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MICHAEL TOMCZYK - SENIOR STRATEGIC ADVISOR

Managing Director of the Mack Center for Technological Innovation The Wharton School - Univ. of Pennsylvania

Michael Tomczyk is a technology pioneer and innovation champion with extensive experience in emerging technologies. He currently serves as Managing Director of the Mack Center for Technological Innovation at the Wharton School, which he joined in 1995. In this capacity he serves as a bridge between industry and academic researchers studying best practices and strategies of companies competing in technology-driven industries.

Michael has been giving presentations on "nanoinnovation" to industry conferences, company meetings and executive education classes for more than a decade. He currently serves on the senior leadership of an IEEE project (P1784) developing standards for the use of nanomaterials in electronics. He is writing a book for managers on nanoinnovation that will be published by Wiley-VCH in May 2010.

Michael helped launch and serves on the program leadership of the Mack Center's BioSciences Crossroads Initiative at Wharton. He is co-editor of a 2006 report entitled, "The Future of BioSciences: Four Scenarios for 2020 and Their Implications for Human Healthcare." In 1996 he co-authored a seminal white paper and article in Nature Biotechnology on obstacles to commercialization of gene therapy. He serves on the Commercialization Core committee at the University of Pennsylvania Medical School, which is promoting the development of translational medicine.

Michael is best known for his role in the development of the first home computers at Commodore International in the early 1980s - his experiences are described in his book, The Home Computer Wars (Compute Books/1984), which earned him a listing in Wikipedia as a computer pioneer. He holds an M.B.A. from U.C.L.A. and a B.A. in literature and journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh; and is currently working toward his master's degree in environmental studies at the University of Pennsylvania. He served 3 years in the U.S. Army (highest rank, captain), where he was awarded the Bronze Star for service in Vietnam.