Name: John Ahlen Age: 62 Job Title: President Company: Arkansas Science & Technology Authority City: Little Rock
When the Arkansas Science & Technology Authority was established by statute in 1983, John Ahlen was named president. Twenty-five years later, he's still there. During the second meeting of its fiscal 2009, ASTA doled out a $3 million grant to help science and technology investments in fledgling Arkansas firms, for two new seed capital Investments and to fund research matching proposals for the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Ahlen is also a member of Accelerate Arkansas, a nonprofit promoting economic growth in Arkansas.
