Scientifically-driven biotech entrepreneur and executive focused on building companies and technology in cell and gene therapy and drug discovery, whose leadership has led to three successful exits for VC/PE-backed startups. Thriving at the intersection of science and business and excelling at conversion of novel technologies into products/technologies/services.Scientific Executive: Experienced leader in start-up biotech world, skilled at building companies from the ground up to successful exit through acquisition. Key roles in fundraising, establishment and management of R&D organizations and operational infrastructures, company strategy development (commercial and scientific), build and management Scientific Advisory Boards (SABs), commercialization of innovative and impactful technologies, establishment and management of strategic partnershipsProduct Innovator: Under my leadership, my teams have developed and launched numerous impactful technologies, products, services applicable across drug discovery, cell and gene therapy and diagnostics - including human cell lines with orthogonally-inducible gene switches for drug discovery, RNA Reprogramming systems for the generation of clinically compliant human iPS cells, NGS-based diagnostics for COVID susceptibility and Personal Biobanking for preservation of materials for future diagnostics and therapeutic applications. Accountability-driven Leadership: I believe in putting the right people in the right place and giving them the freedom to succeed, for themselves and for the company. Independent, capable and accountable team members are the best way to tackle the challenges necessary to build and grow a company in start-up biotech.Impact Driven Scientist: I’m passionate about increasing access to innovative, personalized therapies that can hopefully cure the multitude of intractable diseases plaguing society - notably solving problems that facilitate access to personalized stem cells, best practice and process for preservation of materials for therapeutic application and diagnostic development as well as technologies for manufacturing of personalized therapies.Skilled Communicator: Extensive experience presenting company science, research and business via manuscript/publications, filing of patents, oral and poster presentations at conferences and training course lectures/leadership.#cellandgenetherapy #personalizedmedicine #healthcareinnovation #digitalhealth #clinicaltrialdiversity #startupbiotech #clonalhematopoiesis #non-viralgenedelivery #biobanking #iPSCs #celltherapymanufacturing