Elizabeth Hagerman

Hagerman is a national biotechnology industry expert, academic-industry liaison and innovation leader. She joins Isthmus Project from her most recent position as the chief innovation and strategy officer at Conexus Indiana, where she led innovative collaborations among industry, academic and public partners.

As Chief Innovation Officer, Hagerman is responsible for providing vision and leadership in developing Isthmus Project and establishing an innovation network connecting UW Health, the UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, and internal and external partners.

As director, Hagerman is responsible for the day-to-day operations of Isthmus Project, which includes duties like meeting with potential innovators and partners, identifying projects with potential for growth and seeking funding for projects, as well as helping to develop and manage a long-term vision for growing Isthmus Project.

She started her career with Baxter Healthcare in California, and for a time in Vienna, Austria, in a variety of roles related to product development, and later brand development, product launch and systems integration.

In 2012, Hagerman returned to Rose-Hulman as vice president of Rose-Hulman Ventures, a product design, rapid prototyping and development firm providing experience for student interns as they help external partners develop products and ideas.

Hagerman earned her bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in 2000, and both master’s and Ph.D. degrees in biomedical engineering from the University of California-Los Angeles.