Hege is the Vice President of Innovation and Technology at Purdue Research Foundation (PRF). In this role, Hege works closely with PRF’s Chief Innovation Officer to build and foster engagement with funders, collaborators, and corporate partners. Key areas of focus include the activation of Discovery Park District as a leading live, work, and play connected community; the Innovation Partners Institute, which is a vehicle for advancing public-private partners around technology application to solve community challenges; and, the Lab to Life innovation platform that leverages the Discovery Park District as a real-world, at-scale testbed for commercial-based innovation and engagement.
Prior to joining PRF in 2020, Hege spent three years as founder of Westvale Group, a management consultancy focused on innovation and commercialization; served as the chief of staff of the Indiana Biosciences Research Institute for three years; and spent a decade at BioCrossroads, a privately funded Indiana life sciences-focused economic development organization.
Prior to returning to Indiana in 2003, Hege worked for seven years in management consulting for firms in Boston and New York, advising leading healthcare, pharmaceutical and technology companies on brand management, business development and technology strategy. Hege received his Bachelor of Science degree from Purdue University and MBA from Harvard Business School.
Hege is the Vice President of Innovation and Technology at Purdue Research Foundation (PRF). In this role, Hege works closely with PRF’s Chief Innovation Officer to build and foster engagement with funders, collaborators, and corporate partners. Key areas of focus include the activation of Discovery Park District as a leading live, work, and play connected community; the Innovation Partners Institute, which is a vehicle for advancing public-private partners around technology application to solve community challenges; and, the Lab to Life innovation platform that leverages the Discovery Park District as a real-world, at-scale testbed for commercial-based innovation and engagement.
Prior to joining PRF in 2020, Hege spent three years as founder of Westvale Group, a management consultancy focused on innovation and commercialization; served as the chief of staff of the Indiana Biosciences Research Institute for three years; and spent a decade at BioCrossroads, a privately funded Indiana life sciences-focused economic development organization.
Prior to returning to Indiana in 2003, Hege worked for seven years in management consulting for firms in Boston and New York, advising leading healthcare, pharmaceutical and technology companies on brand management, business development and technology strategy. Hege received his Bachelor of Science degree from Purdue University and MBA from Harvard Business School.
