Will Osborne, a lifelong resident of the Idaho and Montana area, received a BS degree with honors in Business Finance from Montana State University. He worked in the tourism industry directly after college and then moved into the field of construction where he has been working for the last 30+ years. Will is currently serving as Executive Director of igniteCDA, Coeur d’Alene’s Urban Renewal Agency. He aims to help improve opportunities for our local higher education institutions that have been historically underfunded specifically in scientific research grants.