Contact Info
Phone: (919) 681-7584 Email: lou.ward@duke.edu Address: Room:
About
Lou Ward joins OTC as a Technology Marketing Associate – now, Senior Technology Marketing Associate – with a breadth of experience in the life sciences, tech, marketing, and education. Throughout their career, Lou has strived to bring the sciences to a wide range of audiences, crafting compelling stories and immersive content for scientists, executives, and students alike. Lou’s role at OTC covers three main areas: developing engaging marketing content, providing mentorship to the OTC Fellows program, and strategic oversight of the Tech Marketing Team. Prior to their time at Duke OTC, Lou developed long form content for SaaS companies in the life sciences and clean energy spaces, first working on training then later on marketing. They have also taught as an experiential and science educator, working with students as young as Kindergarten and as advanced as undergraduate. Lou is currently pursuing a Master's of Science Writing through Johns Hopkins University. Lou is also a Duke alumnus and received their B.S. in biology and minor in environmental science and policy. In their spare time, they enjoy playing music with friends and family and trail running at the Eno River State Park.
