As Global Head of Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JLABS (JLABS), fosters external R&D engine and supports the innovation community by creating capital-efficient commercialization models that give early stage companies a big company advantage. Formerly: Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Prescience International, a firm dedicated to accelerating research to the patient; held posts across a variety of functional areas with a global corporation, Nortel Networks, in locations such as Research Triangle Park, New York, Toronto, London, Hong Kong and Beijing before arriving in San Francisco; also initiated, raised capital and secured large corporate deals for several companies in both the life science and technology space. BComm, University of Saskatchewan, Canada; MBA, INSEAD, France. Recipient of awards and honours, including: PharmaVOICE 100 Red Jacket Award; Fierce Biotech Top 15 Women; Most Influential Women in Business (San Francisco Business Times); MM&M 2017 Healthcare Transformer; BIO Super Hero; FastCompany Most Innovative Company in Biotech. Vice-Chair, California Life Sciences Association (CLSA). Member of the Board: BIO’s Technology Transfer Committee; Texas Health Catalyst Advisory Panel (The Dell Medical School and the Provost office of the University of Texas at Austin); University of Toronto & Janssen Neuroscience Catalyst; A*STAR ETPL's Strategic Advisory Panel.