Brad Phelan, Assistant Vice President of Technology Commercialization and Business Development and Director of Blackstone LaunchPad at UT Southwestern Medical Center (UTSW), focuses on engaging with UTSW students and faculty internally and entrepreneurs, investors and commercialization partners externally to support the advancement of research toward commercial application to positively impact patient lives. A graduate of Baylor University (BBA in Finance & Real Estate) and The University of Arkansas (MBA in Entrepreneurship); Brad holds a Series 65 license and previously worked for JP Morgan Chase, on Capitol Hill in Washington DC and more recently launched three companies and served as a fractional COO for entrepreneurs and high-net-worth individuals prior to joining UTSW.