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C. Russell Allen
President & CEO
BioFlorida, Inc. |
As President and CEO of BioFlorida, Russell leads the organization to meet the demands of Florida’s growing bioscience industry. Russell began his professional career selling and marketing laboratory research equipment and supplies to the bioscience industry in the San Francisco Bay area. He moved from biotechnology sales to the high-tech marketing sector in Atlanta, and in 1996 co-founded Newton Park, Inc., one of the region’s most successful and respected new media agencies. As CEO, Russell led the organization from start-up to one of the fastest growing companies and top five agencies in Atlanta.
In 2001, Russell founded iQuotient, parent to the bioscience business consulting and marketing firm, BioQuotient. BioQuotient activities took Russell to his position as Vice President of Bioscience Industry Development at the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce where he led the strategy to support and grow the Georgia bioscience industry, attracting new companies to the state, successfully bid for the Bio Annual Convention for 2009, and helped introduce numerous legislative initiatives in support of the industry.
Prior to BioFlorida, Russell was President and CEO of BioSouth, Inc., a nonprofit membership organization for the southern U.S. bioscience industry, dedicated to support commercialization, licensing and partnering efforts across the region. Russell organized the organization’s annual conferences, BioFusion and the CDC Technology Forum, and instituted member programs to help facilitate global partnerships for southern life science companies and institutions.
Russell received a bachelor’s degree in biology from Pepperdine University and a certificate in Biotech Enterprise Management from the Owen Graduate School of Business at Vanderbilt University.
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Stacey Silver
Director of Marketing & Membership
BioFlorida, Inc. |
Stacey Silver joined BioFlorida in March 2007 as Director of Marketing and Membership. Stacey brings 10+ years of direct marketing, strategic communications, media and customer outreach, and editorial experience to the organization. Prior to joining BioFlorida, Stacey was the Marketing Communications Manager for Sun Valley Worldwide, a national industrial recycling firm located in Delray Beach, FL. There, Stacey was instrumental in landing several national accounts and worked closely with the president to establish a brand and identity for recycling initiatives. Stacey was also solely responsible for obtaining over $1M in tax state incentives for the company.
Prior to moving to sunny Florida, Stacey worked for a public REIT in Columbia, MD as the Director of Marketing. Other industries Stacey has worked for include telecommunications, antenna technology, healthcare and nuclear medicine. Stacey received her Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism from The Ohio State University, and her MBA from the University of Maryland.
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