Catalyst Directors
Michael Halaas
COO, and Associate Dean, Stanford School of Medicine
“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.”
Euan Ashley, M.D.
Associate Dean, Stanford Medicine
“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.”
Kevin Wasserstein
Executive Director, Stanford Medicine Catalyst
“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”
Breaking down barriers for implementation and growth of impactful health care innovations.
Austin Aker
Interim Director of Operations
Grayson Burdon
Business Analyst
Brooke Gazzoli
Operations Analyst
Jessica Kennedy
Director of Project Management
Kathleen Lacar
Project Manager
Jonathan Muddle
Project Manager
Danielle Ngo
Catalyst Project Manager
Liam Stimpson
Business Analyst
Larry Frye
Special Advisor to Catalyst
Reed Sprague
Special Advisor to Catalyst, Executive Director Stanford Industry Relations and Digital Health