The College of Business and Public Administration is pleased to welcome Bill Adamowski to Drake on Feb. 24 as the new Executive Director of Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Human-Centered Design. In this role, Bill will lead our Pappajohn and Buchanan Entrepreneurship Centers and help to take entrepreneurship at Drake to the next level.

With the advancement of the Big Ideas initiatives, Bill is joining us an opportune time. A graduate of Syracuse University, Bill brings a unique blend of entrepreneurial, corporate, and higher education experience to this role. Most recently, he served as the President of Iowa State University’s Startup Factory, where he led the implementation of the center from the ground up to being one of the top entrepreneurial centers in the country.

He is also an accomplished entrepreneur. He founded several companies, including MortgageHub and ISGN, and worked in various senior-level capacities for several other successful start-ups. Earlier in his career, Bill worked as a management consultant at Deloitte Consulting, working on innovation strategies for companies such as General Motors, UPS, GE, and Nissan Corporation. He also served as a technology executive for Fortune 500 companies, including serving as the Chief Information Officer at GMAC Financial Services, where he led the technology organization to become a recognized leader in the industry. Following that he served as the Chief Technology Officer of Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, where he helped guide it through one of the largest growth periods in the company’s history.

Please join me and the College of Business and Public Administration in welcoming Bill to Drake!

— Daniel Connolly, Dean, College of Business and Public Administration