Illinois Ventures Board Member Jay Walsh to testify in front of U.S. House Subcommittee

University of Illinois System Vice President for Economic Development & Innovation, Dr. Jay Walsh, will testify on Wednesday, Sept. 9, in front of the Subcommittee on Research and Technology of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space and Technology. With a panel of other university representatives, Dr. Walsh will discuss how higher education will play a role in slowing the effects of COVID-19 and the impact on research and the STEM talent pipeline.

Dr. Walsh, a biomedical engineering scholar with a lengthy track record of turning transformative research into economic opportunity, leads an office that works with the president to drive initiatives that support the economic development mission of the system’s universities. Dr. Walsh collaborates with leadership across the universities, which have a nearly $1 billion portfolio of sponsored research, and with the leadership of DPI and IIN.  

To learn more about Dr. Walsh, click here. To read the full press release, click here.