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Kevin O'connell
Senior Vice President, B.Next / Life Sciences at In-Q-Tel
Arlington, Virginia
Overview
Kevin O'Connell is the Senior Vice President at In-Q-Tel in Arlington, Virginia, with a background in venture capital, entrepreneurship, and commercialization. He has a strong track record in leading strategic planning and corporate development initiatives, with a focus on investing in start-ups in sectors like BioTech and Digital Health.
With a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and experience as a Research Microbiologist in the US Army, O'Connell's career highlights include roles as Vice President at B.Next / Life Sciences and leadership positions in R&D and program management, demonstrating his expertise in driving innovation and growth in the life sciences industry.
Work Experience
Senior Vice President, B.Next / Life Sciences
2022 - Current
At IQT, I co-lead our group that provides thought leadership, and conducts diligence and provides oversight for our investments in health and life sciences. I have also led work in novel materials and other WMD sensors. Occasional convener, podcaster and blogger. In-Q-Tel is the not-for-profit, strategic investment firm that works to identify, adapt, and deliver innovative technology solutions to support the missions of the U.S. Intelligence Community. Launched in 1999 as a private, independent organization, IQT’s mission is to identify and partner with companies developing cutting-edge technologies that serve the national security interests of the United States.
Vice President
2010 - 2022
Senior Solutions Architect
2009 - 2010
Visionary Solutions Architect
2007 - 2009
IQT identifies and partners with companies developing cutting-edge technologies to help deliver solutions.
Research Microbiologist
2000 - 2007
Research Associate
1998 - 2000
Research Associateship tenured at the US Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center, in collaboration with the Univ. of Maryland School of Medicine. Research focused on biosensor design, recombinant antibody cloning and applications.
Research Associate
1993 - 1998
Postdoctoral fellow at the NSF Center for Microbial Ecology. Identified, cloned, sequenced, and studied the expression of cold shock genes in the gram-negative soil bacterium Sinorhizobium meliloti.