Biography

Kirtley Fisher serves as the Assistant Teaching Professor for Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Strategy in the University of Rhode Island’s College of Business. She has more than twenty years of experience in state and federal government and nonprofit organizations as a leader, project manager, and facilitator. She served as a Special Lecturer at Providence College’s School of Continuing Education teaching the Leadership and Diversity course. Kirtley received a B.A. in International Studies from Emory University and an Ed.M. from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, focusing on systems change and implementing innovative concepts. Kirtley enjoys running, yoga, cooking, and gardening.