Innovators

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The Innovators podcast, a product of Harris Search Associates, features interesting conversations with global thought leaders in the areas of higher education and research, engineering, technology, and the health sciences and provides our listeners an opportunity to benefit from lessons learned from the national leaders changing the landscape of innovation and discovery.

  1. 6d ago

    The Health of American Public Health: Making the Case

    Cathy J. Bradley, PhD, is the Dean of the Colorado School of Public Health and the Deputy Director of the University of Colorado Cancer Center. A health economist, she holds the Paul A. Bunn, Jr. Endowed Chair in Cancer Research. Prior to joining the University of Colorado, Dr. Bradley served as the founding Chair of the Department of Healthcare Policy and Research at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine. Dr. Bradley earned her bachelor's degree from Old Dominion University, a Master of Public Administration, and a PhD in Health Policy and Administration from the University of North Carolina Gillings School of Public Health. Her research focuses on the intersection of work, health insurance, and cancer, examining how individuals and families navigate employment decisions when faced with costly and complex cancer treatment. Much of her work explores why many patients remain employed to maintain employer-based health insurance despite significant treatment and recovery needs, and how these choices affect caregivers and household financial stability. Within this scope, Dr. Bradley emphasizes policies aimed at reducing health disparities and financial burden for populations facing these difficult trade-offs. She is also an expert in Medicaid policy and the use of large administrative datasets to study health disparities. Since 1998, Dr. Bradley has been continuously funded as a principal investigator by the National Institutes of Health and has received additional support from the American Cancer Society, the Commonwealth Fund, and other state and international agencies. She has served on national advisory committees, including the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine National Cancer Policy Forum, and currently serves on the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Methods Committee. Dr. Bradley has received numerous honors recognizing her leadership, scholarship, and contributions to health policy research.   INNOVATORS is a podcast production of Harris Search Associates.    *The views and opinions shared by the guests on INNOVATORS do not necessarily reflect the views of the interviewee's institution or organization.*

  2. Mar 10

    Bright Lights in Tennessee: UT Knoxville Recruits World-Class Researchers

    Donde Plowman was appointed Chancellor of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, in 2019, having previously served on the faculty of business, and as Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer of the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. She earned her doctorate in strategic management from the University of Texas at Austin, a master's in education from the University of North Texas, and a bachelor's degree in English from Southern Methodist University. Chancellor Plowman discusses how Tennessee's flagship public university is pursuing an aggressive strategy in close alignment with the State's priorities, including efforts to recruit outstanding scholars and researchers to join UT Knoxville.   INNOVATORS is a podcast production of Harris Search Associates.    *The views and opinions shared by the guests on INNOVATORS do not necessarily reflect the views of the interviewee's institution or organization.*

  3. 12/30/2025

    Independent Research Institutes, Science and Cuts to Federal Support of Research

    Hermann Haller, MD President, Professor, MDI Biological Laboratory; Professor, Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Hannover Medical School Haller received his medical degree from the Free University of Berlin and completed his postdoctoral work at Yale University. He has published more than 700 peer-reviewed articles, holds six world-wide patents and has founded four biotech companies. He has received many honors and awards and serves on numerous advisory boards, including those of Bayer, Boehringer Ingelheim, Genzyme and Novo Nordisk. In addition to his position at the MDI Biological Laboratory, he is also a full professor of medicine and former chairman of the Division of Nephrology at the Hannover Medical School in Germany. INNOVATORS is a podcast production of Harris Search Associates.      *The views and opinions shared by the guests on INNOVATORS do not necessarily reflect the views of the interviewee's institution or organization.*

  4. 11/18/2025

    The Governments' Role in Higher Education: A Brief Oral History (with Richard L. McCormick, PhD, President Emeritus, Board of Governors and Professor of History and Education at Rutgers University)

    Federal and state governments play significant roles in both public and private universities. The federal role in research is, at once, old enough to now span three-plus generations and yet recent enough that many people—ironically, those who rely on it most—are unaware of its origins. Recent actions by the federal government to cut billions of dollars from previously-approved research grants to universities, academic medical centers, and independent research institutes came as a shock to many, partly because they had assumed the process to be more or less engrained in law and policy and one of the ways by which research was funded. Richard McCormick—three-time president of major research universities and an historian—offers a clear and compelling account of how the federal role in research began during World War II and evolved over the decades that followed. In today's INNOVATORS, he presents that historical portrait and, in doing so, suggests that recent shifts in federal policy may be less surprising than some have expressed, as they are, at least in part, in keeping with the public's changed and changing broader understanding and appreciation of higher education. This is the second in a year-long series of INNOVATORS podcasts that began with the commentary of Daniel Linzer on the more prominent features of support for scientific and biomedical research. In the next podcast, the federal role of support for research in independent research institutes is examined. INNOVATORS Guest: Richard L. McCormick, PhD, President Emeritus, Board of Governors and Professor of History and Education at Rutgers University

  5. 09/30/2025

    Federal Support for Scientific and Biomedical Research (with Daniel Linzer, PhD, President Emeritus, Research Corporation for Science Advancement)

    Dr. Daniel Linzer retired as President Emeritus of the Research Corporation for Science Advancement in July of this year after eight years of leadership. He joined RCSA from Northwestern University where he was on the faculty as professor of molecular biosciences and served as Provost for a decade following stints as dean and associate dean of arts and sciences. Dr. Linzer earned his doctorate from Princeton and his undergraduate degree from Yale and was a post-doctoral fellow at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. During his career, his research and teaching were recognized and awarded by the Searle Scholars Award, the American Cancer Society Faculty Research Award, and the Northwestern Alumni Association Excellence in Teaching Award. His research on the P53/TP 53 gene was groundbreaking since it is a tumor suppression gene and therefore is fundamental to understanding cancer and a person's predisposition to cancer. His work led to discoveries identifying hormones that influence cellular development.

  6. 07/22/2025

    Innovation in Funding Research (with Kevin Byrne, MBA, President & CEO, The University Financing Foundation)

    Kevin Byrne is the President & CEO of TUFF, recognized for his innovative solutions to capital challenges faced by institutions. He specializes in non-traditional public-private partnerships and real estate financing for university research parks and innovation districts. Kevin holds an MBA with honors from the Wharton School and graduated with honors from Furman University, where he now serves as Chairman of the Board of Trustees. He has served as President of the Association of University Research Parks and is involved in various community and advisory boards, including Young Life Metro Atlanta and the Boy Scouts of America.

  7. 10/08/2024

    The State of Biomedical Research (with Claire Pomeroy, MD, MBA, President of the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation)

    Dr. Claire Pomeroy is a distinguished physician, educator, and advocate for healthcare reform. With an undergraduate and medical degree from the University of Michigan and an MBA from the University of Kentucky, Dr. Pomeroy has served on the medical faculties of the University of Kentucky, the University of Minnesota, and UC Davis, where she became the dean of the School of Medicine and is now professor emeritus. Her career has focused on addressing healthcare disparities, advocating for a proactive, preventative healthcare system that ensures equitable care for all populations, especially the underserved. Since June 2013, Dr. Pomeroy has been the president of the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation, where she provides strategic leadership in promoting medical research and public advocacy. The Lasker Foundation is renowned for its prestigious annual awards that recognize groundbreaking achievements in medical science and public service. Under her leadership, the foundation continues to inspire scientific innovation and discovery worldwide. Her life experiences, including overcoming a difficult childhood in the foster care system, have shaped her deep commitment to healthcare equality and compassion for disadvantaged populations. Dr. Pomeroy's unique blend of scientific expertise, leadership, and advocacy continues to impact the field of medical research and healthcare reform.

  8. 09/03/2024

    Opioids in America: A Crisis Without End (with Jennifer Sharpe Potter, PhD, MPH, Vice President for Research; Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Texas Health San Antonio)

    In this episode of INNOVATORS, Dr. Jennifer Potter's talk offers an in-depth analysis of the enduring and deadly opioid crisis in America, exploring the factors that have sustained this epidemic for decades and assessing recent developments in overdose trends to understand their implications for the future. Originally from Canada, Dr. Potter earned her undergraduate degree from Queen's University, followed by a Master of Public Health from Emory University and a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Georgia. She completed her pre-doctoral internship and post-doctoral research fellowship at Harvard Medical School and McLean Hospital, where she worked until joining the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. At UT Health San Antonio, Dr. Potter rose through the academic ranks to Full Professor and was appointed Vice President for Research in 2021.

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The Innovators podcast, a product of Harris Search Associates, features interesting conversations with global thought leaders in the areas of higher education and research, engineering, technology, and the health sciences and provides our listeners an opportunity to benefit from lessons learned from the national leaders changing the landscape of innovation and discovery.

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    Harris Search Associates
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2026
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