About Me:

Andrew Exner is the Interim Director of Innovation and leads the implementation of the strategic plan for supporting innovation, commercialization, technology transfer and economic development activities at SJSU.

Prior to joining the SJSURF, Andrew served as Senior Director of Business Development for the California School Boards Association. He has a diverse background of professional experience working in for-profit and nonprofit organizations in the United States and Canada. The majority of his career has been spent focused on the needs of public education systems having created products and implementation programs for a number of global education technology companies, including SMART Technologies and FrontRow. His nonprofit experience also includes grant-funded startup support program management and tech transfer activities while at TECTERRA Inc., a government-funded innovation support center.

Andrew holds a bachelor’s degree in Applied Communications with a specialization in Public Relations from Mount Royal University in Calgary, Canada.