Erik Halvorsen, Neighbor

Erik Halvorsen is a highly sought-after public speaker and advisor in trends and innovations in healthcare. He is always on the lookout for ways to improve patients’ lives and transform the healthcare industry. Often described as a “translator” one of his many talents is the ability to speak science with business people and speak business with science people. Erik has been the recipient of numerous awards and accolades over his career including named Top 40 Under 40 in Boston in 2011, current member of the Forbes Technology Council, and named one of the Top 30 Chief Innovation Officers in healthcare in 2018.

From a very young age, Erik Halvorsen wanted to be a doctor. He attended the University of Virginia and earned his B.A. in Psychology/Pre-Med. He then went his M.S. in Anatomy from the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, before returning to the University of Virginia to earn his Ph.D. in Pharmacology while researching Parkinson’s disease.

For nearly 14 years in Boston, Erik led numerous teams focused on life sciences R&D across the Harvard system. After all of this time in Boston, Erik Halvorsen was recruited to become the first Director of Innovation for the Texas Medical Center, the largest medical center in the country including leading institutions like MD Anderson Cancer Center, Texas Children’s Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Methodist Hospital and Rice University. In Texas Erik and his team established the TMC Innovation Institute and its flagship startup accelerator, TMCx, as the premier destination for healthcare startups.

Currently, Erik is a Partner leading up the therapeutics vertical at pH Partners, a boutique healthcare investment bank based in Austin, TX, and with offices around the country. In this current role, Erik focuses on assisting innovative healthcare companies secure capital and strategic partnerships to deliver better treatments to all patients. To learn more about his diligent career, visit his website.