Executive Director, Office of Economic Engagement
Email: kirkland@sc.edu
Phone: 803-576-8503
Bill Kirkland serves as the point of contact for businesses seeking to connect with
the university’s world class resources. Under his leadership, the Office for Innovation,
Partnership, and Economic Engagement builds industry partnerships to drive economic
development, leads the commercialization of innovative technologies, and champions
entrepreneurship and workforce development. The office coordinates outreach efforts
across all eight university campuses to create a more diversified economy and to make
South Carolina more competitive regionally, nationally, and globally.