Leadership

Jeff’s professional experience encompasses technology development, entrepreneurship, and business leadership. Jeff has demonstrated success in technology creation and product development in both startup and corporate environments. He has been through multiple development and funding cycles and is expert in navigating complex projects with large teams. Jeff has accumulated 23 client-owned patents in a wide range of products. As CEO of his startup nAscent BioSciences, he led a small but amazing group developing drug discovery tools for pharmaceutical and biotech companies; nAscent was later sold to ThermoFisher Scientific.

After receiving his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from New Jersey Institute of Technology, Jeff moved with his family to attend Stanford University for a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering on full scholarship from AT&T Bell Laboratories. He currently leads product development for New View Surgical, a startup based in Boston.

Eric has served as Treasurer of MDG Boston since 2018. Eric Walters has been a senior financial executive in both private and publicly-held medical device and health care companies for more than 20 years. He has raised more than $100M in capital. He is a co-founder of the New England Healthcare Executives Network (NEHEN) and is active in MassMEDIC.

At PolyMedica, he was EVP/CFO and a member of the original senior management team that grew a $1M medical device start-up company to $350M in profitable revenues, which later sold for $1.5B in cash when its revenues exceeded $675M. Mr. Walters has developed and managed high performance finance teams, has an extensive business network, possesses excellent strategy and execution skills, is experienced in budgeting and cost controls and is a proactive communicator with a wide range of audiences. He has managed investor relations for a publicly-held corporation with a $1B market capitalization. He was formerly a Big Four auditor.

ONEighty C Technologies owns WAVEPulseTM Sterilization, a proprietary and first-to-market high-performance sterilization process targeting deficiencies with existing systems in hospitals and other medical institutions.

Their projects have been as varied as implementing new educational models at universities, launching clinical trials at a public pharmaceutical company, designing a strategy implementation model for a medical device startup, launching a new product development team at a software company, supporting an emerging hub of drug discovery tool manufacturers, etc. The focus is on using findings from a discipline known as cognitive engineering to make work visible in ways that increase efficiency, effectiveness, and adaptability.

She has degrees from Tufts University (Interdisciplinary Ph.D. & CAGS Human Computer Interaction), Cambridge College (MEd Clinical Psychology), IESA Venezuela (CAGS Business Administration), Universidad Central de Venezuela (MS Electrical Engineering), and Universidad de Carabobo, Venezuela (BS Electrical Engineering). She is a former PMP/PMI (2009-2013), and currently is a member of various women’s professional organizations in the Boston area (HBA Mentor, NEWISE Club, WEST).

In his professional life, he is a senior executive sales leader and trusted advisor who aggressively grows revenue in competitive markets. He has grown book of business from zero to $110M through cold calling and networking to accumulate over 35 companies comprised of startups to fortune 1000 companies, with typical sales of $5-$7M annually. He was a Managing Partner of a $4M business with 40% growth margin and was placed in several turnaround situations. He has created a business by raising capital and managing every aspect of design, set up and operation of a multimillion-dollar venture. His current company, SelecTech, Inc., is the leader in modular technical flooring for the Laboratory, Cleanroom, Healthcare and ESD environments.

Andrea also served as Chair on the Board of Directors for the University of British Columbia Biomedical Engineering Student Team (UBC BEST) where she grew the team from 7 to over 70 members in her two years as CEO. UBC BEST is an extracurricular engineering student design team focused on developing medical technologies that address global medical challenges. She has a Bachelor of Applied Science in Electrical Engineering, specialized in Biomedical Engineering from the University of British Columbia.

In industry, he was Ophthalmology Program Manager, Director of Engineering, Director of Operations, Chief Operating Officer, CEO, and President of medical device companies. Jerry is co-inventor of an effective treatment for a debilitating medical condition affecting about 500 million women worldwide and leader of the startup medical device company bringing it to market. Jerry has a PhD in Bioengineering from the University of Michigan, a MS in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University College of Engineering, and a BS in Electrical Engineering from Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn.

Glenn currently works as an independent advisory consultant providing advice and counsel to senior level executives across multiple industries. His experience includes six years as VP of Human Resources for Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence and nearly 20 years at Johnson & Johnson, where he held various senior level roles within Human Resources at five different J&J operating companies. Glenn earned a BS degree in Human Resources Management from the University of Massachusetts and did extensive graduate work in Labor and Industrial Relations at the University of Rhode Island along with the completion of an advanced executive education program at Cornell University.

She continues to work with the board primarily in areas of Strategic Planning and Sponsorship. Past MDG Positions: President, Vice President, Programs Co-chair, Board Member last 14 years.