Regional Innovation Officer
Wisconsin Biohealth Tech Hub | Madison/Milwaukee
Following a three-decade-long career with GE Healthcare, Wendy Harris was appointed in 2023 as the regional innovation officer of the Wisconsin Biohealth Tech Hub, where she’s responsible for leading a consortium of 18 member companies and 30 supporting entities in the state’s biohealth Industry. Harris played an influential role in securing the national “Tech Hub” designation for Wisconsin, which netted $80 million in funding for project-based work in July 2024. Harris previously spent 25 years of her 33 years with GE Healthcare in executive leadership. She serves on the UW-Madison industry advisory board for the College of Engineering and is vice chair of the board.
Education: Bachelor’s and MBA, University of Wisconsin-Madison
The future of your industry: “The biohealth industry has had high growth over the past years of 10.6%, and we are forecasting continued growth in the state of Wisconsin. Biohealth is one of the strongest growth industries.”
Favorite Wisconsin destination: “‘Up North’ – Manitowish Waters is my favorite. Even in the winter!”
Thing to learn this year: “I would like to learn more about genetics and radioisotopes. And, of course, golf!”
Favorite part of the workday: “The end of the day. I make my list for the next day, then I try to forget about it until then.”
