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David Spaulding

David Spaulding

Jul 6, 2026

12:31
Where were we in that journey when you stepped in?
12:33
Yeah, you know, some of this is a matter of putting the organization together.
12:37
And my predecessor, Mike Crum, who was a member of the Ivy College of Business faculty before taking that role.
12:44
And then after he stepped down from that role, really had pulled the five units together.
12:50
He started up a new program, the Startup Factory, which is our accelerator, startup accelerator program.
12:57
And he did get the units, at least in a position where we were better able to respond to inquiries that came in.
13:05
And And that was really all accomplished over a three or four year period.

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24:15
So talk to me about where you see EDIR, and you can talk individual units or the units collectively, where is EDIR today? And aspirationally, where would you like to see EDIR advance in the future?

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