In honor of Black History Month, Biocom California is speaking with a few influential African American leaders in the life sciences on how companies can create diverse workforces to help fuel innovation and novel research.
We caught up with Bernard Parker, MBA, Managing Director of Caligen Bio and Biocom California Board Member to hear what Black History Month means to him and how a certain business pioneer who used his wealth to help support the African American community has been a constant source of inspiration.
Bernard has more than 20 years of corporate strategy, commercialization, corporate development, portfolio/product strategy, and international enterprise leadership experience at large multinational pharmaceutical companies as well as small entrepreneurial biotech firms in roles based in the US, Germany, and Switzerland.
As a seasoned senior executive and advisor to the C-suite, Bernard explains why having a variety of perspectives is essential to business growth.