Kevin Blalock ’96
Arboretum Committee Member
Kevin Blalock is an executive in the medical technology, life sciences, and healthcare industries. He graduated from Erskine College in 1996 with a B.S. in Chemistry, and began his career in operations management at Milliken & Co. in Abbeville and then Robert Bosch Corporation in Michigan. Since completing his MBA at the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management, he has led medical device, life sciences, and healthcare businesses, as well as consulted in strategic planning, M&A, product management, and entrepreneurship. Kevin is a board member and past-president and chair of the Jacksonville Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, where the organization grew from $50K in annual revenue to nearly $3M in 2025 during his tenure as president. Kevin continues to consult and advise similar non-profit organizations, early stage growth companies and commercial entities at critical inflection points in their growth. Kevin spends his free time hiking, birding, traveling, mentoring, and watching his sons row.
