Philip Gaskin

Philip Gaskin has spent over 20 years leading complex national and global philanthropic and for-profit organisation transformation initiatives to positively impact people and communities.

He is currently chair of the United States Small Business Administration’s Invention, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship Advisory Committee, a volunteer federal service effort which serves as an independent source of information, advice, and recommendations on matters broadly related to the U.S. startup and small business innovation ecosystems.

Gaskin previously served as Vice President, Entrepreneurship, at Kauffman Foundation where he led the Foundation’s entire Kansas City and national entrepreneurship portfolio and $50M+ budget.