Brian Slawin

Director & Portfolio Manager, Ben Franklin Tech Partners

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Brian Slawin – a passionate advocate for Leaders, Doers, Thinkers and Innovators – is a serial technology entrepreneur, a former radio host, instructor pilot, airshow performer, software developer and college professor. Having successfully exited several companies that he either co-founded or acquired and then relocating to Northwest Pennsylvania in 2015, Brian is now a Director and Portfolio Manager for the nation’s first and most impactful early stage investor. In his role at the Ben Franklin Technology Partners, Brian identifies, mentors, supports and directly participates in dozens of investments in technology and accelerating startups and small manufacturers who are entering new markets or developing new products. By supporting a wide and diverse group of entrepreneurs, Brian and Ben Franklin’s in-house central skills team, entrepreneurial business experts and their network of proven resources helps entrepreneurs start their ideas from scratch or, take their ideas and companies to the next level. Ben Franklin’s historical success of investing in and supporting thousands of companies is focused on challenging the status quo, commercializing and innovating products and processes and growing markets, all of which have resulted in 10s-of-thousands of high-paying jobs and a more than $26B economic impact on the economy of Pennsylvania with a nearly $4x ROI. Recognizing that great entrepreneurs can come from any corner of a community, Brian is personally committed to reinforcing the vision, passion and commitment of anyone who has fallen in love with a problem and sees an opportunity to innovate and make a positive impact on their fellow citizens and communities leveraging the “No Wrong Door” approach to economic development.