RoseAnn B. Rosenthal

CEO Emeritus and Director Emeritus
2021
RoseAnn B. Rosenthal is past President, CEO and member of the Board of Directors of Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania. Praised by regional, national and international leaders as a pioneer of public-private partnerships and an invaluable resource for innovation-focused investment and growth in Greater Philadelphia, Rosenthal has over fifty years of experience in economic development, business investment, and regional planning. She currently serves as CEO Emeritus and Director Emeritus of Ben Franklin, and Chairs Broad Street Angels, an 100+ member angel investment group which she co-founded, housed in the Philadelphia Union League. She is active on several boards. With a current portfolio of over 200 technology companies, Rosenthal has led Ben Franklin since 1996, growing its reputation and impact through innovative partnerships and a solid track record of seeding hundreds of southeastern Pennsylvania’s technology leaders across all areas of technology. Rosenthal helped design and launch the region’s Health Care Innovation Collaborative, an open innovation model unifying universities, corporations, investors, healthcare providers and insurers in development of new solutions; and catalyzed the development and launch of ImpactPHL, a regional alliance focused on growth of the Greater Philadelphia’s impact economy.

2017

Co-Founder and Chair
2017
Founded in 2017, Broad Street Angels is an affinity club at The Union League of Philadelphia. It consists of nearly 100 Union League members who actively invest in early-stage enterprises in the Mid-Atlantic to fuel success in regional growth. Broad Street Angels is a member of ACA, PACT, PA Angel Network, and Mid Atlantic Diamond Ventures.

2000

1978 - 1996

Leader and builder of economic development, business investment, and regional planning initiatives. A passionate advocate for public-private partnerships and innovation-focused growth in the Philadelphia region.