Nicholas Archer – BIO Nicholas Archer has spent more than two decades across healthcare's full continuum, spanning operations, innovation, and commercialization. At Cincinnati Children's Hospital, he leads the translation of scientific discovery into real-world impact, moving innovations from bench to bedside through technology transfer and venture creation. His work sits at the intersection of operational excellence, financial sustainability, and patient need—a balance he's pursued whether restructuring care delivery networks, building digital platforms, or advising emerging companies.
A graduate of Oakwood University with an MBA from the University of Florida and executive education from Harvard Business School, Nick has served on numerous boards focused on healthcare access and community development. Outside of work, he's an avid cyclist and sports enthusiast who enjoys time with his family.
Most people assume that if you want to build a company around breakthrough medical science, you need to be the scientist. Cincinnati Children’s is proving otherwise. Our tech transfer and innovation team is actively building newcos and we are recruiting experienced operators to run them. In this session, our VP of Innovation Ventures and a panel of Cincinnati Children’s Entrepreneurs in Residence (EIRs) will pull back the curtain on how this model actually works: how assets get identified and de-risked, what a newco looks like before a CEO is even in the room, what we look for in the executives we recruit, and how the relationship between CEO and inventor is structured for the long haul. There will be time for Q&A.
