Bernard Harris
President And CEO at Texas Medical Center
Houston, Texas, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolBernard Harris is a physician-turned-entrepreneur and former NASA astronaut who made history as the first African American to walk in space and now leads ventures at the intersection of medicine, technology, and education. As President and CEO of Vesalius Ventures and The Harris Foundation, he invests in and builds companies that accelerate telemedicine, digital medicine, and equitable health access while driving community-focused STEM and wellness programs. He served as CEO of the National Math and Science Initiative, scaling STEM education to millions of students and tens of thousands of teachers nationwide. Harris combines clinical training and an MBA with deep nonprofit and board experience at the Texas Medical Center to translate scientific innovation into scalable delivery models. Beyond headline achievements, he has a track record of moving disruptive medical technologies from concept to market and mentoring the next generation of diverse leaders.
9 years of coding experience
Doctorate Medicine, Doctorate Medicine at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Graduate School of Biomedical SciencesInternal Medicine Residency Program, Internal Medicine Residency Program at Mayo Clinic School of Health SciencesBachelors Biology, Bachelors Biology at University of HoustonMaster of Medical Sciences, Master of Medical Sciences at The University of Texas Medical BranchMaster of Business Administration - MBA, Master of Business Administration - MBA at University of Houston-Clear Lake
Github Skills (53)
payara-micro10
conda10
forge10
applet9
payara9
middleware9
conda-forge9
java9
coordinates9
microprofile9
javaee9
cdi9
microservices8
spacex8
vaadin8
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
conda-forge/cdasws-feedstock
Jun 2023 - Jan 2025
A conda-smithy repository for cdasws.
Contributions:1 review, 16 PRs, 16 pushes in 1 year 7 months
berniegsfc/sscws-notebooks
Oct 2022 - Nov 2024
Contributions:18 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 2 months
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