Kerrie Carden
Director of Student Ventures Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures Kerrie Carden joined Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures as Director of Student Ventures in August 2018. She leads FastForward U, a suite of resources and with an innovation hub and makerspace for student entrepreneurs.Prior to joining the university, Kerrie served as Vice President of Sales and Operations at MD Energy Advisors, where she led the residential business unit. Kerrie has also served as Head of Product at ClearCompany in Boston, and in senior analytical and managerial positions at Yahoo! Inc. Kerrie has a track record of working with students and entrepreneurs, having served as a mentor to high school students at BUILD Boston, a non-profit organization raising graduation and college acceptance rates for students in underserved communities through entrepreneurship opportunities and mentoring. She has also mentored innovators through Accelerate Baltimore and FastForward’s own Social Innovation Lab.