Designer of leadership strategies. Past roles include Managing Director of the Life Sciences portfolio of the Eastern Technology Council; President of the Franklin Health Trust; special limited partner in PA Early Stage Partners Fund III; advisor to a number of life science startups and venture capital groups; member of the CURE Board, distributing $11 billion in tobacco settlement funds over 25 years; the Boards of Trustees of Drexel University, Drexel College of Medicine, and Drexel Law; and PNC's Women's Financial Services Network Advisory Board. Served in the Rendell administration as Deputy Health Commissioner of Policy and Planning, and advises Senator Robert P Casey on health issues.

Author of book Provider of Last Resort, columnist and TV commentator in numerous national and regional venues. Before joining Jefferson, consulted for non-profits and corporations on strategic planning and project implementation in life sciences and health care.

PhD, University of Pennsylvania. Dr. O'Donnell joined Jefferson in 2013.

As Director of Innovation Design, Robert empowers partners and students to be change agents through a number of initiatives he manages that bring together diverse specialties such as industrial design, architecture, medicine, and community policy and engagement. Robert also co-founded the Health Design Lab, a creative space built with the purpose of merging together design-studio ethos with science-oriented discipline to foster innovation in healthcare. Robert has special interests in public health challenges such as food justice and the opioid crisis; two active areas of research and development for the teams he leads through the Health Design Lab and JeffSolves programs. He also serves as Executive Director for the Jefferson Health Hack.

Robert received the Prescott Award in 2018 and is Chair of the ASHP Section Advisory Group on Emergency Care. He has presented on the intersection of healthcare and design at national venues such as SXSW and Stanford Medicine X. In 2019, Robert was selected as a Philadelphia Business Journal Forty Under 40 honoree and has spent over ten years practicing and teaching in Emergency Medicine. He received his Doctor of Pharmacy from Northeastern University.

Mike manages the financial and administrative functions of the Innovation Pillar.

After five years with Jefferson Treasury Shared Services, Mike joined the Innovation Pillar in May 2017.  Mike earned his MBA from Temple University.

In her role as Technical Specialist, Nicola is responsible for managing the Jefferson database for agreements, invention disclosures, patent applications and related legal correspondences. This role also includes working with researchers, patent counsel and external vendors and maintaining best practices to ensure accurate communications and record keeping.

Nicola has worked at Jefferson for over 10 years and has been with the Innovation Pillar since 2019. Previously she served as the  Executive Assistant to President Stephen Spinelli and President & CEO Dr. Stephen Klasko. She has worked with many non-profit organizations, expanding her professional experience to many charitable causes. She is also a veteran of the United States Army, and a registered notary public.

Mr. Arcadipane manages the process of invention intake and coordinates with inventors on information and signatures needed for documents related to patent disclosure, filing and prosecution. He maintains a database of patent inventions and coordinates correspondence with external patent firms and attorneys engaged by Jefferson in the IP protection process, and establishes internal operating procedures regarding IP management and communications.

Robert joined Jefferson in October of 2016 after moving to Philadelphia from New York, where he provided support to C-level Executives for six years in the publishing and advertising industries. Robert received a BA in English Literature with a Minor in Business from the University of Delaware.

Liaison between the Health Design Lab and Innovation Pillar to optimize and facilitate synergistic opportunities in support of cutting-edge innovation in both student endeavors and health care initiatives.

While relatively new to the healthcare industry, Ms. Daley’s passion for design thinking and innovation coupled with her project and research management experience in the legal field makes her an invaluable partner to both Innovation Pillar and the Health Design Lab. She has served on the board of directors of a non-profit organization who provides free legal services for individuals with disabilities and, she co-chaired their annual fund raising event.

Catherine works with the Innovation Pillar staff, as well as the university and health campuses, managing engagement projects relevant to innovation and entrepreneurship at Jefferson. Her specific responsibilities include identifying grant prospects in the public and private sectors as well as planning innovative programs such as the Innovation Engagement Speaker Series, JAZ Tank, and serving as logistics director for the Jefferson Health Hack.

Catherine has experience working with national retailers such as QVC, Macy's and Destination Maternity in product development management roles. She provided project coordination support to the launch team for the Jefferson Institute for Bioprocessing while pursuing her MBA at Jefferson University.  Catherine originally hails from Texas, where she received her BFA from the University of North Texas.