Lou is a highly accomplished executive with 30 years of experience leading non-profit organizations to operational success. He is an international authority on biotechnology entrepreneurship and incubators.

Lou is the Chief Executive Officer of the Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center (PABC), the Hepatitis B Foundation, and the Foundation's research arm, the Baruch S. Blumberg Institute. He oversees daily operations, finance, business development and compliance for all three entities. Lou joined PABC in 2014 and was promoted to Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer in 2017 and to CEO in 2022.

In addition to his work at the Foundation and PABC, Lou also worked part-time as the Chief Executive Officer for Youth Services Agency, a non-profit social services agency, from 2015 to 2017. He co-founded Family Foundations Partnership in 2017 and currently is Chief Executive Officer. He previously served as State Director and Chief Operating Officer at VisionQuest National, Ltd., a national behavioral health company.

Lou was selected among the Philadelphia Business Journal’s “Power 101” list of the region’s most influential business leaders in January of 2023. He was also named to the “10 Best COOs of 2020” by Industry Era, a global technology media outlet. A Bucks County, PA resident, Lou earned an undergraduate degree at Pennsylvania State University and a Master of Public Administration from Villanova University.

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