{"id":63031,"date":"2017-08-04T10:53:01","date_gmt":"2017-08-04T20:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=63031"},"modified":"2020-01-08T14:19:28","modified_gmt":"2020-01-09T00:19:28","slug":"rowan-appointed-pace-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2017\/08\/04\/rowan-appointed-pace-director\/","title":{"rendered":"Peter Rowan selected to lead the Pacific Asian Center for Entrepreneurship"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>
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Peter Rowan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Shidler College of Business<\/a> at the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa has appointed Peter Rowan<\/a><\/strong> as the new executive director of the Pacific Asian Center for Entrepreneurship<\/a> (PACE<\/abbr>) effective\u00a0August 1, 2017. <\/p>\n

Rowan\u00a0is currently the angel-in-residence at XLR8UH<\/a>, a startup accelerator program that assists UH<\/abbr> entrepreneurs. He was previously the corporate vice president of new ventures at Coinstar from 2001 to 2010. During his tenure, the company grew from $150 million to $1.3 billion in revenue through the establishment of new businesses and innovative commercial initiatives like its DVD<\/abbr> kiosks, money transfer, and e-payment programs. At Coinstar, Rowan led more than 20 acquisitions, investments and divestitures, including its investment in Redbox.<\/p>\n

Rowan is a writer, entrepreneur and educator. He has taught entrepreneurship and new venture strategy since 2005. Rowan was involved with PACE<\/abbr> and served as a judge and mentor for several of its programs and competitions. He is also active in the entrepreneurial community in Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> as an advisor, lecturer, mentor and investor. <\/p>\n

Rowan will replace Susan Yamada<\/strong> who will be leading the renovation and development of the Atherton YMCA<\/abbr>, purchased by UH<\/abbr> Foundation<\/a> in 2017, into a Center for Innovation. The center will support entrepreneurial education and the commercialization of university generated innovations.<\/p>\n

“We are extremely fortunate to have Peter lead our entrepreneurship center,” said Vance Roley<\/a><\/strong>, dean of the Shidler College of Business. “He brings years of practical experience as an entrepreneur, and is well connected to the high-tech and entrepreneur communities in Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> and on the U.S. mainland.”<\/p>\n

Read more about Rowan at the Shidler College of Business website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

—By Dolly Omiya<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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