Head of Innovation Districts

Dougan Sherwood serves as Head of Innovation Districts for Captains of Innovation, the consulting arm of Cambridge Innovation Center (CIC), one of the oldest and largest shared office, labs, and coworking spaces in the world. One of CIC’s original team members, Dougan’s work with CIC spans nearly two decades. In 2014, he co-founded CIC's first expansion site to the Cortex Innovation District in St. Louis, MO.

In 2018, Dougan moved his career to Haverhill, MA, to focus on local and community-centered economic development and served in dual roles as the President of the Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce and Managing Director for the Greater Haverhill Foundation, a redevelopment fund. Earlier in his career, Dougan founded a traveling youth program in the Southwest U.S. and managed an internship program in the education policy office of the late Senator Edward Kennedy. He also created an annual bicycle fundraiser supporting injured servicemen and women and served on the board of YouthCities, a startup program for middle school and high school-aged students. In 2020, Dougan founded the Kate Sherwood Foundation in honor of his late wife who was a school counselor and a doctoral student focused on childhood trauma. The Kate Sherwood Foundation provides direct assistance to extraordinary teens and young adults overcoming difficult childhoods.

Dougan lives in West Newbury, MA with his two sons. He received his B.A. in history from the University of Utah.