Tiffany Wilson, CEO of University Science Center

Benjamin Glenn is nationally recognized innovation strategist, speaker and coach based in the Silicon Valley. His work is keenly focused on helping entrepreneurs and innovators in enterprises big and small in our regulated industries identify, develop and maintain competitive advantages. Particularly with regard to our rapidly evolving health care sector, Benjamin's work is highlighted in Biodesign: The Process of Innovating Medical Technologies, a program he has served for over a decade.

Benjamin strongly believes in the increasing importance, and even the necessity, of creating and training a while array of multi-disciplinary teams. Benjamin's passionate presentations often focus on how professionals from different disciplines can successfully work together to create the products and services of the modern economy.

In his presentations, Benjamin draws on his diverse experiences growing up in Texas, serving in the military and working as a Silicon Valley patent attorney. His unique, humorous and often metaphor-ladened insights also draw from over two decades of advising clients on strategic, commercial, innovation and product development issues. As a result, his engaging style has inspired and entertained audiences at leading innovation and entrepreneurial programs nationwide including:

Stanford University BioDesign Program, UC San Francisco, Johns Hopkins University and Northwestern University, along with accelerator and incubator programs such as Matter Chicago, Texas Medical Center’s TMCx, South By SouthWest, VentureWell, Village Capital, Kauffman Foundation, Singularity University, and MedTech Innovator.

I lead at the nexus of innovation, entrepreneurship and talent development in life sciences and technology. I specialize in the process of bringing innovative medical and health technology from concept to market, leading multidisciplinary teams to drive impact on patient outcomes and building technology ecosystems to support economic growth and investment activity.

I'm a former management consultant, investment banker and strategist that has been involved in the business process of medical device innovation and commercialization for almost 20 years. I have lead corporate finance, investor relations, strategic & operational planning, business development, regulatory and reimbursement. My expertise is at the intersection of business, science and medicine, bringing together different areas of expertise from around the world required to improve patient care & drive economic growth through innovative medical technology.

I speak on topics related to medical device innovation and commercialization. I served two terms on the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (NACIE) at the US Department of Commerce from 2014 - 2016 and 2016 - 2018. I am a global advisor on issues related to innovation, entrepreneurship and ecosystem development in the medtech sector. I serve on several non-profit and for-profit boards representing economic development, advisory, venture and early stage organizations.

I earned a BBA in International Business from Loyola University and an MBA from the Georgetown University McDonough School of Business.