He is the founder and Chief Catalyst of the Business Innovation Factory and author of the book, The Business Model Innovation Factory: How to Stay Relevant when the World Is Changing. He started BIF in 2005 with a mission to enable business model innovation. BIF makes transformational change safer and easier to manage for institutional leaders by helping them explore, test, and commercialize next practices and new business models. Prior to BIF, he served as the Executive Director of the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation and as the Executive Counselor to the Governor on Economic and Community Development. 

His past professional life includes fascinating experiences as a Senior Strategy Partner in Accenture’s Health & Life-Science practice working broadly throughout the pharmaceutical, medical products, and biotechnology industry. As a Marketing Plans Manager at the Pharmaceutical Division of Eli Lilly and Company, he assisted in developing the launch strategy and successful introduction of Prozac into the U.S. market. He holds an MBA from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute focusing on the strategic management of technology and a BS in Pharmacy from the University of Rhode Island. 

Join me on this episode of the Curve Benders podcast with Saul Kaplan of the Business Innovation Factory.