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Helen Phillips
Master of Arts Student in International Policy, admitted Autumn 2023
Fellows Student Associate, Management Science and Engineering - Technology Ventures ProgramBioHelen Phillips joins the Master’s in International Policy (MIP) program after working for six years at the intersection of dual-use startups, venture capital, and the federal government. Most recently, Helen was on the investment team at Booz Allen Ventures, the $100M corporate venture capital (CVC) fund of Booz Allen. Helen supported the deal process end-to-end, from sourcing defense tech startups to developing business cases and facilitating value creation for portfolio companies. Prior to joining the CVC team, Helen led tech scouting projects for senior Department of Defense (DoD) clients, researching and integrating dual-use startups against specific requirements. Helen has also conducted extensive research on foreign investment/adversary capital in the context of great power competition, assessing foreign influence in the U.S. startup ecosystem.
Helen has deep familiarity and experience with policies and organizations that help startups work with the federal government (e.g., SBIR/STTR, SBA’s SBIC program, dual-use/defense-oriented VCs and CVCs, etc.). At Stanford, Helen is continuing her work and research in defense tech, policy, and venture capital through the International Security concentration in the MIP program. In her spare time, she loves to be active outside and enjoys triathlons, cycling, pickleball, hiking, and camping. -
Mr Ryan K Pierce
Adjunct Lecturer, Bioengineering
BioRyan Pierce is a Lecturer in Bioengineering, and Co-Founder and CEO of Nine, a neonatal/maternal health technology company. He has served as VP of Design and Innovation at Ventus Medical, VP of Business Development at Loma Vista Medical, a healthcare investor at De Novo Ventures, and a product designer at Concentric Medical and The Foundry/Zephyr Medical. He is currently an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Rock Health, a digital health seed fund. An inventor on 30 U.S. patents, he holds mechanical engineering degrees from MIT and Stanford, and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
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Jan B. Pietzsch, PhD
Adjunct Professor, Management Science and Engineering
BioDr. Pietzsch is co-founder, President and CEO of Wing Tech Inc., an independent, international health economics core lab and consultancy focused on value assessment of novel medical technologies and therapies. At Stanford, he holds an appointment as Adjunct Professor of Management Science and Engineering and serves as Director, Health Economics and Value, at the Stanford Mussallem Center for Biodesign, a globally leading program in health technology innovation. Dr. Pietzsch received his academic training at Stanford University (Ph.D., M.S.) and at the University of Karlsruhe, Germany (Dipl.-Wi.Ing.).
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Robert Prakash
Chief Technology Officer & Chief Operating Officer, Stanford Engineering Center for Global and Online Education
Current Role at StanfordChief Technology Officer & Managing Director, Product and Finance, Stanford Engineering | Center for Global & Online Education
