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Known for his high energy, thought leadership, and creative problem solving, he also frequently acts as a surrogate Chief Innovation Officer to companies and corporations, advises startups on their ideas and business models, and&#8230; of course&#8230; loves to teach the principles of innovation at select institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Practitioner and scholar, Dr. Frey has been a heads-down coder and worked his way up to C-level executive through cross-industry technology innovation, entrepreneurship, and decisive executive leadership. He has led information technology and innovation divisions in nuclear, oil and gas, space science, higher education, nonprofit, and healthcare sectors from companies like McDermott International to MD Anderson Cancer Center. His research on emotional intelligence in the workplace has been featured in multiple news outlets as well as a TEDx talk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Frey holds a Bachelor\u2019s and Master\u2019s Degree in Computer Science from Kent State University, an MBA in Entrepreneurship and International Business from the Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University, and a PhD in Emotional Intelligence from the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University.&nbsp;&nbsp;Dr. Frey is married, has two young boys, is an avid triathlete, musician, and volunteers as a consultant with several nonprofit agencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Degrees<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Ph. 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