Management Team

James J. Gillespie, President - email

Areas of expertise: Strategy and operations of global biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry

  • Board of Directors, Center for Healthcare Innovation
  • Board of Directors, i.c.stars
  • Board of Directors and First Vice President, America-Israel Chamber of Commerce Chicago
  • Northwestern University, Ph.D., M.A.; Harvard University, J.D.; Princeton University, M.P.A.; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, B.S.; Carnegie Mellon University, Graduate Coursework

Joseph P. Gaspero, Co-Founder and Executive Director - email

Areas of expertise: Life science strategy, accounting, finance

  • Financial Reporting Analyst, The Northern Trust Company
  • Client Accounting Specialist, Kelly Scott & Madison (former) 
  • Analyst, Healthcare Information Technology, ThoughtWorks (former)
  • F-16 Jet Mechanic, United States Air Force (former) 

Dr. Brian C. Glibkowski, Senior Advisor

Areas of expertise: Performance management, organizational behavior, and human resource management

  • Assistant Professor, Management Department, Stonehill College
  • Executive Director, Center for Performance Management
  • Ph.D., Liautaud Graduate School of Business, University of Illinois at Chicago
  • M.B.A., Loyola Graduate School of Business, Loyola University Chicago

Chih-Wei Wu, Advisor - email

Areas of expertise: Biotechnology, bioethics, healthcare regulation

  • Attending Physician, Taipei Veterans General Hospital
  • Research Fellow, University of Illinois at Chicago
  • M.D., Chang Gung University
  • L.L.M., Chengchi University
  • M.A. Candidate, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University

Mustafa M. Shameem, Technology Manager - email

Areas of expertise: Technology architecture, business strategy, bioinformatics, finance

  • Technology Associate, Bank of America 
  • President and Co-founder, Dexcast LLC
  • Chief Technology Officer, Cellhop LLC

Joel Villegas, Project Manager - email

Areas of expertise: Business development, event coordination, and cause marketing

  • Executive Director, National Hispanic Life Science Society
  • General Manger, Maria's Super Clean 
  • Graduate, B.S. in Entrepreneurship, University of Illinois at Chicago

Joshua Limp, Project Manager - email

Areas of expertise: Life science marketing and management

  • Intern, Client Service, Ipsos ASI 
  • Honors College, University of Illinois at Chicago
  • Chairman, Student Activities Funding Committee, UIC 
  • Graduate, Intenational Business, Temple University Rome