Vice President Education and Philanthropy, Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, OH

Rich Rosen is currently Vice President of Education and Philanthropy and is the lead for corporate signature education initiatives at Battelle. Operating as a charitable trust in the state of Ohio for almost 80 years, Battelle has continuously placed education support as a high priority. Rich serves as the Executive Director of the recently-announced Ohio STEM Learning Network – a public/private initiative funded in part by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to provide grants and services statewide to accelerate the progress of science, technology, engineering, and math education at the K-12 level.  Rich also oversees Battelle’s corporate community relations and strategic philanthropy programs.