Kenneth Shen

Executive Director

Driven by a passion for meaningful work, Kenneth Shen is a strategy and people-oriented entrepreneur, generalist, and business executive. Kenneth has founded/co-founded technology start-ups, has held business and marketing strategy leadership positions at small to mid-size technology brands, and has operated as the Marketing Leader for global technology suppliers. He has a wide range of multi-functional, leadership experience and expertise across Marketing, Business Strategy and Operations. More than anything else, he values the power of social benefit, and the trust and power of the team he works with. 

Kenneth currently serves as the Founding Partner at Half Past Nine, a digital strategy management consulting firm architecting actionable digital strategy for small-to-mid sized companies. Previously, he served for two years as the VP of Marketing for Pressure Profile Systems, a global supplier of the world’s most advanced tactile sensors. Additionally, he was the co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Altitude University, an advanced training platform for the drone industry. He has also served in various management roles from consultant to CMO, in companies across industries in B2C, DTC, and B2B. Kenneth will receive his Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara in June 2020.