Patrick J. Larkin
Director of the John Adams Innovation Institute
Patrick Larkin is Director of the John Adams Innovation Institute, the economic development division of the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative.
Working closely with academia, industry practitioners and government officials, region by region and sector by sector, the Innovation Institute's mission is to improve conditions for growth in the Commonwealth's innovation economy and to support focused economic development projects that enhance innovation and provide for long-term growth of the knowledge economy in all regions of the state.
The Innovation Institute is entrusted with the management of two public purpose funds, through which it makes targeted, strategic investments. The goals of these investments are:
- To grow and strengthen industry clusters;
- To support the research enterprise in Massachusetts; and
- To grow the Commonwealth's knowledge-based Innovation Economy, region by region, sector by sector.
Larkin brings more than 15 years of economic development experience (12 years with MTC) and a proven track record of success in economic affairs. Among his accomplishments, Larkin is responsible for some of MTC's more celebrated initiatives:
- Piloting the FedTech program which matured into today's Cluster's Program;
- Conceptualizing much of MTC's Renewable Energy Trust; and
- Championing the nationallyÐrenowned Berkshire Connect initiative.
Prior to his work at MTC, Mr. Larkin served as Director of Federal/State Relations for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in Washington, D.C. and was appointed in 1993 to serve as Deputy Secretary for Defense Diversification and Technology Transfer for the Executive Office of Economic Affairs in Massachusetts.
Mr. Larkin served from 1979 to 1991 as top aide to the late Congressman Silvio O. Conte (R.-MA). He was responsible for all policy and programmatic activities within the Congressman's personal office and was responsible for oversight of the Congressman's activities on the House Appropriations Committee, where he served as the Ranking Minority Member from 1979 to 1991.