Ms. Kerr is currently a Mentor-in-Residence at the University of Michigan where she helps faculty and staff start companies with a greater focus on healthcare IT startups. Ms. Kerr has over 20 years’ experience in product development, quality, and information technology. Her experience spans across Fortune 100, mid-size, and start-up companies in the healthcare and technology industries including Beckman Coulter, Motorola, and Abbott Laboratories. She has held a variety of management positions leading numerous initiatives contributing to resulting mergers and acquisitions across multiple companies.

Wesley manages the Catalyst Resource Network and student entrepreneurship for University of Michigan's Tech Transfer office. In this role he works on entrepreneurial ecosystem development and finding resources (talent and funding) to help speed U-M start-ups and technologies to the marketplace. He also mentors student entrepreneurs and students interested in technology commercialization. Prior to managing these programs, Wes was a member of the New Business Formation team, helping to start companies based on technology developed at the University of Michigan.

Before joining the U-M, Wesley was an advised startups and small growth companies needing assistance with strategy, marketing, and operations. He has also performed due diligence for investors and analyzed academic programs for college deans. Prior to consulting, he spent several years in Austin, TX as an early employee of a venture backed startup that sold to a public company in 2001.