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President
North American Spinal Cord Injury Consortium
Niagara Falls, United States
Jennifer French, MBA, is a co-founder and current President of the North American Spinal Cord Injury Consortium. She is also the founder of Neurotech Network, a nonprofit organization that intently tracks the neurotechnology industry, gains end-user feedback, and coordinates patient engagement initiatives. French is also a Consultant and Contributing Editor of Neurotech Reports, a leading news publication and market analysis firm for the neurotechnology industry. In the past, she has helped launch successful divisions in such organizations as Bombardier Capital and Connection, as well as several not-for-profit organizations. More recently, she has been working with neurotech companies at various stages toward their commercialization efforts. Jennifer has been featured in several media outlets and is an accomplished writer and speaker who has addressed organizations, such as the National Academy of Sciences, the World Science Festival, and TEDx Talks to name a few. She serves on several advisory boards including the IEEE Neuroethics initiative, NINDS Common Data Elements, DOD CDMRP Spinal Cord Injury Research Program, and the American Bionics Project. Jennifer lives with tetraplegia due to a spinal cord injury. She is a silver medalist in the 2012 Paralympic Games and is the 2012 Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year; the first woman with a disability to receive this distinction. She is the co-founder of the Warrior Sailing Program, a maritime education program for wounded, ill, and injured service members through the USMMA Sailing Foundation. She is the author of On My Feet Again (2013), her personal story of rehabilitation using neurotechnology, and Bionic Pioneers (2014), a collection of personal experiences of neurotechnology end-users.
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Thursday, November 10, 2022
1:30 PM – 2:45 PM
