North Shore InnoVentures (NSIV) has appointed Chris Ilsley to CEO and President. Ilsley joins as the non-profit technology business sector incubator organisation reaches the 10-year mark, capping a year of growth and expansion.
Ilsley spent a career driving innovation and entrepreneurship in areas ranging from biotech and cleantech to big data and has previously connected the New England region with the United Kingdom as the Head of Science and Innovation with the office of the British Consulate-General in Boston.
“Innovation is something this whole region excels at, it’s not just about Kendall Square and Boston. The talent pool is all around Greater Boston, and that’s a perspective you get when you come from the UK or Europe or Asia. The Cummings Center in Beverly, where NSIV is located, holds 60 life sciences companies. That’s significant,” Ilsley says.
