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University of Texas at Austin | Executive Director & Chief Technology Officer, Innovating for Health (i4Health) Institute & Clinical Professor, Pharmaceutics
Janet Walkow joined The University of Texas in 2008, building on a successful pharmaceutical industry career, heading efforts ranging from R&D and human resources to global corporate strategy. Walkow inspires novel approaches and solutions that promote development of health technologies, facilitate bioscience startups and cultivate interdisciplinary technology and workforce readiness. Walkow leads experiential programs for developing leadership, collaboration and problem-solving skills essential for innovators and pharmaceutical careers. Her successful edX massive open online course (MOOC), “Take Your Medicine,” has enrolled tens of thousands of students, who explore how new drug therapies are developed. Founder of the i4Health Institute and multiple courses, Walkow has established a certificate program and 16 microcredential badges that empower participants – students, innovators and workers – to be Industry 4.0 ready. She was named a University Fellow of the OpEd Project in 2021 and has been named a University of Texas Gamechanger.