Managing Director, PSiX

Location: Ithaca (Main Campus)

The Cornell College of Human Ecology invites an entrepreneurial, strategic, and collaborative leader to join the Purpose Science and Innovation Exchange as Managing Director. This is an exciting opportunity to help build an emerging initiative at the intersection of pioneering research, innovation, and impact.

Established in 2025, PSiX is built on the simple yet powerful premise that the science of purpose can drive human flourishing. This effort is committed to rigorous and pioneering research and fostering an innovative ecosystem that accelerates the translation of purpose insights into solutions. Working alongside the founding Director, Purpose Commons, Lab of Labs faculty members, and PSiX researchers and staff, you will help advance a shared mission: to establish PSiX as a leading global hub for purpose research and transformative discovery. Our work receives generous support from national foundations and alumni donors.

What We Are Looking For

As Managing Director, you will play a central leadership role in shaping PSiX’s strategic direction, organizational development, and long-term sustainability. Working closely with the founding Director, you will translate ambitious ideas into actionable strategies, build partnerships that expand the initiative’s reach, and establish the operational and financial foundation needed for lasting impact.