George is the director of Business Development, Life Sciences, within Kelley's Executive Education Programs, and also holds the position of director at the Center for the Business of Life Sciences at the Kelley School of Business.
George is also the faculty chair for the Executive Certificate in the Business of Life Sciences and teaches The Value Chain in Healthcare course in the program. Additionally, he assists with the development of custom education programs for life sciences industry partners.
As center director, George coordinates and teaches three courses in the business of life sciences for MBAs and graduate science and informatics students, organizes three Life Sciences Collaboration Conferences each academic year to support the growth of the life sciences industry in the state and the region, and chairs the school’s Life Sciences Industry Advisory Board.
Prior to joining Kelley, George worked for over twenty years in the medical products industry. He was employed by Baxter Healthcare, Johnson & Johnson, and Boston Scientific in various operations and strategic planning roles in the IV solutions, kidney dialysis, stainless steel instrument, gauze dressing, and urology and endoscopy businesses. These roles included multiplant management and oversight of several large capital projects in the United States, Puerto Rico, Spain, Malta, Ireland, and Singapore as well as negotiating agreements with suppliers in Hungary, Germany, and Russia. Early in his career, while serving in an analyst role, he was also involved in the integration of American Hospital Supply Corporation’s plants into the Baxter manufacturing network after its acquisition by Baxter.
George obtained his BS in General Engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point. After graduation from West Point, he served on active duty in the US Army for five years with the 101st Airborne Division and the Military Entrance Processing Command. Upon his departure from active duty, he attended the Booth Graduate School of Business at the University of Chicago where he obtained his MBA in Production/Operations Management.