Kevin E. Leininger

  • Dean's Advisory Council Member

Bio

’87 physics, Iowa State University
Executive Chairman and Founder, IntegriChain
Newtown, Pennsylvania

Kevin founded r40ai to help growth businesses leverage AI to increase their Rule of 40 performance through proprietary data, consulting and AI solutions. Kevin was CEO and co-founder of IntegriChain from 2006 to 2023 when he became Executive Chairman. IntegriChain is a SaaS and data company that helps over 400 biopharma companies successfully commercialize emerging therapies. IntegriChain was backed by Accel-KKR and ultimately sold to Nordic Capital.

Prior to IntegriChain, he spent 20 years building and launching software and services companies in the financial services, petroleum, and pharmaceutical industries, including two initial public offerings (IPOs). He has authored six books on Unix, the Internet and Java and has spoken at conferences and seminars around the world. He is also a member of the Iowa State University Physics Advisory Council. Kevin earned a Bachelor of Science in physics from Iowa State University and a Master of Business Administration in international business and finance from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He currently sits on the boards of several companies focused on cybersecurity and biotechnology and is an active investor.