About me
Carol Stewart, a long-standing authority on research parks, is the vice president for Tech Parks Arizona at the University of Arizona. Stewart is president & CEO of the UA Tech Park at Rita Road and the UA Tech Park at The Bridges. She is also president of the University of Arizona Center for Innovation, a technology business incubator network serving the University of Arizona, Tucson and international community.
Stewart’s expertise in university research parks spans decades and nations, with more than 20 years of experience working with research parks, technology commercialization, business incubation, governmental relations, and business development.
As a pioneer in the research park world, she has standardized programs, created national and international networks, built technology clusters, engaged stakeholders, and assisted countries with the development of their national science and technology policies.
She is a member of the Southern Arizona Leadership Council, Flinn Foundation Roadmap Steering Committee, the Canadian Executives Program, Tucson Airport Authority, Canada Arizona Business Council, Charter 100, Women Leading Southern Arizona, and she also serves on the Board of Directors for Tucson Metro Chamber of Commerce, Pima County’s Workforce Investment Board, Arizona Technology Council, Desert Angels, BIOSA, University Association of Economic Development, and is the North American Division President for the International Association of Science Parks (IASP). Carol was also recognized in 2020 as one of the 50 Most Influential Women in the State of Arizona and as one of the Women Leading the Region in Southern Arizona in 2021.
Stewart is passionate about her community and serves as a champion in university-based economic development.
