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 Forner Director, Innovation Fellowship, Stanford Biodesign
Josh Makower Co-Founder & Senior Advisor, Stanford Biodesign
Jay Watkins Lecturer & Senior Advisor, Stanford Biodesign
Paul Yock Founder & Director, Stanford Biodesign
Dan Azagury Director for Education, Innovation Fellowship, Stanford Biodesign
Farzad Azimpour Assistant Director, Design, Stanford Biodesign
Rush Bartlett Assistant Director, Corporate Innovation & Education, Stanford Biodesign
Lyn Denend Director, Academic Programs, Stanford Biodesign
Annette Ewanich Executive Assistant to Paul Yock
Kate Garrett Assistant Director, Innovation Fellowship, Stanford Biodesign
Tamara Gold Administrative Assistant
Victor McCray Assistant Director, Innovation Fellowship, Stanford Biodesign
Sandra Waugh Ruggles Assistant Director, Innovation Fellowship, Stanford Biodesign
Ryan VanWert Associate Director, Faculty Fellowship, Stanford Biodesign
James Wall Director for Program Development, Innovation Fellowship, Stanford Biodesign
Shiqin Xu Course Manager
Guest Faculty & Speakers
Joelle Barral Software Engineering Manager, Verily
Steve Eichmann Global Head, Industrial Design & Human Factors, Medical Devices, Johnson & Johnson
Joel Goldsmith Senior Director, Digital Platforms, Abbott
Beverly Huss President & CEO, Qool Therapeutics
Tom Krummel Co-Director, Stanford Biodesign
Uday Kumar Director of Strategy, Stanford Biodesign
Asha Nayak Former Chief Medical Officer, Intel Corporation
Rich Popp Director of Ethics and Policy, Stanford Biodesign
Bill Roskopf Vice President, Business Development & Strategic Planning, Stryker
Maria Sainz President & CEO, AEGEA Medical
Gordon Saul Executive Director, Stanford Biodesign
Beverly Tang Advanced Technology + Innovation Manager, Stryker Neurovascular
Jeremy Utley Director of Executive Education, Hasso Plattner Institute of Design, Stanford