SUNY Vice Chancellor for Global Affairs Mitch Leventhal recently named Dr. Daniel J. Julius as executive director of the SUNY Levin Institute. A New York native, Julius previously served as vice president for academic affairs and research at the University of Alaska System.

“Dr. Julius brings broad experience and vast knowledge to the position and his academic leadership will greatly strengthen the Levin Institute team going forward,” said Leventhal. “I want to thank Tom Moebus for his dedication and leadership both throughout his time at Levin, especially during this transition and in the future.”

About Dr. Daniel Julius

Dr. Julius served as vice president for academic affairs and research at the University of Alaska System from 2007 to 2012. In this capacity, he played a leading role in program and degree development, student success initiatives, building research capacity, international affairs, approval of new doctoral programs, and identification of new revenue streams for UA.

From 2003-07, Dr. Julius was vice president for academic affairs, and a professor in the School of Business, at Benedictine University. From 1986-2002, he served as associate vice president for academic affairs, director for the Center for Strategic Leadership, and professor at the University of San Francisco. Previously, he held leadership positions in the California State University System, Vermont State College System, and Columbia University.

Dr. Julius has been a faculty member at the Stanford University School of Business and at the University of California, Berkeley, Center for Studies in Higher Education. He is currently affiliated with the Cornell Higher Education Research Institute (CHERI).

Dr. Julius has a BA from The Ohio State University, a master’s and doctoral degree from Columbia University, and completed a post-doctoral fellowship and was a visiting scholar at Stanford University.

Dr. Julius will be paid an annual salary of $160,000 as executive director. His complete Curriculum Vitae is available online.

Dr. Julius succeeds renowned broadcast journalist Mr. Garrick Utley, who was recently appointed professor of broadcasting and journalism at SUNY Oswego, and continues as a senior fellow at Levin after stepping down as head of the Institute in December of 2011.

Nano-tech leader New York connects investors, entrepreneurs, development groups to create innovation roadmap for state

New York City – In a bid to make New York a ‘next Silicon Valley’, the State University of New York Levin Institute and Empire State Development (ESD) this week brought together more than 150 investors, entrepreneurs, and supporters to develop an innovation roadmap for New York State.

For the first time, the six funds of the newly formed Innovate New York program outlined investment trends and business opportunities for New York entrepreneurs, at a conference held yesterday at the SUNY Global Center in New York City. Attendees discussed the best ways to connect talent, capital and business expertise in the different regions, including Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, New York City, Long Island, and Albany.

Established by ESD, Innovate New York is a federally-funded $25 million seed stage equity fund to support innovation and high-growth entrepreneurship that will lead to the creation of thousands of new jobs in New York State.

“Fostering innovation is a key priority for our state. It is the driver for sustainable economic development,” said Steve Cohen, Deputy Commissioner of ESD. “Our mission is to strengthen innovative businesses in New York State and provide them with the ecosystem – access to capital and talent – that will make them successful.”

One of New York’s greatest success stories is the Albany NanoTech Complex, the world’s largest incubator for nanotech technologies with $14 billion of capital investment. Based at the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE), the Complex hosts more than 2,600 scientists, researchers, engineers, and technicians — up from only 72 jobs in 2001.

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