Biography
Deacon Stone is the Director of Innovation & Entrepreneurship at Marshall University’s Advanced Manufacturing Center (formerly RCBI), where he leads West Virginia’s EDA University Center. He is a forward-thinking collaborative leader who is passionate about expanding the reach and depth of business development and manufacturing related services in the region. His work springboards clients from maker-space interface, through project engineering, toward manufacturing, and beyond!
Stone earned an executive education certificate from Harvard University Business School and a certificate in entrepreneurship center management from the International Business Innovation Association. He has worked in nonprofit and community development arena for over ten years. Previously, he was project director for Coalfield Development’s West Edge Factory, President for its Rediscover Appalachia Enterprise, and was instrumental in launching Coalfield Development’s Rewire Appalachia solar training Enterprise.