Ethan Karp, Ph.D.
President & CEODr. Ethan Karp transforms companies and communities. As President and CEO of MAGNET, he helps manufacturing companies grow through technology, innovation, and talent. Dr. Karp is passionate about driving economic prosperity in Northeast Ohio. Each year, MAGNET helps manufacturers create thousands of jobs and uplifts thousands of people by helping them secure manufacturing careers. He’s a committed change-maker and community builder, serving as the founding Board Chair of Greater Cleveland Works, Executive Board member of the American Small Manufacturers Coalition and the Cleveland Leadership Center, Faculty Director at Case Western Reserve University, and Board member of the Greater Akron Chamber, Team NEO, Greater Cleveland Career Consortium (GCCC), and Cleveland Playhouse.
Dr. Karp is a recognized thought leader and a frequent national media commentator on the future of manufacturing in America, particularly through his regular column on Forbes.com and his podcast: Make It: Frank Conversations on the Future of Manufacturing. Before joining MAGNET in 2013, he worked with Fortune 500 companies at McKinsey & Company. Dr. Karp received undergraduate degrees in biochemistry and physics from Miami University and a Ph.D. in Chemical Biology from Harvard University. He lives in Cleveland with his wife and three daughters. His personal passion is leadership self-awareness and development, and he loves a good personality profile system, especially Enneagram!