Ken Boyden, JD, EdD

Executive Director

Ken Boyden, JD, EdD (CFRE) is the Associate Dean, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, as well as 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, as well as presided for 12 years (1988-2000) as District Judge in Delaware County, PA.

As the inaugural Executive Director for the newly established Civica Foundation, Ken personally raised in excess of $100 million in charitable contributions in the first year (2022) of the Foundation’s existence to support the production of affordable insulin. Ken received a 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.