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Top Influential CEO of 2023
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Top 100 Healthcare Leader 2020 Award
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Top 100 Women in Crypto 2020
Excellence In Education Award 2020
Women Leader Award 2016
Teaching Award 2010
Excellence in Research Award 2001
BIOGRAPHY
BRIEF BIO
Dr. Ingrid Vasiliu-Feltes is an accomplished healthcare and life sciences executive, academician and techpreneur with a remarkable career spanning over two decades. She has held several distinguished leadership positions in academia, not for profit and business arenas, most notably CEO, President, VP, Chief Quality and Safety Officer, Chief Innovation Officer, Chief of Compliance.
She serves as an Expert Advisor to the European Union Blockchain Observatory and Forum, and holding several leadership roles at the World Business Angels Investment Forum and its Institutes, which is an affiliated partner of the G20 Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion (GPFI) chaired by Her Majesty Queen Maxima of the Netherlands. Her role(s) at the World Business Angel Investment Forum and its institutes include Country Chair, World Business Angel Investors Week 2021-2022-2023, former Continental Chair, World Business Angel Investors Week 2021-2022, WBAF 2021-2022-2023 Executive Council Board Member, Global Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) Committee | Secretary General, Global Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) Committee, Faculty Member, WBAF Business School, Secretary General, WBAF Research Institute, Vice President, World Smart Cities Economic Development Commission WSCED, Country Director, WBAF Country Office USA, Board Member, WBAF Office Miami, Board Member, WBAF Office Silicon Valley. She is the Founder & CEO of the Institute for Science, Entrepreneurship and Investments, Founder & CEO of RevEXpo Consulting, CEO of Softhread, Board Member of the Partners in Digital Health Institute, as well as the Government Blockchain Association, where she remains the acting Chief Innovation Officer. She is a senior advisor and executive consultant to Fortune 100 and 500 companies, as well as EU and UN-affiliated organizations,most recently the EU Central Bank and US Bank.
Her educational background includes Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons for her post-graduate medical degree and the University of Miami, where she earned her Executive MBA degree. As an alumna of MIT, Harvard, and Stanford she earned additional executive certifications in AI, Blockchain, Finance, Mediation and Arbitration, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Bioethics. She continues to teach at the University of Miami Business School and the WBAF Business School, while serving as an Affiliate Faculty at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine’s Institute for Bioethics and Health Policy, as well as the US Institute of Diplomacy and Human Rights as a certified consultant. Member of the Forbes Business Council, and Co-Founder of the WBAF World Smart Cities Economic Development Commission. Numerous lifetime recognitions and 30+ awards, most notably the WBAF World Excellence Award for Social Entrepreneurship, Award of Excellence in Research by Columbia University in New York City, and Teacher of The Year twice by the University of Miami, FL. Member of several prestigious professional organizations, including the International Business Honor Society, Lifetime Fellow of the ACP, a Fellow of ACHE, Forbes Business Council, World Metaverse Council and IEEE. She has authored several books, book chapters and articles, guest-edited several scientific journals and is a publishing or review editor at IGI Global and Frontiers Media.
She continues to teach Entrepreneurship at the World Business School, serves in a voluntary capacity as an Assistant Professor at the UM MIller School of Medicine, and as a Lecturer at the Herbert Business School of Medicine, where she imparts her knowledge on Business Technology in the Executive MBA in Healthcare Program. During her tenure as an Assistant Professor at the Miller School of Medicine, Dr. Vasiliu-Feltes made significant contributions to medical education. Dr. Vasiliu-Feltes's academic portfolio encompasses a plethora of notable achievements, including over 25 Course Directorships, 10 Preceptorships, 50 Faculty Development Courses, 50 Grand Rounds, and delivering more than 100 lectures and 100 seminars. Her research prowess has been recognized by an Award for Excellence in Research at Columbia University in NYC, and being named Teacher of the Year for 2 consecutive years at the University of Miami. She is an experienced leader in Clinical Trials Management and expert consultant for Pharma, Biotech, MedTech C suites, having served as Principal Investigator or Co-Principal Investigator in 20 Research Trials, as well as adminstrative oversight for more than 100 clinical trials.
Additionally, Dr. Vasiliu-Feltes extends her influence beyond traditional healthcare to the creation of inclusive, diverse, and sustainable smart cities. By leveraging emerging and frontier technologies, she prioritizes social inclusion, environmental sustainability, and economic prosperity in urban environments.
As a prominent leader in the global healthcare community, Dr. Vasiliu-Feltes engages with stakeholders, policymakers, and industry leaders to foster collaboration and drive collective action toward ambitious goals. Her passionate deep tech diplomacy advocacy enables her to navigate international frameworks, forge partnerships, and advocate for attainment of the UN 2030 and 2050 agendas.
As an advisory partner for Virtue Consultants Dr. Vasiliu-Feltes also advocates for harmonization of digital ethics in deep technology deployments, emphasizing the integration of DEI and ESG principles in the corporate sphere. Her executive certifications from MIT, Harvard, Stanford and her affiliation with the University of Miami's Institute for Bioethics and Health Policy further validate her broad expertise. She is recognized as a futurist, for globalist, exponentialist, editor, author, as well as her entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem building capabilities.
With extensive experience in heavily regulated industries, Dr. Vasiliu-Feltes provides expert guidance on digital strategy, as well as corporate and digital ethics to boardrooms, C-suites, and several EU or UN-affiliated not for profit groups. She is a sought-after keynote speaker at international conferences, and lends her expertise by volunteering on numerous advisory boards.
Dr. Ingrid Vasiliu-Feltes is an accomplished healthcare and life sciences executive, academician and techpreneur with a remarkable career spanning over two decades. She has held several distinguished leadership positions in academia, not for profit and business arenas, most notably CEO, President, VP, Chief Quality and Safety Officer, Chief Innovation Officer, Chief of Compliance.
She serves as an Expert Advisor to the European Union Blockchain Observatory and Forum, and holding several leadership roles at the World Business Angels Investment Forum and its Institutes, which is an affiliated partner of the G20 Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion (GPFI) chaired by Her Majesty Queen Maxima of the Netherlands. Her role(s) at the World Business Angel Investment Forum and its institutes include Country Chair, World Business Angel Investors Week 2021-2022-2023, former Continental Chair, World Business Angel Investors Week 2021-2022, WBAF 2021-2022-2023 Executive Council Board Member, Global Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) Committee | Secretary General, Global Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) Committee, Faculty Member, WBAF Business School, Secretary General, WBAF Research Institute, Vice President, World Smart Cities Economic Development Commission WSCED, Country Director, WBAF Country Office USA, Board Member, WBAF Office Miami, Board Member, WBAF Office Silicon Valley. She is the Founder & CEO of the Institute for Science, Entrepreneurship and Investments, Founder & CEO of RevEXpo Consulting, CEO of Softhread, Board Member of the Partners in Digital Health Institute, as well as the Government Blockchain Association, where she remains the acting Chief Innovation Officer. She is a senior advisor and executive consultant to Fortune 100 and 500 companies, as well as EU and UN-affiliated organizations,most recently the EU Central Bank and US Bank.
Her educational background includes Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons for her post-graduate medical degree and the University of Miami, where she earned her Executive MBA degree. As an alumna of MIT, Harvard, and Stanford she earned additional executive certifications in AI, Blockchain, Finance, Mediation and Arbitration, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Bioethics. She continues to teach at the University of Miami Business School and the WBAF Business School, while serving as an Affiliate Faculty at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine’s Institute for Bioethics and Health Policy, as well as the US Institute of Diplomacy and Human Rights as a certified consultant. Member of the Forbes Business Council, and Co-Founder of the WBAF World Smart Cities Economic Development Commission. Numerous lifetime recognitions and 30+ awards, most notably the WBAF World Excellence Award for Social Entrepreneurship, Award of Excellence in Research by Columbia University in New York City, and Teacher of The Year twice by the University of Miami, FL. Member of several prestigious professional organizations, including the International Business Honor Society, Lifetime Fellow of the ACP, a Fellow of ACHE, Forbes Business Council, World Metaverse Council and IEEE. She has authored several books, book chapters and articles, guest-edited several scientific journals and is a publishing or review editor at IGI Global and Frontiers Media.
She continues to teach Entrepreneurship at the World Business School, serves in a voluntary capacity as an Assistant Professor at the UM MIller School of Medicine, and as a Lecturer at the Herbert Business School of Medicine, where she imparts her knowledge on Business Technology in the Executive MBA in Healthcare Program. During her tenure as an Assistant Professor at the Miller School of Medicine, Dr. Vasiliu-Feltes made significant contributions to medical education. Dr. Vasiliu-Feltes's academic portfolio encompasses a plethora of notable achievements, including over 25 Course Directorships, 10 Preceptorships, 50 Faculty Development Courses, 50 Grand Rounds, and delivering more than 100 lectures and 100 seminars. Her research prowess has been recognized by an Award for Excellence in Research at Columbia University in NYC, and being named Teacher of the Year for 2 consecutive years at the University of Miami. She is an experienced leader in Clinical Trials Management and expert consultant for Pharma, Biotech, MedTech C suites, having served as Principal Investigator or Co-Principal Investigator in 20 Research Trials, as well as adminstrative oversight for more than 100 clinical trials.
Additionally, Dr. Vasiliu-Feltes extends her influence beyond traditional healthcare to the creation of inclusive, diverse, and sustainable smart cities. By leveraging emerging and frontier technologies, she prioritizes social inclusion, environmental sustainability, and economic prosperity in urban environments.
As a prominent leader in the global healthcare community, Dr. Vasiliu-Feltes engages with stakeholders, policymakers, and industry leaders to foster collaboration and drive collective action toward ambitious goals. Her passionate deep tech diplomacy advocacy enables her to navigate international frameworks, forge partnerships, and advocate for attainment of the UN 2030 and 2050 agendas.
As an advisory partner for Virtue Consultants Dr. Vasiliu-Feltes also advocates for harmonization of digital ethics in deep technology deployments, emphasizing the integration of DEI and ESG principles in the corporate sphere. Her executive certifications from MIT, Harvard, Stanford and her affiliation with the University of Miami's Institute for Bioethics and Health Policy further validate her broad expertise. She is recognized as a futurist, for globalist, exponentialist, editor, author, as well as her entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem building capabilities.
With extensive experience in heavily regulated industries, Dr. Vasiliu-Feltes provides expert guidance on digital strategy, as well as corporate and digital ethics to boardrooms, C-suites, and several EU or UN-affiliated not for profit groups. She is a sought-after keynote speaker at international conferences, and lends her expertise by volunteering on numerous advisory boards.