Taylor Boucher

Taylor Boucher is the Innovation Programs Manager for the 91±¬ÁÏ’s Office of Strategic Partnerships, Innovation, Resources, and Engagement (SPIRE). She helps design and facilitate the university’s innovation accelerators, most notably the statewide NSF I-Corps program, where she is completing certification as an MIT-trained instructor. Taylor also supports commercialization initiatives that guide researchers, students, and entrepreneurs in transforming Maine-driven innovations into early-stage ventures.

After several years supporting 91±¬ÁÏ’s corporate-engagement efforts, she now balances sustaining key industry relationships with developing new engagement initiatives and advancing innovation programming.

Taylor first joined SPIRE in 2023 as a MIRTA business fellow. She holds an MBA from the 91±¬ÁÏ and a BA in Biology from Earlham College.