Arun has a deep passion for the design and strategic growth of new healthcare and life-science ventures. He has held multi-faceted roles related to early-stage venture development including innovation strategy design and leading the intra-preneurship program at Baxter Healthcare, corporate venture evaluation and investing through Baxter Ventures, and university-stage start-up development and investment at IllinoisVENTURES. Arun’s passion for healthcare innovation was fostered through an MBA in entrepreneurship from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business as well as an MS in biotechnology from the Illinois Institute of Technology.