Heather Harrick is the President and CEO of Harrick Plasma, Inc. a spin-off of a business started by her late father in 1969. The company manufactures and sells benchtop plasma cleaners used globally in material science research. Over the past 16 years, she has established and grown Harrick Plasma as an independent manufacturing company. Today the products have a reputation worldwide as a leader in material science research equipment.Heather is involved as a mentor, advisor, and investor with early stage companies, mainly in the Biotech sector. She is a member of the Hudson Valley Startup Fund, an economic development fund and she is also an alumni member of Golden Seeds, an early stage investment firm that focuses on successful women-led companies. Heather currently serves as a mentor for ELab NYC an early stage incubator program for emerging bio and health tech companies in the New York Metro area. Heather is trained as an anthropologist and is an experience-trained businesswoman who possesses knowledge on corporate culture, manufacturing, leadership, family business, and economic development.