Kurt Heiar is an accomplished corporate executive, serial entrepreneur, and university instructor. Kurt has been the President & CEO of multiple early stage companies for John Pappajohn, and served as Vice President, Marketing, at Baxter Healthcare.

On the corporate side, Kurt’s multi-divisional responsibilities included leading the Marketing, Strategic Planning, Customer Programs, Trade Show & Exhibition, and Product Management for Baxter’s biosciences group. At the University of Iowa, Kurt utilizes his Stanford Business Model Canvas training serving as both a faculty member, and as Lead Instructor for the University Venture Schools statewide. Kurt spent last summer in Greece where he led a business project for The Hellenic Initiative, and is leading this entrepreneurial training in Greece again in 2015.