Kathy Brown is a strategic consultant specializing in partnership development and process optimization. She has worked closely with numerous science and technology start-ups to translate mathematical and scientific discoveries into useful applications and business models. Kathy applies her outstanding analytical and organizational skills and ability to initiate and manage projects to bring our efforts to successful completion. She is a former Strategic Advisor to the Council for Scientific Society Presidents and the Center for Policy on Emerging Technologies. She also served six years as a Vice President, Business Development for MBNA Chicago.