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Lesa Mitchell
Vice President, Innovation and Networks, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

Lesa Mitchell is vice president of innovation and networks at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. Her responsibilities include identification of programmatic and policy levers that can accelerate innovation and support networks that enable the growth of companies. Mitchell was instrumental in the founding of the Kauffman Innovation Network/iBridge Network, the Translational Medicine Conferences in the United States and Europe, and the National Academies-based University-Industry Partnership. She also is a leader in the replication of innovator-based commercialization and mentor programs across the United States. Mitchell recently served on the board of Denmark's Gazelle Growth program and currently is chairwoman of the Kauffman FastTrac board. She is an advisory board member of the National Science Foundation i-Corp program and of Modern Meadow Inc. Prior to joining Kauffman, Mitchell spent 20 years in global executive roles at Aventis and Quintiles and was an entrepreneur focused on the global management of electronic clinical trials.

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STEM Education and Job Prospects for Young Investigators