Innovation comes from a state of mind, not from a degree or a position, an adviser to President Obama told students at Albany State University on Wednesday.

Barry Johnson, who Obama appointed in October 2009 to be senior adviser to the Economic Development Administration and director of the Office of Strategic Initiatives in the U.S. Department of Commerce, spoke after a large number of local political dignitaries welcomed him.
Speaking in the ACAD Auditorium, the 46-year-old Birmingham, Ala., native started by motivating the capacity crowd of 330 people, which included ASU, Turner Job Corps Center and Albany Early College students, faculty and others. (read more at albanyherald.com)