Stanford Medicine Catalyst
Scientists | Clinicians | Operators | Founders | Investors
Breaking down barriers for implementation and growth of impactful healthcare innovations.
Catalyst Directors
Executive Director
Catalyst
Kevin Wasserstein
“At Catalyst we aim to unleash the unlimited potential of Stanford’s healthcare innovations by pairing passionate, brilliant inventors with experienced operators and entrepreneurs. Together, we roll up our sleeves to navigate each project’s unique challenges, catalyzing the path from bench to bedside”
Chair, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine
Euan Ashley
“Stanford Medicine has a long history of pioneering medical innovations that transform how health care is practiced. By strategically partnering with industry, we can bring greater reach and scale to our groundbreaking work, ensuring that the discoveries we make today are readily used everywhere tomorrow.”
COO, and Associate Dean, School of Medicine
Michael Halaas
“For the last 125 years, Stanford and Silicon Valley have shared a special relationship—one that has produced an environment for innovation and entrepreneurism unlike anywhere else in the world.”
Catalyst Operations
Director of Innovation Development
Jessica Kennedy
Project Manager
Jonathan Muddle
Director of Discovery
Krithika Kumar
Business Analyst
Pratima Nandamuri
Project Manager
Kathleen Lacar
Technology Architect
Vishnu Ravi
Program Administrator
Leilanie Madriaga
Project Manager
Alsu Zamaleeva
Advisors in Residence
OTL Advisor to Catalyst
Cheryl Cathey
Executive in Residence
Isaac Ciechanover
Executive in Residence
Larry Frye
Executive in Residence
David Hovda