William H. Nelson

William Nelson is a marketing and business development executive in the health and life sciences industry. He has direct experience with startup companies, and his expertise includes corporate development, strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions, global product launch, and strategic alliances. Nelson has a master's degree in business administration from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Tennessee.

Nelson has held a variety of roles, including associate director of new business development and mergers and acquisitions at CR Bard, global principal product marketing manager in global neuromodulation competitive strategy at Medtronic, partner in marketing and business development for healthcare and consumer life sciences at Foyer Capital Management, and global product marketing manager in strategy and global upstream marketing at Baxter Healthcare. He also served as a global marketing services and business development manager in logistics, supply chain, and procurement at CEVA Logistics, a national channel marketing manager in downstream channel marketing and retail clients at Royal Dutch Shell Oil, and a district marketing manager in parts and service at Toyota Motor Sales, USA.

Nelson brings direct operating experience to the table and is open to exploring new opportunities and partnerships. His global expansion expertise includes the European Union and Latin America.