Thanks to all who attended the CU Anschutz Innovation Forum

CU Innovations, Startup Toolbox and Academia Industry Alliance (AIA) hosted a 3-day event on June 10-12th that highlighted the diversity of innovation at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.

 

Engaging presentations and panel discussions demystified the innovation journey. Key sessions covered company formation, building inclusive teams and career opportunities. CU researchers, start-ups and industry partners participated and networked at this successful event!

 

Congratulations to the winners of the Venture Showcase: NowVitals, pitched by Robin Deterding, MD, and Vināśa Oncology, pitched by Sujatha Venkataraman, PhD!

 


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Agenda

Day 1 | Fostering Diversity in Innovation

Hosted by CU Innovations


Building upon the success of last year's Stories of Women-Led Innovation Event, this forum continued highlighting the achievements and challenges faced by our women innovators and demystifying the innovation pathway through presentations and panel discussions. Sessions covered intellectual property protection, building inclusive teams and addressing bias in the context of academic innovation.

Attendees were excited to hear from our keynote speaker, Gitanjali Rao, aspiring scientist, inventor and author!

John Kelley BA

Chair and Executive Director, CereHealth

John Kelley is Chair & Executive Director of CereHealth, a leading healthcare artificial intelligence medical analytics company headquartered in Colorado. Previously, John served as the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of McDATA Corp, a leading provider of storage networking, software & network consulting solutions. McDATA was acquired by Brocade, Inc. (now Broadcom) in early 2007. Prior to joining McDATA, he served as Executive Vice President of Networks at Qwest Communications from July 2000 to January 2001 after Qwest acquired US West in 2000. At US West from 1995 to 2000, John held several executive level positions. Those leadership positions included President of Wholesale Markets, Senior Vice-President & General Manager of Large Business Customers & Engineering Designed Services, as well as President of US West Federal Systems. Before his employment at US West, John was the Area President for Mead Corporations Southwest Region from 1991 to 1994 and Vice President and General Manager of the Industrial Products Division for Mead in 1995. He has held senior leadership positions at NBI Corp., Alcatel/Friden and Xerox Corporation. John has been a member of four public company board of directors: McDATA (NASDAQ), Polycom (NASDAQ), Emulex (NYSE), Captaris (NYSE). His private company board work has included Aztek Networks, Stored IQ, Circadence, 3 Leaf Networks, and Qooco (Beijing). He has participated at the board level with several local and national non-profits. Most recently, he has been a key contributor to two organizations who develop, train and coach high potential women executives in pursuit of board of director positions. John holds a B.S. in business management from the University of Missouri, St. Louis. Served in the US Army from 1970 to 1972. He studied electrical engineering and played varsity baseball at the University of Missouri, Columbia from 1967 to 1970. He has completed various Executive Leadership Programs including Stanford Law School’s NACD program in Law, Economics, & Business. John was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters at Heidelberg University in Ohio after delivering the 2010 Commencement speech to the graduates of that University. 

John Kelley BA

Chair and Executive Director, CereHealth

John Kelley is Chair & Executive Director of CereHealth, a leading healthcare artificial intelligence medical analytics company headquartered in Colorado. Previously, John served as the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of McDATA Corp, a leading provider of storage networking, software & network consulting solutions. McDATA was acquired by Brocade, Inc. (now Broadcom) in early 2007. Prior to joining McDATA, he served as Executive Vice President of Networks at Qwest Communications from July 2000 to January 2001 after Qwest acquired US West in 2000. At US West from 1995 to 2000, John held several executive level positions. Those leadership positions included President of Wholesale Markets, Senior Vice-President & General Manager of Large Business Customers & Engineering Designed Services, as well as President of US West Federal Systems. Before his employment at US West, John was the Area President for Mead Corporations Southwest Region from 1991 to 1994 and Vice President and General Manager of the Industrial Products Division for Mead in 1995. He has held senior leadership positions at NBI Corp., Alcatel/Friden and Xerox Corporation. John has been a member of four public company board of directors: McDATA (NASDAQ), Polycom (NASDAQ), Emulex (NYSE), Captaris (NYSE). His private company board work has included Aztek Networks, Stored IQ, Circadence, 3 Leaf Networks, and Qooco (Beijing). He has participated at the board level with several local and national non-profits. Most recently, he has been a key contributor to two organizations who develop, train and coach high potential women executives in pursuit of board of director positions. John holds a B.S. in business management from the University of Missouri, St. Louis. Served in the US Army from 1970 to 1972. He studied electrical engineering and played varsity baseball at the University of Missouri, Columbia from 1967 to 1970. He has completed various Executive Leadership Programs including Stanford Law School’s NACD program in Law, Economics, & Business. John was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters at Heidelberg University in Ohio after delivering the 2010 Commencement speech to the graduates of that University. 

John Kelley BA

Chair and Executive Director, CereHealth

John Kelley is Chair & Executive Director of CereHealth, a leading healthcare artificial intelligence medical analytics company headquartered in Colorado. Previously, John served as the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of McDATA Corp, a leading provider of storage networking, software & network consulting solutions. McDATA was acquired by Brocade, Inc. (now Broadcom) in early 2007. Prior to joining McDATA, he served as Executive Vice President of Networks at Qwest Communications from July 2000 to January 2001 after Qwest acquired US West in 2000. At US West from 1995 to 2000, John held several executive level positions. Those leadership positions included President of Wholesale Markets, Senior Vice-President & General Manager of Large Business Customers & Engineering Designed Services, as well as President of US West Federal Systems. Before his employment at US West, John was the Area President for Mead Corporations Southwest Region from 1991 to 1994 and Vice President and General Manager of the Industrial Products Division for Mead in 1995. He has held senior leadership positions at NBI Corp., Alcatel/Friden and Xerox Corporation. John has been a member of four public company board of directors: McDATA (NASDAQ), Polycom (NASDAQ), Emulex (NYSE), Captaris (NYSE). His private company board work has included Aztek Networks, Stored IQ, Circadence, 3 Leaf Networks, and Qooco (Beijing). He has participated at the board level with several local and national non-profits. Most recently, he has been a key contributor to two organizations who develop, train and coach high potential women executives in pursuit of board of director positions. John holds a B.S. in business management from the University of Missouri, St. Louis. Served in the US Army from 1970 to 1972. He studied electrical engineering and played varsity baseball at the University of Missouri, Columbia from 1967 to 1970. He has completed various Executive Leadership Programs including Stanford Law School’s NACD program in Law, Economics, & Business. John was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters at Heidelberg University in Ohio after delivering the 2010 Commencement speech to the graduates of that University. 

John Kelley BA

Chair and Executive Director, CereHealth

John Kelley is Chair & Executive Director of CereHealth, a leading healthcare artificial intelligence medical analytics company headquartered in Colorado. Previously, John served as the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of McDATA Corp, a leading provider of storage networking, software & network consulting solutions. McDATA was acquired by Brocade, Inc. (now Broadcom) in early 2007. Prior to joining McDATA, he served as Executive Vice President of Networks at Qwest Communications from July 2000 to January 2001 after Qwest acquired US West in 2000. At US West from 1995 to 2000, John held several executive level positions. Those leadership positions included President of Wholesale Markets, Senior Vice-President & General Manager of Large Business Customers & Engineering Designed Services, as well as President of US West Federal Systems. Before his employment at US West, John was the Area President for Mead Corporations Southwest Region from 1991 to 1994 and Vice President and General Manager of the Industrial Products Division for Mead in 1995. He has held senior leadership positions at NBI Corp., Alcatel/Friden and Xerox Corporation. John has been a member of four public company board of directors: McDATA (NASDAQ), Polycom (NASDAQ), Emulex (NYSE), Captaris (NYSE). His private company board work has included Aztek Networks, Stored IQ, Circadence, 3 Leaf Networks, and Qooco (Beijing). He has participated at the board level with several local and national non-profits. Most recently, he has been a key contributor to two organizations who develop, train and coach high potential women executives in pursuit of board of director positions. John holds a B.S. in business management from the University of Missouri, St. Louis. Served in the US Army from 1970 to 1972. He studied electrical engineering and played varsity baseball at the University of Missouri, Columbia from 1967 to 1970. He has completed various Executive Leadership Programs including Stanford Law School’s NACD program in Law, Economics, & Business. John was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters at Heidelberg University in Ohio after delivering the 2010 Commencement speech to the graduates of that University. 

John Kelley BA

Chair and Executive Director, CereHealth

John Kelley is Chair & Executive Director of CereHealth, a leading healthcare artificial intelligence medical analytics company headquartered in Colorado. Previously, John served as the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of McDATA Corp, a leading provider of storage networking, software & network consulting solutions. McDATA was acquired by Brocade, Inc. (now Broadcom) in early 2007. Prior to joining McDATA, he served as Executive Vice President of Networks at Qwest Communications from July 2000 to January 2001 after Qwest acquired US West in 2000. At US West from 1995 to 2000, John held several executive level positions. Those leadership positions included President of Wholesale Markets, Senior Vice-President & General Manager of Large Business Customers & Engineering Designed Services, as well as President of US West Federal Systems. Before his employment at US West, John was the Area President for Mead Corporations Southwest Region from 1991 to 1994 and Vice President and General Manager of the Industrial Products Division for Mead in 1995. He has held senior leadership positions at NBI Corp., Alcatel/Friden and Xerox Corporation. John has been a member of four public company board of directors: McDATA (NASDAQ), Polycom (NASDAQ), Emulex (NYSE), Captaris (NYSE). His private company board work has included Aztek Networks, Stored IQ, Circadence, 3 Leaf Networks, and Qooco (Beijing). He has participated at the board level with several local and national non-profits. Most recently, he has been a key contributor to two organizations who develop, train and coach high potential women executives in pursuit of board of director positions. John holds a B.S. in business management from the University of Missouri, St. Louis. Served in the US Army from 1970 to 1972. He studied electrical engineering and played varsity baseball at the University of Missouri, Columbia from 1967 to 1970. He has completed various Executive Leadership Programs including Stanford Law School’s NACD program in Law, Economics, & Business. John was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters at Heidelberg University in Ohio after delivering the 2010 Commencement speech to the graduates of that University. 

John Kelley BA

Chair and Executive Director, CereHealth

John Kelley is Chair & Executive Director of CereHealth, a leading healthcare artificial intelligence medical analytics company headquartered in Colorado. Previously, John served as the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of McDATA Corp, a leading provider of storage networking, software & network consulting solutions. McDATA was acquired by Brocade, Inc. (now Broadcom) in early 2007. Prior to joining McDATA, he served as Executive Vice President of Networks at Qwest Communications from July 2000 to January 2001 after Qwest acquired US West in 2000. At US West from 1995 to 2000, John held several executive level positions. Those leadership positions included President of Wholesale Markets, Senior Vice-President & General Manager of Large Business Customers & Engineering Designed Services, as well as President of US West Federal Systems. Before his employment at US West, John was the Area President for Mead Corporations Southwest Region from 1991 to 1994 and Vice President and General Manager of the Industrial Products Division for Mead in 1995. He has held senior leadership positions at NBI Corp., Alcatel/Friden and Xerox Corporation. John has been a member of four public company board of directors: McDATA (NASDAQ), Polycom (NASDAQ), Emulex (NYSE), Captaris (NYSE). His private company board work has included Aztek Networks, Stored IQ, Circadence, 3 Leaf Networks, and Qooco (Beijing). He has participated at the board level with several local and national non-profits. Most recently, he has been a key contributor to two organizations who develop, train and coach high potential women executives in pursuit of board of director positions. John holds a B.S. in business management from the University of Missouri, St. Louis. Served in the US Army from 1970 to 1972. He studied electrical engineering and played varsity baseball at the University of Missouri, Columbia from 1967 to 1970. He has completed various Executive Leadership Programs including Stanford Law School’s NACD program in Law, Economics, & Business. John was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters at Heidelberg University in Ohio after delivering the 2010 Commencement speech to the graduates of that University. 

John Kelley BA

Chair and Executive Director, CereHealth

John Kelley is Chair & Executive Director of CereHealth, a leading healthcare artificial intelligence medical analytics company headquartered in Colorado. Previously, John served as the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of McDATA Corp, a leading provider of storage networking, software & network consulting solutions. McDATA was acquired by Brocade, Inc. (now Broadcom) in early 2007. Prior to joining McDATA, he served as Executive Vice President of Networks at Qwest Communications from July 2000 to January 2001 after Qwest acquired US West in 2000. At US West from 1995 to 2000, John held several executive level positions. Those leadership positions included President of Wholesale Markets, Senior Vice-President & General Manager of Large Business Customers & Engineering Designed Services, as well as President of US West Federal Systems. Before his employment at US West, John was the Area President for Mead Corporations Southwest Region from 1991 to 1994 and Vice President and General Manager of the Industrial Products Division for Mead in 1995. He has held senior leadership positions at NBI Corp., Alcatel/Friden and Xerox Corporation. John has been a member of four public company board of directors: McDATA (NASDAQ), Polycom (NASDAQ), Emulex (NYSE), Captaris (NYSE). His private company board work has included Aztek Networks, Stored IQ, Circadence, 3 Leaf Networks, and Qooco (Beijing). He has participated at the board level with several local and national non-profits. Most recently, he has been a key contributor to two organizations who develop, train and coach high potential women executives in pursuit of board of director positions. John holds a B.S. in business management from the University of Missouri, St. Louis. Served in the US Army from 1970 to 1972. He studied electrical engineering and played varsity baseball at the University of Missouri, Columbia from 1967 to 1970. He has completed various Executive Leadership Programs including Stanford Law School’s NACD program in Law, Economics, & Business. John was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters at Heidelberg University in Ohio after delivering the 2010 Commencement speech to the graduates of that University. 

Day 2 | Igniting Impact with Academic Innovation

Hosted by CU Innovations Startup Toolbox


This event aimed to educate and inspire entrepreneurs at all stages. Featuring panels on company formation, funding biomedical discoveries and creating strategic alliances, each session included interactive elements and the chance to network with potential partners from the Anschutz campus and beyond. 

Attendees got to know Jodie Morrison, CEO of Q32 Bio, and Kimberly Muller, Executive Director of CU Innovations, through their Fireside Chat Keynote.

John Kelley BA

Chair and Executive Director, CereHealth

John Kelley is Chair & Executive Director of CereHealth, a leading healthcare artificial intelligence medical analytics company headquartered in Colorado. Previously, John served as the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of McDATA Corp, a leading provider of storage networking, software & network consulting solutions. McDATA was acquired by Brocade, Inc. (now Broadcom) in early 2007. Prior to joining McDATA, he served as Executive Vice President of Networks at Qwest Communications from July 2000 to January 2001 after Qwest acquired US West in 2000. At US West from 1995 to 2000, John held several executive level positions. Those leadership positions included President of Wholesale Markets, Senior Vice-President & General Manager of Large Business Customers & Engineering Designed Services, as well as President of US West Federal Systems. Before his employment at US West, John was the Area President for Mead Corporations Southwest Region from 1991 to 1994 and Vice President and General Manager of the Industrial Products Division for Mead in 1995. He has held senior leadership positions at NBI Corp., Alcatel/Friden and Xerox Corporation. John has been a member of four public company board of directors: McDATA (NASDAQ), Polycom (NASDAQ), Emulex (NYSE), Captaris (NYSE). His private company board work has included Aztek Networks, Stored IQ, Circadence, 3 Leaf Networks, and Qooco (Beijing). He has participated at the board level with several local and national non-profits. Most recently, he has been a key contributor to two organizations who develop, train and coach high potential women executives in pursuit of board of director positions. John holds a B.S. in business management from the University of Missouri, St. Louis. Served in the US Army from 1970 to 1972. He studied electrical engineering and played varsity baseball at the University of Missouri, Columbia from 1967 to 1970. He has completed various Executive Leadership Programs including Stanford Law School’s NACD program in Law, Economics, & Business. John was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters at Heidelberg University in Ohio after delivering the 2010 Commencement speech to the graduates of that University. 

John Kelley BA

Chair and Executive Director, CereHealth

John Kelley is Chair & Executive Director of CereHealth, a leading healthcare artificial intelligence medical analytics company headquartered in Colorado. Previously, John served as the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of McDATA Corp, a leading provider of storage networking, software & network consulting solutions. McDATA was acquired by Brocade, Inc. (now Broadcom) in early 2007. Prior to joining McDATA, he served as Executive Vice President of Networks at Qwest Communications from July 2000 to January 2001 after Qwest acquired US West in 2000. At US West from 1995 to 2000, John held several executive level positions. Those leadership positions included President of Wholesale Markets, Senior Vice-President & General Manager of Large Business Customers & Engineering Designed Services, as well as President of US West Federal Systems. Before his employment at US West, John was the Area President for Mead Corporations Southwest Region from 1991 to 1994 and Vice President and General Manager of the Industrial Products Division for Mead in 1995. He has held senior leadership positions at NBI Corp., Alcatel/Friden and Xerox Corporation. John has been a member of four public company board of directors: McDATA (NASDAQ), Polycom (NASDAQ), Emulex (NYSE), Captaris (NYSE). His private company board work has included Aztek Networks, Stored IQ, Circadence, 3 Leaf Networks, and Qooco (Beijing). He has participated at the board level with several local and national non-profits. Most recently, he has been a key contributor to two organizations who develop, train and coach high potential women executives in pursuit of board of director positions. John holds a B.S. in business management from the University of Missouri, St. Louis. Served in the US Army from 1970 to 1972. He studied electrical engineering and played varsity baseball at the University of Missouri, Columbia from 1967 to 1970. He has completed various Executive Leadership Programs including Stanford Law School’s NACD program in Law, Economics, & Business. John was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters at Heidelberg University in Ohio after delivering the 2010 Commencement speech to the graduates of that University. 

John Kelley BA

Chair and Executive Director, CereHealth

John Kelley is Chair & Executive Director of CereHealth, a leading healthcare artificial intelligence medical analytics company headquartered in Colorado. Previously, John served as the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of McDATA Corp, a leading provider of storage networking, software & network consulting solutions. McDATA was acquired by Brocade, Inc. (now Broadcom) in early 2007. Prior to joining McDATA, he served as Executive Vice President of Networks at Qwest Communications from July 2000 to January 2001 after Qwest acquired US West in 2000. At US West from 1995 to 2000, John held several executive level positions. Those leadership positions included President of Wholesale Markets, Senior Vice-President & General Manager of Large Business Customers & Engineering Designed Services, as well as President of US West Federal Systems. Before his employment at US West, John was the Area President for Mead Corporations Southwest Region from 1991 to 1994 and Vice President and General Manager of the Industrial Products Division for Mead in 1995. He has held senior leadership positions at NBI Corp., Alcatel/Friden and Xerox Corporation. John has been a member of four public company board of directors: McDATA (NASDAQ), Polycom (NASDAQ), Emulex (NYSE), Captaris (NYSE). His private company board work has included Aztek Networks, Stored IQ, Circadence, 3 Leaf Networks, and Qooco (Beijing). He has participated at the board level with several local and national non-profits. Most recently, he has been a key contributor to two organizations who develop, train and coach high potential women executives in pursuit of board of director positions. John holds a B.S. in business management from the University of Missouri, St. Louis. Served in the US Army from 1970 to 1972. He studied electrical engineering and played varsity baseball at the University of Missouri, Columbia from 1967 to 1970. He has completed various Executive Leadership Programs including Stanford Law School’s NACD program in Law, Economics, & Business. John was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters at Heidelberg University in Ohio after delivering the 2010 Commencement speech to the graduates of that University. 

John Kelley BA

John Kelley is Chair & Executive Director of CereHealth, a leading healthcare artificial intelligence medical analytics company headquartered in Colorado. Previously, John served as the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of McDATA Corp, a leading provider of storage networking, software & network consulting solutions. McDATA was acquired by Brocade, Inc. (now Broadcom) in early 2007. Prior to joining McDATA, he served as Executive Vice President of Networks at Qwest Communications from July 2000 to January 2001 after Qwest acquired US West in 2000. At US West from 1995 to 2000, John held several executive level positions. Those leadership positions included President of Wholesale Markets, Senior Vice-President & General Manager of Large Business Customers & Engineering Designed Services, as well as President of US West Federal Systems. Before his employment at US West, John was the Area President for Mead Corporations Southwest Region from 1991 to 1994 and Vice President and General Manager of the Industrial Products Division for Mead in 1995. He has held senior leadership positions at NBI Corp., Alcatel/Friden and Xerox Corporation. John has been a member of four public company board of directors: McDATA (NASDAQ), Polycom (NASDAQ), Emulex (NYSE), Captaris (NYSE). His private company board work has included Aztek Networks, Stored IQ, Circadence, 3 Leaf Networks, and Qooco (Beijing). He has participated at the board level with several local and national non-profits. Most recently, he has been a key contributor to two organizations who develop, train and coach high potential women executives in pursuit of board of director positions. John holds a B.S. in business management from the University of Missouri, St. Louis. Served in the US Army from 1970 to 1972. He studied electrical engineering and played varsity baseball at the University of Missouri, Columbia from 1967 to 1970. He has completed various Executive Leadership Programs including Stanford Law School’s NACD program in Law, Economics, & Business. John was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters at Heidelberg University in Ohio after delivering the 2010 Commencement speech to the graduates of that University. 

John Kelley BA

Chair and Executive Director, CereHealth

John Kelley is Chair & Executive Director of CereHealth, a leading healthcare artificial intelligence medical analytics company headquartered in Colorado. Previously, John served as the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of McDATA Corp, a leading provider of storage networking, software & network consulting solutions. McDATA was acquired by Brocade, Inc. (now Broadcom) in early 2007. Prior to joining McDATA, he served as Executive Vice President of Networks at Qwest Communications from July 2000 to January 2001 after Qwest acquired US West in 2000. At US West from 1995 to 2000, John held several executive level positions. Those leadership positions included President of Wholesale Markets, Senior Vice-President & General Manager of Large Business Customers & Engineering Designed Services, as well as President of US West Federal Systems. Before his employment at US West, John was the Area President for Mead Corporations Southwest Region from 1991 to 1994 and Vice President and General Manager of the Industrial Products Division for Mead in 1995. He has held senior leadership positions at NBI Corp., Alcatel/Friden and Xerox Corporation. John has been a member of four public company board of directors: McDATA (NASDAQ), Polycom (NASDAQ), Emulex (NYSE), Captaris (NYSE). His private company board work has included Aztek Networks, Stored IQ, Circadence, 3 Leaf Networks, and Qooco (Beijing). He has participated at the board level with several local and national non-profits. Most recently, he has been a key contributor to two organizations who develop, train and coach high potential women executives in pursuit of board of director positions. John holds a B.S. in business management from the University of Missouri, St. Louis. Served in the US Army from 1970 to 1972. He studied electrical engineering and played varsity baseball at the University of Missouri, Columbia from 1967 to 1970. He has completed various Executive Leadership Programs including Stanford Law School’s NACD program in Law, Economics, & Business. John was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters at Heidelberg University in Ohio after delivering the 2010 Commencement speech to the graduates of that University. 

John Kelley BA

Chair and Executive Director, CereHealth

John Kelley is Chair & Executive Director of CereHealth, a leading healthcare artificial intelligence medical analytics company headquartered in Colorado. Previously, John served as the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of McDATA Corp, a leading provider of storage networking, software & network consulting solutions. McDATA was acquired by Brocade, Inc. (now Broadcom) in early 2007. Prior to joining McDATA, he served as Executive Vice President of Networks at Qwest Communications from July 2000 to January 2001 after Qwest acquired US West in 2000. At US West from 1995 to 2000, John held several executive level positions. Those leadership positions included President of Wholesale Markets, Senior Vice-President & General Manager of Large Business Customers & Engineering Designed Services, as well as President of US West Federal Systems. Before his employment at US West, John was the Area President for Mead Corporations Southwest Region from 1991 to 1994 and Vice President and General Manager of the Industrial Products Division for Mead in 1995. He has held senior leadership positions at NBI Corp., Alcatel/Friden and Xerox Corporation. John has been a member of four public company board of directors: McDATA (NASDAQ), Polycom (NASDAQ), Emulex (NYSE), Captaris (NYSE). His private company board work has included Aztek Networks, Stored IQ, Circadence, 3 Leaf Networks, and Qooco (Beijing). He has participated at the board level with several local and national non-profits. Most recently, he has been a key contributor to two organizations who develop, train and coach high potential women executives in pursuit of board of director positions. John holds a B.S. in business management from the University of Missouri, St. Louis. Served in the US Army from 1970 to 1972. He studied electrical engineering and played varsity baseball at the University of Missouri, Columbia from 1967 to 1970. He has completed various Executive Leadership Programs including Stanford Law School’s NACD program in Law, Economics, & Business. John was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters at Heidelberg University in Ohio after delivering the 2010 Commencement speech to the graduates of that University. 

Day 2 | Venture Showcase

Hosted by CU Innovations Startup Toolbox


Congratulations to the judge vote winner, NowVitals pitched by Robin Deterding, MD, and the audience vote winner, Vināśa Oncology pitched by Sujatha Venkataraman, PhD!

John Kelley BA

Chair and Executive Director, CereHealth

John Kelley is Chair & Executive Director of CereHealth, a leading healthcare artificial intelligence medical analytics company headquartered in Colorado. Previously, John served as the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of McDATA Corp, a leading provider of storage networking, software & network consulting solutions. McDATA was acquired by Brocade, Inc. (now Broadcom) in early 2007. Prior to joining McDATA, he served as Executive Vice President of Networks at Qwest Communications from July 2000 to January 2001 after Qwest acquired US West in 2000. At US West from 1995 to 2000, John held several executive level positions. Those leadership positions included President of Wholesale Markets, Senior Vice-President & General Manager of Large Business Customers & Engineering Designed Services, as well as President of US West Federal Systems. Before his employment at US West, John was the Area President for Mead Corporations Southwest Region from 1991 to 1994 and Vice President and General Manager of the Industrial Products Division for Mead in 1995. He has held senior leadership positions at NBI Corp., Alcatel/Friden and Xerox Corporation. John has been a member of four public company board of directors: McDATA (NASDAQ), Polycom (NASDAQ), Emulex (NYSE), Captaris (NYSE). His private company board work has included Aztek Networks, Stored IQ, Circadence, 3 Leaf Networks, and Qooco (Beijing). He has participated at the board level with several local and national non-profits. Most recently, he has been a key contributor to two organizations who develop, train and coach high potential women executives in pursuit of board of director positions. John holds a B.S. in business management from the University of Missouri, St. Louis. Served in the US Army from 1970 to 1972. He studied electrical engineering and played varsity baseball at the University of Missouri, Columbia from 1967 to 1970. He has completed various Executive Leadership Programs including Stanford Law School’s NACD program in Law, Economics, & Business. John was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters at Heidelberg University in Ohio after delivering the 2010 Commencement speech to the graduates of that University. 

John Kelley BA

Chair and Executive Director, CereHealth

John Kelley is Chair & Executive Director of CereHealth, a leading healthcare artificial intelligence medical analytics company headquartered in Colorado. Previously, John served as the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of McDATA Corp, a leading provider of storage networking, software & network consulting solutions. McDATA was acquired by Brocade, Inc. (now Broadcom) in early 2007. Prior to joining McDATA, he served as Executive Vice President of Networks at Qwest Communications from July 2000 to January 2001 after Qwest acquired US West in 2000. At US West from 1995 to 2000, John held several executive level positions. Those leadership positions included President of Wholesale Markets, Senior Vice-President & General Manager of Large Business Customers & Engineering Designed Services, as well as President of US West Federal Systems. Before his employment at US West, John was the Area President for Mead Corporations Southwest Region from 1991 to 1994 and Vice President and General Manager of the Industrial Products Division for Mead in 1995. He has held senior leadership positions at NBI Corp., Alcatel/Friden and Xerox Corporation. John has been a member of four public company board of directors: McDATA (NASDAQ), Polycom (NASDAQ), Emulex (NYSE), Captaris (NYSE). His private company board work has included Aztek Networks, Stored IQ, Circadence, 3 Leaf Networks, and Qooco (Beijing). He has participated at the board level with several local and national non-profits. Most recently, he has been a key contributor to two organizations who develop, train and coach high potential women executives in pursuit of board of director positions. John holds a B.S. in business management from the University of Missouri, St. Louis. Served in the US Army from 1970 to 1972. He studied electrical engineering and played varsity baseball at the University of Missouri, Columbia from 1967 to 1970. He has completed various Executive Leadership Programs including Stanford Law School’s NACD program in Law, Economics, & Business. John was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters at Heidelberg University in Ohio after delivering the 2010 Commencement speech to the graduates of that University. 

Day 3 | Rocky Mountain Biotech Symposium

Hosted by Academia Industry Alliance


With sessions featuring scientific talks, career panels, and a 2-hour networking lunch, RMBTS offered a prime platform to highlight scientific advancements and career opportunities, and foster collaboration within Colorado's scientific community.

John Kelley BA

Chair and Executive Director, CereHealth

John Kelley is Chair & Executive Director of CereHealth, a leading healthcare artificial intelligence medical analytics company headquartered in Colorado. Previously, John served as the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of McDATA Corp, a leading provider of storage networking, software & network consulting solutions. McDATA was acquired by Brocade, Inc. (now Broadcom) in early 2007. Prior to joining McDATA, he served as Executive Vice President of Networks at Qwest Communications from July 2000 to January 2001 after Qwest acquired US West in 2000. At US West from 1995 to 2000, John held several executive level positions. Those leadership positions included President of Wholesale Markets, Senior Vice-President & General Manager of Large Business Customers & Engineering Designed Services, as well as President of US West Federal Systems. Before his employment at US West, John was the Area President for Mead Corporations Southwest Region from 1991 to 1994 and Vice President and General Manager of the Industrial Products Division for Mead in 1995. He has held senior leadership positions at NBI Corp., Alcatel/Friden and Xerox Corporation. John has been a member of four public company board of directors: McDATA (NASDAQ), Polycom (NASDAQ), Emulex (NYSE), Captaris (NYSE). His private company board work has included Aztek Networks, Stored IQ, Circadence, 3 Leaf Networks, and Qooco (Beijing). He has participated at the board level with several local and national non-profits. Most recently, he has been a key contributor to two organizations who develop, train and coach high potential women executives in pursuit of board of director positions. John holds a B.S. in business management from the University of Missouri, St. Louis. Served in the US Army from 1970 to 1972. He studied electrical engineering and played varsity baseball at the University of Missouri, Columbia from 1967 to 1970. He has completed various Executive Leadership Programs including Stanford Law School’s NACD program in Law, Economics, & Business. John was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters at Heidelberg University in Ohio after delivering the 2010 Commencement speech to the graduates of that University. 

John Kelley BA

Chair and Executive Director, CereHealth

John Kelley is Chair & Executive Director of CereHealth, a leading healthcare artificial intelligence medical analytics company headquartered in Colorado. Previously, John served as the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of McDATA Corp, a leading provider of storage networking, software & network consulting solutions. McDATA was acquired by Brocade, Inc. (now Broadcom) in early 2007. Prior to joining McDATA, he served as Executive Vice President of Networks at Qwest Communications from July 2000 to January 2001 after Qwest acquired US West in 2000. At US West from 1995 to 2000, John held several executive level positions. Those leadership positions included President of Wholesale Markets, Senior Vice-President & General Manager of Large Business Customers & Engineering Designed Services, as well as President of US West Federal Systems. Before his employment at US West, John was the Area President for Mead Corporations Southwest Region from 1991 to 1994 and Vice President and General Manager of the Industrial Products Division for Mead in 1995. He has held senior leadership positions at NBI Corp., Alcatel/Friden and Xerox Corporation. John has been a member of four public company board of directors: McDATA (NASDAQ), Polycom (NASDAQ), Emulex (NYSE), Captaris (NYSE). His private company board work has included Aztek Networks, Stored IQ, Circadence, 3 Leaf Networks, and Qooco (Beijing). He has participated at the board level with several local and national non-profits. Most recently, he has been a key contributor to two organizations who develop, train and coach high potential women executives in pursuit of board of director positions. John holds a B.S. in business management from the University of Missouri, St. Louis. Served in the US Army from 1970 to 1972. He studied electrical engineering and played varsity baseball at the University of Missouri, Columbia from 1967 to 1970. He has completed various Executive Leadership Programs including Stanford Law School’s NACD program in Law, Economics, & Business. John was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters at Heidelberg University in Ohio after delivering the 2010 Commencement speech to the graduates of that University. 

John Kelley BA

Chair and Executive Director, CereHealth

John Kelley is Chair & Executive Director of CereHealth, a leading healthcare artificial intelligence medical analytics company headquartered in Colorado. Previously, John served as the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of McDATA Corp, a leading provider of storage networking, software & network consulting solutions. McDATA was acquired by Brocade, Inc. (now Broadcom) in early 2007. Prior to joining McDATA, he served as Executive Vice President of Networks at Qwest Communications from July 2000 to January 2001 after Qwest acquired US West in 2000. At US West from 1995 to 2000, John held several executive level positions. Those leadership positions included President of Wholesale Markets, Senior Vice-President & General Manager of Large Business Customers & Engineering Designed Services, as well as President of US West Federal Systems. Before his employment at US West, John was the Area President for Mead Corporations Southwest Region from 1991 to 1994 and Vice President and General Manager of the Industrial Products Division for Mead in 1995. He has held senior leadership positions at NBI Corp., Alcatel/Friden and Xerox Corporation. John has been a member of four public company board of directors: McDATA (NASDAQ), Polycom (NASDAQ), Emulex (NYSE), Captaris (NYSE). His private company board work has included Aztek Networks, Stored IQ, Circadence, 3 Leaf Networks, and Qooco (Beijing). He has participated at the board level with several local and national non-profits. Most recently, he has been a key contributor to two organizations who develop, train and coach high potential women executives in pursuit of board of director positions. John holds a B.S. in business management from the University of Missouri, St. Louis. Served in the US Army from 1970 to 1972. He studied electrical engineering and played varsity baseball at the University of Missouri, Columbia from 1967 to 1970. He has completed various Executive Leadership Programs including Stanford Law School’s NACD program in Law, Economics, & Business. John was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters at Heidelberg University in Ohio after delivering the 2010 Commencement speech to the graduates of that University. 

John Kelley BA

Chair and Executive Director, CereHealth

John Kelley is Chair & Executive Director of CereHealth, a leading healthcare artificial intelligence medical analytics company headquartered in Colorado. Previously, John served as the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of McDATA Corp, a leading provider of storage networking, software & network consulting solutions. McDATA was acquired by Brocade, Inc. (now Broadcom) in early 2007. Prior to joining McDATA, he served as Executive Vice President of Networks at Qwest Communications from July 2000 to January 2001 after Qwest acquired US West in 2000. At US West from 1995 to 2000, John held several executive level positions. Those leadership positions included President of Wholesale Markets, Senior Vice-President & General Manager of Large Business Customers & Engineering Designed Services, as well as President of US West Federal Systems. Before his employment at US West, John was the Area President for Mead Corporations Southwest Region from 1991 to 1994 and Vice President and General Manager of the Industrial Products Division for Mead in 1995. He has held senior leadership positions at NBI Corp., Alcatel/Friden and Xerox Corporation. John has been a member of four public company board of directors: McDATA (NASDAQ), Polycom (NASDAQ), Emulex (NYSE), Captaris (NYSE). His private company board work has included Aztek Networks, Stored IQ, Circadence, 3 Leaf Networks, and Qooco (Beijing). He has participated at the board level with several local and national non-profits. Most recently, he has been a key contributor to two organizations who develop, train and coach high potential women executives in pursuit of board of director positions. John holds a B.S. in business management from the University of Missouri, St. Louis. Served in the US Army from 1970 to 1972. He studied electrical engineering and played varsity baseball at the University of Missouri, Columbia from 1967 to 1970. He has completed various Executive Leadership Programs including Stanford Law School’s NACD program in Law, Economics, & Business. John was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters at Heidelberg University in Ohio after delivering the 2010 Commencement speech to the graduates of that University. 

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