Our Team: Leadership

Chris Coburn, Executive Director

Chris Coburn has served as Executive Director of Cleveland Clinic Innovations (CCI), Cleveland Clinic’s corporate venturing arm, since it was established in May, 2000. He has built a high performing team of more than three dozen professionals guided by some of the nation’s top venture capitalists. Cleveland Clinic’s 35 spin-off companies have raised more than $450 million in equity investment. In June 2010, Innovations was recognized by Global Corporate Venturing as one of the world’s top 30 health corporate venturing organizations.

Mr. Coburn serves on the board of directors of Autonomic Technologies, Cleveland HeartLab, Explorys, PeriTec, and BioEnterprise. He is a former Vice President and General Manager of Battelle Memorial Institute, director of the U.S. Enrichment Corporation (NYSE:USU) and author of the only comprehensive profile of public sector commercialization initiatives as well as numerous articles and book chapters. He has consulted, testified and spoken on technology commercialization throughout North America and more than 20 countries. He is a member of the Ohio’s 3rd Frontier Advisory Board and a trustee of Cuyahoga Arts and Culture, Hathaway Brown School, and the City Club of Cleveland. He was selected in 2008 by Neurotech Business Reports as the most valuable financial professional.

 

Contact Information:
Email:   coburnc@ccf.org
Phone:   216-445-4008