RoseAnn Rosenthal

RoseAnn B. Rosenthal is President, CEO and member of the Board of Directors of Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania (Ben Franklin). Praised by regional, national and international leaders as a pioneer of public-private partnerships and an invaluable resource for innovation-focused investment and growth in Greater Philadelphia, Rosenthal has over forty-five years of experience in economic development, business investment, and regional planning. With a current portfolio of over 200 technology companies, Rosenthal has led Ben Franklin since 1996, growing its reputation and impact through innovative partnerships and a solid track record of seeding hundreds of southeastern Pennsylvania’s technology leaders across all areas of technology. Rosenthal helped design and launch the region’s Health Care Innovation Collaborative, an open innovation model unifying universities, corporations, investors, healthcare providers and insurers in development of new solutions; and catalyzed the development and launch of ImpactPHL, a regional alliance focused on growth of the Greater Philadelphia’s impact economy.

Currently, Ben Franklin partners with Village Capital and UBS in Village Capital Pathways, a program providing training for African American, Latinx, and women founders on what it takes for their ventures to be competitive for early-stage investment and engagement with strategic partners. Ben Franklin also partners with the Alliance of Women Entrepreneurs on AWE Ventures—Powered by Ben Franklin, focusing capital and guidance to develop both female-founded enterprises and investors.