The Commercialization Council also known as the Industry Forum Steering Council helps to direct the commercialization activities of the NSBRI Industry Forum. Steering Council members select and guide recipients of SMARTCAP awards and advise NSBRI in other activities involving the private sector.
The Steering Council includes:
Susan Alpert, Ph.D., M.D.
Founder and Principal
SFA Consulting
Chair, Steering Council
Leon Alkalai, Ph.D.
Assistant Division Manager
Systems Engineering and Formulation
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Bryan Bushick, M.D., M.B.A
Founder and Principal
Falcon Health Solutions, LLC
Joseph M. Cosumano Jr.
Lieutenant General, U.S. Army (Ret) & President
CFD Research Corporation
Joe Cunningham, M.D., M.B.A.
Managing Director
Santé Ventures
Lance Ishimoto, Ph.D., J.D.
Senior Vice President
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Dale Larson
Director, Biomedical Systems
Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.
Ted Smith, Ph.D.
Director of Economic Growth and Innovation
Louisville Metro Government
Nancy Zeleniak
President
Optimus Strategies
Susan Zelicoff
Director of External Relations & Development
Entertainment Technology Center, Carnegie Mellon University