Released: 12/10/2008
Columbus, OH—Battelle announced today that Alex Fischer was elected by the Board of Directors to be a corporate officer at Battelle.
Fischer is a Senior Vice President for Business and Economic Development responsible for government relations and public policy, business development, commercialization and economic development.
He joined Battelle last year after serving as Director of Technology Transfer and Economic Development for UT-Battelle at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Prior to that Fischer served as Deputy Governor and chief of Staff to Tennessee Governor Don Sundquist and also served as the Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development.
“I am honored to be elected as an officer at Battelle,” Fischer said. “I’ve been immersing myself in Central Ohio for more than a year and am excited about the continued opportunities Battelle has in working with the community to improve technology and economic development.”
Fischer, 41, graduated from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville with a bachelor’s degree in economics and a master’s degree in city planning.
He lives with his wife and two children in Upper Arlington.
Battelle is the world’s largest non-profit independent research and development organization, providing innovative solutions to the world’s most pressing needs through its four global businesses: Laboratory Management, National Security, Energy Technology, and Health and Life Sciences. It advances scientific discovery and application by conducting $4 billion in global R&D annually through contract research, laboratory management and technology commercialization. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, Battelle oversees 20,400 employees in more than 120 locations worldwide, including seven national laboratories which Battelle manages or co-manages for the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Battelle also is one of the nation’s leading charitable trusts focusing on societal and economic impact and actively supporting and promoting science and math education.
For more information contact Katy Delaney at (410) 306-8638, delaneyk@battelle.org, or T.R. Massey at (614) 424-5544, masseytr@battelle.org.
