Entrepreneur, scientist, and seasoned executive with broad experienced in biopharma and medical devices. I have more than twenty five years of building and leading teams to develop innovative solutions to tough medical needs. My passion is translating scientific advances to useful products for people. I am a tenacious problem solver, inclusive team builder, inspiring motivator.Technical Areas: Regenerative medicine, mesenchymal stem cell therapy, stem cell biology, cell therapy, molecular oncology, oncolytic viruses, liver disease, stroke, pain, oncology diagnostics, proteomics-based diagnosticsBusiness Areas: discovery research, preclinical development, medical affairs, clinical affairs, data management, fundraising, finance, investor relationsBusiness Leadership: leads and develops the vision for the organization, strategic business planning and operationalization, leadership as a team sport, works with and through others to achieve milestones, alignment of organization stakeholders, leads development of high-value intellectual property portfolios, maximizes value of company technologiesNotable Accomplishments: took Calydon's oncolytic virus from idea to clinic, key contributor to the Asthmatx clinical team bringing the Alair System through clinical studies to market, as a consultant led team efforts to build user acceptance of cutting edge diagnostic technologies from Genomic Health and Janssen Diagnostics, Co-founder and CEO of Hepatx developing novel cell therapies for high unmet medical needs, raised more than $4 million, authored more than 30 peer-reviewed papers and posters, inventor on 7 patents, invited speaker at conferences