President, Wireless-Life Sciences Alliance; Chief Operating Officer, CONNECT
Camille is President of Wireless-Life Sciences Alliance and co-founded the organization in 2005 as an outgrowth of the San Diego Telecom Council Telemedicine Special Interest Group (SIG). Camille was vice chair of the Telecom Council, now CommNexus in 2007 and 2008 and a board member from 2002 to 2008. She co-chaired their Mobile Wireless Special Interest Group, Telehealth Special Interest Group and launched their annual GadgetFest.
Camille is a co-founder and member of the Steering Committee for the La Jolla Research & Innovation Summit and the La Jolla Conference on Innovation Support for National Security. In 2008 she partnered with Qualcomm to hold the Qualcomm Ambassadors Tribute to San Diego Innovators event honoring innovation in the local wireless industry.
Over the course of her career Camille has worked extensively with technology, medical device and diagnostic companies and innovators including: Siemens, Leap Wireless, JABRA, Wavecom, Gateway, UC San Diego, Quidel Corporation, Kodak, and Ford Motor Company,
Camille is Chief Operating Officer of CONNECT, widely regarded as one of the world's most successful regional programs linking high-technology and life science entrepreneurs with the resources they need for success.
In 2008 The New York Times commented, "So far, San Diego remains a fertile breeding ground for entrepreneurs, despite the problems in the broader economy. That is due in large part to a non-profit organization, CONNECT, that was created 23 years ago to bring together people knowledgeable about business and investment capital with researchers at the universities and research institutes in San Diego."
There are now 25 organizations around the world modeled on CONNECT and the UK has dedicated 1 billion (need symbol for pounds)to reform its innovation system based on the CONNECT model.
The CONNECT team organizes 300 programs and events each year that engage 10,000 professionals and 1,200 volunteers. Areas of special focus include: stem cells, wireless-life sciences convergence, cyber, robotics, clean technology and sport innovation.