Joshua Botkin
Partner
Josh is committed to helping develop new-to-the-world products, services, and business models that create economic and social value.
Since joining Inovo in 2005, he has led innovation initiatives for clients such as Corning, Dow, Ford, and Johnson Controls -- including projects in the areas of advanced materials, alternative transportation, energy efficiency, human health monitoring, personal electronics, and smart coatings, among others.
Josh also serves as a guest lecturer at the University of Michigan's Medical Innovation Center, College of Engineering, and Ross School of Business.
As an entrepreneur, Josh has worked with researchers from the University of Michigan to launch and manage two start-up ventures (involving space weather forecasting and orthopaedic health). Earlier in his career, Josh worked as a print journalist, helped produce a series of PBS documentaries hosted by Walter Cronkite, and served as a Fortune 500 marketing manager.
Josh received an MBA from the University of Michigan and a BA from Columbia University.
Contact Josh at jbotkin@TheInovoGroup.com.