Vinit Nijhawan (He/Him)
About Vinit Nijhawan (He/Him)
Strategic visionary, conceived and built technology organizations that have been acquired by Boeing, Motorola, Qualcomm, and others • Worked in industries: computing, aerospace, telecom, logistics, supply chain, manufacturing, telecommunications, medical devices, biopharma, synthetic biology, advanced materials • Admired leader and mentor, built and effectively managed high-performance teams • Empathetic and collaborative team member now practicing vanaprastha. Intentionally pivoted career from technology entrepreneur and CEO to helping other entrepreneurs, with a focus on academia. Began teaching Entrepreneurship at Boston University and subsequently led the Office of Technology Development (OTD) from 2010-2016 (published a peer reviewed paper on that experience: Maximize Collisions, Minimize Friction). Applying the success of launching 8 VC backed spinouts from BU to all of Massachusetts at MassVentures, the Commonwealth's venture organization.