Building an Innovation Ecosystem
The WPI Innovator of the Year Award recognizes annually a graduate or friend of WPI who has demonstrated exemplary accomplishments as an innovator, showcasing individuals who have excelled in driving innovation within enterprises of all kinds.
The WPI Innovator of the Year celebration is a key building block of the university's entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem. It recognizes role models for our students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends; catalyzes the engagement of highly successful innovators and entrepreneurs in the transformation of WPI; and inspires honorees to commit their time and talent to help WPI become a leading global contributor to addressing the global grand challenges.
Kathy Loftus Community Message
WPI 2016 Innovator of the Year Kathy Loftus ’86, global leader of sustainable facilities, shares her recipe for innovation: utilize collaborative thinking to apply technology in new ways and consume energy more efficiently. Watch her message to the community.