Evans Baiya is a scientist, consultant, author, and speaker. He has tackled innovation and strategy from all angles-as a research chemist, process development engineer, executive in multiple startups, global leader of research and development efforts in multiple countries, intellectual property portfolio manager at a global corporation, and policy advisor on research and commercialization. He works with a number of startups, large companies, academic institutions, and governments on strategy and planning, new product development, process improvements, R & D/innovation programs, technology transfer, and commercialization. He is the co-author of ''The Innovator's Advantage: Revealing the Hidden Connection Between People and Process'', with Ron Price, published in 2017.