Dr. Benjamin Kwitek
Innovation Director Innovation DepartmentBio
Benjamin Kwitek is the Director of Innovation at UCCS, where he teaches Entrepreneurship and Innovation classes. He is also the Inventor-in-Residence at the Kraemer Family Library.
Dr. Kwitek has founded many companies including Gellyfish, InterForm and Roundabout Signs. His patents have been licensed by leading global corporations including Acer, Dell, Facebook (Meta), Pentel and Sony. He currently serves as the Chairman of SBDC National Advisory Board for the U.S. Small Business Administration in Washington DC.
Dr. Kwitek holds three degrees and multiple honors from the University of Colorado and Colorado State University – where he completed a Ph.D. with research entitled Driving Economic Development. He has further studied innovation and intellectual property at Harvard Business School.