Key Points
- Kevin is a shareholder of Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney in Washington, DC, where he focuses on corporate finance and emerging technology companies.
- The Council is a dedicated group who provide advice and assist with raising funds and building awareness.
We are pleased to welcome Kevin Passarello to the Foundation’s Council, a dedicated group of goodwill ambassadors who work closely with the Board of Directors and staff to provide advice and assist with raising funds and building awareness.
Kevin is a shareholder of Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney in Washington, DC, where he focuses on corporate finance and emerging technology companies. He leads the Firm’s university technology transfer initiatives and co-chairs its Advanced Technologies Group. Kevin also recently completed a five-year appointment as the Director of Translational Programs and Development at the Biocomplexity Institute and Initiative at the University of Virginia.
After practicing law for 12 years, Kevin went into business in 1999 and has become a serial entrepreneur. He co-founded venture-backed technology companies in the areas of enterprise software, mobile hardware, and artificial intelligence in health care. He served in various capacities in these companies, including as CEO, COO, and general counsel. Kevin also co-founded a private equity management and advisory firm. He has been an entrepreneur-in-residence at the University of Virginia, Virginia Tech, and Virginia Commonwealth University. He also served for three years as an Innovation Fellow in Biocomplexity at Virginia Tech.
“Kevin brings a wealth of experience in commercializing early-stage technologies, as well as a personal network of thought leaders and investors who can help advance focused ultrasound,” said Foundation Chairman Neal F. Kassell, MD. “Kevin will also be joining the advisory committee of the Foundation’s FUS Partners program, which is responsible for facilitating the commercialization of the technology.”
“I am honored to join such excellent staff and preeminent directors and advisors in advancing the Foundation’s vision of noninvasive and effective care for otherwise intractable diseases through focused ultrasound therapies,” Kevin added.
Kevin received his BA, ranking as valedictorian, from St. Vincent College in 1983, where he studied philosophy and classical languages. He earned his JD from Georgetown University Law Center in 1986, and then served as law clerk to the (Late) Hon. Carol Los Mansmann of the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.