Ken Boyden, JD, EdD

Executive Director

Ken Boyden, JD, EdD (CFRE) is the Executive Director for RCRF, where he leads major strategic and fundraising efforts.

Ken is the sole principal at Rydal Advancement Strategies, a firm providing fundraising counsel, revenue leadership, mission-driven strategic planning and management support for leading 501(c)3 organizations serving in the areas of research, healthcare, and higher education. Dr. Boyden has previously served nonprofits as Executive Director, Vice-President, and Associate Dean.

Ken received his Juris Doctorate (JD) from the Dickinson School of Law of Penn State University and his doctorate degree (EdD) from the University of Pennsylvania. Ken is also a graduate of the Harvard Institute for Higher Education’s Institute for Educational Management and the Stanford Graduate School of Business Executive Program in Leadership.