{"id":646925,"date":"2025-07-31T15:08:27","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T22:08:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/connect.org\/?p=646925"},"modified":"2025-08-04T08:47:56","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T15:47:56","slug":"connect-appoints-james-zanewicz-as-ceo-to-shape-the-next-chapter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/connect.org\/connect-appoints-james-zanewicz-as-ceo-to-shape-the-next-chapter\/","title":{"rendered":"Connect Appoints James Zanewicz as Chief Executive Officer to Shape the Next Chapter of Innovation Growth"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"646925\" class=\"elementor elementor-646925\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57ceadf1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"57ceadf1\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>SAN DIEGO, August 4, 2025<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8212; <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/connect.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Connect<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the premier nonprofit organization in the San Diego innovation ecosystem established 40 years ago to cultivate life science and tech innovation communities, today announced the appointment of James Zanewicz, JD, LLM, RTTP, as Chief Executive Officer.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAs we considered candidates to lead Connect into its next chapter, James stood out as a forward-thinking leader with a proven ability to bring people together and solve complex challenges,\u201d said James Mackay, Ph.D., Connect board chair. \u201cWe\u2019re confident he\u2019ll unite the team and board around a clear vision and follow through to make it into a reality. We\u2019re excited to see his leadership guide Connect\u2019s next phase of growth.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zanewicz most recently spent the past decade as Chief Strategy Officer at Tulane University School of Medicine, following his role in establishing the open science functions at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute\u2019s Janelia Research Campus. His work has spanned biotech business development, industry and investor engagement, marketing and communications, and crisis management. At Tulane, he played a key role in rebranding academic medicine and guiding a major hospital partnership transition to help establish a premier academic medical center. Earlier in his career, he served as a chemist for Rh\u00f4ne-Poulenc Rorer, founded the \u201cnew media\u201d division at the syndicated news show \u201cExtra,\u201d and held leadership roles at the University of Illinois and the University of Louisville, where he helped build their innovation and external engagement programs.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zanewicz currently co-hosts the \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/biofromthebayou.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bio on the Bayou<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d podcast, is board treasurer and executive committee member for the Alliance for Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare, and serves as executive vice president of medicine and research for MAYKR, an investment fund focused on AI and robotics in science and medicine, sustainable energy and data infrastructure. He also co-chairs the Academic-Industry Network for BIO. He has held board positions with AUTM, NACRO and the BioJudiciary Project, and is a former chair of the board of ATTP \u2013 the international organization for knowledge transfer professional accreditation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;\u201cConnect helped shape me as a young professional by showing me the power of an organization that bridges academia and industry to spark life science and tech entrepreneurship,\u201d Zanewicz said. \u201cI\u2019m proud that my journey has brought me back to lead Connect\u2019s next chapter \u2013 one that is rooted in inclusion, driven by data, powered by capital access, and built on real San Diego stories that resonate far beyond our borders. We\u2019ll bring the world to San Diego and take San Diego to the world.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zanewicz assumes the position from Rick Valencia, who has served as Interim CEO of Connect since February 2025.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;On behalf of the board of directors and Connect community, I would like to thank Rick for all of his contributions over the recent months. We appreciate everything he did to support Connect as our interim CEO over the recent months,&#8221; said Mackay. \u201cI would also like to acknowledge the work of Mike Krenn, Connect\u2019s CEO from 2019 to 2025. Mike led us through an incredible period of change and evolution, including our merger with the San Diego Venture Group.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><b>About Connect&nbsp;<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Connect is a mission-driven nonprofit that catalyzes San Diego\u2019s life science and technology companies throughout their entire growth journey with expertly curated programs and events. The organization equips startups with education, advising, and access to capital\u2014with no fees or equity taken. Founded in 1985 as one of the nation\u2019s first startup accelerators, Connect has been instrumental in shaping the region\u2019s innovation ecosystem and positioning San Diego as a leading innovation hub.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><b>Media Contacts&nbsp;<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kylie Hovey | Connect | <\/span><a href=\"mailto:khovey@connect.org\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">khovey@connect.org<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cammy Duong | LifeSci Communications | <\/span><a href=\"mailto:cduong@lifescicomms.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cduong@lifescicomms.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70462161 elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-navigation\" data-id=\"70462161\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-navigation.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75ac01ee e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"75ac01ee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eac71dd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4eac71dd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d714bc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"6d714bc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-6624756\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Press<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f3c76c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f3c76c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Connect Expands Access to Funding Through Curated Venture List<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f49ff08 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"f49ff08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-c813a25 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>October 21, 2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-93a4d49 elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-time\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>9:15 am<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-9d98b78 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Press<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<style id=\"loop-dynamic-643536\">.e-loop-item-647036 .elementor-element.elementor-element-75ac01ee:not(.elementor-motion-effects-element-type-background), .e-loop-item-647036 .elementor-element.elementor-element-75ac01ee > .elementor-motion-effects-container > .elementor-motion-effects-layer{background-image:url(\"https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Tre-Blog-Header.png\");}<\/style>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"643536\" class=\"elementor elementor-643536 e-loop-item e-loop-item-647036 post-647036 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-press tag-press\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3865d96d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3865d96d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/connect.org\/connect-appoints-tre-braquet-as-chief-brand-engagement-officer\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75ac01ee e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"75ac01ee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eac71dd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4eac71dd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d714bc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"6d714bc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-6624756\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Press<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f3c76c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f3c76c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Connect Appoints Tre Braquet as Chief Brand &#038; Engagement Officer<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f49ff08 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"f49ff08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-c813a25 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>October 13, 2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-93a4d49 elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-time\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>12:03 pm<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-9d98b78 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Press<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<style id=\"loop-dynamic-643536\">.e-loop-item-647014 .elementor-element.elementor-element-75ac01ee:not(.elementor-motion-effects-element-type-background), .e-loop-item-647014 .elementor-element.elementor-element-75ac01ee > .elementor-motion-effects-container > .elementor-motion-effects-layer{background-image:url(\"https:\/\/connect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Gretel-Header.png\");}<\/style>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"643536\" class=\"elementor elementor-643536 e-loop-item e-loop-item-647014 post-647014 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-press tag-press\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3865d96d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3865d96d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/connect.org\/connect-names-gretel-von-son-as-chief-operating-officer-to-drive-growth-in-entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75ac01ee e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"75ac01ee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eac71dd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4eac71dd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d714bc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"6d714bc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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