Dan Volz, MBA, vice president of Americas at Medtronic has just been named a Yale University Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EIR) in NewHaven. In addition to his current role leading a commercial medical devices”™ organization, Volz spent a decade in global portfolio strategy, including research and development and mergers and acquisitions.
James Boyle, who leads the Office of Cooperative Research”™s (OCR) Entrepreneur-in-Residence program, shared his perspective. “Engaging experts from enterprise firms who can better counsel faculty innovators and their recruited CEOs and help think about technology innovation and adoption at the enterprise level is becoming a larger part of Yale”™s commercialization strategy. We see Dan Volz as a very important advisor for our medtech efforts moving forward.”
At present, the Yale Entrepreneurs-in-Residence (EIRs) roster includes 62 industry professionals that specialize in various areas. Each has deep operational experience and has gone through the process of turning new technologies to new businesses. These experts act as an early “sounding board” for Yale innovators contemplating a new startup.
