Speaker: Elizabeth Pollard

Elizabeth Hutt Pollard is CEO and President of The Innovation Foundation at Oklahoma State University and a C-suite veteran, scaling businesses from concept to market. The Innovation Foundation includes three interdisciplinary institutes in advanced mobility, energy, and human performance, the Office of Technology Commercialization, Cowboy Enterprises, and Innovation Park. Previously, Elizabeth was Cabinet Secretary of Science and Innovation for Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt. She published Oklahoma’s Science & Innovation Strategic Plan and testified for the U.S. House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. She serves as Chair of Oklahoma’s Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology – growing from $17M to $225M AUM and funding prominent accelerator programs.