(KANSAS CITY, Mo.) Feb. 11, 2016 —The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation today announced the appointment of Victor W. Hwang as vice president of entrepreneurship. Hwang will relocate from California to Kansas City to lead the Foundation’s renowned entrepreneurship programming. He starts on Feb. 29.

Prior to joining the Kauffman Foundation, Hwang was co-founder and CEO of Liquidity, a Silicon Valley-based venture-backed nanotech firm that makes filters for safe drinking water. He also is the CEO and co-founder of T2 Venture Creation, a venture firm that builds startup companies and designs the ecosystems that foster entrepreneurial innovation.