Russ H. Reed, BSc. Dip. Ed, Grad. Dip. Inst. Administration, MA

Executive Director National Center for the Biotechnology Workforce (NCBW)

Russ has worked in the bioscience industry for over thirty – five years. Formerly he was an executive with the Burroughs Wellcome and Glaxo Wellcome companies. He was heavily involved with the commercial development of antivirals like AZT and 3TC which are mainstay treatments for HIV illness. He was CEO of the Kucera Pharmaceutical Company- a start- up bio-pharmaceutical company based in Winston-Salem. He has led a national biotechnology workforce effort for seventeen years called the National Center for the Biotechnology Workforce (NCBW). The NCBW is based in Winston-Salem is a part of North Carolina’s Community College System, Forsyth Technical Community College and is a part of the college’s division of Student Academic Success. The NCBW focuses on achieving best practices and skill standards for the skilled technical worker. Russ leads or co- leads several NSF ATE grant initiatives including BETA Skills WFIRM Regen Med. Workforce and the Workforce Hub of InnovATEBIO. – www.biotechworkforce.org