Title: Director, Centrifuge and Particle Characterization Biotechnology Business Unit
Employer: Beckman Coulter Life Sciences/Danaher
Previous Role: Senior Manager, Global Strategic Accounts Commercial Team

Eric graduated with his Integrative Biology degree in 2008 and then stayed at Illinois to get his MS in ACES under IB faculty Alison Bell. During his career he also got a Business Certificate from Harvard. He has worked in a range of careers including wildlife biology and pharmaceutical sales and is currently a Director at Beckman Coulter/Danaher.

“IB taught me many life lessons that carry over into my daily life on a consistent basis. SIB provided me with the tools I needed to be successful in an array of career transitions, ranging from academia to wildlife biology to pharmaceutical sales to life science instrumentation sales, even as I climbed the corporate ladder to being an executive in a fortune 150 company.”

Eric manages a $430M portfolio of life science research instrumentation products serving academia, government , biotech, biopharma and clinical customers. He manages product portfolio and strategy as well as complementary processes related to research and development, supply chain, logistics, operations, manufacturing, business development and lifecycle management.

If you are interested in the intersection of business and science, pharmaceuticals, or how to achieve an executive or leadership position Eric is a great person to talk with. Contact Christina Swanson at alumnimentor@sib.illinois.edu if you would like to connect with Eric.