Experienced professional heading up efforts to increase open innovation partnerships across universities, incubators/accelerators, medical centers, and other partners. --Led the transformation to build a function that delivered on disruptive innovation for all the global business units and for technology platforms. --Previously led technical assessment teams for due diligence of new opportunities for mergers and acquisitions and venture investment at Baxter. --Joined Baxter from a role at the University of Chicago developing, protecting, and licensing University-owned intellectual property. --Designed an executed multiple strategic initiatives at the University: cultivated University relationships with venture capital groups, piloted and grew a proof-of-concept fund, redesigned the Polsky Accelerator program, and launched an internship program to leverage the talents of students and postdocs exploring alternative careers.