As a Strategic Advisor and Consultant, he advises business areas in Technology Transfer/Transition, Real Estate, Finance and Investing. Having served in academic roles as a Principal Investor, Business and Finance Professor and Executive Director for the Center for Defense and Homeland Security (CDHS), Dr. Kent provides an expertise and appetite for growth. Through his engagement with emerging technologies, he has supported DARPA and the DoD Acquisition/Defense Contracting Industry. He builds on structure, scaling, and leaning processes, and as Dr. Kent said “Technology only creates value when it moves out of theory and into real-world operations.”
As a serial entrepreneur, Dr. Kent’s first business endeavor was a Real Estate Investing Company. The company grew through renovations, new construction and eventually became licensed as a General Contractor. The market included single family, multi-family and commercial properties in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Florida. Dr. Kent provides a wealth of knowledge across the business market and has founded and led companies in the Defense Industry and Medical Arena. He continues to build and advise companies for strategic growth through innovation.
As an accredited investor, Dr. Kent has also pursued endeavors to invest and build technology companies. These have included startups in medical, real estate, aviation, electronics, and biometrics. He continues his support in the arena on the commercial market through Angel Funds, Venture Capital, and Consulting.
As a Philanthropist, Dr. Kent continues to give back. He is the co-founder for the Kent Family Foundation and E2E Alliance Foundation. He provides scholarships for underprivileged children from depressed areas or disadvantaged children placed in children’s homes or the state systems. Additionally, as a Veteran, he supports veteran, and first responder causes across the nation. He earned his Master’s Degree in Management Technology from Murray State University and completed his PhD in Business at Trident University with dissertation on Technology Acceptance.
