Deborah Zanforlin

• Lead cross-functional programs spanning agentic AI infrastructure, data pipelines, Benchling implementation, and the cloud platform team — translating scientific and engineering roadmaps into on-time delivery for researchers and clinicians.
• Partner with the product team to ship 2 new products and maintain 2 existing platforms in production, owning scope, prioritization, release cadence, and s

• Owned financial management, business analysis, and risk mitigation; led annual budgeting, reporting, and process improvement for a growth-stage SaaS company.
• Oversaw the accounting team to deliver accurate monthly, quarterly, and year-end financial reporting; kept the CEO and CPO informed on financial health and runway.
• Redesigned financial management processes to support faster, better-info

• Acted as program manager for open innovation programs across enterprise clients including Bank of Brazil, Ambev, Mondelez, ANBIMA, DASA, and Flash Courier — running cross-functional teams, design thinking workshops, and startup selection.
• Built program roadmaps and timelines, delegated work across internal teammates, and coordinated with other teams to hit milestones and success metrics.
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• Led expansion of the Tiradentes Innovation Center: startup portfolio growth, new partnerships, incubation program, online training, educational products, and FABLAB services.
• Drove a 130% increase in new partnerships and closed contracts in 6 months through a rebranding strategy paired with agile methodology rollout.
• Defined OKRs for a T-shaped team across marketing, support, and engineering

• Coordinated the Student Entrepreneurship Program (StEP) — cohort analysis and target client research led to a new benefits strategy that grew enrollment by 50% in 6 months.
• Evaluated assets, data, and technology of new startup leads for the incubator, assessing business and financial models, cap tables, and product development strategy.
• Provided structured mentorship and office hours to star

ConquerX was a Digital health startup that developed the Poly-Analyte Cancer Test (PACT), a multi-cancer diagnostic platform for the early detection of esophageal, stomach, pancreatic, liver, colorectal, kidney, and bladder cancer.
• Founded and led a digital health startup developing the Poly-Analyte Cancer Test (PACT), a

Professor of Biochemistry and Cell Biology.

Taught Biochemistry and Cell Biology to 400+ undergraduate students across biomedicine, pharmacy, nursing, and physics education programs; ran lab classes and graded coursework.

Professor of Biochemistry and Cell Biology

The Global Entrepreneurship Bootcamp it is a course focus on teaching and develop the entrepreneurship skills such: leadership, teamwork, market analysis and fundraising. The entrepreneurs selected to attend will be expected to start a company in one week, a lofty challenge designed to test their resolve to achieve the impossible and pitch their startup to a panel of investors on the final DemoDay