MATTER opened in February 2015 as a health tech accelerator that connects entrepreneurs with major healthcare institutions and experts to bring their innovative products to the industry.
Here are the 10 newly announced board members.
- Laura Ferris Anderson, chief of staff in the office of the Midwest chairman for JPMorgan Chase
- Thomas DeRosa, CEO of Health Care REIT
- James Madara, MD, executive vice president and CEO of the American Medical Association
- Peter McNerney, founder and senior advisor of Thomas, McNerney & Partners
- James O’Connor Jr., managing director and global head of venture capital at William Blair & Company
- David Ormesher, founder and CEO of closerlook
- Sheli Rosenberg, consultant to Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and principal of Roselin Investments
- Ellen Rudnick, clinical professor of entrepreneurship at University of Chicago Booth School of Business and executive director of the Michael P. Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship
- Rishi Shah, CEO of ContextMedia
- Rajeev Venkayya, president of the global vaccine business unit at Takeda Pharmaceuticals
“The caliber of individuals joining the board signals the momentum that continues to build from our opening just a few weeks ago,” said Steven Collens, CEO of MATTER. “These first-class leaders will help us accelerate our mission and foster the collaboration that is critical to launching new businesses that matter.”
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