Executive Education
Program Leaders
Learn from the best. The program is directed by a team of renowned health technology innovators who have successfully launched and managed dozens of innovation programs inside start-ups and major corporations. Participants will interact with these leaders in group settings, as well as personalized coaching sessions.
Core Team
- Todd Brinton Board Member, Stanford Biodesign
- Uday Kumar Director of Strategy, Stanford Biodesign
- Josh Makower Co-Founder & Director, Stanford Biodesign
- Paul Yock Founder & Director Emeritus, Stanford Biodesign
- Awo Addo Director, Marketing and Communications, Stanford Biodesign
- Michael Ackermann Director, Biotech, Stanford Biodesign
- Dan Azagury Director, Innovation Fellowship, Stanford Biodesign
- Farzad Azimpour Assistant Director, Lead for Design, Stanford Biodesign
- Rush Bartlett Associate Director, Corporate Innovation & Education, Stanford Biodesign
- Lyn Denend Director, Academic Programs, Stanford Biodesign
- Annette Ewanich Event Consultant, Stanford Biodesign
- Janene Fuerch Assistant Director, Innovation Fellowship, Stanford Biodesign
- Kate Garrett Assistant Director, Innovation Fellowship, Stanford Biodesign
- Bronwyn Harris Instructor, Executive Education, Stanford Biodesign
- Deja Hill Events Specialist, Stanford Biodesign
- Ritu Kamal Director, Global Programs, Stanford Biodesign
- Victor McCray Assistant Director, Innovation Fellowship, Stanford Biodesign
- John Paderi Instructor, Executive Education, Stanford Biodesign
- Ravi PamnaniAssistant Director, Global Faculty Training, Stanford Biodesign
- Kate Rosenbluth Instructor, Informatics and Digital Health, Stanford Biodesign
- Sandra Waugh Ruggles Director, Policy Research, Stanford Biodesign
- Gordon Saul Executive Director, Stanford Biodesign
- Beverly Tang Instructor, Executive Education, Stanford Biodesign
- Susie Spielman Senior Manager, Curriculum and Assessment, Stanford Biodesign
- Ryan Van Wert Associate Director, Digital Health, Stanford Biodesign
- Ross Venook Assistant Director, Engineering, Stanford Biodesign
- James Wall Policy Fellowship Innovation Liaison, Stanford Biodesign
- Jay Watkins Senior Advisor, Stanford Biodesign
Guest Speakers
- Virginia Giddings Vice President, Exploration Edwards Lifesciences
- Vivian Golfin De Ruijter Senior Associate, Intuitive Ventures, INTUITIVE SURGICAL
- Susan Morano Retired Healthcare Executive Board Member
- Nick Mourlas Head of JLABS, San Diego Johnson & Johnson Innovation
- Shaili Sharma Founder, Medical Device Consulting