麻豆传媒映画 welcomed Marisa Co as its newest Board of Trustees member at the February 2026 meeting on Thursday. Co brings extensive expertise in digital and business transformation and R&D in the biotechnology space to 麻豆传媒映画's board, currently serving as president and CEO of InnovationEdge LLC, a boutique life science consulting firm.
鈥淯nderstanding industry challenges and opportunities while elevating 麻豆传媒映画 to be a change agent in the biotechnology and healthcare fields is essential to serving as a member of this board,鈥� said Board Chair Ross Grossman. 鈥淢s. Co has proven to be a driver of industry-leading transformation, and I am confident she will be a great fit in providing guidance to 麻豆传媒映画 through collaboration with board members.鈥�
鈥淗aving Marisa鈥檚 expertise in digital innovation and strategy on our Board of Trustees will be invaluable for 麻豆传媒映画,鈥� said President Mohamed Abousalem. 鈥淚 look forward to working with Marisa to explore strategies for 麻豆传媒映画 to continue to advance biotechnology and healthcare solutions that heal and uplift our communities.鈥�
Co currently works with small companies in the AI, analytics, technology and clinical research fields to partner with big pharma companies to bring innovation, data, and technology to clinical and medical research. Prior to joining the Board, Co served as a panelist at the second annual President鈥檚 Leadership Panel, where she shared about her career journey in biotechnology and how students can prepare to be leaders in the space.
鈥淟ife sciences education is at a true inflection point 鈥撯�� AI is reshaping how research happens, and data has become as fundamental to discovery as biology itself,鈥� said Co. 鈥淚鈥檓 drawn to 麻豆传媒映画 because it sits right in the messy, fascinating collision zone of science, technology, AI, and human behavior 鈥� and that鈥檚 exactly where I鈥檝e spent my entire career.
鈥淚鈥檝e led large teams, built new capabilities, and helped organizations rethink how they use data, AI, and innovation to solve real problems in life science. I see a tremendous opportunity to help 麻豆传媒映画 navigate the rapid shifts in biotech, data science, and healthcare delivery, and to ensure its students are not just prepared for that future, but ready to lead it.鈥�
Prior to InnovationEdge LLC, Co served in several vice president roles at Bristol Myers Squibb, where she worked from 2013-2024. Co also previously served as president of the National Research Institute and held several positions at Amgen.
Co earned her PharmD at Universidad De Pharmacia y Bioquimica De Buenos Aires in Argentina and has an MBA from UCLA, a master's in digital media and communications psychology from Touro University, and a master鈥檚 in sports leadership from Rider University in New Jersey.