Michael J. O'Donnell

Executive Director, Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship

University of Central Florida (UCF)

Michael J. O’Donnell, Sr. is the Executive Director of the Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the University of Central Florida. He participates in business coaching, program development, all aspect of business commercialization, trade missions, speaks on entrepreneurship topics, and formed the Florida Angel Nexus, an organization with a mission to provide funding and advising for select statewide emerging growth businesses. He is also a leader in the UCF College of Business Administration, Department of Management, participating on the Dean’s Advisory Board and teaching advanced courses in Entrepreneurship.

Michael is a Nationally-certified Lean LaunchPad® Educator, trained by Steve Blank, Stanford University, and Jerry Engel, Adjunct Professor at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, founding Executive Director of the Lester Center for Entrepreneurship, and Faculty Director of the National Science Foundation’s I-Corps™ Program.

Mr. O’Donnell is principal in MOD Ventures LLC, which continues, since 1999, as an investor and principal in new ventures. As an active investor, he provides consulting, business development, operating and Board of Directors guidance, capital, and other services to start up and emerging growth businesses.

Speaker Questionnaire

What are your top priorities for employee health and well-being in 2022?

What are the most innovative programs that you will focus on in 2022 and 2023?

Looking at our three moonshots surrounding costs, culture, and care, which do you align with the most? What are you doing in this area?

If you could automatically receive a 25% reduction in costs in three areas/programs, what would your dream list be?

Is there an area where you were able to either create savings or stop costs from rising?

Are you doing anything to reimagine corporate culture and wellbeing?

If there were two physical solutions that could be turned into virtual or remote care instead, what would those be?

If you look at our 3 Moonshots - Costs, Culture, and Care; In one sentence, tell us what would be something positive for us to take from 2020 and bring into this new year?

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Remember the mission to reach the moon? In 1962, President JFK set forth a vision. He initiated a movement that outlived him! Even in his death, the mission was accomplished seven years after his famous speech. Now we’re on a five-year mission, and it's not about us. This is a mission for you – the individual, the stakeholder, the employer healthcare and benefits professional. Join the mission to reduce costs, reimagine culture, and reinvent care.