Dr. Michele Harmon began her career working for two Fortune 500 companies, then transitioned back to education serving as a middle school teacher and administrator, and worked as a director in three large urban school districts in Texas serving as the Director of Special Programs, Human Resources, and Career and Technical Education.
Dr. Michele Harmon began her career working for two Fortune 500 companies, then transitioned back to education serving as a middle school teacher and administrator, and worked as a director in three large urban school districts in Texas serving as the Director of Special Programs, Human Resources, and Career and Technical Education.
Ben Warden is currently the Director of Supply for Deep Blue Midstream. He has worked with the Rattler Midstream group under Diamondback for the past 8 years and has recently started with Deep Blue.
Brian Shedd is the inaugural Executive Director of UTPB’s Office of Innovation and Commercialization, leading efforts to unify innovation and commercialization activities across the university. OIC supports entrepreneurship, technology transfer, startup development, and industry collaboration. Brian brings experience from university roles at UCLA, LSU, and the University of Houston, and he also runs Precision Technology Consulting, focused on tech commercialization. He holds advanced degrees in Mechanical Engineering and actively volunteers with AUTM. Originally from Baton Rouge, he has a global perspective in innovation leadership.