Jamie Dwyer (left) and Bruce Hunter (right)
The University of Utah has appointed Jamie Dwyer as executive associate vice president of research and interim chief innovation officer.
Dwyer succeeds Bruce Hunter, who has joined Tecnológico de Monterrey, in Mexico, as chief innovation officer. Hunter had been the chief innovation officer at the University of Utah since January 2023.
Dwyer has worked for University of Utah Health for the past four years, including as assistant vice president for clinical research from January 2025 until this month.
He has also led large, complex, and multi-centre research programmes and overseen clinical trials as director of the academic health system’s Utah Data Coordinating Centre.
At the University of Utah, Dwyer will be responsible for the entire innovation and commercialisation enterprise, which includes the Technology Licensing Office, the Utah Venture Hub, and industry engagement activities.
“Dr Dwyer brings a systems-level view of innovation that reflects how discovery moves into impact. Strategy 2030 calls for tighter integration across research and commercialisation, and his leadership will help the university take that next step.”
Erin Rothwell, vice president for research at the University of Utah
Dwyer is a co-founder of Innovative Renal Care, a network that includes more than 200 dialysis centres, and Corventum, a Utah spinout that aims to make existing cancer drugs safer and more effective.
Before moving to Utah, Dwyer spent more than 13 years at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, including as professor of medicine, nephrology and hypertension from October 2016 to February 2022.
He worked for the Mayo Clinic for just over two years, from July 2006 to August 2008.
“What works as a pilot project does not always work at enterprise scale. The University of Utah has reached a point where innovation requires coordinated strategy, clear pathways, and operational excellence.
“I’m excited to work with faculty, students, staff, and partners to build on what’s already strong and help ensure discoveries move efficiently from research to real-world impact.”
Jamie Dwyer
