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After working at the White House, Damian Thorman is serving the College as chief innovation officer, a new position to find ideas to create new opportunities for students. Thorman started at the College on July 25. He is based at Wolfson Campus<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>I’ve been seeking new opportunities to innovate,\u201d Thorman said. \u201cAdditionally, I’ve been learning about the amazing work and people here at MDC and overseeing the Idea Center and Goldman Sachs Entrepreneurship programs.\u201d \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Prior to joining MDC, he served as director of the White House\u2019s Social Innovation Fund, which helps with social service programs in America. He\u2019s also worked at the Knight Foundation as its director of national programs for nine years and as a senior congressional aide to a member of Congress for 11 years. Thorman \u00a0has held positions in philanthropy and judiciary areas. Before that, he was chief executive officer of True North Philanthropic Advisors, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney and Director of Public Policy for the Kauffman Foundation and Professional Staff for the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee.<\/span><\/p>\n

Thorman has a master\u2019s degree in business administration from Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri and a law degree from the University of Missouri in Columbia.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After working at the White House, Damian Thorman is serving the College as chief innovation officer, a new position to find ideas to create new opportunities for students. Thorman started at the College on July 25. 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