Denise Bronner

Denise N. Bronner, Ph.D., is the founder and CEO of Empactful Ventures, a boutique advisory firm operating at the intersection of pharma commercial strategy, healthtech commercialization, and patient and caregiver advocacy. She serves as Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Duke University's I-Cubed Innovation Center, on the board of WAI (We Are ILL), a chronic illness advocacy organization, and is a member of the Clinical Leader editorial board. She is also a caregiver for her father, who has navigated a complex illness journey including multiple myeloma and AL amyloidosis. She holds a bachelor’s degree in biological sciences from Wayne State University, a Ph.D. in microbiology and immunology from the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, and certification from the Venture Capital Executive Program from UC Berkeley Haas School of Business.