Mr. Gardner is chair of the BioProcess to Product Network (BioP2P Network). He previously served as CEO and co-founder of the California Biomanufacturing Center, a 500-acre industrial park in Northern California with a mix of multinational manufacturing stakeholders and a range of investment partners. CBC's innovative practices included highly selective allowable uses, a first-in-class zoning strategy, and a governance structure designed to become an enduring community fixture.Prior to CBC, Mr. Gardner co-founded and served on the boards of incubators across the U.S. He was a board member at the Maryland Technology Development Center, the flagship wet lab incubator in Montgomery County, Maryland. He served as Chief Evangelist on the founding team at Prospect Silicon Valley. Mr. Gardner also co-founded an accelerator program in California with federal labs, the UC system, and multiple independent research institutes.Mr. Gardner previously served as CEO of the life sciences cluster organizations BayBio and MarylandBio, supporting hundreds of growing life sciences companies in the process.In addition, Mr. Gardner has served as chair and a member of boards including Seeding Labs, a Boston nonprofit dedicated to building science capacity around the world; the Exploratorium, a science museum in Northern California; and at Johns Hopkins University. For more than a decade, Mr. Gardner produced the NPR show Biotech Nation. He has contributed to publications including the Journal of Commercial Biotechnology, Startup Magazine, and Medtech Insight. Mr. Gardner previously served as a founding team member and mentor to life sciences startups including Sage Legion, Cancer Commons, Cornerstone, and the Patent & License Exchange, among others. He is the author of numerous publications on the life sciences ecosystem, including “California Tool Works” and the award-winning series of BayBioIMPACT annual reports.