Fred D. Ledley, MD, is Director of the Center for Integration of Science and Industry at Bentley University, a Professor in the Departments of Natural & Applied Sciences and Management, and an Affiliate of the Center for Health and Business. A recognized opinion leader in the integration of basic science with medicine, business, society and education, he is the author of >200 published works in fields ranging from biotechnology business and finance to molecular human biology, drug development, bioethics and STEM education. Ledley has served on the faculties of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the Baylor College of Medicine, and was involved in founding biotechnology companies including GeneMedicine (IPO NASDAQ:GMED), serving as Vice President, R&D, and Variagenics (IPO NASDAQ:VGEN), serving as President & CEO. He has served on the Board of Directors of MassBIO, the Board of Overseers of Boston Children’s Hospital and as a consultant to industry, academia and government. He has a BS from the University of Maryland, an MD from Georgetown University, trained in Pediatrics at Boston Children’s Hospital and was an American Cancer Society fellow with Dr. David Baltimore at MIT.