roles with the acquiring firm for 5+ years. His current interest includes the renaissance in hardware products enabled by advances in desktop manufacturing, crowdfunding, cloud computing, electronics, and small-scale manufacturing.
Recent Courses
- NBA 6230 - Actualizing Your Startup - Part I
- NBA 6330 - Actualizing Your Startup - Part II
- NBAE 6910 - Entrepreneurship of Physical Products
- NBA 5185 - Green Tech Innovation in Practice
- NBAE 5750 - New Venture Evaluation
- NBA 6910 - Physical Product Entrepreneurship
- NBA 5640 - The Business of Entrepreneurship
- NBA 3000 - The Business of Entrepreneurship
Academic Degrees
- DEC Dawson College Montreal, 1979