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Brenda Schmidt is a serial entrepreneur, speaker, educator, and CEO of Coplex, a startup studio that partners with corporations to build businesses to create a better future. She is a builder focused on driving innovation through technology with a particular interest in social impact.

Deeply embedded into the startup ecosystem, Brenda is a mentor, advisor, and entrepreneur in residence to several accelerators and emerging digital health startups. She also serves on the boards of the Startup AZ Foundation, Solera Health, RexPay, the Arizona Bioindustry Association, the City of Phoenix Workforce Development Board, and is a FierceHealth Editorial Board Advisor. Brenda also teaches entrepreneurship at the NYU Wagner School of Public Service