Dr. Serenity Wright

Dr. Serenity Wright serves as the inaugural leader of the Social Innovation unit within UK Innovate at the University of Kentucky. She has a proven track record of supporting entrepreneurs from ideation to sustainable business models with an intentional focus on sustained social impact and social justice. After completing a Master’s Degree in Curriculum and Instruction, Dr. Wright taught and served as an academic and behavior interventionist in a public school system for many years. Dr. Wright then earned her doctorate from the University of Kentucky in Policy, Measurement, and Evaluation. Dr. Wright employs a hard science approach through a lens of cultural competency for her theoretical orientation.  She is passionate about advocating for, and the expansion of, equitable access to resources and opportunities. She has partnered to serve and support several organizations across the state, and nationally, in their work to expand and sustain their impact on their constituents. Dr. Wright serves on several community boards and is appointed to the inaugural Mayor’s Commission for Racial Justice and Equality.