Chad Kennedy

Chad Kennedy’s experience spans entrepreneurship, engineering research, project management and advanced technology application in industry. His expertise stems from spending the last 25+ years working in the field of engineering. His early career began working in various engineering design, testing, and astronaut training capacities at NASA Johnson Space Center. After, Kennedy joined the start-up, VI Technology Inc., an automation and testing systems firm, and helped establish the Silicon Valley office and operations. VI Technology was later acquired by Aeroflex, Inc. Kennedy was the co-founder and CEO of the start-up company, Restorative Biosciences Inc., an early-stage company that focused on developing anti-fouling, anti-inflammatory coatings and therapeutics for ophthalmic applications.



Kennedy is currently Graduate Chair and Faculty in the Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (TEM) program at The Polytechnic School in Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. In addition, Prof. Kennedy is one of the founding faculty of the MS Innovation and Venture Development (MSIVD) program, a joint partnership with FSE, WPC, and HIDA. Formerly, he was the national chair and Professor of biomedical engineering technology at DeVry University. Kennedy sat on the National Association for Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) educational committee and the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) Academic Council. Kennedy holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in addition to master’s and doctorate degrees in Bioengineering from Arizona State University.

Outside of academics, Kennedy mentors and consults with many technology companies ranging from Venture Devil start-ups to large companies.