The Circular Focus

We turn community problems in Southwest Indiana into new ventures and programs.

This strengthens communities across our region and develops entrepreneurial skills for the dedicated people who help us build.

Our Framework

Launching Ventures

We identify community issues and build structured programs around them.

Activating Talent

Our team, community members, and healthcare students shape the work, building skills and regional roots along the way.

Sustaining Impact

Retaining this elite local talent pool gives the region the power to continuously solve its next big problem.

6 aspects of Circular work in a continuous loop.
Logan Jenkins Downtown Evansville Circular

Logan Jenkins

Executive Director

Logan landed in Evansville, Indiana in the Spring of 2023 after the acquisition of his advanced materials software firm. With over 12 years experience in advanced materials, the energy sector, and emerging technologies, he also serves as the Executive Director at the Indiana Center for Emerging Technologies. There, he helps build the future of Southwest Indiana through Technology Innovations, Sustainable Practices, Community Networks, and Education Development.

These organizations have received grant funding in 2023-2026 through the U.S. Department of Energy (x4), the U.S. SBA’s 2024 Growth Accelerator Fund, the Indiana Community Collaboration Fund, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Logan serves on the Board of CDFI-Friendly Evansville and the Children’s Museum of Evansville. He volunteers and collaborates with dozens of nonprofit organizations in the Evansville region and across the state of Indiana. Through the various Circular Venture Lab projects, he works across the Indiana entrepreneurial ecosystem, primarily with technology-based hardware and software solutions.