Bill Walker is an accomplished leader with 30 years of experience in research, product development, entrepreneurship and innovation. After earning both his undergraduate and doctoral degrees in biomedical engineering from Duke, Walker served as a professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Virginia (UVA) for 16 years. During his time at UVA, he created the undergraduate major in biomedical engineering, invented numerous technologies and founded two successful startups. Pocketsonics developed one the world’s first pocket-sized ultrasound imaging device. In 2010, Walker left UVA to lead HemoSonics, a startup that used ultrasound to diagnose the causes of bleeding.

Until recently, Walker served as the Pratt School of Engineering’s Mattson Family Director of Engineering Entrepreneurship. He is also a founder and leader of the school’s Engineering Entrepreneurship (EngEn) program—a new initiative integrating the school’s strengths and entrepreneurial resources to deliver technological solutions to societal needs in health, defense, climate change and beyond.

In these positions, Walker coached Pratt faculty, students and staff to help them create high-impact, technology-based commercial ventures.